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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Translate | 2/2/2012 |
| Q: What does "Julia только что ... A: Literally, "her secret desires" (желание can also mean ... | |
| Translate | 11/4/2011 |
| Q: What does " Privtuk,dela horoso,ya vudela fotku krassivo y vas!, obyazatelno s Talueu pruedem, ... A: I don't know what "Privtuk" means unless it's the addressee's name or a garble for "Privet" ... | |
| Movie Grip | 9/27/2011 |
| Q: What is the translation in Russian (cyrillic, I guess) of the term in english "Film Grip" or "Grip" ... A: Oddly enough, портной (as in "Portnoy's Complaint") means ... | |
| Movie Grip | 9/27/2011 |
| Q: What is the translation in Russian (cyrillic, I guess) of the term in english "Film Grip" or "Grip" ... A: Well, you asked for key grip. The first word usually is translated as "main" or "chief", but in this ... | |
| Last Name Translation | 7/3/2011 |
| Q: My last name is spelled Charon in english. I believe my great grandfather fled Odessa, Russia in ... A: Well, without knowing how he pronounced the name, my first guess would be the former Israeli Prime ... | |
| Last Name Translation | 7/3/2011 |
| Q: My last name is spelled Charon in english. I believe my great grandfather fled Odessa, Russia in ... A: I think you mean transliterate, not translate. I had a relative from that general area whose name ... | |
| English to Russian | 6/9/2011 |
| Q: I am writing a story and need to know how to say this sentence in Russian, yet spell it in English. ... A: Этот не сойдёт ... | |
| Meaning of words | 1/20/2011 |
| Q: I’d like to pose a question as a language learner. I am making endeavors to learn your languages. ... A: To tell the truth, I would argue the statment that any 19th century novel in any language is a ... | |
| Pronunciation | 1/14/2011 |
| Q: I have a question about the "r" sound in Russian: is it alright to roll the "r" only once with words ... A: Hmmm, I've never thought about it, to tell the truth. I'm not a native speaker of Russian but from ... | |
| Russian learning | 1/14/2011 |
| Q: I’d like to learn Russian. Which Russian newspapers are released in dual languages (Russian and ... A: Moscow News is published in both languages. I don't know of such a daily newspaper published in the ... | |
| Russian pronunciation | 8/25/2010 |
| Q: Can you tell me the correct pronunciation of "Mikhail"? Webster's bio places the accent on the last ... A: There are indeed different accents in different regions in Russia, but to my knowledge this common ... | |
| Meaning of two words | 8/19/2010 |
| Q: Would like to know the meaning of Poshel Von. I heard this in a song of the same name by an all girl ... A: Hmm, if you heard it in Ukraine it might be Ukrainian. I don't know the song but it probably means ... | |
| strange script of Russian | 8/11/2010 |
| Q: In using the computer I come across a strange version of Russian. I have seen this on Google and I ... A: It's not Russian but something has happened to the original Russian that has altered the coding. ... | |
| translation | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: The following 2 words are on a pin brought home from St. Petersburg by a friend. ... A: It should read ... | |
| Russian in Word | 4/29/2010 |
| Q: Using a Mac, I frequently change between English and Russian keyboard settings. With the Russian ... A: I use Russian and Word also. I can't recall having that specific problem but you might look at the ... | |
| Magazine article on Russian language in military game | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: I'm writing a magazine feature on the accuracy of the Russian phrases in the computer game Call of ... A: Mostly ;-) It should be brOsayu...and "I am throwing..."; maybe the translation is just a sort of ... | |
| Translation | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: One of my friends sent me this message in Russian, but I can not find a translator to read it. Can ... A: Not knowing the context, here's what I make of this: You're simply a young person to me! Yes, ... | |
| Mayakovsky | 9/27/2009 |
| Q: Do you know what these two words mean? ... A: Yes, I'm sure that you're right about ... | |
| Name translation | 9/26/2009 |
| Q: I would like to know how to spell the name Tracey Spears in Russian and how to pronounce it. Many ... A: I presume you'll want it in Cyrillic. Phonetically, it'd be ... | |
| pronunciation of russian places and personalities if ww2 | 8/11/2009 |
| Q: i m capt in pak army. i,ve interest in ww2. however in russian campaigns its very difficult to ... A: Salaam aleikum, Captain! I can sympathize with you, as Cyrillic is not the alphabet I grew up with ... | |
| Russian Proverb | 4/12/2009 |
| Q: Do you know the English equivalent of this Russia proverb: кому ... A: Кому́ война́, а ... | |
| Pronunciation | 2/9/2009 |
| Q: How would you pronounce the name Danny in Russian? or anything close actually. A: The Russian equivalent of Daniel is "Daniil". It's not a common name so I'm not sure of all the ... | |
| What did I find? | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: I am a surfer in New York. While in the water, I found a sealed bottle with a label written in a ... A: It's a chemical container. The end of the word is "...butylphthalate". Hopefully it doesn't contain ... | |
| surname suffixes | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: My father is said to have decended from the Ugric Hungarians of whom, can be found living in the ... A: Frankly, this is a question about Ukrainian. I've seen the suffix before but do not know its meaning ... | |
| Translation | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: I made my friend a bet that I could find the translation for this phonetic exchange. Can you help me ... A: Literally, it's "make the legs/feet Saturday morning" (Russians don't separate the concept of "leg" ... | |
| Russian Alphabet | 8/3/2008 |
| Q: I am in the process of teaching myself Russian with Rosetta Stone software. It is going well so far. ... A: Hmmm, I'm unfamiliar with the Rosetta Stone method although an ad I recently saw indicated that it ... | |
| New Physician from ST. Petersburg | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: How to pronounce "Inna Malostovker"? Thanks! A: Well, it's hard to approximate Russian sounds without a generally-accepted phonetic representation. ... | |
| Russian to English translation | 3/5/2008 |
| Q: Could you translate the following conversation for me? Marina wrote: Privet Maksim, Kak dela? ... A: Oleg said on February 13th: Greetings, how are things? I wasn't at work for a couple of days since ... | |
| Russian to English translation | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: Could you translate the following conversation for me? Marina wrote: Privet Maksim, Kak dela? ... A: Marina wrote: Greetings Maksim, How are things? I tried to [send - word seems to be corrupted] ... | |
| Pronunciation Question | 3/3/2008 |
| Q: How do you say "Snow Dog" or "White Dog" in Russian? Thank you ANSWER: White dog is ... A: I had somewhat the same situation in 1982 when I adopted a (mostly) white cat. My knowledge of ... | |
| Translation | 1/21/2008 |
| Q: Could you please translate this letter into russian . Thank you. ... A: Dan, I'm a native speaker of English, not Russian, and thus normally translate only from Russian to ... | |
Russian Language
Answers by Expert:
Gary Goldberg
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Russian to English, especially politics, military, etc.
Experience
A translator for 30+ years
Organizations
ProZ.com website (highest-rated native American English speaker in the Russian-English category)
Publications
Cold War International History Project
Education/Credentials
B. A. in political science
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