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English-Russian Personar correspondence Guide BookCONTENTS

I NAME

5 PERSONALITY.........

5 3.1 Features of Character. ............7

WHAT SORT OF RELATIONSHIP BEING SOUGHT

10 WHAT SORT OF PERSON BErNG SOUGHT..... ..................11

II ETIQUETTE FORMULAS ............I2

I I .9 Declenarror oF LovE & pRoposA]. ..............._. 15ll.l0 AGREEMENT&REFusAL....... ..........................15

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NAME

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namefirst name

VIMI itnya

last namefamily namesurname

ipanaunul f anr iliva

patronymicmiddle name

oTqecTBo otchestvo

What is vour name? Kax re6s'1sac sos!"r'l Kak tebt'ar'vas zovut'lMv name is ... Mens 3oByr . Meni-a zovrrtWhat is vour familv name? Kaxa.r v re6dBac ibal4urus'l Kakaya u teby-a/vas tauriliva'?Mv familv name is Mos OaMr.urxs Moya familiyaWhat is you niddle name? Kaxoe y re6s..1Bac orqecrBo'l Kakoe u tebyalvas otchestvo?Mv patronymic is Moe m.recrso . Moyo otchestvoMv full name is . Mo€ nonnoe rrMfl Mov-o Dohroe imya

age BO3paCT vozrastIIow old are vou? Cronsxo re6eisaM rsr'l Skol'ko tebe.lvam let'lI am 23 years old. Mne 2-i Taxa. (see notes

helotr)Mne 23 goda.

lf or-din;rry.' and carclinarl conpouncl nunerals encl with l. 2. 3. 4. the nert r,vor-d is rog&The rvorcl net is ttsecl afler the cerrclinal ctxnpound nuruerals that end with 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 arnd afler complernumerals.For example:

l'm24 years old. Mse 24 ro.qa. Mne 24 goda.Ionr 36 vears old. Mue -i6.irer. Mne ,36 let.I'nr 50 _-vcars old. MHe 50 nsr. Mne 50let.

When were you born? KorAa rrrinrrpopucr.lpoptstucs?(otldressing e iltun)KorAa rrr/srrpo,4uacr/poAluucr?( odc{rass i rtg (t ltn nun )

Kogda tyrlvy rod ilsyairod ilis"?(addressing a man)

Kogda tyr'r'y rod i las','rodilis"J(addressing a woman)

When is your birthday? Kaxoro .mcJra rBofi/Baflr AeHbDoxaeHfic'l

Kakogo chisla tvoir'vash den'rozhdeniva?

I was born on the 17* ofJune, 1965.

.l[ po4nrcx 17 lr;as,lt)65 ro.qa.

.fI po.ruuracr ll vras 1965roAa.

Ya rodilsya 17 maya 1965goda.

Ya rodilas' 17 maya 1965soda.

I look . .f, elrrrtr{w . Ya vvelvazhu. \joung for nrl- agc. . MOJIOXE CBOI{X JIET. rnolozhe svo h let.

. mv agc. HE CTADIIIE CBOI,IX JIET. ne starshe svo h let.We are exactly old as eachother.We are of the same ase.

Mu o4Horo Bo3pacra. My odnogo vozrasta.

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3 MARITAL STATUS

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marital status ceMefiHoe noJroxeHHe selneinoe fiolozhenieAre you married? Tbr'1 BbI )KeHaTirrreH arbl?

( ctltlt'ess i ng 0 nt Ltn )Tbr,lnu 3aMyx(eM'l ( atld t'e s s i ngu trontdn)

Tylvy zhenatlzhenaty?(addressing a man)Tyr'vy zarnrzhem'? ( u tl d re s s i r rgawoman)

I am married. X xcenar.fl saMyxeM.

Ya zhenat.Ya zamuzhem.

I am not married. .f, ne xenar. (oD fl xoJrocr..f, ne saM\rKeM.

Ya ne zhenat. (or) Y a holost.Ya ne zamuzhem.

I am divorced. .f, parne4en.fl oagneaeua.

Ya razvedyon.Ya razvedena.

I am separated. Oopnaanrno s )ceHar. Hox(HBy oTAenbHo.Oopuamno s 3aMyxeM. HoX{I-IBY OT,IIEJIbHO.

Formal'no ya zhenat, nozhivu otdel'no.Formal'no ya zamazhem, nozhivu otdelho.

sinqle man oAunoxrfi MyxqrrHa odinokii tnuzhchinasingle woman o,4[rHoKarr x(eHnlnHa odinokaya zhenshchinaI am a widower. fl BAoeeu. Ya vdovetz.I am a widow. .f, s,{osa. Ya vdova.Do you have children? Y re6sr'sac ecrr Aeru? U tebva;'vas est' deti'lI have V Lrens ecrb . U tnettya est' .

.. childrcn. . AerH. clet

. twolthrcclfour childrcn. . .4soe,,'Tpoe/qgrnepo,4erefi . cl voe,'troer'chetvero deteonc child. . o.u{H pe6gHoK. odin rebvonok.

. a son. . CLIH. . svll.a daushtcr. .AOIIb. doch

I havc a bo.v agcd 12 and a

eirl of 10 vears old.Moeuy clury 12. aAoqeplrl0 rsr.

Moemu synu l?. a docheri l0let.

I am a single-parent. .f[ oreq-oAuHorrKa..f, ua:rr-o.ungorrra.

otetz-odinochka.mat'-odinochka.

YaYa

I donrt have (anv) children. V Menc ner 4erefi. U rnenva net cletei.I rYould likc to havc childrcn. .f, xoren 6rr nMsrr gerefi.

.f[ xorela 6rr nusrr ,4erefi.

Ya hotel by imet'detej.Ya hotela bv imet'detei.

4 PHYSICAL DATA

4.1 Appearance

appearance BHEIIIHOCTb vtteshnost'I have an ayerageaDDearance.

Y Merls o6srqna.fl BHeruHocrb. U llenya obychnayavneshnost'.

Many people say I amattractive.

Mnorue roBoprr. rrro t[prrBJreKaTeJreH.

Mrrorrae roBoprr. rrro -s

ND}IBJIEKATEJIbHA.

Mnogie govoryat, chto yaprivlekatelen.Mnogie govoryat, chto yaorivlekatel'na.

I am relatively attractive. .f[ ornocurenuro[puBIeKaTa[eH..fl ornocrmenrsoNDITBJICKATg]IbHA.

Ya otnositel'noprivlekatelen.Ya otnositel'noprivlekatel'na.

handsomebeautiful

rpacnrrni (speuking o.f u nrun)

Kp:ICHB{UI (.s1x'ttkitrg ol ttkrasivyj (speaking of a man)krasivaya (speaking of a

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'tr')il10n) woman\sexy ceKcyilJrbHbtrt (speaking of a

lttQtt)

ceKcyiurbH:Ul (speaking of av'0nt0n)

seksual'nyj (sltcuking of'u n,un)

seksual'naya (speaking of awoman)

4.2 Height

heisht pocr fostaYerase heisht CDE.{HLIII DOCT srednii rostshorter than averase heisht pocr HIIXE CDE]IHETO rost nizhe sredneqotaller than averase heisht DOCT BbIItrE CDE.IIHETO rost vyshe srednegoHow tall are you? Kaxoro rbriBbr Docra'l Kakoso t/vl rosta'JI am of averase heisht. .fl coe.nnero Docra. Ya sreclnego rosta.I am tall. ,B sucoKufi.

