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    Is there any difference between a dwarf and a gnome? My husband says that in a computer game he once played there were two races, dwarves and gnomes. I've always thought there's no difference. Is there any?
    May 8, 2008
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    so, as far as I understand you want to ask someone to make some cookies for you? it wasn't easy to guess, though, so maybe I am wrong. :-) испечешь мне печенья? you may say this to a person of your age or younger, to a member of your family or to a friend. but if it is your friend's mother or your boss :-) you should say испечёте мне печенья? I hope it will help. :-)
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    April 7, 2008
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    In your profile you say you understand English, so I hope my answer will help you. Й is the first sound in English words "yellow" and "yummy" Ь is called "myagkiy znak". It softens the letter that stands before it. For example, in Russian word "стол" Л is pronounced with the tip of the tongue pressed against the upper teeth. The rest of the tongue is lowered. In the word "соль" we pronounce Л like that: the middle part of the tongue is raised, the tip of the tongue doesn't touch the teeth. Can you pronounce it? Do you hear the difference? the same with other consonants. If there is "Ь" after them we raise the middle part of the tongue when we pronounce them. The letters Е И Ю Я Ё do the same to the consonants that stand before them. For example, we do not pronounce "мел" as "myel" but "m'el". "сяду" is not "syadu" but "s'adu". We need Ъ (tverdyj znak) to bar the influence of the letters Е И Ё Я Ю. When it stands between a consonant and a vowel that should soften it, like in объявление "Б" is pronounced as usual and "Я" isn't pronounced as "a" but as "ya". I hope my explanation was not too complicated. :-)
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    April 4, 2008
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    in most cases we use у меня. у меня голубые глаза. - I've got blue eyes. у меня есть машина - I've got a car. у меня есть дочь. - I've got a daughter. я имею is used in formal speech. for example when we read personal profiles of businessmen or politicians it's usually so: родился... учился... работал... имеет сына 15 лет. я имею is usually formal, у меня (есть) sounds more colloquial.
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    April 3, 2008
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    pickled herring to be exact. very tasty!!! and boiled potatoes.
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    April 1, 2008
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    kvass is similar to pepsi in colour and to beer in the way it is made. (excuse my grammar if it's not perfect). but unlike pepsi it is very good for health and unlike beer it is made of rye bread. the main ingridients are water, stale rye bread, sugar and yeast. some people also add raisins, beetroot or some dried fruit. Then they put it to some warm place so that fret could begin. In 24 hours kvass is ready. It is a very popular drink in summer. We also make a kind of cold summer soup of it. It is called "okroshka".
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    March 31, 2008
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    Yolochka is a Christmas tree, that's right. This phrase is our tradition. When the New Year celebaration begins, but the garlands of multicoloured electrical lights on the Xmas tree are not lit yet... Well, first the children call Ded Moroz (our Santa Klaus). They should say "Dedushka Moroz" three times, loudly, all together. Then Ded Moroz comes and they call his granddaughter Snegurochka. She comes and then they say three times "Yolochka zajgis'!" which means "Xmas tree, light up!" and the multicoloured lights turn on. Children like this tradition very much.
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    March 31, 2008
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    pirojki (singular form is "pirojok") are small pies with different fillings (meat, cabbage, jam etc.) they are either fried in oil or baked. chebureki (sing. cheburek) are borrowed by the Russians from Caucasian cuisine. A cheburek is a kind of a pie. It is slightly larger and flatter than a pie. Besides only meat can be its filling and it is always fried in oil. Chebureki and pirojki are very popular with the Russians. They can be found in any canteen or snack-cafe. They are very tasty too!))
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    March 31, 2008
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    I have the same problem. Also mail.ru
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    March 13, 2008
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    what does it seem to you?
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    March 7, 2008
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