tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post6337682488871387080..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Random Russian phone notesChristine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-68353702876814679392012-12-22T10:12:16.061+00:002012-12-22T10:12:16.061+00:00Interestingly (or not ...) I know that's how y...Interestingly (or not ...) I know that's how you pronounce чуть-чуть, as I had written it thus in my notes. I looked up the cyrillic on a website and used their suggested spelling in case I'd not thought clearly in the rush of blood to the head that merely being in St Petersburg brought on. Do come and share orally the other things you know - we could try our phrases out in public ...Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-24672089153535635532012-12-22T00:38:38.543+00:002012-12-22T00:38:38.543+00:00Here's a sentence you won't often see: Whe...Here's a sentence you won't often see: When I was shopping for a shirt in the Emirates Mall in Dubai, the lady who assisted me was obviously Russian (of whom there were lots in Dubai).<br /><br />I tried my three useful Russian expressions ("Please", "thanks very much" and, inevitably, "I don't speak Russian") and when I tried to indicate the smallness of my knowledge by putting my right index finger in very close proximity to the dexter thumb, she spoke in fluent English and told me that the Russian for "a little bit" was "shoo-shoot". The Russians, like the British, do not always pronounce letters as you might think they ought to sound.<br /><br />In case you were wondering what my useless Russian expressions are, they include "my sister is singing", "that is a river" and "that is a chair". Try having a meaningful dialogue with these!!abfnoreply@blogger.com