Sunday, April 30, 2023

Farewell to virginity (Russian podcast)



прощание с девственностью

Мне было 14. Я шла с тренировки через парк. Некому мудаку лет 25 приспичило неожиданно устроить мне прощание с девственностью. У него перелом челюсти, а у меня девственность на месте и заявление о нанесении вреда здоровью средней степени тяжести. Благо в милиции разобрались и заставили его заявление забрать. Ибо нехер пытаться насиловать девочку, которая идет с тренировки по русскому рукопашному бою.

farewell to virginity

I was 14. I was walking through the park from practice. Some asshole about 25 suddenly had to give me a farewell to my virginity. He had a broken jaw, but my virginity was still there and I received a moderate injury report. Fortunately, the police sorted it out and made him withdraw his statement. Because you shouldn't try to rape a girl who was coming from Russian martial arts training.

Russian English
Мне
 было 
четырнадцать 
Я 
шла 
с тренировки 
через 
парк
Некому 
мудаку 
лет 
Двадцать пять
приспичило 
неожиданно 
устроить 
мне 
прощание с
девственностью
 У него 
перелом 
челюсти
а 
у меня 
девственность
 на месте 
и заявление
 о нанесении 
вреда здоровью 
средней степени 
тяжесть
Благо 
в милиции 
разобрались 
и 
заставили 
его 
заявление 
забрать
Ибо 
нехер 
пытаться 
насиловать 
девочку
которая 
идет 
с тренировки 
по русскому 
рукопашному бою.
Me
 was
14
I
on my way to
from practice
through
park
No one
asshole
age
25
had an urge
all of a sudden
to arrange
me
goodbye to
virginity
He's got
fracture
his jaw
but
I have
virginity
 in place
and a statement
 for causing 
health injury
moderate
severity
good thing that
the police
figured it out
and
made
him
statement
take it back
Because
don't
trying to
to rape
a girl
who
going
from practice
in Russian
hand-to-hand combat.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

The Naranjo brothers.

Los hermanos Naranjo.

The scene that follows is from the Netflix serial Narcos Mexico. 

Mexican Spanish is very interesting to me. I like it better than European Spanish. 

 I'll be using some scenes from Narcos Mexico to teach myself and whoever is interested some Spanish.

First watch the video with the English subtitles and with the Spanish ones.



 


Los hermanos Naranjo.
The Naranjo brothers. Naranjo means orange in Spanish.


-Don Netto
Que sorpresa oír que visite a nuestra ciudad.

Don Netto. I was surprised to hear you were in town.


-Fue un viaje repentino.

It was an unplanned trip.


Aquí ando cuidando a este.

Babysitting this one.

Cómo está tu carnal?

How 's your brother?

-Sí,todo bien.

All good.

Me contaron lo del ejército.

I heard about the army.

Les volverion a quemar la mercancía,¿verdad?

They burned the goods again, right?

Lástima.

Too bad.

Pero para matar a las ratas supongo que hay que meterse a la coladera.

O no?

But if you want to kill rats, guess you have to go into the sewer.
Or not?

-Ajá.
Si, claro.

- Yes.
Yes, of course.

Pues, como te decía aquí ando acompañando.
Te trae una propuesta el compa .

Anyway, like I said, I'm here
accompaning this guy.
He's got a proposal for you.


-Una propocicion?Que bueno!

- A proposal? How nice.

-Ey.
-Oigámosla,pues.

- Yes.
Let's hear it then.


Despues que el broncon que nos pasó alla en Sinaloa,
nació una oportunidad para nuestras organizaciones.

After that mess that happened in Sinaloa...
an opportunity was bornfor our organizations.


Estamos buscando una sociedad.
-Sociedad?
-Ey.

-We're looking for a partnership.
- Partnership?
- Yes.


-A,pues,ahora sí estoy interesado.

Well, now I'm interested.



-Pues esta muy facil.

It's very easy.


Basicamente,es traernos la operacion de nuestros plantíos aca.

Basically, we move our growing operation here.


Venirnos a Guadalajara.

De ustedes nomás necesitamos pues
la protección de sus policías y ya.


Ajá.


Nos encargamos de todo, ¿eh? La mano
de obra, distribución, todos los gastos.


Y... pues estamos dispuestos a compartir 50 y 50 las ganancias.


OK.


Digo... Somos los mejores
para crecer esta chingadera, ¿no?


Miren nada más a este cabrón.


¿Qué te parece si nos dividimos
las ganancias sesenta y cuarenta?

No, no, espera. Setenta y treinta.


No. Ochenta y veinte.


No... Noventa y diez.


Esta es mi última oferta:


a ti no te toca nada
y te largas de mi pinche pueblo.

¿Socios?


¿Es en serio lo que dice este pendejo?


Allá, en Sinaloa,
tienen culitos bien lindos, ¿no?


Ahora que se van a morir de hambre,
¿por qué no nos mandan unas cuantas?


Aquí les encontramos qué hacer.

Dígale al León que en Guadalajara nos reímos mucho de él.

"Sociedad".

¿Sabes? Te tengo otra propuesta.

¿Sí?

Oye, ¿estás loco, pendejo?

Se va a llenar de policías,policias de este cabrón.

Su hermano nos va a quemar vivos.

¡Rafa!

¡Órale!

Pinche par de loquitos. Váyanse a la verga.

Sociedad

¿Sabes? Te tengo otra propuesta.

¿Sí?

