Speak spontaneously!

Hello Urs,

Your descriptions of your country’s ways and processes were very interesting to hear. You sure have a wide understanding of the history of your country and your way to explain it made it very clear.
It seems like democracy there, has gone a long way and now it works very well to let the people have the necessary participation in governing their own lives.
Here in my country we have been practicing democracy for far less time. So we still have a long way to go ’ till we can deal with our problems in such a mature way.
But we sure have developed a lot during the last twenty years.

Best wishes,
Mauricio.

Hi Yuri

Hi Mauricio
Just a quick reply - I’m busy today with all the events and preparations for New Year’s Day, but many thanks for your message!
I’ll get back to you a.s.p.
Too bad that Java still doesn’t seem to work!
Cheers Urs

Hi Urs, Bharati and Mauricio,

I am a little bit busy preparing to meet New Year too. And I can drop only few lines to you. I am so happy that I know such nice people as you. I wish you all the best in upcoming New Year! See you in the year 2012.

Good Luck,
Yuri

hello Urs,

A happy New Year to all of you!
How we spent the last day of 2011 and more…
All the best
Urs

A dinner with five dishes for the last day of the Year
Bon appétit
Urs

You can get excellent translations from your own language into English by using google / Wikipedia on our ETN-homepage!
I got the hint on this thread, tried it out and was slabbergasted by the results and I can recommend it to everyone else!
Have a happy New Year.
Best wishes Urs

Hi Urs,

Hi Yuri,

Hello Yuri,

here is the link to the video I saw on the tv news that I mention in my voice message:

g1.globo.com/videos/jornal-nacio … l/1752518/

Best wishes,

Mauricio.

Hi Urs and Mauricio,

I enjoyed video, which Mauricio have sent to me very much but it was about the city of Yakutsk - the capital of Yakut Republic of Russia. Irkutsk is situated to the South of Yakutsk and its citizens rarely experience temperatures that are lower than 40 degrees below zero. But in Yakutsk in winter temperatures lower 50 degrees are quite usual. Not too far from Yakutsk the pole of cold of Russia is situated (Oymyakon Valley) and the lowest temperature of this place was 71 degrees below zero (measured by Obruchev the Academician).

In the photoes the Ice Town of Irkutsk is shown. It was built not far from the hydroelectric power plant of Irkutsk. Such a pity that in spring this beauty will melt away.There is another Ice Town right in the center of Irkutsk.

Hi Yuri,

Hello verybody

Yuri
Speak spontaneously!

it is good idea to remove the shame from beginner non native speakeras as per my small experience I saw that you are always bring good things for this forum …

Hi Ghafour,

Thank you for your warm words. Welcome, you may send your own voice messages here and I will always try to send you a response.

Take care,
Yuri

hello Yuri,:slight_smile:

Hi, Mauricio,
Happy New Year,

Hi Ghafour,

Hello Urs,
I wish very happy and prospers New Year to you and your family.