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mrbill79

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	Send: 2/9/2004 6:37:19 AM

You guys are absolutely right about looking the part. I too have been mistaken for Russian before, until I opened my mouth. Yes, speaking a little Russian, or simply trying, goes a long way.

jetmba.

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	Send: 2/9/2004 9:26:42 AM

Before I went to Ukraine I had purchased the Pimsleur "Quick and Easy" course of 4 cassettes (8 lessons) and was able to greet, say please and thank you (you'll pardon me, I'm sure, for not writing the phonetics for the actual Russian words here) and a few other things. I could say the equivalent of "I don't understand Russian." and I said it a lot. This time around I've gone all out and purchased the Pimsleur Russian Comprehensive CDs. 16 CDs, 32 lessons. (And the first four are actually repeats of the "Quick and Simple".) Now if I can just find the time to listen to them.

crashnsplash

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	Send: 2/9/2004 1:45:41 PM

Hey guys, don't mean to get off the subject here but maybe I can get some help. A girl I'm talking to in Ukraine gave me her phone number but it has 14 digits in it. Does this seem right? Seems like an awful lot of numbers to me.

gladiatorUK

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	Send: 2/10/2004 6:50:27 AM

Crash.....14 is about right if you are using the full country dialling code IE 0038 for Ukraine,you will also find cellphone use a 14 digit number when called from overseas too.Of course you can substitute a + in place of the first 00.

crashnsplash

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	Send: 2/10/2004 9:39:08 AM

Thanks Gladiator, yes those numbers 0038 are in the beginning. They threw me off because I hve never seen anything like that yet.

gladiatorUK

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	Send: 2/10/2004 12:22:38 PM

It can be a bit daunting when you see such a large phone number at first....just a thought here crash.....is the number your lady has given you a landline number or cellphone? I ask because the 2 largest cellphone companies in Ukraine, UMC and Kyivstar both have websites that can be used to send free SMS to their subscribers. The relevant websites are: UMC: www.umc.ua KYIVSTAR: www.kyivstar.net

jetmba.

Member

	Send: 2/10/2004 2:44:12 PM

Just curious as to where the other members of this forum might have learned the Russian that they know. Anyone else with any experience with the Pimsleur system? Is there something better?

crashnsplash

Member

	Send: 2/10/2004 5:00:24 PM

Thanks again Gladiator, I think I have her home number I will find out. I hope everything is going well for you and your lady!

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