.f, nrrcorcas.Ya vysokij.Ya wsokaya.

I am not tall. .f, nenucorurfi..f, nerHcorcas.

Ya nevysokij.Ya newsokava.

Iam. Moft posr . Moi rost.5fr 9inchcs tall- 5 ibnor 9.nrofirvros. 5 firtov 9 dvLrimov.

182 cm tall. l -82 u^ ["82 ur.

I foot (f0=12 inches:30.48 centimeters

4.3 Weight

weight Bec VCS

averase weisht HODMZUIbHbIII BEC nonnal'nyi vesoverweight lls6rno.{Hrfr sec izbytochnr.'i vesHow much do you weigh? Crconrro rbfilBbl

necnrrrh.,'eecltte'lSkolko tylvyvesishTvesite?

I weieh 65 ke. ,f, neurv 65 rr. Ya veshu 65 ks.MY weisht is about. Mofi nec oKoJro . Moi ves okolo

... 128 rb. l28 ibl'nron. 128 funtov.. 58 ks. . 5l'ixr. 58 ks.

I pound 0b):16 ounces:453.9 grams

4.4 Build (body type)

buildbodv tvne

TCJIOC]IOXCHIIE teloslozhenie

I am of ... build. -fl ... renocnoxceHr{fl. Ya ... teloslozheniya... aYerage ... . cDenHero. sredneqo.. sturdv . KDenKOTO kreDkoso.. athletic . . arfleTurl@Kofo. atleticheskoso. small. . HeKovnHOTO. neknrDnoso. heaw. . KDYNHOIO . krupnoeo

I am slim. -f, crpofinufi.-f, croofiuag.

Ya stroJnyJ.

stroinavaYaI am slightly overweight. f, neunoro rroJrHoBar.

.f, nemroro rroJrHoBara.Ya nemnogo polnovat.Ya nemnoqo polnovata.

I am in sood shane. -f, s xooomefi rboolre. Ya v horoshei lblute.I am well built. -f, xopomo cnox€n.

.f,xoDomo cJroxeHa.

Ya horosho slozhyon.Ya horosho slozhena.

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4.5 Hair

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hair BOJIOCbI volosyWhat is vour hair like? Kaxue y re6rjlBac Bonocbr'l Kakie u tebva;1r'as volosrilI have ... hair. V Mens ... BoJrocbr. U tnenya ... volost'.

... black... . vdpnue. chyornye. dark. . TEMHbIE . tyorllnve. brown.. . KOpHqHeBbre . koricltnev

"*e. fair. . pycbre . . l'Usye .

.red. . pbDKrre . ryzhie

. auburn ... 3OJIOTI,ICTO-

KAMTAHOBbIE.... zolotisto-kashtanowe

. greY . . ceAbre. . sedye.

. lons... . AJIHHHbIE . dlinnve

. short. . KOPOTKI,IE. korotkielam. fl. Ya.

. bald- . JIbICbI}I. lvsvi.. a blond. . 6,ron4uu. blondin.

, a blonde. . 6ron4uxxa. blondinka.a brunettc. . 6prongrr<a. bryunetka.

I have a beard andmoustache.

.f[ rrorry 6opo.ry H ycbr. Ya noshu borodu i Lrsy.

4.6 Eyes

eYes tJra3a s.lazaWhat color are your eyes of? Karcoro rlBera rBon..learuu

rnasa'lKakogo tzv eta tvoi/vashiglaza?

I have ,.. eves. Y MeHs ... nr:Ba. U nrenya... slaza.. graY. . ceDbre. . serye.. green ... . gen€rrrre . zelyonr.'e. brown. . KaDI4e . . karie .

. blue. . rorn'6rre . . soh,rbr.'e .

. blue.srav . . ceoo-ronv6rre. sero-qolub r-e

. ahnond-shaned. MUHAAJIEBHAHbIE rurindalevidnve

5 PERSONALITY

5.1 Education

education o6pasosaH[e obrazovanieI studv at hieh school. fl yqycr s cpeAHefi rrrKoJre. Ya uchus'v srednei shkole.I am a college student. -lI crygenr KoJrnelpra.

{ cry.qenr:ra KoJrneAx(a.

Ya student kolledzha.Ya studentka kolledzha.

I am a university student. -f[ crygenr ynr.rBepcrrrera..f, cry4enrxa yHHBepcETera.

Ya student universiteta.Ya studentka universiteta.

What did you graduatefrom?

Karcoe yue6noe 3aBeAeHlrerrrr..1 grr oKoHrruriloKOrrqrrrrra ?(utltlressiug tt ntnu)Kaxoe yre6noe 3aBeAenr{e

rrr.lrrr or<onqr.rna,' oxouqlr:ru?( odtlress i u g ct v'on 0 rt )

Kakoe uchebnoe zavedenietylvy okonchiVokonchili?(addressing a man)Kakoe uchebnoe zavedenietylvy okonchila/okonchili?hddressins a woman)

I am a ... graduate { nrmycnur ....f, nrmrrcrnuua

Ya vypusnik ...Ya vwusknitza

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. collese ... . KonneAxa. kolledzha.

. universitv . , VI{I{BEDCHTSTA. iltllverslteta.I have Y Mens egrr U tlertr-a est'

a collcgc dcgrcc, cpeAHee cneqr{:rJrbHoeo6Dagonanrne.

srednee spetzial'noeobrazovanie.

. a univcrsitv dcgrcc. . Bbrcrnee ooDagosaHHe. vvsshee obrazovanie.I am a postgraduate. flacnnpanr.

.f, acnnpanr.ra.Ya aspirant.Ya aspirantka.

I have . V N,renc ecrr U rnen!'a est'

. Bachcloros Dcgrcc. creneHb 6aranarpa. steDen' bakalavra.. l\lastcr degrcc. . cTeneHb ManrcTpa. steDen' rnasistra.

, Dcctoratc. . -trorcToDcKas cTeneHb. doktorskava steDell'I am well educated .f, xopomo o6pa.:onan.

.fl xooouro o6oasonanna.Ya horosho obrazovan.Ya horosho obrazovanna

5.2 Employment

employmentjobwork

pa6ora rabota

profession npoibeccuc prot'essiya

Do you work? Tlr/srrDa6oraerurr'oa6oraere J

Ty I vy rabotaeshTrabotaete?

I have a good job. V naeus ecrb xoporua^spa6ora.

U menya est'horoshayarabota.

Iam. fl. Ya.an industrial workcr. . pa6ouufi.

. oa6oqa-s.... rabochij.rabochava.

an officc rvorkcr. . cJryx(arrlul,I.. cwxtuu:u.

... sluzhashchij.sluzhashchaya.

What is vour Drofession? Kro rg,,''slr no nooibeccun'J Kto tyi'vy rlo prof'essii'l

Iam. fl. Ya...4 Drolrrammcr. . IIOOFDTIMMI{CT, Droqrall1llll st.

a lawvcr. . rcDUCT. ... YUflSt.. a doctor. . BDAq, vrach.. an actor. . AOTIICT. artlst.

