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[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Hey, y'all, I have a friend in St. Petersburg, and he gave me the telephone number where he can be reached. I'm kinda eager to practice phone etiquette, but I wonder if now would be a bad time. He's staying in a dorm, where apparently it's everyone's business if the phone rings. What do you think, 7AM a little too early for the kids?

And also, could someone brush me up on how to ask for someone on the phone? What is it, "Может (person's name in dative??)"

Thanks, guys!

Comments

[belacane.livejournal.com]

mozhno + the persons name in acc./gen.

among others.....

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

Ack! I was way off! Thank you so much!

[belacane.livejournal.com]

as far as I know.... I'm not a native speaker, and someone who is (i.e our friendly maintainer) will probably find something wrong with it....

but i've been living in moscow, and that seems acceptable among friends.

if it's more of a bussiness relationship

poprositye pozhaluista + acc/gen. of the persons name
(and excuse my horrible transliteration... i'm on a friends computer, where there is no possibility to type russian)

[laier.livejournal.com]

translit.ru (http://translit.ru/)?

[ars-longa.livejournal.com]

"Можно такого-то" or "позовите, пожалуйста, такого-то". And yeah, 7 am is kinda early, although it depends. I know that anyone who calls me at 7 am won't be greeted politely, that's for sure. :)

[insaint.livejournal.com]

If you talk to your friend regularly online, just ask what time would be good. And keep the time difference in mind from where you are.

[hellga.livejournal.com]

I usually say, "Здрасьте, а такого-то можно?"

[ted-strife.livejournal.com]

You can say "Будьте добры, пожалуйста, acc/gen"

[dalyeth-ok.livejournal.com]

Здравствуйте, могу я поговорить с + творительный падеж (better full name)

[stpetersburg.livejournal.com]

7AM is far too early.

pshh!

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

I miss my book, by the way. I reeeeeally miss it.

A whole very lot.