Thread: Looking for language exchange

Originally Posted by kgcole

I’ve never tried to speak it, and don’t have anyone to practice with, unfortunately.

Never? Are there any linguistic courses where you live? Any Russian diaspora? Any church? That's too bad. Ok, if don't find anyone around then you can skype with someone. I notice some Russian people offer language exchange on here. Actually there has been one on the forum today. You could even skype with me if you like. I'd be glad to help. THE MORE I need practice also.

I noticed you used the word “fancy” in your last message, Lena. In the context it was okay, but generally a better word is “imagine”. The two words are similar, but fancy is used more for meanings associated with a whim, or inclination towards something: “I fancy dark chocolate”. “Imagine” is creative: “I imagine dragons in the sky”. I noticed that in my dictionary too the words are synonyms, but general use probably dictates which is appropriate and widely used.

Sorry I forgot to include my English text last time. I’ve been feeling ill today, and it slipped my mind. Your revisions were helpful as usual, though. By the way, I’ve wanted several times to use the word “though” in Russian. I understood it was “хотя”, however it has never been accepted by those reading my writing. How would you express it in a sentence?

“Could have…” : “I could have gone to the movie, but stayed home instead.”. I’m also wondering about “should have…”. “I should have gone to the movie, but stayed home instead.”

Недостаточно время в дне....ха ха. Сегодня я мало болен, но завтра у меня есть работа. Всегда важно, что я пишу Я заглядывал ваш и-маил и посмотраю для обшая нитки совета, что я могу следовать. Был лучше ли, что я писал с короткими предложениями?

There’s not enough time in the day…haha. Today I was a bit ill, but tomorrow I have work to do. It’s always important that I write. I peeked at your e-mail and am looking for a common thread of advice that I can follow. Was it better that I wrote with shorter sentences?

Вам вопрос: какой разница между –какой-либо- и –какой-нибудь-? Есть ли разница с обшим разговариванием? Я ешё растерян об совершенного и несовершенного глаголов. Кажется, что моих решения ещё неисправный.

A question for you: Is there any difference between “какой-либо” and “какой-нибудь”? Is there a difference with general conversation? I’m still confused about perfected and imperfect verbs. It seems that my decisions are still incorrect.

Так, у вас есть какой-нибудь домашнее животное? У моей сестры есть два собаки...ха ха.

So, do you have any kind of pet? My sister has two dogs….haha.

У нас есть выборов на ноябрь. Я согласен с настоящий президент, а остальные моей семья нет.

We have elections in November. I agree with the current president, but the rest of my family doesn’t.

Я знаю, что другой люди позвонит по Skype и упражняют языком. Возможно, в будушее времени я могу. Сейчас это страшный идея...ха ха. Моя способность ешё скромная, к сожалению. Я буду вам расскажу когда это более уютное

I know that other people call by Skype and practice language. Possibly, at a future time I may. Now it’s a terrible idea…ha ha. My ability is still too poor, unfortunately. I will tell you when it’s more comfortable