AboutNatasha Kozyreva Expertise You can ask me questions on the Russian language, literature and culture. As a resident of Saint-Petersburg, I'd be glad to answer questions about it as well.
Question How would you translate the phrase "I am as I am"?
Also, how would you pronounce the translation?
Answer Hello Natasha,
The translation is either Я такой, какой есть* (masculine) or Я такая, какая есть** (feminine).
*Pronounced Ya takOy kakOy yest'
**Ya takAya kakAya yest'
' marks a soft sound.
a is pronounced like 'u' in 'cut'.
Hope the explanation is clear enough.
You can also type copy and paste the sentences here:http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/speech.asp to hear them pronounced by a text-to-speech engine (I've checked, it's all right).
