more help with translations

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

1) How do you say "by e-mail" (as in "It will be sent by e-mail") in Russian?  Does it stay in the instrumental case?

2) How do you say "it takes ___ weeks/days/months to do x" (as in "It takes 5 weeks to get the documents")?

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[fire-81.livejournal.com]

1. Это будет отправлено по e-mail (по электронной почте)

2. Это займёт ___ дней.

Actually, it's better to avoid pronoun "это" if you are speaking about exact issue.

For example:
1. "further information will be sent by e-mail" - "Дополнительная информация будет отправлена вам через e-mail"
("further information" is the issue)

2. "It takes 5 weeks to get the documents" - "получение документов займёт 5 недель" ("get the documents" is the issue)

Hhave a nice day learning Russian.
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[therox.livejournal.com]

1) по почте, по электронке
2) необходимо сделать xxx в течении (за) Y недель

[tlkh.livejournal.com]

через е-mail?

[natha1ie.livejournal.com]

1. there are several ways to say.
Послать электронной почтой (кем, чем?). (instrumental case)
Послать по электронной почте (по чему?). (dative case)
Послать при помощи электронной почты (чего?) (genitive case)

Sometimes they say мыло instead of электронная почта. It's very colloqual form.

2. there are several ways too :-)
It takes 5 weeks to get the documents - Чтобы получить документы, нужно 5 недель.
It takes me 1 hour to get home - Я добираюсь до дома за час.

[alon_68]

The formal Russian for email is "электронная почта" that surely stays in all cases. You should prefer to use this in the official documents. When writing something more informal, you can even write "мэйл" or "имэйл" :)

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

Basically, I'm talking about getting a visa. What I need to say is "It takes 5 weeks to obtain a visa." meaning that you need to allow for 5 weeks between applying and receiving the visa.

[dair-spb.livejournal.com]

> How do you say "by e-mail" (as in "It will be sent by e-mail") in Russian?
"по электронной почте" или "электронной почтой" (in official letter) as in "Это будет выслано по электронной почте" or "Это будет выслано электронной почтой".
In unofficial writings you may see "емейлом"/"по емейлу", "мылом"/"по мылу" or something else.

> 2) How do you say "it takes ___ weeks/days/months to do x" (as in "It takes 5 weeks to get the documents")?

"Чтобы сделать x понадобится ___ недель/дней/месяцев" ("Чтобы получить документы, понадобится 5 недель")
Options: "Получение документов займёт 5 недель"

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

>по почте, по электронке

The original poster is translating an official document. Are you seriously recommending the 100 per cent colloquial "по электронке"?

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

>Это будет выслано

First of all, "это" can NEVER be used in an official document -- you have to specify what exactly is going to be sent: результаты будут высланы... документ будет выслан... etc.

[dair-spb.livejournal.com]

Yes, of course, thanks for your correction.

[andrey-bessonov.livejournal.com]

I never say that.
электронной почтой or по электронной почте

[janlynn.livejournal.com]

в течение

[firebottle.livejournal.com]

The word "электронка" is enough to dismiss IT officer - only "э-мейл" (transliteration), "э-мыло" (lit: "e-soap", funny transliteration), "электронная почта" (official), etc.

So,

1. "отправить э-мылом", etc.
2. "чтобы сделать X, понадобится 2 недели"

[firebottle.livejournal.com]

Not "электронный адрес" (e.g. http://1509558143 is also an "electronic address"), but "адрес электронной почты".

[therox.livejournal.com]

sorry, my mistake

[therox.livejournal.com]

I just don't get that it was for official document. Then, certainly, there must be "электронная почта".

[oryx_and_crake]

"отправить э-мылом"
you are kidding, right?

[coipish.livejournal.com]

you can even write "мэйл" or "имэйл" :)
или "э-мэйл", или "е-мэйл", или, изредка, "э-майл"
по-разному пишут.

[odin2000.livejournal.com]

best way to spell 'e-mail' in the Cyrillic script is Е-МЭЙЛ.