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    Maybe?

    How do you say "maybe" in Russian.

    My Russian teacher says "может быть." Now I can relate to this because it is like the French "peut-etre" literally meaning "can to be". I strongly think this is it because it worked its way into the Russian language during Peter the Great's western European obsession.

    However...

    In one of the forum posts, I saw a post saying maybe could be translated as "миша". A shortened version, perhaps?

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    Re: Maybe?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sascha
    How do you say "maybe" in Russian.

    My Russian teacher says "может быть."
    Your teacher is correct.

    You can also say "возможно"

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    Re: Maybe?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sascha
    How do you say "maybe" in Russian.

    My Russian teacher says "может быть." Now I can relate to this because it is like the French "peut-etre" literally meaning "can to be". I strongly think this is it because it worked its way into the Russian language during Peter the Great's western European obsession.

    However...
    может быть, возможно, наверно

    Quote Originally Posted by Sascha
    In one of the forum posts, I saw a post saying maybe could be translated as "миша". A shortened version, perhaps?
    no way!

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    some people just say "может" too, right?
    Вот это да, я так люблю себя. И сегодня я люблю себя, ещё больше чем вчера, а завтра я буду любить себя to ещё больше чем сегодня. Тем что происходит,я вполне доволен!

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    Yes.
    Vrei să pleci dar nu ma, nu ma iei
    Nu ma, nu ma iei, nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei
    Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
    Mi-amintesc de ochii tai

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    Good cuz that's what i usually say.
    Вот это да, я так люблю себя. И сегодня я люблю себя, ещё больше чем вчера, а завтра я буду любить себя to ещё больше чем сегодня. Тем что происходит,я вполне доволен!

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