Thread: I have always had an interest in languages

У меня есть всегда интерес к языкам

or could I use Иметь

Я всегда имею.....

Is my use of present tense + всегда right for I have always...
I know in English we use past, but in Russian the present is used isn't it, as the action of having an interest is still going.

Speaking of which... I tried searching on this, but couldn't come up with much...
Can someone explain situations where you would use "У меня ест" as opposed to "Я имею" (and vice versa) ?

It was kind of explained to me by a Russian, but it still isn't clear enough... Something about "У" means "near?"

So, if I say "I have money", it would be "У меня ест деньги" ??? (Since the money is on you??), but if you were to say "I have money in the bank", would it be "Я имею деньги в банке" ??

Could someone please give some examples of where you would use each, or point me to a resource that explains?

Thanks,


-Fantom

У меня всегда был интерес к языкам. In this case it's like perfect in English. "I've always been interested in languages."

Originally Posted by fantom605

Speaking of which... I tried searching on this, but couldn't come up with much...
Can someone explain situations where you would use "У меня ест" as opposed to "Я имею" (and vice versa) ?

It was kind of explained to me by a Russian, but it still isn't clear enough... Something about "У" means "near?"

So, if I say "I have money", it would be "У меня ест деньги" ??? (Since the money is on you??), but if you were to say "I have money in the bank", would it be "Я имею деньги в банке" ??

Could someone please give some examples of where you would use each, or point me to a resource that explains?

Thanks,


-Fantom

Not really.

Иметь is more for concepts, and such. And is used on official forms and that.

When in doubt use У меня

But if you want to say "don't have" as a command, you need the imperitive: Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей

Ест means he/she/it eats
Есть is the word you want

Originally Posted by fantom605

Speaking of which... I tried searching on this, but couldn't come up with much...
Can someone explain situations where you would use "У меня ест" as opposed to "Я имею" (and vice versa) ?

It was kind of explained to me by a Russian, but it still isn't clear enough... Something about "У" means "near?"

So, if I say "I have money", it would be "У меня ест деньги" ??? (Since the money is on you??), but if you were to say "I have money in the bank", would it be "Я имею деньги в банке" ??

Could someone please give some examples of where you would use each, or point me to a resource that explains?

Thanks,


-Fantom

You could try this thread, in which I have already asked this question and got some good replies.

I think my search is broke, I tried to search for "est" and "imeyu" and their russian equivalents, with no results.... Thanks for the link.
-Fantom

I would use another construction --> "Мне всегда были интересны языки." or even "Я всегда интересовался языками."

Originally Posted by MasterAdmin

I would use another construction --> "Мне всегда были интересны языки." or even "Я всегда интересовался языками."

Yes that second one is the one I remember from class.