.. a scicntist- , YIIEHbIIII. r,rchvonvi,

... an cnglnccr. . r{H)r(eHep. inzhener.I work now ... -fl cefiqac Da6maro Ya seichas rabotavu

in a snrall companv in aIeading position.

s He6ommofi xounanr.rrna pyroeo4xrqefi

AOJTXHOCTTT.

v nebol'shoj kornpaniina rukovodyashchej

dolzhnosti.ln a hi<' conrnanv. B KDvrrHofi KoMrIiIrrHH. v kruDnoi kourpanii.

I work as . -fl aa6orraro . Ya rabotay-u

a tcchnical consultant ... TEXHHqECKI{M

KOIICTNbTiIIITOM.

... tehnicheskiuikonsul'tantorn.

a managcr. MEHEI)KEOOM. rnenedzherorn.. a brokcr. . 6porcepou. brokerour.

a sccrctarv- . ceKDgraDeM. sekretarvorlrI havc a small and succcssfulbusiness.

Y Mens ecrr He6orsmofiAoxoAnui 6ngnec.

U menya est'nebol'shojdohodnvi biznes.

I'm self-emnloved. .fI pa6oraro Ha ce6c. Ya rabotavu na sebva.

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5.3 Character

5.3.1 Features of Character

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['m a prosperousbusinessman.

.{ npeycneraroqufi6r,rgnecuen.

Ya preuspevayushchijbiznesmen.

I work a lot. -f[ unoro paSoraro. Ya rnnoqo rabotavu.I work . .fI oa6oraro . Ya rabotavu

full-tinrc- . flornbfr AeHb. nolnv dett'nart-tinre. . ueno;tnnl germ. nenolnv dett'

I enjoy my job Yery much. .f, oqenr rro6rro cBorooa6orv.

Ya ochen'lyublyu svoyurabotu.

I' nr tcmpora rilv uncnrplo.vcd. .f, npeuenno 6espa6oruufi .

-f, noeuenno 6esoa6orHas.Ya wemenno bezrabohryj.Ya wemenno bezrabotnava.

Iom retired -fl nexcr.ronep.-f, nencuoneDra.

Ya pensioner.Ya pensionerka.

character xapaKTep harakterI am ...I am a ... person.Thcv sav that I anr .

A.f, ... qe,rosex.

fosoprr. .rro s

Ya...Ya ... chelovek.Govoryat, chto ya

calnrocaccful

croKofubtfi(see rntes lte'lot)

spokojnyi(.rcc ttoles ltalou')

balanccd Yp:lBHoBernennrrfi ura v ltovesltetttt\cnergctic

activcanepnrunrrfi energichnl,-i

spontancous HerrocpeAcrBemrufi neuosredstvennvsociablc

comnrunicativco6rqnrelunrrfi obshchitel'ny'i

fi'icndlv rnvxemo6nuft drLrzhelyubrtynrodcst CKDOMHbIII skrornnvi

anrbitious qegro"nro6nrrrfi chestolt'ub vytunderstandins OT3bIBTIHBbIH otzyvch v\'l

chccrful recerrui vesvolviontimistic OIITUMI{CTHIIHbI}I ontirnistichnv

loyaltrustworthv

nepurul vefny-l

rcliablc HaAgxcnbd nadvozhnvrcsoonsiblc OTBETCTBEHITbII{ otvetstvetlllv

gcncrous rIeAphtr; shchedrvikind ao6pufi dobn

tcndcr-hcartcd HE'KHbIII nezhnvncrccutivc socnDlrnM.IIlBHfi vosDn rnchivv

stnccrc IICKDEHHIII,I iskrerrrr

honcst qecTHb[,r chestnvronrantic OOMAHTI{IIHbIH rornantichnv

carln!I sa6orrtlgrd zabotlivlindcncndcnt neasncHlorfr nezavlsllltvconsidcratc BHIIMATEJIbHbIII vnirnatel'nvpassionatc TEMNEOAMEI{THbTII telnDeramentnv

scnsitivc qyscrseHHrfr chuvstvennvpaticnt TEDIIEJII{BbIII ternelivv

casvgotng lo6no.nvnrno-secgnsrfi dobrodrrshno-vesvoll

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intcllcctual IHTEJIJI}ITEHTHbIfi intellisentnvifinanciall_v

securcMaTepr{:urbHo o6ecfleqeHHbrfi lnaterial'no obespechenny'i

wcll-to-do cocTosTeJIbHbru sostovatel'nvi

ln the Russian atliectives the encling -blfi is associatetl u'ith masculine nollns. For characterizing a\volltitn one shoulcl use another encling in the atliectir.e -Afl, which is associated with feminine nouns.For example:

he is kind oH Ao6phlfr on dobryjshe is kind otra Ao6pAt ona dobraya

5.3.2 Values

Values IIEHHOgTI{ tzennostiMy ... always comes first. fftx uenx ... BcerAa Ha

IIEDBOM MECTE.

Dlya menya ... vsegda napervom meste.

. family. . geMbr . selr'ya

. iob... . Da60ra. . rabota .

Material things are of novalue to me.

Marepua.nrnbre qeHHocrrr

AJIq MeHt He lIMeroT3HaqeHr4r,

Materialhye tzennostidlya menya ne imeyrtznacheniya.

Friends are very importantto me.

,{py:rx Arr MeHr orrenbMHOrO 3HaqaT.

Drvz'ya dlya menya ochen'mnogo znachat.

I try to find the positive inevervthins.

{ so sc€}.r craparocb narlruxoDorlee.

Ya vo vsyom starayus'najtihoroshee.

5.4 lnterests & Lifestyle

interests rrrrrepechr

YBIEIIEHIIS

interesyuvlecheniva

hobby xo66u hobbiI nlav soorts. f saHnr,rarccb cnoproM. Ya zanitnavus' srlol'torn.I enioy .f,nlo6nrc Ya lyublyu

Dlavins football. . EFDarb n 6vr5on. igrat'v fLrtbol.watching bascball on TV. . cMorrperb 6efic6o.rr no

TEJIEBI{3ODV.

surotret'bejsbol po

televizoru.Mv number I hobbv is . Mo€ xo66u HoMep oA!{H Moyo lrobbi uomer odin -

... sailing. . TIADVCHbIH CIIO(rT. partlSn]"1 Spoft.. acrobics- . agoo6uxa- aerobika.

. chcss- . ruaxMarbr. shahmatv.I'm also fond of . .f, :rarxe lro6lro Ya takzhe lvublvu

. dancinr'. . TaHrleBarb. tantzevat'.. muslc- . MV3EIKV. tttuzvku.

conrnutcr santcs- . KOMNbIOTEDHbIE I,ITDbI. kotnD'vutemve isrv.I like to Mne npa.snrc-s . Mne nravitsyaI do not like to . Mue ue HDaBr,rrcr . Mne ne nravitsva .

travcl. . $"re[recrBoBaTb. Duteshestv ovat'. sardcn- . 3aHr{MaTbcfl ca,40M. zanintat'sva sadom.. to cook. . ro'roBl{Tb. qotovit'.

I love . -flmo6nro Ya lyublyunaturc. . npHporv. . nriroclu.

