A message to a friend:
Hello Bradley! This is Igor here! How are you doing?
I apologize if what I said was confusing. Your pronunciation was among the best that I have I heard ... I am just not too familiar with the American accent.
I wanted to say that I'm not so good at English yet, so I can't immediately express what I'm thinking. Also, it has taken a while to prepare a proper voice message for you. I study each of your messages very carefully, and then I write a response. Finally, I read what I wrote into a microphone. It's very hard for me, but I like this way of learning.
Moving on to what I did this weekend, my wife's birthday was on Sunday, and we all had a really good time. My wife's brother, uncle, and parents all came with their wives.
We ate a lot of really good food. For example, we ate okroshka: a traditional Russian soup that we usually make in the summer. Okroshka is made from cold kvass, and it has chopped vegetables and meat in it too. Also, we had chicken with baked potatoes and salad.
After eating some great food, we did a little dancing, watched some TV, and then everyone went home.
And how about you? Are you doing anything special this weekend?
Thanks, Igor
Отличное предложение. Моя невестка из России!