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    Help translating a word that's not in my dictionary

    I received an email from a friend recently that was in half english and half russian typed on an english keyboard. For example, she wrote poka instead of пока. One word she wrote was zeluyu. I can't find it in my dictionary, so I'm guessing it's slang. What does it mean?

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    Re: Help translating a word that's not in my dictionary

    Quote Originally Posted by JoeyJoeJo
    I received an email from a friend recently that was in half english and half russian typed on an english keyboard. For example, she wrote poka instead of пока. One word she wrote was zeluyu. I can't find it in my dictionary, so I'm guessing it's slang. What does it mean?
    целую / (i) kiss / the whole (fem. accusative case)
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    Ok, that's why I couldn't find it. I was looking for зелую not целую. Thanks!

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    The Russians who learnt German often use z for ц in transliteration.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    The Russians who learnt German often use z for ц in transliteration.
    Sometimes people would use it for 'ж' and y for 'у'. I remember a girl once wrote on our school's Russian club forum 'ya shozy s yma'. And I'm like "что такое "шозы"? Shoes?"
    "С чий очи сънувам, чий е този лик обречен?
    Смъртен глас ми се причува и отеква с вик далечен
    Как да зърна да погледна, чуждий образ да прегърна,
    на лицето ми студено грях в надежда да превърна.."

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    Транслит must die. I'd ban everyone using it over the Internet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    Транслит must die. I'd ban everyone using it over the Internet.
    Sometimes people don't have any other choice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    Транслит must die. I'd ban everyone using it over the Internet.
    Sometimes people don't have any other choice.
    Почему бы им не выпить йаду? As an option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    Транслит must die. I'd ban everyone using it over the Internet.
    Щхы? Итьс а веры усефул тоол
    "С чий очи сънувам, чий е този лик обречен?
    Смъртен глас ми се причува и отеква с вик далечен
    Как да зърна да погледна, чуждий образ да прегърна,
    на лицето ми студено грях в надежда да превърна.."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeed
    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    Транслит must die. I'd ban everyone using it over the Internet.
    Щхы? Итьс а веры усефул тоол
    Добавить в игнор?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rtyom
    Транслит маст дай. I'd ban everyone using it over the Internet.
    Транслит рулит!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot
    Транслит рулит!
    О,я, итс труъ вуэн ю юсин руссиан симболс ). Иф ю юзинг латин симболс итс нот тру яай! :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrabus
    Quote Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot
    Транслит рулит!
    О,я, итс труъ вуэн ю юсин руссиан симболс ). Иф ю юзинг латин симболс итс нот тру яай! :P
    Юв мейд э мистэйк. Ю шуд хав уриттэн рашн инстэад оф русссиан. Транслит из нот сач э фан анлэсс юурэ бэйзин ит он фонетикс. Бай зе вей, рашн элфабет хэз моур эдвэнтежес виз фонетикс.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    Quote Originally Posted by Scrabus
    Quote Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot
    Транслит рулит!
    О,я, итс труъ вуэн ю юсин руссиан симболс ). Иф ю юзинг латин симболс итс нот тру яай! :P
    Юв мейд э мистэйк. Ю шуд хав уриттэн рашн инстэад оф русссиан. Транслит из нот сач э фан анлэсс юурэ бэйзин ит он фонетикс. Бай зе вей, рашн элфабет хэз моур эдвэнтежес виз фонетикс.
    Ладно! Ладно! Я сдаюсь! Смерть транслиту!
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