sobisedovanie

[Gator]

I am communicating with a RW who makes frequent use of translation software.  Normally she corrects crazy results.  Today, her letter contained the word sobisedovanie.  

What is it suppose to be?  It has something to do with travel and schooling.  Sorry, I do not have the Russian text from whence it came.

Spasibo
 

[OlgaH]

I am communicating with a RW who makes frequent use of translation software.  Normally she corrects crazy results.  Today, her letter contained the word sobisedovanie.  

What is it suppose to be?  It has something to do with travel and schooling.  Sorry, I do not have the Russian text from whence it came.

Spasibo

There is a grammar mistake in the word sobisedovanie   sobesedovanie - собеседование - interview

You are welcome.

[Gator]

That was quick.  Thank you. 

Another case of 6-syllable Russian word for a 3-syllable English word.   

It makes sense given her letter.  I guess she was spelling it phonetically as if that would help.

[ML]

My favorite flower - a rose because he is gorgeous. Any tsveta.

I enjoy reading your letters, I am pleased to poluchat.

[OlgaH]

My favorite flower - a rose because he is gorgeous. Any tsveta.

I enjoy reading your letters, I am pleased to poluchat.

Any tsveta - any color;  tsvet - цвет - color

to poluchat - to receive;  popuchat - получать - receive

[Gator]

Olga, if you are still warmed up:

zakripilis - something medical regarding her son's tooth and his sports injury.

tradaniyami - something about being upset over her son's injury.

[ML]

Any tsveta - any color;  tsvet - цвет - color

to poluchat - to receive;  popuchat - получать - receive

Thanks much Olga.

[viking]

sobisedovanie

very simple.

sob=cry
ise= I see
dov=dove=a bird
anie= short for annie=a name

so..I cry for my bird named annnie. Who says I cant understand Russian!

[vwrw]

Olga, if you are still warmed up:

zakripilis - something medical regarding her son's tooth and his sports injury.

tradaniyami - something about being upset over her son's injury.

Zakripilis is misspelled. It is zakrepilis = закрепились = they/it became fixed permanently in a way.

tradaniyami......I believe she missed the first letter of this word. She probably meant “stradaniyami”, that is, to reach or obtain something through suffering.

[Vaughn]

закрепились = they/it became fixed permanently in a way.

“stradaniyami”, that is, to reach or obtain something through suffering.

Russian verbs totally slay me... 

It seems like if I were to want to say, "feel mixed emotions in a heavy downpour"
there just might be a single Russian verb to cover the situation....   

[OlgaH]

Olga, if you are still warmed up:

With our Florida summer it is difficult to be cold  

Sorry, I was enjoying a wonderful movie "Songcatcher". Thank you, vwrw, for your help.

Thanks much Olga.

You are welcome.

[vwrw]

Russian verbs totally slay me...  

It seems like if I were to want to say, "feel mixed emotions in a heavy downpour"
there just might be a single Russian verb to cover the situation....  

I see how my interpretation of the word “stradaniyami”  would mislead you. In fact, the “страданиями” is not a verb. It is a noun in plural form.
Не мыслями, но страданиями и препятствиями. =not through thoughts, but through sufferings and obstacles
согласие Бога со страданиями животных = agreement of god with sufferings of animals.
"Издевательство над чужими страданиями" = mockery at others’ sufferings.

[OlgaH]

страдать (stradat') - suffer - to suffer from headaches, to suffer a loss.

страдание (stradanie) - suffering - to bear (endure) suffering, to inflict suffering on smb., to alleviate (ease, relieve) suffering

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сострадание (sostradanie) - compassion - have (take) compassion on (upon), feel compassion (sympathy) for

[Vaughn]

I see how my interpretation of the word “stradaniyami”  would mislead you. In fact, the “страданиями” is not a verb. It is a noun in plural form.

Yes, thank you for the clarification. I realized after I posted that it was not only the plural of the
noun страданиe (stra-DAH-nee-yeh) , but in what I think is called the Instrumental case.

