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SubjectDate Asked
translation11/4/2011
  Q: What does " Privtuk,dela horoso,ya vudela fotku krassivo y vas!, obyazatelno s Talueu pruedem, ...
  A: The translation is: "Hi, everything is good. I saw the pictures. It's really nice there. We will ...
pronunciation of ki etc10/7/2011
  Q: I teach German and French diction for singers and am now starting informally to do the same for ...
  A: I guess it's hard for a native speaker to notice the changes in pronunciation you are talking about. ...
Translate8/30/2011
  Q: What does "Priezgau k nam v MD!Pokataemsya!Y nas parthy namechaetsya v fevrale mesyase,mu bydem ...
  A: Here's the translation: "You should come see us in MD! We'll go for a ride. We are going to have a ...
Translation8/18/2011
  Q: How would you translate the phrase, "To thine own self be true." Also, would the translation be the ...
  A: The translation you are looking for is: Самому ...
Thank you letter translation6/10/2011
  Q: I would like to send a thank you note to my friend's mom. She only speaks Russian and mine is ...
  A: Уважаемая г-жа... Я ...
translation6/9/2011
  Q: I recieved rosetta stone awhile back and there are a couple of sayings that the pictures don't fully ...
  A: This is the translation: У Вас = you have У ...
Alphabet trouble2/8/2011
  Q: I am attempting to learn Russian on my own. I started on the alphabet today and for the most part I ...
  A: The best way to learn Russian pronunciation is to listen to as much Russian as possible. Here's a ...
Translation/spelling of Russian names2/7/2011
  Q: We are studying translations of Chekhov's works and finding huge variations in the spelling of the ...
  A: It is quite common. I wish you had an example, but I'm sure that the variations aren't very ...
word1/15/2011
  Q: I was wondering if you could translate the words my family, our family and the family into Russian. ...
  A: Here's the translation: My family = моя семья Our ...
Phonetic1/1/2011
  Q: Priviet Liliya! For instance for the verb "gavorit", why some Russian pronounce "G" "H" and say ...
  A: Sorry I couldn't get to you earlier. I'm having connection problems. I have to use my phone for the ...
Question on how to spell two words in Russian.12/3/2010
  Q: I would be very appreciative it if you could inform me on how to spell "Aquarius" and "Communist" ...
  A: Aquarius (as an astrological sign) = Водолей; Communist = ...
Translation for a tattoo8/1/2010
  Q: I was wondering if you could translate the following quote for me 'The only limits in life are ...
  A: Hey Nick, Here's the translation: ...
surnames7/8/2010
  Q: I have an index of church records but to use it I need to translate the surname into written cryllic ...
  A: Here's the translation of the surnames: Rasimas - Расимас ...
Grammar6/22/2010
  Q: Priviet Liliya: why in this sentence we have instrumental case ...
  A: If you re-phrase the sentence you will get "Вначале, ...
Grammar6/19/2010
  Q: Priviet Liliya :for example in the following sentence the verb ...
  A: I see now. Well, there isn't a list of particular verbs - if that's what you are wondering about. ...
Translation into Russian5/6/2010
  Q: I want to translate this sentence into Russian: "Thank you Yelena for helping me translate this!"
  A: This is the translation: Спасибо, ...
Translation5/2/2010
  Q: nice to get in touch with you, could you please translate this expression : "you never get a second ...
  A: Here's the translation: Человеку ...
Quote Translation4/8/2010
  Q: I was hoping you might be able to assist me in translating, or point me in the appropriate direction ...
  A: Hey Sarah, Here you go: "Счастье ...
phonetic pronunciation of "scorpion"4/8/2010
  Q: Liliya, How do I pronounce "Скорпион" (scorpion)? ...
  A: The word "cкорпион" is pronounced as [skar-pee-On] in ...
Czerwienko/Czerwinko2/22/2010
  Q: My great-grandparents came from Galicia and both spoke Russian. He was Czerwinko, she a Dudko. Have ...
  A: The last name Dudko (Дудко) originates from the musical instrument ...
busine2/19/2010
  Q: I read that BUSINE is Russian word that applies to the elder tree, Sambucus genus. Can you please ...
  A: Hey Richard, The Russian word for the elder tree is "бузина," ...
spellings2/16/2010
  Q: i've been trying to research my family history. my great grandparents came from the border of russia ...
  A: The last name you are researching is Ukrainian: the suffix "-enko" (-енко) ...
Russian surname12/22/2009
  Q: my surname is Goloubintseff (of Russian origin). It belonged originally to my Russian-born Cossack ...
  A: The spelling of your surname in Russian is ...
Translation from Russian to English & Name pronounciation12/20/2009
  Q: Could you please translate this for me: Ревность? ...