. partics. . BEqEDHHKH. vecherinki.. honrcnraking. 3aHUMaTbCS AOMaTTTHHM

xognlcrnoM.zanirnat'sya domashnim

Itozvaistvorn.I am a verv sood cook. f oqenr xonomo roroBJrro. Ya ochen' horosho gotovlyu.

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Intcrcsts I havc arc: rcading,classical music, theater.

-f, yererarocb rrreHn eM.

KJrttccHqecKofi uysrncofi ,

TeaTpoM.

Ya uvlekayus' chteniem,klassicheskoj muzykoj,teatrom.

I enjoy city life Yery much. Mne oqenr Hp:rBr.rrcs

foDollcK:u{ xr.r3Hb.Mne ochen'nravitsyasorodskaya zhizn'.

I have a lot of interests butmost of all like to beoutdoors.

Y MeHc MHoropneuenufi"Ho 6orbme Bcero s mo6.np6urr na [DrrDone.

U menya mnogo uvlechenij,no bol'she vsego ya lyublyubyt'na prirode.

I am a vcrv outgoing typc ofperson.

f ue AouoceA.f ue AouoceArca.

Ya ne domosed.Ya ne domosedka.

What do you do in yourspare time?

9eM Tbtrtnu

3aHnMaelrrbcsrl3aHuMag[ecb B

cso6oAHoe speMs'l

Chem tylvyzanim ae sh's y al zanimaetes' vsvobodnoe vremva?

What are your interests? 9etlr rrrlssryBJreKaerrrbcq,''ymeraerecr ?

Chem tylvyuvlekaesh'sya/uvlekaetes'?

What is our hobbv? Karoe v re6sr/Bac xo66u'l Kakoe u tebya..lvas hobbi'?

6 DWELLING PLACEI am from Awz. Ya IZ

thc USA- . CIXA. SShA.Canada- . Kan44rr. . Kanadv.

Grcat Britain- Beluro6DuraHnu. VelikobritaniiWhere do you live? f ge rrr"nu xlrnOmr,,lxun ere'l Gde tyr'vy

zhiwosh'/zhiwote?I live in ... citv. -fl xunv B roDore . Ya zltivLr v sorodeI live in my own house. flxuny r cso6M

co6crseHHoM AoMe.

Ya zhiw v svoyomsobstvennom dome.

I rent a flat. .f, cruruaro KBaprnpy, Ya snimayu kvartim.

7 LANGUAGElanguage

'3bIKyazyk

What is your nativelansuape?

Karcofi TBoft,'nafl pognoficeHr'l

Kakoj tvoj/vash rodnojyazyk?

My native language isEnslish.

Mofi po,urofi sgrm -anmrnficrcrfi.

Moj rodnoj yzyk-aneliiskii.

French iboanwscKr,rfi ti'antzLrzskiiGerman nervreUrurfi nernetzkiiSnanish ncnarrcKr.tu snanskiiItalian rnanrsncrufi tal'\'anskiiKorean KOPEHCKI.IH koreiskiiArabic apa6ctarfi alabskiiGreek rpe.recKlrfi srecheskiiTurkish rypeqrcrfi turetzkiiRussian DVCCKI4II russki i

What languages do youspeak?

KarN rrcr x3hlKaMlr rbrjlBblnna4eerur/ura,qeere'l

Kakimi yazykarnitylvyvladeesh'/vladeete?

I speak English, tr'rench,Spanish, Gcrnran, Japancsc.

.f, ronopro no-anrnr.rficrr.r. uo-tppaHrryscxrn. no-HcnarrcKr.r.lo-HeMerlKn. rlo-snoHcKH.

Ya govoryu po-anglijski, po-frantzttzski, po - i sp an ski, po -nemetzki" Do-vaponski.

I don't know Russian. .f ne sHaro ovccrHfi. Ya ne zuayu russkiiI speak Door Russian. .f, nnoxo roBoDro [o-DvccKH. Ya nloho sovoryll no-rr.rsski.

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I want to learn Russian. .f, xoqv n3vqarb DvccKr.rfi. Ya hochrr izuchat' russkii.I have a good command ofthe Russian lansuase.

.f, xopomo BJra,{ero pyccrrrM. Ya horosho vladeyu russkim.

What is the Russian for ...? Kar< 6yaor ro-pyccnn ...? Kak budet Do-lusski ...'lI am sorry for my Russian. .f, npomy npoqeHr,rr ga uofi

DvccKllfi.Ya proshu proshcheniya zamoi russkii.

8 BAD HABITS

Do you . TbI,'Bu Tr'vr.'snrokc? KvDurnbJKvDHTe? kurish'ikLrrite'ldrink? . nr€mr;'nr€re'J o'voslt'ib'vote'l

I smoke. fl rypro. Ya kuryu.I don't smoke. .f, ne rvpn. Ya ne kuryu.I drink. .fI nrp. Ya D'ytt.

I don't drink. .f, ne nrro. Ya ne p')'r-r.

I smoke occasionallv. .f, usoerKa KvDro. Ya izredka kuryu.I drink sociallv. .f, nrro rro [Da3rHrrKaM. Ya D'yu po firazdnikam.I lovc good rvinc and cigars. .f nro6mo xoporuee BHHo r{

cxraDbr.Ya lyublyu horoshee vino isisarv.

I prefer beer. f nDe.uno.rr-rraro rrlrBo. Ya oredoocl tavu DlvoI don't smoke nor drink. -f, ne rcypro rr He [bro. Ya ne kulu neDVU

9 WHAT SORT OF RELATIONSHIP BEING SOUGHTI am looking for a woman/aman for...

.fi unry xenrqnny./vryn$InnyNts....

Ya ishchu zhenshchinu/muzhchinu dlya ...

. corrcspondcncc bv c-mail. ... IlepenncKHno3JIEKTDOHIIOfi NO'TTE,

... perepiski po

elektronnoi Dochte.a fricndshin. ..uovx6u. dmzhbv.

sniritual dialosuc. . .4yxoBHoro o6uenm. duhovnoqo obshchenrya.. a ronlancc. . poMar{Tr{qecKax

ornoruernrfi.rornanticheskih

otnoshenii.a short-ternr rclationshin. . BDeMeHHbrx ornourermfi . vretnettnvh otnoshen

intinratc rclations. . HHTltMHbrx orrnourer*rfi . intiurnvh otnoshen. scx. . AJrr ceKca. dlya seksa.

a long-ternr rclationship. AOJTIOBpeMeHHbD(

ornoruernrfi.dolcovrernennyh

otnoshenii.a scrious rclationshiu. . ceDr€gnnor oT nonrerrltfi. ser'yozn ylt otrtoslten

. nrarnagc. ... 6parca.

cvflovx(ecrBa.... braka.

suDnrzltestva.I seekins someone. .l[ nury roro-nx6y.qr Ya ishchu koqo-nibr.rd'

to spcnd timc rvith. ... Nrs coBMecrHoroB DEMtrIDOBO)IiIIEHI{fl .

... dlya sovlnestnogovrelrvaDrovozhden iva.

to havc a lot of fun with. ... Arssec€roroBDEMf,NDOBOX.IIEHI4fl .

... dlya vesyologovrelnvaDfovozhden iva.

. to sharc nrv lifc rYith. . c KeM uor 6rr pa3.qeJrr,rrb

cBolo x0{3Hb.

