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[kittydesade]

Change direct speech into indirect speech.
Образец: Я спросила: «У нас завтра будет экскурсия?»
Я спросила, будет ли у нас завтра экскурсия.

1. Я хотела узнать: «Какая завтра будет экскурсия?»
Я хотела узнать, какая завтра будет экскурсия?. (Statement, one love not interrogative.)
2. Мы вас спрашиваем: «На каких языках вы говорите?»
Мы вас спрашиваем, каких языках вы говорите. (Note the question word, no if-construction.)
3. Мы хотели узнать: «Вы говорите по-английски?»
Мы хотели узнать, говорите ли по-английски.
4. Георгий Иванович спросил американку: «В сентябре в Техасе бывает холодно?»
Георгий Иванович спросил американку, бывает ли холодно в сентябре в Техасе.

Как по-русски?
1. Do you know what movie Vadim saw yesterday? Вы знаете, какой фыльм Вадым посмотрел вчера? (what is here used in the sense of which or what sort, therefore that is the form of как that must be used and it takes the gender of the noun referred to)
I don't know if he saw a movie. Я не знаю, посмотрел ли он фыльм вчера.
2. Do you know what languages Lara knows? Вы знаете, каких языках Лара знает? (знает Лара is the more customary)
She knows Russian and German. Она знает русский и немецкий языки.
Do you know if she understands French? Вы знаете, понимает ли она французский язык?
No, I don't know. Нет, я не знаю.
3. Do you know what the weather will be like tomorrow? Вы знаете, какая погода будет завтра?
I heard it will be warm. But I don't know if it will rain. Я слышала будет тепло. Но я не знаю, будет ли идти дождь.
4. Do you know if it's warm in Moscow today? Вы знаете, тепло ли в Москве сегодня?


Ugh. Didn't get as much writing done yesterday as I wanted, on account of there was a price change in a certain kind of yarn we sell. This wound up in an impromptu re-labeling of every damn skein of the yarn that we carry, which took a while. On the plus side, that's all counted and accounted for now! Aaand. Randomly, actually, someone remind me that's something I want to talk with people about. If they have a twitter already, or if I should set up a twitter. I could just start tweeting things like that as they occur. Something. Blah.

I had a moment, too, where I realized that I was starting to make more and more complex sentences in Russian. Not quite a caterpillar moment, more of a holy shit when did I start being able to do this moment. Grammar and clauses and subordinate vs independent and when the hell did I start being able to do this? It's kind of frightening. Definitely frightening. I definitely need to start doing drabbles or just, sentences, something so that I can pull this information more readily out of my brain.

Japanese does not go here today, because I do need to start practicing my kanji. And it'll give me a chance to practice simple/plain form things, too, without boring the snot out of ... all one, maybe two of you who can read the Japanese anyway, but hey! It'll give you guys a break. Maybe I'll post more porn, too. I've still got a few kink bingos to go. Even if my computer is being a shit and deciding that the chip is read-only again. Stupid computer.

God, and now I'm hearing second hand about the fourth Twilight book and all I can say is, hide. Run and hide. I get that people read that and enjoy it for fun and all, but oh my god if anyone tries to convince me that that's a work of great literature I will beat them with the melee weapon of Shakespeare. I don't care if some of Shakespeare's protagonists are just as stupid as Bella, at least not EVERYONE in the damn plays are quite that... I don't even know what. Besides, it's a good melee weapon, a complete works of Shakespeare. Only thing better would be a Norton. (Anthology of English Literature, that is.)

Anyway. Blah. Thank god it's Friday. Monday I have a dentist appointment, which should though hopefully just be jamming a permanent crown on my poor tooth. And making an appointment to get my last two wisdom teeth yanked. So much do not want there, but hopefully that'll be done and then I'll have no more wisdom and I won't be a good Monk, but there you go. No more weirdass dentist stuff either. Right. Dragging myself off to work now. Which wouldn't be so bad except the damn heat and mugginess. Sigh.

I have no idea who's revving their engine in the parking lot but it makes me want to hurt them a lot.