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[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

Now that my cell phone is a-ok, I was thinking of leaving a quasi-Russian message for my answering machine. Any tips on archetypal or original messages? So far I have... "Привет! Это Уил. Я не здесь, но пожалуйста..." and that's all I got...

Comments

[vyacheslav.livejournal.com]

Do you have a lot of Russian friends? if not, isn't this going to be sort of confusing for people?

[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

haha! Actually, I have no Russian friends. But the friends I do have know I'm obssesive compulsive about Russian, so if they hear the Russian they'll know it's me.

[aman-geld.livejournal.com]

"Привет! Это Уил. Я сейчас не могу ответить на ваш звонок - оставьте, пожалуйста, своё сообщение и номер телефона, и я вам перезвоню."

a bit too formal but i guess it's a mainstream voice-message.

[wretched-girl.livejournal.com]

"Ya ne mogu pogovorit. Pozhalista ostavta soobsheena."

[shellesie.livejournal.com]

well, then so: "Ya ne mogu seichas govorit'. Pozhaluista ostavte soobschenie"

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Wow... what language is that? Czech? ;-)

[shellesie.livejournal.com]

Привет, это Уил! Оставьте свое сообщение после сигнала.

or maybe a joke like
C вами говорит телефон Уила, я передам ему ваше сообщение
(This is a Will's phone, i'll give him your message)

[mooze.livejournal.com]

Here you go dude:

Драсти, с вами разговаривает телефон Уила! Не притворяйтесь, что понимаете, и даже не пытайтесь ничего понять, просто говорите после гудка...

Howdy, this is Will's phone speaking! Don't try to understand or even make an effort to understand, just start speaking after the beep...

[ex-sdoba305.livejournal.com]

Zdraste! Atvootvetchik slomalsa i s vami govorit holodilnik. Ostavte soobscenie posle signala

[ex-sdoba305.livejournal.com]

ой, перевод забыла

Hi! The answering mashine has been fucked up- you are welcome to leave you msg for the freezer

beeeeep

Гарем у нас есть и мы держим в нём телефонных хулиганов

[kart.livejournal.com]

Speaking of telephone experiences...

This old post (http://www.livejournal.com/users/hojja_nusreddin/49203.html) is somewhat relevant and very amusing. It's a fun read for anyone trying to learn Russian. Well, at least I thought it was nifty.