¡Qué te pasa, pendejo!





You can find  subtitles in Spanish , English and other languages  for the entire serial in this site.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

At the doctor's in Greek.




Καλημέρα,γιατρέ.
Kalimera yatré.
Good morning, doctor. 


Τί πάθατε;
Tí pàthate?
What happened to you?

Πού πονάτε;
Pú ponàte?
Where do you hurt? 

Πονάω εδώ.
Ponào edhó.
I'm hurting here. 

Πονάει το κεφάλι μου.
Ponài to kefàli mu.
My head hurts. 

Πονάει το δόντι μου.
Ponài to dónti mu.
My tooth hurts. 

Πονάει η πλάτη μου. 
My back hurts. 

Πονάει το χέρι μου.
My arm hurts. 

Πονάει το χέρι μου εδώ.
My arm hurts here.

Πονάει το πόδι μου.
My leg hurts. 

Συνταγή.
Recipe. 

Αυτό το φάρμακο χρειάζεται συνταγή.
This medicine needs a prescription. 

Θα παίρνετε αυτό το φάρμακο τρεις φορές τη μέρα. Πρωί, μεσημέρι, απόγευμα.
You will take this medicine three times a day. In morning, at noon, in the afternoon.


Monday, April 17, 2023

Weather in Russian.




Погода
Pagóda
Weather 

Холодно
Khóladna
It's cold.

Тепло
T'epló
It's warm.

Жарко
Zhàrka
It's hot.

Дождь идёт.
Dózhd' id'ót.
It's raining.

Дождь
Dózhd'
Rain

Марасит.
Marasít.
It's drizzling.

Снег идёт.
Sn’ek id'ót 
It's snowing.

Дует.
Dúet
It's windy.

Гремит
Gr'emít
It thunders.


Гром
Grom
Thunder

Молния
Mólniya
Lightning


Солнечно.
Sólnichna
The sun is shining.

Солнце светит.
Sóntse sv'etit.
The sun is shining.


Пасмурно.
Pàsmurna
It's cloudy.


Собачий холод.
Sabàchiy khólat
Very cold (dog's cold).

Дубак.
Dubak
Very cold (colloquial)

Холодрыга.
Khaladryga
Very cold (slang)




Friday, April 14, 2023

The verb to be in Greek




Είμαι
ìme
to be 


Εγώ είμαι 
eghò ìme
I am

εσύ είσαι 
esì ìse
you are 

αυτός,αυτή,αυτό είναι
aftòs, aftì,aftò ìne
he,she,it is

εμείς είμαστε
emìs ìmaste
we are

εσείς είστε
esìs ìste
you are

αυτοί,αυτές,αυτά είναι
aftì,aftès,aftà ìne
they are


Ποιός είσαι εσύ;
P'iós íse esí?
Who are you?
Talking to a man.

Ποιά είσαι εσύ;
Pià íse esí?
Who are you?
When talking to a man.


Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Colloquial Albanian (book review)

Colloquial Albanian Book Review

Review: Colloquial Albanian (Latest Edition)

I recently purchased the latest edition of the Colloquial Albanian book from the renowned Colloquial series, and I must say—it’s one of the best tools I’ve come across for learning Albanian. A very pleasant surprise!

Colloquial Albanian Latest Edition
Colloquial Albanian – Latest Edition

What I Liked

  • Clear and digestible lessons with simple grammar explanations and examples.
  • More user-friendly than the older edition, which felt dense and bloated.
  • Aligns with the official Albanian (Tosk dialect), as spoken in Albania.
  • Includes practical, real-life word/phrase variants used by native speakers.
  • Dialogue exercises that genuinely help you begin speaking Albanian.
Old vs. New Edition: Kosovan Elements Explained

The older edition contains many elements of the Kosovan dialect, which is based on the Gheg variant of Albanian. This is problematic for learners wanting to study the standard Albanian language, which is based on the Tosk dialect and used in Albania’s official education system.

Examples of Dialect Differences:

  • Gheg (Kosovan): "kam me shku" – I will go
    Tosk (Standard): "do të shkoj"
  • Gheg: "çka" – what
    Tosk: "çfarë"
  • Gheg: "po du" – I want
    Tosk: "dua"
  • Gheg: "qysh je?" – how are you?
    Tosk: "si je?"

These differences are not just grammatical—they influence pronunciation, sentence structure, and word choice. The old edition makes no mention of these dialect distinctions, which can lead to confusion or learners unintentionally adopting Kosovan forms.

Older Edition
Older edition – contains many Kosovan/Gheg dialect forms.

Thankfully, the new edition sticks to the official Tosk-based standard, making it more reliable for learners aiming for proficiency in Albanian as spoken in Albania.

Audio Materials

Free & Fast: The complete audio is freely available on the official Colloquial website—there’s really no reason to purchase the CDs.

However, a downside is that several dialogues are spoken at a very fast pace. This makes them difficult to follow for beginners. The editors should ideally have recorded at a slower, learner-friendly speed.

Drawbacks

  • Errors: Like many books in the Colloquial series, this edition contains numerous printing errors, especially in the answer key.
  • Overly Complex Grammar: Some explanations are too long and convoluted, making them difficult to grasp.
  • Proofreading: Considering the book’s cost, the lack of editorial care is disappointing.

Conclusion

Despite its shortcomings, this book is one of the best Albanian learning resources available. It's modern, clear, and practical—an essential pick for serious learners.

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