My Russian is very rusty!

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January 21st, 2012, 05:42 PM
Deborski

My Russian is very rusty!

Привет в сем! Я американка в штат Вашингтона, в США. Пожила почти 2 года в Ленинграде во времен Холодной Войны. У меня очень близкие друзья в России и сложно мне понять, что уже 20 лет прошли. Когда я думаю о друзей, кажется что мы только вчера в месте смеялись. Я могу немного раз-говаривать по-русский но - наверно очевидно - не совсем свободно!! Мне упражнения нужно, за того что мы с мужем должны лететь в Санкт-Петербург в летом. Один моей друзей стал больным и мы должны его помочь. Я могу помочь Вам с английском (американском) конечно!
Спасибо!!
Деб
January 21st, 2012, 06:48 PM
Doomer

Привет всем! Я американка из штата Вашингтона, в США. Прожила почти 2 года в Ленинграде, во времена Холодной Войны. У меня очень близкие друзья в России и мне сложно понять, что уже 20 лет прошли. Когда я думаю о друзьях, кажется что мы только вчера вместе смеялись. Я немного говорю по-русски, но наверное очевидно - не совсем свободно!! Мне нужны упражнения, потому что мы с мужем должны лететь в Санкт-Петербург _ летом. Один мой друг заболел и мы должны ему помочь. Я могу помочь Вам с английском (американским) конечно!
Спасибо!!
Деб
January 21st, 2012, 06:49 PM
Deborski

LOL Thanks for that!!! I am sorry my Russian is so terrible :(
January 21st, 2012, 06:50 PM
Doomer

How are you going to help your friend by traveling to SPB?
January 21st, 2012, 06:51 PM
Doomer

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Originally Posted by Deborski

LOL Thanks for that!!! I am sorry my Russian is so terrible :(

not terrible, quite decent actually
January 21st, 2012, 06:54 PM
Deborski

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How are you going to help your friend by traveling to SPB?

Just to be with him, to offer moral support. My friends think it will help him. He is very depressed and drinking a lot :(
January 21st, 2012, 06:56 PM
Deborski

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not terrible, quite decent actually

Кажется, что нет!!!! Я так много забыла...
January 21st, 2012, 07:01 PM
Doomer

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Originally Posted by Deborski

Кажется, что нет!!!! Я так много забыла...

except for the comma - no other mistakes. I would say your Russian writing and grammar are at intermediate level
You just need a little practice and you'll be fine
January 21st, 2012, 07:06 PM
Deborski

Thank you very much. I have never really been formally evaluated. I learned to speak Russian mostly just by talking with my friends. But as you can see, I have forgotten a lot in 20 years!! I need practice because my friend - the one who is sick - does not speak English at all and I want to be able to talk with him and translate for my husband who does not speak any Russian (except da & nyet)
January 21st, 2012, 07:09 PM
Deborski

Может быть мне легче говорить чем писать...
January 21st, 2012, 07:44 PM
Marcus

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Может быть, мне легче говорить, чем писать...

Вставил две запятые.
January 21st, 2012, 07:58 PM
Deborski

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Вставил две запятые.

Ах, спасибо! Извините меня!
February 26th, 2012, 12:28 PM
Sasha Filipin

I wrote your 1st message! I think your Russian is good! Don't worry about that!
February 26th, 2012, 02:27 PM
virtuoz

Hi, Deb. As I told you earlier I will be very glad to help you with Russian. My Skype is in PM
February 26th, 2012, 02:48 PM
Deborski

Thanks guys :))
March 3rd, 2012, 07:08 AM
Dogboy182

Your Russian is not terrible! If you wrote that yourself, you're ahead of 99% of the rest of the west when it comes to Russian! Russian is a very difficult language that can only be mastered by being surrounded by it for many hours a day for at least a few months. Well, I use the term "mastered" loosely :) I have an English friend who has been learning Russian for 10+ years and commonly confuses Russians with words that they don't know themselves, at any rate... Don't be embarrassed :) Keep up the good work!
March 3rd, 2012, 09:27 AM
Marcus

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that can only be mastered by being surrounded by it for many hours a day for at least a few months.