.... c KeM *ror.na 6rrDA3.IIEJIIITb CBOIO X[I3Hb.

s

s keur rnog by razdelit'svoyu zltizn'.

keur urogla by razdelit'svovu zltizn'.

I am honeful of findins ... f uagelocr naitru . Ya nadevus'naitia sood fricnd. . xoDorrrero lDvra. horoshego druga.

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DCn DalS- . nDY3efi no rreDenucKe. druzei Do DereDiske.a soul nratc. . BTODVK} NOJIOBI,IHKV.

a lovcr. ... IIO6OBHHKA.(spaokiug of'0 ntun)

... rlo6oBHr,rqy.(.s peo ki ng o /' u ti'qntiln )

... lyubovnika.(speol;ing 0.f u ntun)

... lyr,rbovnitzu.(speol;ing of u v'ztil0n)

- a wifc- . )Ker{v. zltenu.. a husband. Mv)KA. lnuzha.

1O WHAT SORT OF PERSON BEING SOUGHTfemalewoman

XEHilIHHA zhenshchina

maleman

MVI(TIIilIA turuzhchina

I anr intcrcstcd in mccting a

woman/a man ...f xcrren 6u nognanoMr.rrbcs cx(gHrrtrrrHoftirMylKw{Hofi . . .

{ xorena 6rr nognaroMr,rrbcsc rreHrunHofi/wxqrnnofi ...

Ya hotel by poznakornit'sya s

zhenshchinojimuzhchinoj ...Ya hotela by poznakornit'syas zhenshchinoiiinuzhchinoi...

... not olderthan 50 \jcars of age.

He craprue 50-rr ngr. ne starshe 50-ti let.

... not.youngerthan 20 vcars of asc.

Ire MJr4Arrre 20-rn le,r. ne mladshe 20-ti let.

of avcrage hcightand build-

... cpeAHeropocrar,r Terocrol(eHus.

. srednego rostai teloslozheniya.

. rvho is r*'cll cducatcd. . xopomo o6pasonanruna.I.slttukittg of Lt ttt/ttt)

.. xopono o6pa:orannofi.( s t tttu ki ng o f

' u llottt utt )

horosho obrazovannym.(s1tt'ttkitrg ttl u ttttrtt)

.. ltorosho obrazovanno.j.( s peo ki ng o f

' u tt'ctttt uu )I am lookins for . .l[ nqy . Ya ishchu

. a Russian sirl. . pvccrcvrc.4eBvrrrKv. nrsskuyu devushku.. a busincss oartncr. . ,[eJroBoro nagrH€Da. delovogo Daftnyora.

m_y Drcams rtonranlnran. xearurry/uyx.nruycsoefi Meqrbr.

zhenshch inr.r/ur uzhchinusvoei rnechtv.

The woman I am searchingfor must be attractive andsincere.

Xenqrnna. Koropyro s urqy.AOJDKHa 6bITb

nprrBJreKareJrbHoft r{ncrcDennefi.

Zhenshchina, kotoruyr yaishchu, dolzhna by'privlekatel'noj i iskrennej.

Thc nran I anr searching formust be financially secureand reliable.

Myx.mna. Koroporo r lrrqy.AoJDKeH 6rrrr uarepn:urbHoo6ecneqesrruu n uagdxnuru.

Muzhchina, kotorogo yaishchu, dolzhen byt'nraterial'no obespecherrnym i

nadyozhnym.A good sense of humor is amust.

O6.{saTerrHo c qyBcrBoM

roMopa.Obyazatelho s chuvstvomwmora.

I am looking for someonc . .f, uqy roro-ns6yAr Ya ishchu koso-n bud'. rvith similar intercsts. . c noAo6Hbli{x HTeDeca}.rFt. s podobnyn-r ltlteresalnrrvho apprcciates music

and Iitcraturc.. KTO TIeHUT rr{y3btrcy

I{ JIITTEDATYW.

. kto tzenit rnuzyku i

literaturu.. rthom l ma_v havc things

in conrnron... c KeM y MeH{ Mo)r(er

6rrrr unoro o6rqero.s kem u lnenya rnozhetbyt'rnnogo obshchego.

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11.1 Address

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My dear. Mofi 4oporofi. (addressing atndn)Mor 4opora"n. (addressing alt'ontdn )

Moj dorogoj . (addressing aman)

Moya dorog a r-- a. ( u tld t'a s s i ttg er

woman)My sweet. Mnlufi vrofr. (addressing a

nMtt)Muaar tvton. (addressing at|ontiln)

Mil1.1i nroj. (otldt'essing o nrutt)

Milaya moya. (addressing awoman)

My sweetheart. lfto6urtaufi vroit. I u tltl ress i tt g ttIltutt)Jlro6xuas vron. (u&ln'.s.slrg rr

|'0trtLrrt)

Lyubimyj moj. (addressing aman)Lyubirnaya lroya. (otltlrt.ss irrgawoman)

you TbI

Bu (see notes below)TyYy (see notes below)

Both Russiitn personal singular pronouns ru antl Bu correspond to one personal singular pronolrn "'y'ou"in English. One shoulcl know the clitlbrenee bett'een theur. because it's very important while socializingt'ith the Russians. Brr is used either if you address a person, who is much older than you, or if you justwant to show tltat you respect hiur"her. When people contact each other tbr the first tiure or if they don'tktrow each other very.' rvell. they.' also shoulcl use Bsr (as a rule it's written with first capital letter inotllcial terts. but in private e-n-rails it may begin rvith small letter as well). During the comtr.runicatiouthey both nay start to sny.' rrr after a while.

11.2 Greeting & Parting

Hello! 3,qpancrsyfi lsapar crnyfire ! Zdravstvui/zdravswui te !

Hi! Ilpunsr! Privet!How are vou? Kax,uenal Kak dela'lI am very well, thank you. V ueug Bce xopomo,

cnacu6o.U menya vsyo horosho,soasibo.

Whatts new? tlro nororo'l Chto novoso'lEverything goes its usualway.

Bc€ nqer cBoHM qepeAoM. Vsyo idyot svoiur cheredour.

Good-bye. Ao csnAaHus. Do svidanil.'a.Good luck! Y.qaqlr! Udachi!All the best! Bcero xoDorrero! Vseqo horosheso!Take care ofvourselfl Eepern ce6s! Beresi sebt'a !

I hone . Hanerocr.. Nadeyus'to hcar fronr -vou in thc

ncar futurc.... noJryruTr or re6s./nac

orBgr e Grnxtafimee BDeMfl.

... poluchit' ot tebyarlr;as

otvet v blizhaishee vreutva.. vouoll rcplv with a picture.

npn'u€mr'rrro"-n*.l"iu"#c ibororpaibnefi.

pri shl yosh',lpri rh l r";; 3;:J;s fbtosrafiei.

. rvc'll nrcct soon- MbI CKOOO BCTDETHMC'. tny skoro vstretimsya.I am looking forward tohearins from vou soon.

X.qr croporo orBera. Zltdu skorogo otveta.

My regards to . flepeganarllnepe,qaB afi reNDIIBET .,.

Peredavaj /peredavaj teprivet ...

