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| Subject | Date Asked |
| translation | 11/4/2011 |
| 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 etc | 10/7/2011 |
| 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. ... | |
| Translate | 8/30/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| Translation | 8/18/2011 |
| 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 translation | 6/10/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| translation | 6/9/2011 |
| 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 trouble | 2/8/2011 |
| 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 names | 2/7/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| word | 1/15/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| Phonetic | 1/1/2011 |
| 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 tattoo | 8/1/2010 |
| 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: ... | |
| surnames | 7/8/2010 |
| 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 ... | |
| Grammar | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: Priviet Liliya: why in this sentence we have instrumental case ... A: If you re-phrase the sentence you will get "Вначале, ... | |
| Grammar | 6/19/2010 |
| 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 Russian | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: I want to translate this sentence into Russian: "Thank you Yelena for helping me translate this!" A: This is the translation: Спасибо, ... | |
| Translation | 5/2/2010 |
| 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 Translation | 4/8/2010 |
| 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/Czerwinko | 2/22/2010 |
| 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 ... | |
| busine | 2/19/2010 |
| 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," ... | |
| spellings | 2/16/2010 |
| 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 surname | 12/22/2009 |
| 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 pronounciation | 12/20/2009 |
| 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 Lennon | 11/21/2009 |
| 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 sentence | 11/7/2009 |
| 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 endearment | 11/5/2009 |
| 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” ... | |
| translation | 10/30/2009 |
| 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 English | 10/16/2009 |
| 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 English | 8/29/2009 |
| 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 translation | 7/29/2009 |
| 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 Russian | 6/7/2009 |
| 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 227 | 5/14/2009 |
| 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 forms | 5/2/2009 |
| 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 Cryllic | 4/29/2009 |
| 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 forms | 4/28/2009 |
| 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-cough | 4/7/2009 |
| 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 site | 3/3/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Russian | 2/10/2009 |
| 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 grammar | 1/30/2009 |
| 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 surname | 1/23/2009 |
| 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 grammar | 1/21/2009 |
| 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 Case | 1/12/2009 |
| 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 grammar | 1/10/2009 |
| 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 numbers | 12/30/2008 |
| 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 Orchard | 12/27/2008 |
| Q: The character Ephikhodoff in Cherry Orchard should be pronounced as Effichodoff with the accent on ... A: Семён ... | |
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