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Comment on Russian Realia: «Счастливый билет» [The ‘Lucky’ Ticket] by Leo

Leo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:55 +0000

Я всегда смотрю - счастливый билет или нет)) Правда, никогда не ем…
80% - сбывается!

Comment on «С праздником!» or: How to Congratulate Russian Style by Josefina

Josefina — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:35 +0000

Hi Svetlana!

Thank you so much! I did not know this, and as it turns out I have been doing this mistake for years… And no Russian has ever told me that this is wrong! But now I know. Русские не празднуют друг друга, а только праздники Спасибо!

Comment on «С праздником!» or: How to Congratulate Russian Style by Svetlana

Svetlana — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:02 +0000

Hi, Josefina,

I just wanted to tell you that we [Russians] do not say «праздновать кого?» - only «праздновать что?».
Therefore, «Завтра будем праздновать Лену, поздравим её с рождением ребёнка!» also contains a mistake - it is impossible to celebrate someone in Russian.

Comment on In Russia Snow Walks… by MMP

MMP — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:46:25 +0000

Also snow ‘goes away’ with сойти, I think, when it melts in the spring. Silly, but it’s the same in Finnish.

Comment on It’s That Time of the Year Again: «Сезон гриппа» [Flu Season] by English-Scholar

English-Scholar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:59:14 +0000

Talking about the Swine Flu, Everyone is going nuts here in canada and the US. I bet our gov is making a good penny off the vaccine. So I’ve been hearing a lot that a lot of Russians learn english as a hobbie? Is that correct? If so to make finding a teacher easier and cheaper check out http://skype-englishschool.com/ or their youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/skypeenglishschool

Comment on Russian Realia: «Счастливый билет» [The ‘Lucky’ Ticket] by English-Scholar

English-Scholar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:52:12 +0000

That is so different here, where i live we usually just use busses but a ticket is only for 1 good use, you can buy a pass which is good for month. I guess a small ticket like that would be easier to lose so you have to by another one.
I guess thats a little difference between our cultures, check out http://skype-englishschool.com/ for a free trail english lesson, Or check out their youtube page http://www.youtube.com/user/skypeenglishschool

Comment on In Russia Snow Walks… by English-Scholar

English-Scholar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:58 +0000

Interesting Blog, Ive seen a lot of Russians learning english as a hobby, check out http://skype-englishschool.com/ it has plenty of teachers who are well qualified to teach english.

Comment on Word of the Week: «Пропуск» [pass; permit] by Kartushko

Kartushko — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:25:29 +0000

well though I was in Russia and worked with Russians for long time my Russian it is poor, but i found a nice way to practice for driving in huge Russia, maybe can be useful to practice the written language and the driving rules over there.

hope it is interesting for you: http://www.examonline.ru/aboutproject.aspx

Comment on In Russia Snow Walks… by asa

asa — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:15:11 +0000

«я захворала» сейчас так не говорят, это устаревшее, как разговорное и как литературное/ просто сказать “я заболела” или “мне нездоровится, приболела” Same meaning/

Comment on It’s That Time of the Year Again: «Сезон гриппа» [Flu Season] by Colin

Colin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:35:00 +0000

Fascinating to discover that Russian babushkas behave the same way as German Omas do. When we lived in Berlin, we were used to elderly ladies poking their noses into our lives and telling us what, or what not, to do with our child. Many Germans also believe that you catch a cold or the flu by being exposed to drafts, and continually used to ask us to close windows and doors to prevent a draft causing illness. The same used to go for ice in drinks by the way, or drinks being consumed straight out of the refrigerator; they were considered unhealthy. The younger generation fortunately don’t seem to share this phobia!