11.3 Compliment

Your ad really touched me. I Troe'sarrre o6rsBreHue I Tvovo,'r,ashe ob'vavlenie

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OqEHb 3:MIITCDECOBtIJIO MCH'. ochen' zainteresovalo lnenya.I liked your photo verymuch.

Mne oqenr noHpaBr4Jr:r€b

TBos.lB ama ibororoatbnx.Mne ochen'ponravilasrtvoya/vasha fotografi ya

You are so beautiful,charming, and elegant!

Tsr,lsrr rarofi Kpacr{Bbrfi ,

orrapoBaremnrrfi ug;reraHrnrtfi l. I uddt'r' r.r i t ri4 tr

ntcn)Trrlnn raras Kpacr,rB:u{.

oqapoBaTerrbHair H

SJIelaHTHUtfl t I uddt r.t.t i rrg u

v'o11t0n)

Tylvy takoj krasivyj,ocharovatel'nyj i elegantnyj !

(addressing a man)

T y I v y takay a krasivaya,ocharovatel'naya ielegantnaya! (addressing awoman)

You look wonderful! Trr,lsH BeJrHKoJrenHo

BbrnrsAurub/n rnnsArl:re !

Ty/vy velikolepnowelvadish'/welvadite !

You seem a very interestingperson.

Tbr,'nu xaxcelnc.s.lralrerecborreHb r.rHTepecHbrMIIEIIOBEKOM.

Ty lvy kazhesh'syalkazhetes'ochen' interesnymchelovekom.

You look young. Tbr,'BbI MoJIoAo

BhrnrrAr{rtrb.,1n rrrncAure.Ty/vy molodowelvadish'/welvadite

You have a very beautifulname.

Y re6x.lsac oqeub KpacuBoe

I{Mtr.

U tebya/vas ochen' krasivoeimva.

You have a lovely child! Y re6clnas nperwrnufioeGnor!

U tebya/vas prelestnyjrebyonok!

11.4 Gongratulation

llannv birthdav! C.uneu poN.uenns! S dnyour rozltdeniy-aIIlannv New Year! C HosHM roAou! S Novt'rn qodorn!

Merrv Christmas! Cqagrrmnoro Dox,regrsa ! Schastlivoqo rozhdestva !

I congratulate vou on . flosroamxo re6ilsacc Pozdravlvavu tebva,.lvas s

I wish you ... Xe;raro reSei'nana Zhelavr.r teber'vam

hauuincss. . cqacrbs. schast'va.

. sood luck. . yAawl rudachi.

sood hcalth. . 3-trODOBbr. . zdorov'va.I hope you have a good . Xenaro redet'saM xopomo

TIDOBE TTI ...Zbelayu teb e/vam horoshoprovesti...

, holidar,'. . IIPA3.IIHI-IK. prazdnik.

tinrc. . BDEMJI. v relllva.May all your dreams cometrue.

llycrr c6y.qrrcx ncetnou..lgarrrn ueqrrrl

Pust'sbudutsya vsetvoi/vashi mechff!

11.5 Thanks

Thanks. Cuacu6o. Spasibo.Thank you for . Cuacpr6o . Srrasibo..

vour attention to nry'ad. 3a BHlIMaHne K MOeMy

o6rsnreHuro.za vnirnanie k rnoerlu

ob'vavlenivLr.taking thc tinrc to rcad

this.... . qro sgllgglganrrr4 BpeMs[pOq]ITaTb 3rO. I ttddt'c.:.srtrs tr

nt(tn )... . rrro narrr14./119g.111 BpeMf[pOqIfTaTb 3TO. /rr</<ilt'.r.srrtt rr

\t'ontun)

.. . chto nashyolinashlivrelnya prochitat' eto.

I t tt ldrt,s.s i tt g ct tn (t t r )

... . chto nashlai'nashlivremya prochitat'eto.

( tuldt't'.s s i t tg u rt'( ) t t ttt t I )vour lcttcr and photo. 3a rto6:'nante ttrlcbMo It

ibororoafrnr.r.za tvoyo/vashe pis'uro i

tbtoerafii.

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. consratulatins nrc. . NO3.IIDABJIEH}IE. Dozdravlenie.. sood w'ishcs. 3a xoDotrr[e noxeJraHr{r. za horoshie Dozhelaniva.thc invitation . 3A IIDI{NIATNEHIIE. za Drislashenie.

I am writing to thank youvery much indeed for...

IhIrry.:ryo6blno6raroAaprarr re6slsac sa

Pishu, chtobypoblagodarit' tebyar'vas za

It was nicc of -you to u ritc tome as you did.

Eruro oqeur Mr.rJro ctnoefi rlnarrrefi cropoHblHANHCATb MHE.

Bylo ochen'milo s

tvoej/vashej storony napisat'mne-

11.6 Apology

Excuse me plerse. HgnnHn,lugnl{Hllre,noxanyfiura.

Izvini/izvinite, pozhaluj sta.

Sorry for the delay inanswering your letter.

flpouty nporqeHuc 3a

3aAepx(Ky c oTBeroM Ha

TBOe,,/Barne ru.IcbMo.

Proshu proshcheniya zazaderzhku s ofvetom natvovo/vashe nis'mo-

Please, don't be angry withme.

He cep4ncr,'cep4rnecr.nDorlv re6xuas.

Ne serdisTserdites', proshutebva/vas.

No offence meant. .f, ne xoren re6s,lnaco6u4err..f, ne xorena re6s,'naco6nAgrr.

Ya ne hotel tebya/vasobidet'.Ya ne hotela tebya/vasobidet'.

I wish to anolosize for . .f, xosy H3BHHurbcs 3a Ya hochu izvinit'sva za

11.7 Request

Please . floxanvftsra . Pozhaluista.lvritc mc if .vou arc

intcrcstcd in nr-v ad.HANruIIjJHAIII{III{TE MHE.

ecJII{ TeorilBac

3ulr{rrrepeconalo lro€o6r-sBiregue.

napishi,'napishite mne.esli tebya/vas

zainteresovalo rloyoob'vavlenie.

scnd me vour photo. [pnmrn/npurrrJrrrre MHe

cBoro abororuadsro.prishli.lprishlite rnne svoyu

tbtosrafivLr.I ask vou to ... .f[ nponrv re6si'nac Ya nroshu tebva,lvas

. c-nrail nre thc follorvinginformation:

. Ha[r4caTb MHe oCJIEIVIOIICM:

. napisat' llllle osledur-ushcheur:

. gtvc vour ans\l'cr as soonas nossible-

Aarb orBeT KaK MoxHocKoDee.

dat'otvet kak rnozhnoskoree.

Could you tell me about .. He uor:'uonru 6rr rnlsrtpaccKa3arb MHe o ...(udtlressittg u ntdu)He uorna..luornra 6rr rrr/nnpaccKa3arb MHe o ...( udtlres s i tt g 0 v'otu 0 tt )

Ne mog/mogli byty/vyrasskazat' mne o ...(addressing a man)Ne mogla/mogli byty/vyrasskazat' mne o ...(oddressins a woman)

vour narcnts? tg6141./garrrrlX ooanrelrx'l tvoih'lvashih roditelvah?

]iour currcnt job? '-- TBoofiisarrrefinacrofllrefi pa6me?

tvoeji'vashej nastoyashchejrabote'?

11.8 lnvitation

I would like to invite you tothe USA.