  A: I don’t do literary translations of poetry, so there’s no any rhyme preserved in my translation. ...
Translation - forgot to give you the word!!!12/6/2009
  Q: Someone sent me an email with just one word, that I think may be Russian. I can't find it anywhere ...
  A: It's OK. Things like this happen to anyone. You were right about the word - it is Russian. It is ...
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: I have found the following translation where the rhyme of the song is preserved, which I thought was ...
Please translate short sentence11/7/2009
  Q: Privet, I was hoping you could translate a very short sentence into phonetic Russian. I am trying ...
  A: Privet Sophie :-), I love tall, good-looking Russian men = Мне ...
term of endearment11/5/2009
  Q: I have tried asking another expert on this; What is the Russian equivalent of a woman saying, ...
  A: I guess what you are looking for is the word “дорогая” ...
translation10/30/2009
  Q: can you translate this to Russian dear Vladimir Megre I am wondering if you could put Anastasia on ...
  A: Here's the translation: Уважаемый ...
Translate Russian into English10/16/2009
  Q: ) would you please translat these two messages to English? Thank you very much!! :) 1) Koneshno ...
  A: Good to hear from you again. Here’s the translation: 1)Of course we will see each other Kathy. I ...
Translate Russian into English8/29/2009
  Q: Can you please translate these two messages to English? Iya tsebya hotsyel mnogo luche znat kogda ...
  A: Here you go: “I wanted to get to know you better when we were younger – you might have known that – ...
Name translation7/29/2009
  Q: When translating the last name "Brodsky" into Russian, what is the correct spelling, I have found ...
  A: The spelling you are looking for is “Бродский”. ...
How to say 3 sentences in Russian6/7/2009
  Q: I need to see phonetic translation, i dont understand the russian alphabet. thank you so much!!! ...
  A: If you are going to use these sentences as a greeting and you are planning to say them all at once, ...
Stalin's order 2275/14/2009
  Q: i am struggling to pronounce "ni shagu nazad" or phonetically "nee shAhgu nazAhd" is it nee as in ...
  A: Here you go John, Ни шагу назад – ...
Grammatical forms5/2/2009
  Q: How are qualified these grammatical forms such as: ...
  A: As you already know, adjectival participles are formed out of verbs. The verbs that end with the ...
Russian Prayer in Cryllic4/29/2009
  Q: Would you be able to write this prayer in cryllic for me? (I wanted to get this phrase into a ...
  A: Here you go: Во имя Отца и ...
Grammatical forms4/28/2009
  Q: How are qualified these grammatical forms such as: ...
  A: The forms you mentioned are known in Russian as ...
spelling of surname sounds like shore-i-a-cough4/7/2009
  Q: i'm trying to locate an old friend of mine who happens to be a contractor and don't remember how he ...
  A: It's hard to say what exactly the last name you are talking about is, but the closest one I can ...
Accentuation/ web site3/3/2009
  Q: 1) I can’t figure out how to use the stress or the accentuation in Russian language, could you give ...
  A: Habib, The word stress in Russian is free, which means that it can fall on any syllable of the ...
Russian2/10/2009
  Q: Please could I have a cyrillic translation of my mother's sirname, Uscinski?
  A: It is most probable that the last name "Uscinski" is spelt as ...
russian grammar1/30/2009
  Q: I would like to know in which cases we use short and long adjectives in russian language. Looking ...
  A: Habib, It's another big topic, and I know there's a lot of material on it on the Internet. I looked ...
Russian surname1/23/2009
  Q: My Grandfathers surname was Perepetschaieff but I have realised that this is probably phonetically ...
  A: It is most probable that your Grandfather’s surname is spelt as ...
Russian grammar1/21/2009
  Q: Could you give more examples in order to understand the perfectif and the imperfectif aspect of ...
  A: The aspects are used to indicate if an action was completed successfully or is ongoing. Let’s have a ...
Gender, Number and Case1/12/2009
  Q: I would like to know in which cases we use short and long adjectives in russian language. Looking ...
  A: To understand why all the nouns in the sentence from Vera Inber’s short story have different ...
russian grammar1/10/2009
  Q: I would like to know in which cases we use short and long adjectives in russian language. Looking ...
  A: Short adjectives are considered to be more formal than full, or as they are also known normal, ...
Cyrillic numbers12/30/2008
  Q: I know that the cyrillic numbering system has not been used in a long time, but was wondering what ...
  A: This is what I’ve found: Cyrillic Numerals A - 1 B - 2 Г - 3 ...
Cherry Orchard12/27/2008
  Q: The character Ephikhodoff in Cherry Orchard should be pronounced as Effichodoff with the accent on ...
  A: Семён ...

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