It's nice having fluent Russian speakers here.

Maybe one of you could explain to me the proper useage of two Russian words I often hear that
sound like ROH-dee and SHTOH-lee. They seem to denote emphasis, like ZHE, but I cannot locate
any rulings on their proper grammatical use.

[Gator]

vwrw and Olga,

Spasibo again.

Yes, she is suffering (did not sleep last night worrying about her son's tooth and pain).  However, the tooth has been immobilized with a "tire" and she writes "...the orthodontist says everything will be fine."

For some unknown reason she spells complex words phonetically when the Cyrillic form would be more helpful.  Maybe she is trying to teach me some Russian.

[vwrw]

Maybe one of you could explain to me the proper useage of two Russian words I often hear that
sound like ROH-dee and SHTOH-lee. They seem to denote emphasis, like ZHE, but I cannot locate
any rulings on their proper grammatical use.

You probably mean “роди чтоли”. This is an informal expression meaning “give some results”  or “ come to some conclusion”.

[OlgaH]

Maybe one of you could explain to me the proper useage of two Russian words I often hear that
sound like ROH-dee and SHTOH-lee. They seem to denote emphasis, like ZHE, but I cannot locate
any rulings on their proper grammatical use.

I'm not sure, but I think you mean

вроде (vrodye):
1. (preposition)  like, not unlike
нечто вроде— a kind / sort of; something like
что-то вроде этого — something like that, that sort of thing
2. (particle)
- it seems (он вроде неплохой парень — he seems to be a nice guy)
- as if (она улыбалась, вроде бы ничего не подозревая — she was smiling as if  she suspected nothing

что ли (chto lee) (informal language) - perhaps, may be

же - zhe- intensifying particle
пойдём же! — come along!
говорите же! — come on, speak!
мы поедем сегодня же — we'll start this very day
что же мне делать? — what on earth shall I do?
я же говорил вам об этом! — I did tell you about it!; didn't I tell you about it!

же - zhe- particle that means identical
такой же, как — the same as

[vwrw]

For some unknown reason she spells complex words phonetically when the Cyrillic form would be more helpful.  Maybe she is trying to teach me some Russian.

Gator, I am afraid she has no any intention to teach you Russian. She simply does not know yet that her translation software spells phonetically the words which she misspells. If you go to google translate, for example, and type a gramaticaly correct russian word or sentence, it will translate it into english. If you type the word or the sentece wrongly, however, the software will spell phonetically the words.

[OlgaH]

When my Russian keyboard doesn't work I use http://translit.ru/

If you spell a word grammatically correct the "translit" will "write" it in Russian also grammatically correct.

Often people spell the words as they hear them when they don't know a grammatically correct spelling. 

[SANDRO43]

Often people spell the words as they hear them when they don't know a grammatically correct spelling. 

The US disease is spreading to the FSU, too ?

[OlgaH]

The US disease is spreading to the FSU, too ?

As I remember the school students still have two marks for their essay. The first mark is for content and exposition, and the second mark is for grammar. For example - 5/3 (excellent/satisfactory)

[SANDRO43]

As I remember the school students still have two marks for their essay. The first mark is for content and exposition, and the second mark is for grammar. For example - 5/3 (excellent/satisfactory)

Ha, pampered youth . In my time, teachers wielded this fearsome weapon:

A red mark on an essay detracted 2 from the maximum possible grade (10), one blue mark for incorrect spelling detracted 5 and meant Fail .

[Gator]

Gator, I am afraid she has no any intention to teach you Russian.

Whew!  Thank the Gods.

[Gator]

A red mark on an essay detracted 2 from the maximum possible grade (10), one blue mark for incorrect spelling detracted 5 and meant Fail .

Sounds as if your teachers did not stress substance and creativity.  How did you survive with your vivid imagination?

[OlgaH]

Sounds as if your teachers did not stress substance and creativity.  How did you survive with your vivid imagination?

Gator, substance and creativity also needs some polishing like an uncut diamond to show all its splendor