Thread: Most common Russian words?

Originally Posted by Zaya

xRoosterx, you can post in Russian, but with the translation into English. Just not to puzzle us every time. And manage without obscenities, please!

PS: Please correct my mistakes if there're any.

I wouldn't use there're, it is ungrammatical and slangish. "There are" should be used at all times

Of course, Matrosin Kot can overrule me anytime

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

Но, О, Я люблю мат!

Тогда тебе на другой форум.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Originally Posted by Zaya

xRoosterx, you can post in Russian, but with the translation into English. Just not to puzzle us every time. And manage without obscenities, please!

PS: Please correct my mistakes if there're any.

I wouldn't use there're, it is ungrammatical and slangish. "There are" should be used at all times

Of course, Matrosin Kot can overrule me anytime

Well, I don't think I'll overrule you, although I will disagree with calling it ungrammatical. I think it depends on whether you stress the word are or any.

I noticed what Vinnie is saying, too, and it is more common to stress are, which would make the contraction "wrong". If you stress any, then the contraction is ok. Either one is fine for colloquial speech as long as you say it right, IMO.

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

Но, О, Я люблю мат!

Тогда тебе на другой форум.

Я буду сдерживать, Оля. Обещаю.

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

Но, О, Я люблю мат!

Тогда тебе на другой форум.

Я буду сдерживаться\сдерживать себя, Оля. Обещаю.

Perhaps I'm wrong, but your signature needs some corrections too...

Южжжжжжжжжжииииииииииииии икккккк......
Кто-то, Разрешите закурить....спасибо.

If the first is a snakelike hedgehog, then it must be
Ёжжжжжжжжжжиииииииииииииии кккккк......

The second part is not the common Russian either, but, if you like, you could write the English version and then we would find the best Russian translation for your signature.

corrections (c) xRoosterx

Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot

Confuse seems to be a difficult word to adopt naturally for native speakers of Russian. I wonder if it is because of a conflict with the Russian cognate конфуз.

I hadn't associated "confuse" with "конфуз" until you pointed out the similarity. "Конфуз" is part of my passive vocabulary, whereas "confuse" is definitely in my active lexicon.

Originally Posted by Leof

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

Но, О, Я люблю мат!

Тогда тебе на другой форум.

Я буду сдерживаться\сдерживать себя, Оля. Обещаю.

Perhaps I'm wrong, but your signature needs some corrections too...

Южжжжжжжжжжииииииииииииии икккккк......
Кто-то, Разрешите закурить....спасибо.

If the first is a snakelike hedgehog, then it must be
Ёжжжжжжжжжжиииииииииииииии кккккк......

The second part is not the common Russian either, but, if you like, you could write the English version and then we would find the best Russian translation for your signature.

Да, Ёжик. Well, I intended it to be "Someone, let me smoke....thank you"

и спасибо Леоф.

[quote=Matroskin Kot]

Originally Posted by "kalinka_vinnie":1vggkcet

Originally Posted by Zaya

PS: Please correct my mistakes if there're any.

I wouldn't use there're, it is ungrammatical and slangish. "There are" should be used at all times

Of course, Matrosin Kot can overrule me anytime

Well, I don't think I'll overrule you, although I will disagree with calling it ungrammatical. I think it depends on whether you stress the word are or any.

I noticed what Vinnie is saying, too, and it is more common to stress are, which would make the contraction "wrong". If you stress any, then the contraction is ok. Either one is fine for colloquial speech as long as you say it right, IMO.[/quote:1vggkcet]
Thank you both, I'll take it into consideration.

Но, О, Я люблю мат!

Кто-то, Разрешите закурить... спасибо.

Когда читала "Тайну угрожающих писем" Энид Блайтон, то не верила, что кто-то и вправду может писать большие буквы вместо маленьких в середине слова. Теперь готова поверить.

и спасибо Леоф.

xRoosterx, мне даже неудобно об этом говорить.
Если ты не умеешь слова на русском подбирать, то хотя бы знаки препинания расставляй как следует и пиши с большой буквы в начале предложения. Например:

И спасибо, Леоф.

Надеюсь, ты меня понял.

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

Но, о, я люблю мат!

Тогда тебе на другой форум.

Присоединяюсь. Люби его в другом месте.

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

по-английский..странно, да? извини за не имение смысл. Как видно, мне нужна практика.

Вопрос - твой ник читается как "иксрустеркс", да?

Originally Posted by vox05

Originally Posted by xRoosterx

по-английский..странно, да? извини за не имение смысл. Как видно, мне нужна практика.

Вопрос - твой ник читается как "иксрустеркс", да?

Да.

И спасибо, Зая за информацию. Теперь понимаю.

И спасибо, Зая, за информацию.

Конечно!

[quote=Matroskin Kot]

Originally Posted by "kalinka_vinnie":okpu2i83

Originally Posted by Zaya

PS: Please correct my mistakes if there're any.

I wouldn't use there're, it is ungrammatical and slangish. "There are" should be used at all times

Of course, Matrosin Kot can overrule me anytime

Well, I don't think I'll overrule you, although I will disagree with calling it ungrammatical. I think it depends on whether you stress the word are or any.

I noticed what Vinnie is saying, too, and it is more common to stress are, which would make the contraction "wrong". If you stress any, then the contraction is ok. Either one is fine for colloquial speech as long as you say it right, IMO.[/quotekpu2i83]

In written English, one shall not use the contraction as it is colloquial and used only in speech. I know Zaya, and she doesn't want to come across as a sloppy individual!

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

In written English, one shall not use the contraction as it is colloquial and used only in speech. I know Zaya, and she doesn't want to come across as a sloppy individual!

That's true, but there is also such a thing as formal and informal writing. We tend to write in a conversational style on this forum, so I wouldn't make an issue of it here.