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I've accumulated a number of questions over the past few weeks, so I'm putting them all in one post, hopefully it is not overwhelming! Any help you could give would be great.

1. I've seen Jesus Christ written Иисус in Russian. But I've also heard Jesus referred to as something like "Ешуа" in Russian (for example, in the Russian serial film Master and Margarita). What's the difference between saying Иисус and Ешуа?

2. I read a list of verbs starting with the prefix "пред" which all mean roughly "to expect" or "to anticipate," but I don't think I've ever heard them used in actual conversation. Are the verbs предвидеть and предвкушать used? For instance, could I say "я предвижу, что ЦСКА выиграет" or would this sound strange and bookish? I know ожидать may be more commonly used.

3. What case does the verb перепутывать / перепутать use-- nominative, accusative, genitive, instrumental? For instance Я всегда перепутываю фейерверк(и/ов/ами) и салют(ы/ов/ами)?

4. How do you say "to pay someone back"? Is it just (за)платить кем–то? For instance, if someone lends you some money, can you reply: Я тебе заплачу завтра?

5. What's the difference between "к примиру" and "напримир"? Are they completely interchangeable?

Comments

[ex-forest-l.livejournal.com]

1. Usually Jesus is Иисус - that's what the official orthodox church thinks. There are some groups of break-away orthodoxes (раскольники), who still think that the church reform of 1670-s was illegitimate and therefore write the name as Исус. Иешуа is a name of a character of 'Master and Margarita', who is, indeed, portrayed almost like Jesus - but he still is a fiction character, nothing more.
4. You might say "Я тебе заплачу завтра". And you might say "Я тебе отплачу", if you want to hint that you might take revenge on the person. :)
5. I think "к примеру" is a little more bookish, simply because it creates a little pause in your speech.