Friday, August 27, 2010

what a day

as i woke up this morning put a cup of coffee in my lap and relaxed i thought why not start the day learning some Russian and focusing on it for the day. so if you got some Russian friends well guaranteed they maybe on in the morning trying to learn English.well only one way to find out.
now as for the very short contest i had even though u dont win anything it is fun to do these things
the link for the video is here

now look close before u click and you notice this is ru tube
not youtube but ru tube. something i found out from my Greek friend. you can find this on youtube also.
ok todays focus is UKRAINE:
 
ok first of all i would like to point out that Ukrainian and Russian are simullar but i know for a fact that if you speak Ukrainian only Russian is hard to understand and if you speak Russian Ukrainian is hard to understand. it can be done but it is difficult.

now something interesting Ukraine is that sometimes people put Russian words into Ukrainian or Ukrainian words into Russian. this mixture is called surzhik. as i have read online from various sites that there are times when two Ukrainians and speaking to each other and they do not realize that one is speaking Russian and the other is speaking Ukrainian. 

now for some info there is a part of Ukraine that was just added years ago that belonged to Russia. it is still mainly Russian speaking but it is Ukraine.  

something Ukraine is also famous for is the pysanky. these are easter eggs that are very colorful and attractive. these beautiful eggs have been around for ages so if you get a chance make one or look online.
Ukrainian food is much like Russian in fact most Slavic food is the same but there are variations like in Russia we say varenyky in Ukraine it is either varenyky, pirohy, or pirogi in Poland it is commonly called warenyky. these are all little dumplings filled with various things from fruit and meat to vegetables and sweets.

now unlike Russian Ukrainian has some words of cossack origin. 
EXAMPLE:
Russian arbus Ukrainian kavun English watermelon

ok well this is all i have posted i will be writing the 4-5 words i will be learning daily for the next week if i learn all the 30 then i will continue if not well i will keep trying to find more tips. until next time


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