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    Unusual phrasing list

    I'm going to post this in english and russian:
    Собираюсь писать это по-английски и по-русски:

    I heard that it was a good idea to write down anything phrased differently in russian than it is in english. I had recently began to create a list, but I lost it. It'd be very helpful if you posted some of these phrases. For example: "Я на занятия через неделю опять"

    Я слушал, что очень хорошая идея написать что-нибудь говоримый различко по-русски, чем по-англиский. Я начинал создавать список недавно, но его нашёл. Это бы помогает много, если бы вы написали немного этих.

    I only wrote that in russian to get some of my wording improved to add to my list too. Correct away!

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    Orpheus could you write some of the English phrases from your list please? I should confess, it's difficult for me to take in the idea.
    Я так думаю.

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    I think he means things like мне нравится - Literally, it is pleasing to me.

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    You're right, just like that. Things like ,"Да ну", which means "Well that's impossible!". I think that's what it means.

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    What about "Мне так нужна любовь твоя"?

    A word for word translation would be something like
    "To me so much need love your"
    and the proper English translation would be
    "I so much need your love."
    Какая разница, умереть богатым или бедным?

    Какой толк от богатства если ты не счастлив.

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    Re: Unusual phrasing list

    Quote Originally Posted by Orpheus
    For example: "Я на занятия через неделю опять"
    Seems straightforward... "I [am] in class in a week again"

    "I'm back in class after a week", no?
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    Re: Unusual phrasing list

    Quote Originally Posted by BlackMage
    Quote Originally Posted by Orpheus
    For example: "Я на занятия через неделю опять"
    Seems straightforward... "I [am] in class in a week again"

    "I'm back in class after a week", no?
    "Я на занятия через неделю опять" - звучит немного странновато, но смысл такой - "Я пойду на занятия через неделю опять" (пропущен глагол "пойти")
    I [am] in class in a week again - "Я буду на занятиях через неделю опять" или "Я через неделю буду опять на занятиях" (что лучше звучит). Здесь глагол "быть" вырезать нельзя - будет некрасиво звучать. Можно "Я на занятиях (сейчас)"

    I [am] in class in a week again - я думаю, что здесь нужно употребить будущее время - I will be in class in a week again - Или я ошибаюсь??

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    Re: Unusual phrasing list

    Quote Originally Posted by Orpheus

    I heard that it was a good idea to write down anything phrased differently in russian than it is in english. I had recently began to create a list, but I lost it. It'd be very helpful if you posted some of these phrases.


    Я слышал, что это очень хорошая идея записать все фразы, которые по разному пишутся на русском и на английском языках. Недавно я начал создавать список, но вскоре потерял его. Это было бы очень полезно, если бы вы опубликовали здесь несколько таких фраз

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    Re: Unusual phrasing list

    Quote Originally Posted by Chuvak
    смысл такой - "Я пойду на занятия через неделю опять" (пропущен глагол "пойти")
    I thought it might be that...
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    Я устал до потери сознания = literally: I got tired up to the loss of consciousness = I'm dead tired.

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    Работать до потери пульса = work until one's exhausted.
    (Literally: Work until losing your pulse)
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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    For some interesting reason, MR didn't send me any message of responses to my post. You guys do have the right idea.

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