As well as any other language.
March 4th, 2012, 05:36 PM
Deborski

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Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Your Russian is not terrible! If you wrote that yourself, you're ahead of 99% of the rest of the west when it comes to Russian! Russian is a very difficult language that can only be mastered by being surrounded by it for many hours a day for at least a few months. Well, I use the term "mastered" loosely :) I have an English friend who has been learning Russian for 10+ years and commonly confuses Russians with words that they don't know themselves, at any rate... Don't be embarrassed :) Keep up the good work!

Oh you would be amazed at the mistakes I can make in Russian. I could probably cause an international scandal or set off world war 3 if I do not watch what I say!! But thanks for the encouragement. I am slowly making progress. Watching Russian movies with English subs seems to help more than anything else. :thumbs:
March 4th, 2012, 08:46 PM
Paul G.

You should to practise much more then for now. But you still chatter in the chat in English. :-))
March 4th, 2012, 08:52 PM
Deborski

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Originally Posted by Paul G.

You should to practise much more then for now. But you still chatter in the chat in English. :-))

I keep trying to chat in Russian, but the chat always goes back to English regardless, or I am too slow to keep up. Yes, I do need practice. :fool"
March 4th, 2012, 08:56 PM
Paul G.

I'm too slow in English too. But I started with short messages and step by step I increased speed.
March 4th, 2012, 08:58 PM
Deborski

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Originally Posted by Paul G.

I'm too slow in English too. But I started with short messages and step by step I increased speed.

I will keep trying.
March 5th, 2012, 03:02 AM
Dogboy182

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Originally Posted by Marcus

As well as any other language.

Nah, Swedes learn English by watching cartoons. Fact.
March 5th, 2012, 03:22 AM
Deborski

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Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Nah, Swedes learn English by watching cartoons. Fact.

It would not surprise me. I have known Russians who learned English by listening to Pink Floyd!! :cool:
March 5th, 2012, 10:29 AM
virtuoz

So you can try to learn russian by listening Vladimir Visotskiy! His texts are awsome!
March 5th, 2012, 10:40 AM
Marcus

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I have known Russians who learned English by listening to Pink Floyd!!

They did something else too.
March 5th, 2012, 02:11 PM
Deborski

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Originally Posted by virtuoz

So you can try to learn russian by listening Vladimir Visotskiy! His texts are awsome!

I'll check it out :good:
March 5th, 2012, 03:10 PM
Edgar

Or Северный :thumbup:
March 11th, 2012, 10:10 AM
Dogboy182

Сколько строк надо читать на балконе Высотцкого чтобы научиться читать как читает Павел Воля?
March 11th, 2012, 10:33 AM
Lampada

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Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Сколько строк надо читать на балконе Высоцкого чтобы научиться читать как читает Павел Воля?

Для глупых вопросов у нас есть отдельная тема: http://masterrussian.net/f13/тема-дл...5/index96.html
March 12th, 2012, 01:58 AM
Dogboy182

It was a rhetorical question ;) There's a difference.
April 8th, 2012, 11:25 AM
Irina88

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Originally Posted by Deborski

Привет в сем! Я американка в штат Вашингтона, в США. Пожила почти 2 года в Ленинграде во времен Холодной Войны. У меня очень близкие друзья в России и сложно мне понять, что уже 20 лет прошли. Когда я думаю о друзей, кажется что мы только вчера в месте смеялись. Я могу немного раз-говаривать по-русский но - наверно очевидно - не совсем свободно!! Мне упражнения нужно, за того что мы с мужем должны лететь в Санкт-Петербург в летом. Один моей друзей стал больным и мы должны его помочь. Я могу помочь Вам с английском (американском) конечно!
Спасибо!!
Деб

Hi!! I'm Irina, and I was born in Leningrad! Now I live in Sankt-Petersburg, I really glad to see your message :) my english is sometimes bad, because i started to lern english 2 years ago. And your russian is very good! ) If you'll have some help with russian language - your welcome )