Russian Salsa

[bakedgoods10.livejournal.com]

I'm taking Salsa lessons at a local nightclub. Say I were to see a fine female Russian major at the club again this weekend, how would one say "Salsa" in Russian? Is it a cognate?

"Ты танцуешь Салсу тоже?"

Is this right?

Comments

[oryx_and_crake]

"Ты тоже танцуешь сальсу?"

Soft sign

[bakedgoods10.livejournal.com]

Aw, that crazy ь creeped on me. Thanks much, yo'!

Re: Soft sign

[gera.livejournal.com]

Don't feel too bad about that. Being a native speaker I didn't know it should have been there :)

By the way, if the fine female will be just a student of the language, she should be quite indulgent to minor grammar and especially pronunciation flaws. :)

[scolar.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, "салса" and "сальса" are almost equally used. But as for spicy mexican stuff, it's always "сальса".

[inetman.livejournal.com]

Negative. There is a common practice to use "сальса" for salsa dance among russian salseros.

Salsa cases

[bakedgoods10.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks for illustrating it in each case.

As for plural, perhaps...

Острый и не острый сальсы
Spicy and mild salsas

...perhaps.

That would be strictly the condiment, of course.

Re: Salsa cases

[bakedgoods10.livejournal.com]

Wow...I can't believe I made such a basic mistake. It has been a while.

Re: Salsa cases

[valnoled.livejournal.com]

welll.. You know what?
'Salsa' is an uncountable noun in English...
And I'm afraid it has no plural form in Russian as well