Thread: I support who wants to learn Russian!!!

Originally Posted by 14Russian

What about that post?



"Yes, Zhenya has really improved his Russian since the age of -9 months when he was just a zygote...who would've thunk he'd get to talk Russian that WELL that fast!"

Sherlock to the rescue! LOL

Good luck, Doc.

Nope, you're wrong, dead wrong. So wrong I don't know where to begin how wrong you are. But then, I guess you never heard about ironic/comical speech, try correcting me after you figure it out, n00bie.

Oh ok,but i'm sure you will get along with it someday,Sergey!
and i will let you know (if i was online ) when they turn to video chat!

I spent all day in this forum....and i perceived what my english it sucks.....

No it's not true, you are fine, you can understand and answer (generally communicate)
But you need to contribute to communicate "faster", that's all.
So don't be - ( negative! ) , it will be Ok, by time.
But one quick tip, if you be afraid of English, English will be afraid of you. So just "use" it, even if you think it's a bit wrong, believe you will understand your mistakes little by little .
And someday you will notice your progress!

Originally Posted by Valda

Nope, you're wrong, dead wrong. So wrong I don't know where to begin how wrong you are. But then, I guess you never heard about ironic/comical speech, try correcting me after you figure it out, n00bie.

Okay, whatever ya say. But, the 2nd sentence was wrong, dead wrong.

My ex-wife graduated Russian State University for the Humanities. When she passed exam in the first year she got 2. The teacher said: you even don't know as to tell "свернуться калачиком!" О какой положительной оценке может идти речь!
Somebody knows how translate this phrase in english? "Свернуться калачиком"))))

Originally Posted by 14Russian

Okay, whatever ya say. But, the 2nd sentence was wrong, dead wrong.

Hah! Keep telling yourself that!

Ufffff! My brain is ready to begin to boil after the whole day on the forum!!!
Did you understand = got you = gotcha = ты понял?

Originally Posted by The Doktor

What language everybody used there?

Originally Posted by =The Doktor

When anybody is there?At the evening

Everybody and anybody are not the best choice of words (in this context), I think. Bur even if you want to pose a question, say, using those words, it would be:
What language does *everybody* use there?

At what time do people usually use/go online on /chat on Skype?In the evening?
What language is most spoken there?

....
How i can do this -> How can I do this?
etc.

(Corrections are welcome, I'm not a native English speaker)

I just don't know whether "people on Skype" is correct or not. I have read "people at Skype" a few times.

Originally Posted by The Doctor

Ufffff! My brain is ready to begin to boil after the whole day on the forum!!!
Did you understand = got you = gotcha = ты понял?

Yes and no. Gotcha is NOT ты понял. For "ты понял" you can use "got it?"

Gotcha is slang for "(I/he/she/they/we) got you", which means of course "(I/he/she/they/we) understood you".

Gotcha also means '(I) caught you!' Поймал вас! It is usually said very differently than the other use.

who would've thunk he'd get to talk Russian that WELL that fast!"

[putting on my Pedantic hat]

14Russian and Valda are both correct, in different ways. In proper English, one says "he talks well," not "he talks good." But since the безграмотный form "thunk" was used for humor, it sounds much better to use the incorrect "good."

Originally Posted by Valda

Gotcha is slang for "(I/he/she/they/we) got you", which means of course "(I/he/she/they/we) understood you".

I understood you = I got you = gotcha Right?
If I wanna ask a question. Did you understand me? = ....got or get.( you got it?) ...? = ....gotcha...? I mean how to use get and gotcha in question. How Is it possible?

Originally Posted by The Doctor

I understood you = I got you = gotcha Right?
If I wanna ask a question. Did you understand me? = ....got or get.( you got it?) ...? = ....gotcha...? I mean how to use get and gotcha in question. How Is it possible?

You can't.cause "gotcha" = got ya = got you
So you can't ask "gotcha?" = got you?
For questioning you simply should say " got me?" = you got me ?= did you get me?= did you understand me?

The Doctor
Try not to overuse gotcha, wanna, gonna, cuz, whatcha, imma, ya, ye, gotta etc.

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

[putting on my Pedantic hat]

14Russian and Valda are both correct, in different ways. In proper English, one says "he talks well," not "he talks good." But since the безграмотный form "thunk" was used for humor, it sounds much better to use the incorrect "good."

Well, there's a "mavin" for ya folks

Originally Posted by Medved

The Doctor
Try not to overuse gotcha, wanna, gonna, cuz, whatcha, imma, ya, ye, gotta etc.

Why Medved?!

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

[putting on my Pedantic hat]

14Russian and Valda are both correct, in different ways. In proper English, one says "he talks well," not "he talks good." But since the безграмотный form "thunk" was used for humor, it sounds much better to use the incorrect "good."

Sure, but I'm not sure the Doc would get it. She's teaching him bad habits that native English speakers still use.

Let's ask Mr. Google.

"talk that well" - 544.000 results
"talk that good" - 384.000 results

Well, 384 000 times people were wrong? Maybe one day it won't be considered as a mistake, if this mistake is so popular....

Originally Posted by 14Russian

Sure, but I'm not sure the Doc would get it. She's teaching him bad habits that native English speakers still use.

Would you get over it already?