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[kupa7884.livejournal.com]

Okay, so my Russian professor gave this to my class the other day to translate....but it just seems crazy to me....i was wondering if anyone could help me out:

-У меня эаэвонил телефон.
-Кто говорит?
-Слон.
-Откуда?
-От верблюда.
-Что вам надо?
-Шоколада.
-Для кого?
-Для сына моего.
-А много ли прислать?
-Да пудов зтак пять
Или шесть:
Больше ему не съесть,
Он у меня еще маленький.

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[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

How does one say "to rent a video" in Russian? I'm trying to recall that night of buying Russian stuff, and I forgot what she said to me...

And also, does anyone know of a good site that has all sort of fancy conjunctions that one would use in essays, such as тем не менее, всё же, всё-таки, and all that other good stuff? I feel unintelligent not knowing that kind of Russian. Ooor if you could give me a list of your own... that'd be GREAT!

I'd also like to know the approximate frequency of using the genetive when one is negating a verb. For example, could I say "Он не заработал денег?" Would that mean "He didn't earn any money?" Or would I have to say "Он не заработал деньги?" "He didn't earn money"

And possessive pronouns: Would they ever change? I.e. If I wanted to say "I have a car. My sister has a car. I think hers is prettier than mine," would that change anything dealing with the possessive pronouns? I know it's a crappy example, but I need the uh... basics.