andy123 Newbie Russian Federation Joined 4320 days ago 14 posts - 19 votes Speaks: Russian* Studies: English, Spanish
| Message 185 of 464 17 March 2014 at 7:46pm | IP Logged |
Guys, thanks for your greetings, it was very nice of you :)
Solfrid, with my all respect to the girls from "Silver" band, for Russians there is only one voice for this
song - the voice of Mark Bernes . Someone
has tried to translate it as follow:
Sometimes it seems to me that the soldiers,
Which haven't returned from blood's fields,
Haven't laid into our land,
But have turned into white cranes.
I like the spirit of this song, it somehow hypnotizes me, but I'm sure - there is a real danger to catch a
depression if hear it too often.
We want to remember, we have to remember, they really ARE in our hearts, but no one can move further if
don't let them go...
Edited by andy123 on 17 March 2014 at 9:17pm
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5336 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 186 of 464 17 March 2014 at 7:59pm | IP Logged |
I chose the version of Cerebro because of the subtitles, but I agree. The original version is even better.
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Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5168 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian
| Message 187 of 464 25 March 2014 at 6:31pm | IP Logged |
To fellow members still struggling with Russian phonetics, I'd like to recommend the book
How
to pronounce Russian correctly
I finally managed to produce soft consonants and also got better at distinguishing them
when I hear them. I may not have mastered 'dark l' yet but at least I will try not to
make all l's sound like soft l's. The tips are quite practical eand easy to understand
and follow.
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Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5349 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French
| Message 188 of 464 26 March 2014 at 6:38pm | IP Logged |
Hi guys!
Since I’ve been having some problems focussing on languages lately, I think it’s time I threw in the towel and downgraded my status from active to observer in both Team Lobos and Team Катюша for the months of March and April. I hope I’ll soon (maybe as soon as May) be back with even more enthusiasm for Spanish/Russian but for the time being it seems appropriate to acknowledge the fact that I’m not working on my languages and I don’t expect the situation to change in the next few weeks. I’ll keep following the Teams and my teammates’ logs, but I don’t want the pressure of having to study when I’m not feeling up to it.
Good luck, everybody!
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Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5168 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian
| Message 189 of 464 26 March 2014 at 6:58pm | IP Logged |
как жаль, Emme! I hope you can out eveyrthing in order and find a way to get back to
Russian. Don't worry about it though, take your time.
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Марк Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5058 days ago 2096 posts - 2972 votes Speaks: Russian*
| Message 190 of 464 26 March 2014 at 7:38pm | IP Logged |
Solfrid Cristin wrote:
This song is connected to WW2, but was censored as it was not considered positive enough. It did however
become hugely popular among the Russian people. Another example that the view of a people and its
leaders may differ significantly.
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When was it censored? It's a part of a film.
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Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4846 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian
| Message 191 of 464 26 March 2014 at 8:26pm | IP Logged |
Hi Emme,
sorry to hear that! Of course, if you have other priorities in your life right now, it's best to concentrate on them first. I'd be the last person who wouldn't understand that.
We'll be there, if/when you decide to get back to Russian. Best of luck to you!
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renaissancemedi Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Greece Joined 4360 days ago 941 posts - 1309 votes Speaks: Greek*, Ancient Greek*, EnglishC2 Studies: French, Russian, Turkish, Modern Hebrew
| Message 192 of 464 27 March 2014 at 8:39am | IP Logged |
Emme wrote:
Hi guys!
Since I’ve been having some problems focussing on languages lately, I think it’s time I threw in the towel and downgraded my status from active to observer in both Team Lobos and Team Катюша for the months of March and April. I hope I’ll soon (maybe as soon as May) be back with even more enthusiasm for Spanish/Russian but for the time being it seems appropriate to acknowledge the fact that I’m not working on my languages and I don’t expect the situation to change in the next few weeks. I’ll keep following the Teams and my teammates’ logs, but I don’t want the pressure of having to study when I’m not feeling up to it.
Good luck, everybody!
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I am at the same situation, but I don't feel any pressure from the teams or the forum. Perhaps not stoppping through these slow days/weeks is better (for me I mean), because if I take time off I may never start again!
I hope we will soon see you with us again, but mostly that you are ok in your life! Ci vediamo, cara!
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