Thread: How important is learn to write by hand in Russian?

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

A connection between Greek and Russian is slim, but it's there.

I really don't know the similarities between slavic languages and hellenic languages but I believe they are more than similarities between germanic languages and slavic or between germanic and hellenic.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

I had a book of linguistic puzzles as a teen. One of the "problems" was a short text in Greek spelled in Cyrillic letters, which could have been translated into Russian even without any knowledge of Greek language. At first glance it seemed gibberish, but could be deciphered after some hard thinking.
(I can find it if anyone is interested).

I am sure you know that I am interested. I have information how you can contact with me in my signature.

Originally Posted by Konstantinos

I am sure you know that I am interested. I have information how you can contact with me in my signature.

I'll post it here in case someone else would like to try to "translate" it.
Though it's more of a logical puzzle, than a language test.

Задание: Переведите этот диалог на русский язык (знание новогреческого языка не требуется).

- Ксерете афтон тон антропон?
- Нэ, ксеро.
- Пйос инэ афтос о антропос?
- Афтос о антропос инэ о Эллинас апо тин Кипрон. То онома афту ту антропу инэ Андреас.
- Мила Эллиника?
- Фисика, мила Эллиника поли кала. Ке мила Русика.
- Ке сис, милате Русика кала?
- Охе, эго ден мило Русика. Ксеро моно мэрикус лексис ке фрасис. Мило ке графо Англика кала. Ке сис, ксерете Англика?
- Не, ксеро афти ти глосса.
- Афто инэ кала.

I cannot imagine that Russian people can understand this dialogue. Can they? This language is Greek with Cyrillic alphabet.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

- Ксерете афтон тон антропон?
- Нэ, ксеро.
- Пйос инэ афтос о антропос?
- Афтос о антропос инэ о Эллинас апо тин Кипрон. То онома афту ту антропу инэ Андреас.
- Мила Эллиника?
- Фисика, мила Эллиника поли кала. Ке мила Русика.
- Ке сис, милате Русика кала?
- Охе, эго ден мило Русика. Ксеро моно мэрикус лексис ке фрасис. Мило ке графо Англика кала. Ке сис, ксерете Англика?
- Не, ксеро афти ти глосса.
- Афто инэ кала.

Translation (Greek, English).
- Ксерете афтон тон антропон? Ξέρετε αυτόν τον άνθρωπο; Do you know this person?
- Нэ, ксеро. Ναι, ξέρω. Yes, I do.
- Пйос инэ афтос о антропос? Ποιος είναι αυτός ο άνθρωπος; Who is this person?
- Афтос о антропос инэ о Эллинас апо тин Кипрон. То онома афту ту антропу инэ Андреас. Αυτός ο άνθρωπος είναι ο Έλληνας από την Κύπρο. Το όνομά αυτού του ανθρώπου είναι Ανδρέας. This person is the Greek from Cyprus. The name of this person is Andreas.
- Мила Эллиника? Μιλάει Ελληνικά; Does he speak Greek?
- Фисика, мила Эллиника поли кала. Ке мила Русика. Φυσικά, μιλά Ελληνικά πολύ καλά. Και μιλά Ρώσικα. Of course, he speaks Greek. And he speaks Russian.
- Ке сис, милате Русика кала? Και σεις, μιλάτε Ρώσικα καλά; And you, do you speak Russian well?
- Охе, эго ден мило Русика. Ксеро моно мэрикус лексис ке фрасис. Мило ке графо Англика кала. Ке сис, ксерете Англика? Όχι, εγώ δεν μιλώ Ρώσικα. Ξέρω μόνο μερικές λέξεις και φράσεις. Μιλώ και γράφω Αγγλικά καλά. Και σεις, ξέρετε Αγγλικά; No, I do not speak Russian. I know only a few words and phrases. I speak and write English well. And you, do you know English?
- Не, ксеро афти ти глосса. Ναι, ξέρω αυτή τη γλώσσα. Yes, I know this language.
- Афто инэ кала. Αυτό είναι καλό. This is good.

So, the language which Greek words and phrases are written by Latin alphabet are called Greeklish (GREEK - engLISH). How can we call the language which Greek words and phrases are written by Cyrillic alphabet? Greeksian? GREEK - rusSIAN?