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To: sionnsar

Am I the only Russian-speaker on this thread to notice that Uchitel’s surname means “the teacher”?

Nu. bratsii ??


56 posted on 12/04/2009 7:44:40 PM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: elcid1970

I think that every time I see/hear her name - though I was picking it up from the very similar Czech word!


75 posted on 12/04/2009 8:25:26 PM PST by mfccinsd
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To: elcid1970
Am I the only Russian-speaker on this thread to notice that Uchitel’s surname means “the teacher”?

My Russian is fairly elementary, but isn't учитель a male teacher? Whereas a female teacher is учительница?

90 posted on 12/04/2009 8:48:35 PM PST by wideminded
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