здравствуйте

[hammiesmommy.livejournal.com]

меня зовут кармэла
я живу в бруклине
я форэнсик студентка в джон джее
я хочу хорошо говорить по-русски

Hello everyone :)

Been lurking around this community for awhile so I figured I'd post to say hello and introduce myself. I'm in my second semester of beginner's Russian and I'm looking to definitely improve.

Would be great to chat with folks in Russian :)

Comments

[gordin.livejournal.com]

форэнсик is not exactly a Russian word. Do you study law or something? Or is it like forensic medicine?

Я хочу хорошо говорить по-русски - I want "to speak" - need an infinitive form.

[hammiesmommy.livejournal.com]

Right. I realized this after I typed it up :) But thank you.

I'm studying Forensic Toxicology actually. I figured it's not a Russian word. Just not sure how to put it in Russian.

[gordin.livejournal.com]

Neither do I. :)
Something like судебная токсикология, if I'm figuring it right.

The forensic science in general, though, is called ''судебная экспертиза''.

[hammiesmommy.livejournal.com]

Interesting :) спасибо
I could also use this term to describe my profession?

[gordin.livejournal.com]

Well, the person who works in this field is generally called судмедэксперт, which is an abbreviation from судебный медицинский эксперт. In your field you should probably be called судебный токсиколог, but I never heard about such people in Russian (though it can be my lack of experience in the judicial/prosecution stuff).

[zveriozha.livejournal.com]

In Forensic Office there are people who work with bodies, and there others who work with parts/fluids etc. Toxicologists for example. They are actually forensic experts as well though they do not perform autopsies.

[gordin.livejournal.com]

Oh, ok. But is it like I said in Russian?

[zveriozha.livejournal.com]

Судмедэксперт, да.

[hammiesmommy.livejournal.com]

This is correct. And I don't actually work in the Medical Examiner's office which is what you're actually describing here. I work for a Forensic laboratory running specimens from different locations.

[zveriozha.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. In Russia/Ukraine forensic experts graduate from medical university with other doctors. Is it the same at your place?

[hammiesmommy.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily. I'm working on obtaining an undergraduate degree, however, I can proceed on to postgraduate studies, one of them being a medical degree or pharmacology if I so choose.

Our curriculum consists of what one could characterize as analytical chemistry.

[sithoid.livejournal.com]

As far as I remember, it's more likely "Судебно-медицинский эксперт", double adjectives look weird.

P.S. Glad to meet you here :)

[gordin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, probably. Anyway, everyone uses the "short" form.

:)

[hammiesmommy.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[kunaifusu.livejournal.com]

Forensics - криминалистика, a person partaking in forensics - криминалист.

[syrill.livejournal.com]

здравствуйте! I'm in my second semester of Russian as well. I would type more in Russian but alas... I'm not at my computer with the Russian keyboard.

[hammiesmommy.livejournal.com]

Hello there! Yes I wish I didn't have to bring up the Russian keyboard diagram everytime I have to type in Russian. How are you finding learning Russian?

[syrill.livejournal.com]

It's not as hard as I thought. But it helps that I really love hearing the language... and I think the Cyrillic alphabet looks totally nifty (hence my LJ username). There's lots of similar words like телефон/telephone which helps a lot too.

As my third language, the second being Spanish, it's been a bit weird utilizing the cases to really say much without those 'fill-in-the-blank-with-the-nouns-you-know' sentences. Yeah, the cases will take some getting used to.

How about you?

[pigmeich.livejournal.com]

> There's lots of similar words like телефон/telephone which helps a lot too.
And obfuscates a lot too. :)

[sithoid.livejournal.com]

Actually, there are some ways to type in Russian even without a proper keyboard. There is a russian keyboard emulator - http://www.yandex.ru/keyboard_qwerty.html - just type your text and copy it.

[just1user.livejournal.com]

And as an addition to previous comment, there is
http://translit.ru/?ru-keyboard
that works not only in IE and also emulates йцукен keyboard.

[exhauster.livejournal.com]

this site may be helpful: translit.ru

[violet17.livejournal.com]

oh, my father do the same job as you.
i've added you to my friendlist, feel free to comment and chat and whatever))

[hellga.livejournal.com]

If you live in Brooklyn, you can always go to the Russian section (Brighton Beach) and practice with shopkeepers and restaurant staff. :)

[cassandraclue.livejournal.com]

yep i second this suggestion. :)

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

Yes, and get a brutally nice Rostov/Odessa accent you will not be able to get rid of for the rest of your life :)

[hellga.livejournal.com]

Yes, it does grate on your ears, but there are normal speaking people there, I swear. :D I've only gone once, and still found them.

[ioann665.livejournal.com]

Hi there!
If you want to - we can speak Russian and English via Skype for us both to practice...

[bellka-bellka.livejournal.com]

hi there!
меня зовут Катя. Я русская. могу помочь с языком..

[oryx_and_crake]

Please note that the working language of this community is English. It is OK to post in Russian but in this case you are expected to provide a translation. Thank you.

[doch-rasbojnika.livejournal.com]

я тоже хочу общаться))) к тоу же у меня есть опыт преподавания русского иностранцам.
Хочешь устроим обмен: я тебе русский, а ты мне английский)))

[oryx_and_crake]

Please note that the working language of this community is English. It is OK to post in Russian but in this case you are expected to provide a translation. Thank you.

[divine-1987.livejournal.com]

Hi. I'm Russian, can speak with you via Skype, MSN, icq or email :)

[klukva-krasnaya.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'd be glad to chat with you:) My name is Nastya. I'm Russian and I'm a student of Minsk Linguistik University.

[ru-entranslator.livejournal.com]

Mabuhay! Dobro pozhalovat. :) :)

[xameleon-nr.livejournal.com]

Hi! And welcome! :)
My name`s Anton. I`d be glad to chat with you via Skype or ICQ (174280285) if you want to :)

[lust-devil-doll.livejournal.com]

Hello, I'm Russian and also I'm a teacher of English here)
feel free to communicate)

russian forensic forum

[sudmed-ping-bot.livejournal.com]

hi, кармэла.
Сайт по судебной медицине - форум судмедэкспертов (russian forensic forum)
http://www.sudmed.ru