Кальян

[aciel.livejournal.com]

Hey folks. This might not be the right place for this question, but I'm not sure where else to ask.

In America, smoking hookah or nargila (in Russian, Кальян) is getting very popular. I've seen several places here in Moscow that are also popular, but they also seem to cost upwards of 400r. I get the feeling I'm just looking in the wrong place. Are there any such establishments which cost less than, say, 200r?

Also, what are some useful words for ordering? They seem to do it a bit differently here than in America, and I don't terribly want to get hashish in my hookah accidentally.

Ben T. Clark's "Russian for Americans" - teachers manuel?

[xtradone.livejournal.com]

hello-
does anyone know of a way to obtain a copy of the answers to the grammar exercises in Ben T. Clark's book "Russain For Americans"? I have the 2nd edition, (Harper & Row).
I completed my Russian Studies at the University level in 1994, but in the intervening years have lost many of my skills. I found this textbook at a secondhand store, but can't find a teachers manual anywhere, including Amazon.com.
thank you,
kathryn

high on life

[red-kitti.livejournal.com]

If I want to say that I was really "high", can I say the following? - я была очень под кайфом

In case anyone is wondering, this would be in reference to drugs...

General Russian

[kragoth.livejournal.com]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering what you input would be for commonly spoken words in Russian. Although I'm blessed with only 1 native speaker at this moment, It'd be more beneficial if I could get a collection of nouns and verbs and perhaps some useful phrases that would help in a conversation mostly designated to language programs, school, and living in foreign countries. Already I know the words for the above, but it'd be pretty awesome if I could stop saying skazat' 8 million times in place of a word I don't know. :-)

-Matt

P.S. Does anyone else here make mistakes with russian wording; I.E, not expressing themselves "Correctly" in a russian sentence?