Engl is h-Russian Personal Corraspondence Gu ide Book LearningRussian.com English-Russian Personar correspondence Guide Book CONTENTS 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]. ..............._. 15 ll.l0 AGREEMENT&REFusAL....... ..........................15 12 SAMPLE LETTERS... 6 7 8 9
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Engl is h-Russian Personal Corraspondence Gu ide Book LearningRussian.com
10 WHAT SORT OF PERSON BErNG SOUGHT..... ..................11
II ETIQUETTE FORMULAS ............I2
I I .9 Declenarror oF LovE & pRoposA]. ..............._. 15ll.l0 AGREEMENT&REFusAL....... ..........................15
12 SAMPLE LETTERS...
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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:
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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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' .
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'.
. 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.
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 -
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 .
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.
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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...
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 ETIQUETTE FORMULAS
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
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.
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)
-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!
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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
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.
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.