-fl xcrren 6rr npnmacrrrre6s.,1nac s CIIA..B xorera 6u upuruacnnre6s.lsac s CIIIA.

Ya hotel by priglasit'tebya/vas v SShA.Ya hotela by priglasit'

as v SShA.

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May I invite you to.. Parpennre npfiilracr{Tbre6nrnac s ...

Razreshite priglasit'tebya,/vas v ...

Come and see me at myplace.

.f[ npnmatrraro re6qlBac B

TOCTI{.

Ya priglashayu tebya/vas vgosti.

Would you like to visit me? He xoqeun.korrnre ru rbl,,'Bs[puexaTb Ko MHe'?

Ne hochesh'lhotite li ty lvypriehat'ko mne?

11.9 Declaration of Love & Proposal

I do like you very much. Trlsrr MHe oqeHbnparurur gr"'n DaBlrrecb.

Ty/vy mne ochen'nravish'syalnravites'.

I love vou. .f, nro6nro re6s,,'nac. Ya lytrblyu tebla/vas.Do you love me? Trvnrr h,reHs

mo6ulrrfuro6lrre?Tylvy menyalyubishTlwbite?

I anr alwavs thinking of .you. f uogro.srfio AyM:rro ore6e,/nac.

Ya postoyanno dumayu otebe/vas.

I need you so much. Trr/srr MHe oqeHbHyxeH/Hyx(vrt. ( u tl dre s s i ug u

tltdn)Trt'1nrr MHg ortgHbnyxHa"nyx Hbt. I udtl t'<'s s i r tg ct

7t'ont(,rt )

Tylvy mne ochen'n uzlren,,/nlrzhny. { o tltl res s i n r: uman)Ty/vy mne ochen'tt trzltrralltrrzllty. ( ttdtln's s i ng ttwoman)

You drive me crazy. -l[ cxoxcy no re6e/saMc yMa.

Ya shozhu po tebe/vams uma.

I can't live without you. .fl ne lrory xmr 6eg

re6slsac.Ya ne mogu zhit'beztebya/vas.

I want you to be my wife. f xouy. qro6nr rbrjlBbrgranalgra.nrl uoefi xenofi .

Ya hochu, chtoby tylvystala/stali moei zhenoi.

Will you marry me? Tbr,'Bbr nufi4ettru'Bruigere :aMens'?

Ty lvy vyjdeshTvyj dete zamenya?

Let's set married. flasafi .lgaB afi're nox(eurlMc-fl . Davaiidavaite pozhenirnsya.I'd like to register ourmarriage.

-fl xorel 6u3aDen{crDr,rDoBarb naru 6oax

Ya hotel byzaregistrirovat' nash brak.

11.10 Agreement & Refusal

Oh ves! O aa! O dalo.K Xopomo. Horosho.Yes, certainly.Yes. of course.

,{a. roue.uro. Da. konechno.

With oleasure! C y,4osomcrsueM! S udovol'stviem!Thcrc can bc no doubt aboulit!

Kar<ue uoryr 6urrconanenlrs!

Kakie mogut byt'somneniya!

I agree. .f, cor:races.{ coruracna.

Ya soglasen.Ya soglasna.

I don't agree. fl ne cornacen.f, ne cornacna.

Ya ne soglasen.Ya ne soglasna.

No, I can't. Her. s He Mory. Net. \,'a lle lnogu.Unfortunatelv. K coxa;rennro . K sozhaleniyuI would like to. but . Mne xoranrocr 6rr. uo Mne hotelos'bv. uoI am asainst it. f nporlle. Ya Drotiv.I don't think so. nyrraaro" .rro Her. Durlayu. chto net.I think so. nyuaro. qro Aa. Durna\.'r-r. chto da.As vou sav. flycm 6yam ro-TBoeMy j,rro- Pust' budet Do-tvoemLl/Do-

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12 SAMPLE LETTERS

12.1 Personal Male Ad

Hcllo! 'l'hank.vou lbr rcading nrl | 34parcrryft're! Cnacr.r6o. qro I Zdrarstrujte! Spasibo. chroadvcrtiscmcnt! 'l'his is thc tirst I ocraHonruucb rra MoeM o6rmneruor. I ostanor'ilis' ltil nlolonl ob'yqar,lenii-timc I havc cver trietl an intcrnct | .fl BrrepBbre BocrroJrL,3oBarrcx I Va lpel'\'y-e \.ospol'zo\,alsvasitc like this. I hope so much that I rrc4o6nrru uHrepl€r-cafrIoM r.r I potlobnvnt intentet-sa-itom i ocheu'it'll help me to find a soul mate. I overn lra.(erocb. lITo oH Mr€ | na(levus'. chto olr lrrne ponrozhet

rrcMoxer tlaifirrt4 Moro nrrop)rc | najti moyu vtoruyu polovinku.Hcrc is a littlc sonrcthing aboul I nonoBnrffy Nemnogo o sebe:me: Herrcoro o ceSe: N.{enva z0\ ut Dzhon. Ya

,l'ar,lvay'us' glazhdaninonr Ameliki.Razr,edvon. U lltenva est'chuclesnr, j syu p-vati let. kotolr,jzhivyot u menya neskol'ko tlnej rneclelvu. lr.'lne -12 eoda- r'ost lt{0srfl. \ es 79 kg. sporti\ noc

.\'lr namc is John and I am an I Merrr sonyr .ftxou. .fl ffiJurrocbI

.\nterican citizcn. I am a dirorcctl I rpax4aruuoM AMepmfl,r. Pa.sBeA€u.

man and havc a $ondcrful son I V Merrrr ecrb rryAecHbrfi cbrH rrr{Trd

agctl 5, living nith nrc a I'cn tlars I rer. xoropuft xr4Bgr y Merrfia rrcck. I an -10 "rcars of agc. 180 | necrormxo AHefi B HeAerro. Mne i2cm tall. 79 kg antl an athlctic I roga. poct l[{0 cpr= nec 79 rcr.build. I havc brorvn hair antl I cnopnaHoe reJrocJroxeHl,rc. Y Melrs teloslozhenie. U lrleulagrcen c!'es. Pcople sa.v l'nr I ropr'r,*resrre Bolochr u 3erelsre korichnevve volosv i zelyon,ve

glaza. L1,udi govoryat. chto vaprivlekatelen.

U mcnva es[' r,vssl]ee

attractive-

I havc a univcrsitr dcgrcc. \orv Irvork as an cnginecr in a big

rJra3a. Jltoan roBopsr- rITo s.

npHBneKaTeJIeH.

