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Hello lovies:)
My name is Alana and I am a 26 year old Australian looking to learn Russian and Ukrainian:) please help me!
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Language pair: - Other -; Ukrainian
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Alana
June 6, 2016
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hello
Hello lovies:)
My name is Alana and I am a 26 year old Australian looking to learn Russian and Ukrainian:) please help me!
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Language pair: - Other -; Ukrainian
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Alana
June 6, 2016
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Hi
Hi, my name is Cecelia. I am very interested in learning Japanese
Ukrainian, Gaelic (Irish), Native American (Ojibway, Cree...).
Feel free to contact. Thanks!
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Language pair: Japanese; Ukrainian
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Cecelia M.
October 15, 2015
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ENG-UKR
Доброго дня and Hello!)
I'm Yura from Ukraine.
I can help you with Ukrainian in exchange for English, but I am not a gold member.
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Language pair: English; Ukrainian
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YURII L.
July 13, 2015
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Re:Re:Nice To Meet You
Привіт Ліса,
Як ви поживаєте? Українська складна мова але теж красива. Я вивчати одиноко. Я чиітаю Colloquial Ukrainian вид Иян Прес а Стефан Пуґ; я cподиваюся я перекладений що довре.
Якщо у вас є питаня я буду допоможу.
There are a few things I would like to point out to you about your message. You forgot a few words and I'll put those in, below, in capitals.
"I'm from Ukraine and can help you with THE Ukrainian language. My level of English is not bad, but still I'd like to improve it, so *I* will be glad to communicate with you."
The Ukrainian language is a bit like a zip-file. Many things are implied and not written or they are recognizable by the case endings. I think that is what they are called. It seems to be a compact language. But English and Dutch and those types of languages seem to be obsessed with the verb ' to be'. And those verbs are always written out. So you have to 'unzip' Ukrainian and be explicit.
I am Dutch.
You are Dutch.
He/she/it is Dutch.
We are Dutch.
They are Dutch.
You (plural) are Dutch.
They are Dutch.
So 'Я Україмка', the part that makes that word feminine must be unzipped, as it were to show the verb 'to be'. We have a 'to be' obsession here.
"...but still I'd like to improve it..." Most English people would use a different word order. '..but I would still like to improve it...'. The subtle difference is a matter of emphasis. In general use, use my phrasing.
If you wish to express 'in any case', use your phrasing. Look:
I play chess really well. Few are better than I am. Still, I want to improve my game. (For a reason: win more games.)
Despite the fact I always win, still they come and try to beat me. (Sigh, why don't they leave me alone?)
Or when you have a conversation and get off topic and want to return to the previous subject. You list your objections. The grammar is hard, the alphabet is strange. I have the flu. Aliens will land tomorrow. ' Still, I have to learn Ukrainian.'
You see the emphasis in the poem 'The Raven', by Edgar Alan Poe as well.
"And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting..."
Poe wants to emphasize the bird is remaining, not that it is sitting. Of course it 'sits'. No problem. But it just will not go away!
'Still' implies a dissatisfaction. So did you want to express you are unsatisfied with your level of English and make that very clear or did you want to express you ' just' want to learn more?
до скорої зустрічі!
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Language pair: Ukrainian; English
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Pieter
July 6, 2015
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Latest: July 6, 2015
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Re:Nice To Meet You
Hello Pieter! I'm from Ukraine and can help you with Ukrainian language. My level of English is not bad, but still I'd like to improve it, so will be glad to communicate with you.
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Language pair: Ukrainian; English
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Lisa
June 22, 2015
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Latest: July 6, 2015
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Oleg
March 23, 2015
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have got ?
Всем привет!Я- Светлана.Моя страна Украина.
Помогите разобраться с применением" have got"
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Language pair: Ukrainian; English
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Svetlana
January 18, 2015
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Юлия С.
May 11, 2014
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Hello from the USA
Hello I'm from the USA! I'm interested in learning Ukrainian and eventually Russian. I'm very excited and determined to learn!
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Language pair: English; Ukrainian
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Manda G.
June 28, 2013
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