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Old 9th March 2004, 23:37
Minas Minas is offline
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Would anyboy tell me how to deal with taxi in Ukrainian?

for example,

I would like to go to ..... ,do you know where is it?

How much should i pay?

how much do you want to get me there?

how long it takes to get there?


thanks alot.

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Old 11th March 2004, 18:32
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You can teach yourself the basic stuff here:

http://www.ukma.kiev.ua/pub/courses/UFL/
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Old 11th March 2004, 22:02
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Happy Gunner,Thanks for the website i've been thru it.

BUT,I just wanted fast sentences,which could be more usful and written in latin letters so i can read it.


Any other help?
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Old 12th March 2004, 18:23
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There is no reason for not learning the Cyrillic alphabet, it is very quick and easy.

There is no standard method of transliterating Cyrillic into Latin because the Latin alphabet is an ambiguous shambles. (eg "C" can be sound of S, K, Ch, Ts, or th)

Learning Cyrillic is more important than learning a few phrases by sound.

By the way, the best way to waste money in Ukraine is by taking taxis.
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Old 27th March 2004, 23:36
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YKPANHCKNÑ / PÝCCKNÑ

The Cyrillic alphabet REALLY is fun.

Well since being married to my Ukraïnian love of my life,I now know how to read cyrillic words in Ukraïnian or Russian for that matter.
Gradually I start understanding words and composing sentences.
But hardest of all, is Ukraïnian / Russian grammar.
Learn that and you will succeed in whatever you want to say in Ukraïne.
And yes, do take a Metro, Tramvaj, Trolleybus or use a bi-cycle. In big places suchas Kiev that is.

Davaj poka !

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Amsterdam / Tokmak


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