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Hello,
My name is Grant. Soon I will be working with Russian Far East teen-agers and I am curious what Russian name I can use that is close to my original English name of "Grant." I am just now starting to pick up Russian language practice after 10 years of not using a short course in college.
Thank you much for your assistance.
Grant
There is no russian name for Grant. Maybe you just should say it like Grahnt. BTW, why foreigners want to russify their names? It sounds strange when first name are russian but the last name are foreign name.
Thank you for the insight...
Not much of a chat person. So what is BWT?
:|
BTW = by the way
:idea: :idea: :idea:
Sounds really interesting!! Are there good links between the Russian Far East and Alaska? Is it mainly ecological work?
Alaska is so beautiful
Точно - Например странно звучит - Голландский Ёж :DQuote:
Originally Posted by JJ
Ёж - он и есть ёж.
Со словом "Голландский" лучше сочетается слово "Сыр". :D :D :D
Голландский Ёж звучит очень хорошо! :evil:
Голландский потому, что я - нидерландец и ёж потому, что моя фамилия Egelmeer (буквально: ежовое озеро). К тому же, моя подруга называет меня ёжик. :wink:
Возможно я должен брать уменьшительное имя подобно "Сурку" (Marmot)?
Парень!Quote:
Originally Posted by covenant
Не мучайся!
Грант - он и в Африке Грант!
"Дети капитана Гранта" - вспомнилось...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ger
there is a kid at my school from ukrain, his last name is Барон. that sounds like, well...anything but slavic.
The first name is Grant (грант), a French/Saxon/Scot derivative meaning "great or grand". The last name is Shimanek (шзманзк or шиманзк - pronounced shi maa nek), a Czech name of families from the Province of Moravia, of which I am not sure of name's origin - my simplistic guess is this is a diminutive of "son of Simon." :?:
Just interested in how I type my name in e-mails, and present myself during introductions without much confusion. Although, I appreciate the discussion (which I run through an online translator). The people and the language of Russia fascinate me. :wink:
I think Grant (Грант) sounds cool in Russian and everybody gets it at once. But Shimanek... sounds rather strange and funny.
Why? Clearly resembles either Czech or Polish or Jewish name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Propp
Yes, but Russians prefer to hear cool-sounding west european foreign names.
how cool does Кербый sound ?
It sounds like a russian word but it means nothing. A lot of russian names got a meaning.
BTW, there is a good sentence: "Глокая куздра штеко будланула бокра и курдячит бокрёнка". There are no russian roots in those words but the meaning of sentence is quite understandable to russians. I can explain it if u want.
Yeah, explain.
Ha-ha, V, guess first is бокр animated ant who is бокрёнок.
What?
"Глокая куздра штеко будланула бокра и курдячит бокрёнка."
Ok, look:Quote:
Originally Posted by V
1. Let's find out a subject and a predicate. Subject is "куздра" and predicates are "будланула" and "курдячит". Kуздра is female noun becouse its ending is "-a" and it has done something (будланула) and it is doing something (курдячит) to "бокра" and "бокрёнка" - this is genitive case then nominative case is "бокр" и "бокрёнок". It means that they are animal becouse suffix "-ёнок" in "бокрёнок" means "little" (бокр) and it uses only to animals (тигр - тигрёнок, кот - котёнок, слон - слонёнок).
2. Куздра штеко будланула - "штеко" is adverb, becose it has "-o" ending like english adverbs have eding "-ly" (strongly, violently, heavily, greatly, badly).
3. Глокая - this is not quit understandable word here. It may be an adjective - (злая - evil, ужасная - awful, зелёная - green), but also may be a participle (рычащая - roaring, воющая - howling).
Well, let's compile all above: Something female with some properties (like awful, green, howling or anything else) has done something to adult male animal and still doing something to his male baby. There are no russian roots in the words there but the main meaning of this sentence is understandable.
:D
so as, Матвей кербый could i pass off as a young russian man lookin for love with a young russian woman in the streets of moscow ? or is my name to foreign?
Russians name never end "-ый". It is better for you to use your real name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogboy182
Well, you may imagine,for example, that there must exist such sutnames like Лютый, Добрый etc. Butmay you, Dogboy, would better use Кербов surname with usual -ов ending?
You are right. :D But all of those surnames have got meanings in russian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Propp
Man,,,,Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ
That is my real name... that is how you spell it in russian... what ifi said кербий ? or how would u translate Kerby. ?! :arrow: :!: :?: :idea: :?: :!: :arrow: :|Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ
Jesus man, don't worry. Your name is Мэтт Керби. It's sounds good. Moscow gals will be crazy about you. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogboy182
that's alot of smilies. yea that's all i wanted to know. k thanks.
It's not a hardcore still :) In Russian, one can say a complex sentence like that with only one root! But I can't show you, or else I will be banned here forever :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by V
:D :D :D I know what you mean and unfortunatly you're right that is impossiple to show that sentence here... :D :D :D But maybe Admin let us to show it certenly for educational propose only... :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
By the way yes, I believe if we are studying language, we shouldn't be ashamed of using any words. The same way as it is normal to talk about corpses with medical students. It's a science, nothing more. Inappropriate use of some words may be abusive, not the use itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ
So let me join your plea and ask Admin to remove any word filters.
I believe that one should first learn to speak correct and polite Russian. One doesn't need to know any swears and offensive words to do that. Would you ever swear in front of a small child learning a language? By the way, I do not filter all the bad words on this site. Some of them come through but I try keeping high starndars of usage of the Russian language on this forum overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
yea, i agree, with alex, you don't really need to know the word xuy. but, if somone askes what it means, i supose they have a right to know. but you shouldn't be allowed to say Suck a D*, just because you are mad at somthing. i mean, in real life i swear all the time around old and young people, my parents, whoever, if a little kid shouldn't hear swear words then they shouldn't be around me. but there is a time and a plce for it, on this forum, i hardly ever ever ever swear.
To speak - yes, no doubt. It looks ridiculous when non-native speakers try to swear in Russian. However, first, they should understand it anyway; and second, it is not always offensive. 'Mat' is a unique phenomenon, it doesn't have a match in English (AFAIK, only Hungarian can compete with Russian in this sense) and need to be explained. 'Mat' is not a bunch of harsh words, it is something more, a system, a subculture. And this subculture is not marginal, every Russian knows it. I always disliked the false 'modesty' of our dictionaries; meanwhile, even professional philologists have to deal with 'mat'. Hopefully, I had a great teacher of Russian in 10-11th grade, a professional, who taught us it. Don't get me wrong, I never swear in front of people, but I regard 'mat' as very important part of the language.Quote:
Originally Posted by Admin
I hope you understand it's not about swearing. I know how to introduce it carefully and gently. And, by the way, who is a small child here? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Admin
I didn't try to check the Russian filter, but the English one annoys me greatly. Don't be a fake purist. Those who don't have taste in using words won't speak good irrespective of whatever filter you use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Admin