< i7> russian has gendered nouns. gendered adjectives and pronouns too. there isn't any word order
< hlmtre> no word order?
< hlmtre> is there a standard word order but it's optional?
< hlmtre> because that'd be like latin
< i7> SVO is the most common. SOV is also pretty common.
< i7> prepositions are always before the word they're paired with, and possessors are always after the possessed object
< i7> besides that, its a free for all
< i7> direct translation from a text from natasha the other night: have i too was, but i it sold
< i7> in english it would have been: i had it too, but i sold it
< mech> Down where you
< mech> Are at you could make more money if you speak spanish
< mech> Really most places.
< BoneKin> I think mech is translating directly from russian
< i7> lol
< mech> I am typiung on the phone with gloves on
< mech> It's a pain
< i7> really in think i need to know words and phrases more than conversation
< i7> like "thats hot dont touch that"
< i7> and food items that go on a burrito
< BoneKin> ayudame. estoy sangrando mucho
< BoneKin> help. I am bleeding a lot.
< BoneKin> that's the phrase a high school classmate told me was the only spanish he knew