Two quick vocabulary questions

[hunc-tu-caveto.livejournal.com]

How would I say "Master of Puppets"?

and

How would I say "As you can see" as in "As you can see I speak a little bit of russian"? Would "a little bit" be nemnogo or malo?

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

"I speak a little bit of Russian" would be "Я нимного говорю по-русски", from what I understand.

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

Er. Немного. Sorry, there.

[hunc-tu-caveto.livejournal.com]

Any idea on "Master of Puppets"?

[swiggett.livejournal.com]

As in the Metallica Album? Sorry, just wondering; I dont' have an answer.

[hunc-tu-caveto.livejournal.com]

Yup, you got it.

[apollotiger.livejournal.com]

No, sorry. The only way I knew the former was because it was one of the first phrases I learned по-русски.

[grosman.livejournal.com]

1. Кукловод
2. Как видите. Как видите, я немного говорю по-русски.

[hunc-tu-caveto.livejournal.com]

I don't mean like a puppeteer or a ventriloquist... I was thinking more along the lines of a literal translation (the inspiration to seek out the literal translation is from the song "Master of Puppets" by Metallica, unless the Russians do indeed call the song Кукловод or whatever it would be in the appropriate case).

[rannor_ru.livejournal.com]

You can say "Повелитель марионеток"
Though I'd prefer "Кукловод" ^_^

[hunc-tu-caveto.livejournal.com]

спасибо!

[yms.livejournal.com]

or "Хозяин марионеток" ;)

"Ах, до чего ж порой обидно,
Что хозяина не видно..."

[grosman.livejournal.com]

I have seen variants "Кукловод" and "Хозяин/Властелин/Повелитель марионеток", choose what you like :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/celsium_/]

I would choose Повелитель. It sounds... mmm... better as a title of album.

[alamar.livejournal.com]

Кукловод would indeed likely be best translation.

[hunc-tu-caveto.livejournal.com]

спасибо!

[schmidt-club.livejournal.com]

немного has positive connotation. мало - negative. it depends on what you mean :) do you mean to say you speak little or a little?

[skogens-kjole.livejournal.com]

About the song, I've seen variant of translation "хозяин". I guess, it's right for the lines "Obey your Master..." and so on.
I think such word-play can be translated in different ways - the title of the song can be translated as "кукловод". Such title sounds better (to my mind), but in the lyrics "хозяин" is also possible.

[yms.livejournal.com]

"Кукловод" is a name of profession which does not stress the master's status for his puppets. "Хозяин марионеток" may fit better in many cases.

[skogens-kjole.livejournal.com]

I just don't like it :)) The song "Хозяин марионеток" - no, I don't like such song title =) But I absolutely agree, about the master's satus.

[0-stalker-0.livejournal.com]

I think that "Хозяин марионеток" would sound like "The owner of puppets", a person, who owns them. "Повелитель" would be the best, I guess.