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[coldshadows24.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have any experience with any English-Russian/Russian-English speech-to-speech, or text-to-speech, and etc. handheld translating devices? I've been looking at some of these from Ectaco and to say that the prices are quite high would be an understatement --I don't want to put a decent amount of money into something that I am unsure of.

Any recommendations or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Language exchange:

[svetosila.livejournal.com]

I am starting to learn Swedish.
Are here any native Swedes who are learning Russian?
We could be penpals! Just comment on this post or come to my LJ.

Currency milage

[esoteric-lee.livejournal.com]

Can anyone please tell me or link me to reliable information concerning how far 1000 USD will go for a 3-4 week stay in Moscow and a few days in St Petersburg?

I will have accommodation covered aside from the few nights I spend out of Moscow. I do not plan on spending money on commodities necessarily when I can spend it on travel and sightseeing.

Also, can anyone recommend a community on Russia where questions such as the one I have posed are more suited than in a community primarily on language issues? :-P

Thanks in advance for any help you may provide. :))))

Greetings!

[theminion.livejournal.com]

I Recited my Russian Poem in Class on Friday, and I got my mark back today.
A+!
He said that it was one of the best he'd ever heard.
Which brings me to my next request.
The next poem we need to do is called Парус
I was wondering if anyone knew of an audio file for this poem?

Also, I'm looking for "sweet nothings" that'd you'd whisper into your partner's ear in Russian.
*Blush* Yeah...

~Ryan

Edit: Yeah, the http://max.mmlc.northwestern.edu/~mdenner/Demo/texts/sail.html is too dramatic. It rises and falls too much to be an effective aid. While it's probably doing the poem justice, it's too poetic. Sorry.