Thread: CDs and DVDs

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

It's absolutely OK to say СиДи and ДиВиДи.

Ok, but how about declensions? For example, "I bought 10 CDs." Я курил 10 ?????

Barmaley, never, NEVER smoke CDs!!!

lol. Crazy Cyrillic script with its p-looking r!

Originally Posted by Rtyom

I use the feminine form created on my own

That sounds a little odd, if not unpleasant. The term is usually "made up myself", I'm afraid, relatively graceless as it be.

Originally Posted by Seventh-Monkey

Originally Posted by Rtyom

I use the feminine form created on my own

That sounds a little odd, if not unpleasant. The term is usually "made up myself", I'm afraid, relatively graceless as it be.

I don't think so; on the contrary, I would probably prefer Rtyom's version over yours, provided he says '...form that I created...'. Maybe it's just one of those damn Yankee things though...

The song "Words" by F.R. David comes to my mind. He sang "This is just a simple song that I've made on my own." Like this?

Originally Posted by Rtyom

The song "Words" by F.R. David comes to my mind. He sang "This is just a simple song that I've made on my own." Like this?

I have no idea what "Words" is or who "F.R. David" is, but I can tell you that this is, in fact, a perfectly acceptable sentence! All I was telling you was that you needed to throw that "that I" in there, which I think you understand.

Okay, I got it. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Originally Posted by Seventh-Monkey

Originally Posted by Rtyom

I use the feminine form created on my own

That sounds a little odd, if not unpleasant. The term is usually "made up myself", I'm afraid, relatively graceless as it be.

I don't think so; on the contrary, I would probably prefer Rtyom's version over yours, provided he says '...form that I created...'. Maybe it's just one of those damn Yankee things though...

I didn't claim to like my way . "That I created" sounds better, but I do hear "made up" a lot. As a student, though, of course...

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Я купил 10 дисков.
Я купил 10 компакт-дисков.
Я купил 10 CD (informal)
Я купил 10 CD-дисков (bad Russian because it means "I bought 10 compact discs discs", so it's bad English too)

One more slang variant - я купил 10 компактов.

One more variant if the disks are recordable: Я купил 10 болванок

Originally Posted by Friendy

One more variant if the disks are recordable: Я купил 10 болванок

болванки - это диски которые не перезаписываются... CD-R тобишь, а CD-RW называют - "сиди-эрви"

болванки это пустые диски.
cdrw - эрвэшка as well (slang).

Originally Posted by net surfer

болванки это пустые диски.
cdrw - эрвэшка as well (slang).

сам понял что сказал? а эр-ви что не пустые?

rw пустые -> rw = болванки

Originally Posted by Dimitri

болванки - это диски которые не перезаписываются...

What do you call that Эр-Ви then?

Originally Posted by Friendy

One more variant if the disks are recordable: Я купил 10 болванок

And would that include recordable discs that had something burned on them? For example, I burned 10 CDs for you:
"Я записал 10 болванок за вас."
Does that work?

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Originally Posted by Friendy

One more variant if the disks are recordable: Я купил 10 болванок

And would that include recordable discs that had something burned on them? For example, I burned 10 CDs for you:
"Я записал 10 болванок за вас."
Does that work?

That phrase is alright but "я продал 10 болванок с музыкой" sounds wrond since they're not blank discs anymore.

In this case болванки become блины.

Originally Posted by BlackMage

What do you call that Эр-Ви then? 8)

Well, Russian varaints look slightly different and we call it вагон :)

Прекрасный русский вагон.

I like the "heavy duty" look of Russian machinery.

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Originally Posted by Friendy

One more variant if the disks are recordable: Я купил 10 болванок

And would that include recordable discs that had something burned on them? For example, I burned 10 CDs for you:
"Я записал 10 болванок за вас."
Does that work?

для вас..
и тут будет - я записал 10 дисков

за вас - это будет звучать тут как: "вместо вас"