Y MeFIf; ecrr Bblcm@compan): and considcr ntlscll' I o6pasonarrae. Cefiqac s pa6oraro I oblnzoranie. Sejchas J*a l'abotavufinancialll sccurc. I am ronrantic. I nnxenepoM B KpyflHofi KoMilil{prpr n I inzhcnelorn r klupnoj konrpanii ihunorous nntl havc a lot ol' I cwrraro ce6s Marepl{arr,Ho I schitavu seb\a rtraterial'nointcrests- )'lost of all I likc I o6ecneverrollr qeJIoBeKoM. -fl | obespechennvnr chelor,ekortr. Yahockcl. travcling. and nrusic. I poMarrruqHblfi. Beceruft u l4Mero I r'ornantichnvi. res,v-olj i irnevul"ricnels arc also of great raluc to I rr,trrcro yBjreqeruilU- Eonrure Bcero s I rnnogo urlechenij. Bol'she vsegomc. I do not smokc. drink I rnoSrno xoKKefi. nyrelrlecrBl,rr{ I.r | ,v-'a ly,ubly,u hokkcj. puteshestr,iva isocially. My3brKy. Taxxe Anr Melrrr HMeror I nruzvku. 'l'akzhe dlya nrenyil

6onrrroe 3rutqeHne Apy3r,r. .fl * I irneyul bol'shoe znaclrenie til'rz'va.I'd lovc to find a singlc or I rvprc. BbIIIuBaro rorlbKo no | \'a nc kurru. rv;rirtvu tol'ko podivorccd \roman to hc my friend. I rpa:4rua<artr. prazdnikam.

Ya b1, ocheu' lrotel naj tirtil'c and lolcr. She nrust he fl 6rr orreHb xoreJl rmftTr4

l'enrininc and loungct' than nrc. I ogruo{rc wM pa3BeAerftylo I trtlinokul-u ili rnzrctNonrtrryu-l-hc colors of hair and cles elon't I xeHnu{Hy. Koropat uorna 6rr crarr I zheushchiuu. kotorava nrogla bynrattcr. but slim build is I une ApyroM- xeuofi u rro5osruqeft. I stnL' tnuc tllugorn. zhenoj idcsirablc. Highcr cducation is I Orm AorDKlm 6url xencrserurcft u I ly,ubovnitzej. Ona clolzhna blr'also a must, MoJIoxe ueux. L{ner BoJroc Lr rtrrB Fre I zhcnstr cnnoj i mo|:zhe mellva.

HMelor 3r{aqeHl,rJt. Ho xeJrareJILHo. I lzrcl rolos i glaz ne irncvutIf vou arc that onc. plcasc scnd I wo6rr 6srna cr:poi*ru $m'ypa. I znachenira. no zhelatel'no- chtoby,ntc a photo along rrith -rour lcttcr. I Tarorce o6r:arenrn rr,rcuree I bvla strojnava tigula. 'l akzhe'l'ell nc a littlc ahout ]ourscll. I o6pa:onanne. oblazatel'llo r,vsshee oblazovanie.

Esli \iy takn!,a. pozhalqisLa.vour intcrcsts, and ),our fanril5,. I Ecma ex r:mar. rnxauyftcra.rrould bc lcrv glad to hcar fronr I rpmrrnrrernre@rorpatpuloBM@Te I prishlite nlte tbtogrttlvu vnleste s

you! | c naurru rtNchMoM. Paccxaxrre I r rshinr pis'rnr-rnr. RasskazhiteHeMlroro o ce6e. o Bilrur,D( r4HTepecax I nernnogo o sebe. o r,ashih interesahnonarueficeure.-fl6yryoveHbpa4 |io rashe.j sem'e. Ya butlu ochen'B{rrrreMy rurcruy! rad vashemu pis'mu!

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Dear Olga,

I likcd .tour ad and photo vcrymuch. You arc a bcautilul andvcrr, intcrcsting lvonran. indcctMbcliel'c I mect thc lcquirenrents

,{oporar Omra!

MHe oqerrl nor4)aBxrrocb Bame

o6rsBrer*re v $ororpa$ur. Bu,4eftcTBr,rrerr,ro Kpacr4Bas r,r oqeHb

nas xeH[trara! -fl

Dorogaya Ol'ga!

[,lne ochen' ponlar,ilos' r'ashe

ob'y-avlenie i tbtograliya. \jldejstvitel'no klasivaya i ocherr'irttelesn:rva zhenshclrina! Ya

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that you listed in your ad. I *o coorBercrByro rpeOoaaru,nrrl.KOTOphre BbI [epeal]Icnmnr B cBoeM

I am John. I anr a singlc nralc of I o6renneru.lravcrtgc hcight, slightll I Meru 3oBlr Ii(oH. _fI o4mroxr.dovcr*cight, I an46 vcars \oungr I Myxcil4{a cpegnero pocra. HeMHorohut still in c\ccllcna phrsical I rnnnonarurfi Mne -16 nsr. Ho r Bceshape. I "tqe

HaxolKycb n or.na.nrofi

Sranrvecxofi t[opue..fi ncrmreq rD npoucxoxAeHr,[o.

Xloy n Arnrum. n 6ororuou goueBM@Te co cBoHMr{ po,ryrremun. _fl

roBoplo no-aru-lrrtcrc.r. no-LrcrrrHcKr4I4 XOqy 3aISITLC' pyccKHM.

.fl Hcrpernual. srfl.nrarerbrrrfi r,oqerib o6upnerru*rft IreJIoBeK.rop!{cr no o6pa:oraruro. Bepro nnpeAaHIOCTb U qegIHOCTI'- Uctrl,nalo- rfTo 3To cElMbIe BaxHbIeKaqecrBa. roropbre uoryr 6rrrr yqelloBeKa.

EcnH eac 3alfiilq)ecoB€tlo sroTIHcbMo I,T BH MeIITaeTe o FIaAET(HoM

LryxGrHHe. noxanyftcra. ErrrHrrmreune. .fI o6eularo r4)ricnarb B:lM cBoro<Dororpar}rro. (orAa rprryqy or BacOTBET.

I4cxper*rc Baru,

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I lnr of Spanish desccnt. I livc inEngland. in a big housc nith mlparcnts. I spcak English, Spanish.and want to take up Russiatr.

l'nr a sinccl'c. considcratc. anelvcrv sociablc pcrson, a la*.rcr b.rprofession. I bclierc in tidclitr,ancl honcstv. I fintl thosc to bctrto of thc most inrportantqualities a person catr possess.

lf vou arc intcrcstcd in this lettcrantl if 1,ou drcam to havc arcliablc man. pleasc rrritc mc. Ipronrisc to scnel ml picturc *henI receive your reply.

Yours sincerely,John

clunrayu. chto soot\ietst\:t-lvutlebovanivartt. kotol've \.,-perechislili v svoyom ob'yavlenii.

IVlenya zo\.t-l[ Dzhon. Yaotlinoki j ntuzhchina sretlnego r.osta.luenrlogo polnor,aty.j. Ir4ne 4(r let-no va \:svo eshchyo naltozhus' totlichnoj fizicheskoj forme.

Ya lspanelz poproishozhtienivu. Zhivu v Anglii. r,

bol'shonr dome \,nteste so sr.oirt'tiroditely,ami- Ya govoryu po-angli-iski. po-ispanski i hochuzaryat'sya russkim.

Ya iskrennij. r,nirnarellry.i iocheu' obshchitel'nyj chelor,ek-;*ulist po obrazovaniyu. Vervu vpredannost' i chestnost'. I schitar-u.chto eto sanrye vazhnve kachestr,a.kotorye mogut byt'u cheloveka.

Esli ras zaintelesotalo etopisLrro i ty rtrechtaete onacly-ozluonr muzhchine-pozhalt1jsta. napishite nlne. yaobeslrchay,u plislat' valll s\iovutbtogratiy,u- kogcla poluchu or \jasotvet.

Iskrenne Vash,Dzhon

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