Thread: "Ты хочешь здесь остаться?"

(........and apologies in advance, I don't even know whether I'm spelling it right as I'm at work and don't have a single book at hand....)

I came across this sentence today - bravely uttered by an actor who doesn't speak a word of Russian (poor bugger ), and immediately tried to do better (hehe).

I couldn't. :P
(well, not a lot better anyway )

Native speakers: would a native speaker contaminate the -шь and the з- ? Or would you really pronounce them separately? (please say no )

Hellishly difficult.


Couldn't I just change it into "Ты хочешь остаться здесь?"


BY

No way separately.

You can cahnge the sentence but take care of your logical stress.

Originally Posted by BabaYaga

Native speakers: would a native speaker contaminate the -шь and the з- ? Or would you really pronounce them separately? (please say no )

I'd pronounce them separately.

Originally Posted by BabaYaga

Couldn't I just change it into "Ты хочешь остаться здесь?"

You can, but first variant is more common, and these two variants have slightly different meanings: "Ты хочешь здесь остаться?" stresses "остаться" while "Ты хочешь остаться здесь?" stresses "здесь".

Thanks, guys.

Vesh - yes, I did think there'd be a difference in meaning, but both were possible in this case.....

Seeing that you don't seem to agree on linking the sounds or not ( thank heavens it's not only a toughie for an old foreigner like me )..... anyone willing to give it a go in the audiofiles section?

Try me out here:

Thankee, kind young man!!

Sounds best linked, methinks..... no?


I'll probably be trying that all weekend - though probably at one tenth your speed

Methinks yes.