Thread: A couple of original videos (with me trying to speak Russian)

Роб, забавно.

That’s great, Rob.
I especially liked English and Russian combined together in your video. It helps learn words and expressions quickly.

Your Russian is very good. Though noone will take you for a Russian. But it’s great. You intone fairly well.
Maybe only you should work a little on soft consonants when they are not followed by vowels like in точнее, грань, дельтаплан, сильно, пять. They should sound softer I’d say. Still when they are followed by vowels they are much better.
And as for the word choice. It should have been “чтобы получился треугольник” instead of ”чтобы сделался треугольник.”
And you should have used the word “сгиб” instead of ”складка”. Сгиб is a line, while складка is a stripe.

And one thing more. Hearing your non-perfect Russian helps me stop feeling ashamed for my awful English. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Helenej

And as for the word choice. It should have been “чтобы получился треугольник” instead of ”чтобы сделался треугольник.”
And you should have used the word “сгиб” instead of ”складка”. Сгиб is a line, while складка is a stripe.

Thanks for the specific advice. My impression was that ”складка” can be a "crease" or "wrinkle" in clothing, so I assumed you could also use it for a "crease" in origami. I should've checked Google Image first -- if you search for “сгиб”, some of the hits are illustrations/photos from Russian origami sites!

Originally Posted by Helenej

And one thing more. Hearing your non-perfect Russian helps me stop feeling ashamed for my awful English. Thank you.

Нэ зяч тё!

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Нэ зяч тё!

Не за что

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

My impression was that ”складка” can be a "crease" or "wrinkle" in clothing, so I assumed you could also use it for a "crease" in origami. I should've checked Google Image first -- if you search for “сгиб”, some of the hits are illustrations/photos from Russian origami sites!

That's quite natural. The line has only one dimension according to its geometrical definition. You cannot see a line without seeing the place around it.