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To suggest that someone do something together with you (once) use Давай(те) plus the мы form of the perfective/simple verb.

Let's go to the movies. Давай пойдём в кино.
Let's go to the dacha instead. Давай лучше поедем на дачу.
Let's take an umbrella. Давай возьмём зонт.
Let's meet in an hour. Давайте встретимся через час.
Let's watch the show. Давай посмотрим передачу.
Let's have a chat. Давайте поговорим.
Let's read a little. Давайте почитаем.

To make a negative suggestion, use the мы form of the imperfective/continuous future after Давай(те). (And yes, the (те) does signify plural/formal, trust your instincts more!)

Давай не будем смотрем фильм.
Давай не будем возьмём (?) зонт.
Давай не будем говорим.
Давай не будем работаем.

Also use the imperfective/continuous future to suggest habitual or long term action. Use the мы form будем plus an imperfective infinitive.

Давай Будем смотреть фильмы каждый день.

Russian speakers often omit the будем in the suggestion for habitual or long-term action.

Давай Будем смотреть филмы каждый день.

Выберите нужную форму
1. Давай пойдём в парк.
2. Давай погуляем в лесу.
3. Сейчас холодно! Давай не будем играем на улице. Давай лучше посмотрим по телевизору.
4. Давайте будем говорим всегда по-русски.
5. Давайте напишем письмо в Россию нашему другу.

Как по-русски?
1. Invite your friend Karl to go with you to Yalta in the Crimea, in February. Давай поедем в Яльту в Крыму в феврале.
2. Invite your friend Lisa to go to the library with you. Давай пойдём в библиотеку.
3. You're talking to several friends. Suggest watching a movie. Давайте посмотрим фильм.
4. You're talking to your Russian teacher. Suggest always speaking Russian. (HA! Ugh.) Давайте будем говорим вскгда по-русски.
5. A group of friends has invited you to go walking in the woods. Suggest that you go to the movies instead. Давайте пойдём в кино.



Soren's being weird at me. Where Soren here is used to indicate my computer. My main laptop. I have no idea why but it abruptly decided my main use chip was write-protected and wouldn't un-write protect it until I restarted. Fucker.

Also, argh. Verbal aspect. Stupid verbal aspect. Stupid multiple verbs for the word 'to go.' It's motion! It's travel! Sure, there can be specific verbs for different manners of travel but what's wrong with one simple verb, go? Argh. Language. Every language has it's annoying points, and this is definitely one of them for me, for Russian. Argh, I say!

Today... mmph. Not sure what today will bring. Getting to work, stickering a bunch of mail and getting that out, labeling a bunch of boxes for UPS and getting those on the pallet, and then stuff. I have the Sherlock Holmes Big Bang to give one final pass over and then post, and a bunch of crap to write when I get home tonight, but other than that... routines seem to be settling back to normal. Re-establishing themselves. Which is a good thing, a good feeling. I do need to walk up to the market, which I didn't manage to yesterday, and get crackers and apples. Maybe around lunch or something.

Currently I'm thinking of doing a Cheetara costume for the other day of Dragon Con, but I don't know how well that will turn out. It shouldn't be that hard, per se, just a unitard and a leotard over that, furry boots and face makeup. And maybe some henna tatts of spots on my shoulder. The hard part will be getting in shape to where I feel confident doing that and, heh, Silk Spectre, too. I seem to be well on the way there, but, am guarded. Well, I can see how that goes by the end of July and then order the dancewear for the silly costume, that shouldn't be too hard. Moo. So it goes.