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lovit' rybu nakhlystom10/18/2010
  Q: What is the translation into English of "lovit' rybu nakhlystom"? Thank you!
  A: Re: "lovít' rýbu nákhlystom" In Russian it's "ловить ...
translation to english3/15/2010
  Q: can you please translate this to english: ok,pro platie poniala. u maikla podrujki net,krome ...
  A: Cyrillic: Окей, про ...
joke1/19/2010
  Q: I have no way of understanding it? ti debil ybludok ti tol'ko goden togo chtobi Ya rasstresla tvoi ...
  A: It's an abuse, doesn't look a good joke to me. It is said by a female (judging by the grammar and ...
Russian to English Translation1/8/2010
  Q: What does "shutkov nie ponimaet" mean in English
  A: I think it is "shutok ne ponimaeyt" - "шуток не ...
What does this say?1/7/2010
  Q: I am writing to a woman in the Ukraine, she sent me this note; "Kolyad-Kolyad, Kolyadnitsya, dobra z ...
  A: It's not Russian, it's Ukrainian: Коляд - ...
would like to know meaning of this word1/4/2010
  Q: can you please tell me what this word means? ...
  A: You are welcome. I have come across similar phenomena before, otherwise it would be too hard to ...
would like to know meaning of this word1/1/2010
  Q: can you please tell me what this word means? ...
  A: "тшслтфьу" means nothing. It seems like a random ...
Translation from Russian to English & Name pronounciation12/20/2009
  Q: Could you please translate this for me: Ревность? ...
  A: The poem: Jealousy? I don't give a damn about jealousy! (literally: I spit on jealousy) I love you ...
Translating11/21/2009
  Q: I was wondering if you could help me translate "Imagine" by John Lennon into Russian. I am ...
  A: It's an accurate, rather literate translation of the lyrics and its message but it doesn't rhyme, so ...
Translating "imagine" by John Lennon11/21/2009
  Q: I was wondering if you could help me translate "Imagine" by John Lennon into Russian. I am ...
  A: Please note that this is not a free translation service. However, I found this translation on the ...
proverb english to russian10/16/2009
  Q: What is the Russian equivalent of the English proverb "what comes around goes around" Many thanks ...
  A: There are 2 equivalents: 1. Как ...
Mayakovsky9/27/2009
  Q: Do you know what these two words mean? ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. I couldn't access internet from home for some time but didn't have a chance to ...
Translation8/20/2009
  Q: my name is Scott, Pleased to meet you! I have this document which has been translated from russian ...
  A: Scott The link you have provided opens about 26 pages, not sure, which particlular translation you ...
how do you say7/30/2009
  Q: how do you say, my little blessiing, in russian
  A: my little blessing: моё ...
Quick translations7/9/2009
  Q: I need to know, for story purposes, the English spelling of the Russian words for 'strawberry' and ...
  A: Here are the tranlsations: strawberry: ...
How to pronounce and write ярость in Roman alphabet.7/7/2009
  Q: I'm writing a short story for class where a Russian boxer uses the name ...
  A: "ярость" is pronounced "yarost'" or simpler "yAHrast'". The ...
Question about Russian case system7/2/2009
  Q: I'm learning Russian, and have a quick question I hope you can help with... it concerns proper usage ...
  A: Your question is not about the case system, the case system or declension is for nouns, pronouns, ...
Translation7/2/2009
  Q: I'm hoping you might be able to translate something in Russian I have just heard in a movie. The ...
  A: In Russian: Сейчас, сейчас! ...
phonetic Russian translation to English -- more7/1/2009
  Q: Could you translate this into English please? Dorogoy, spasibo za tepli vecher, kotori u nas bil . ...
  A: >>я очень ...
phonetic Russian translation to English7/1/2009
  Q: Could you translate this into English please? Dorogoy, spasibo za tepli vecher, kotori u nas bil . ...
  A: In Russian (Cyrillic script): Дорогой, ...
Russian surname6/20/2009
  Q: do you know the meaning, origin and possibly other information about the Russian surnames Atarskih, ...
  A: I can only provide the Russian script and a more standard romanisation. Atarskih, Atazhahov and ...
Name written in Cyrillic script5/20/2009
  Q: I am trying to find the name Anatoly written in Cyrillic script, I am having a had time finding a ...
  A: My name is Anatoli (same as Anatoly) and I write it as ...
how do you spell this last name in Russian4/7/2009
  Q: In english it sounds like Katchuke
  A: The correct name is Tkachuk (Tkah-chOOk), with the 2nd syllable stressed. T and K are pronounced ...
Translation in Russian Script4/6/2009
  Q: Could you please translate the following for me,as it is needed in Russian script in the project i ...
  A: I'm sorry but this is not in Russian. If you want to say "integration program" it's ...
Alphabet - letter "ь"1/17/2009
  Q: why alphabet b don't sound or if sounds then how. Or we shouldn't pronouns it .
  A: Letter "ь" is called a soft sign, it makes the consonant sound before soft or palatalised. Not ...
Russian Idiom1/9/2009
  Q: Do you know the English equivalent for the Russian ...
  A: I can't find a good equivalent right now, maybe I haven't heard one. I can explain the meaining, ...
Translation1/5/2009
  Q: I made my friend a bet that I could find the translation for this phonetic exchange. Can you help me ...
  A: The text in native Russian script (Cyrillic) and translation follows ...
translate last name12/10/2008
  Q: My wife grand-father is frow russia and we would like to know how the last name is wrote in russian. ...
  A: In Russian it is spelled "Ковалевич". ...
Phonetic Russian to English translation?12/3/2008
  Q: "Shto mou lybumu myzuk??" Would you be able to help me understand this phrase? I don't know if the ...
  A: The phonetic transliteration is not standard, it's a bastardised Volapyuk method where Roman letters ...
Translation11/3/2008
  Q: We have a young boy playing hockey in our town who comes from Russia. We would like him to feel ayt ...
  A: I am not an expert what phrases they usually say to hockey players but here are some phrases you can ...
Pronunciation9/24/2008
  Q: In Dostoyevsky's 'The Idiot' I'd like to know the correct pronunciation of some of the main ...
  A: These names are rendered phonetically in English and should not represent a problem. You need to ...
a simple translation please9/10/2008
  Q: how do you say inner-light in Russian? There is this phrase that i cant quite get out of my head. It ...
  A: Inner-light: "VnOOtrenniy svet" - ...
Response to earlier request8/7/2008
  Q: Hope to hear from you by tomorrow. I will be leaving town for my brother's memorial service and ...
  A: I have already answered your question. Did you read it? Pasting here: Romanised: Brat Ingl (?), ty ...
Quick translation7/3/2008
  Q: What does this say? 'Bila vozmojnost' pogovorit besplatno!' Thank you
  A: Была ...
Russian translation6/25/2008
  Q: My Girlfriend's birthday is coming up in three days. Could you, by any chance, tell me how to ...
  A: Russian: С днём ...
what does a certain russian word mean?5/27/2008
  Q: I am hosting some exchange students and they said something sounding like "Dustadawnya!", which I am ...
  A: correction!: SpokOynoy nNchi -> SpokOynoy nOchi Hi, No need to be embarrassed. Please read vowels ...
Russian to English Translation4/14/2008
  Q: Gde ti ih beresh'? ANSWER: Where do you take them (from)? or: Where do you get them? In Russian: ...
  A: I can think of 3 possibilities: 1. Нева (the Neva) is a river in Russia. It ...
Russian to English Translation4/7/2008
  Q: Gde ti ih beresh'?
  A: Where do you take them (from)? or: Where do you get them? In Russian: Где ...

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