"Я девочка, а ты?"
Translation:I am a girl, and you?
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Does this sentence imply that you expect, the answer to be something else than 'я девочка'?
In the translation, the "and" means something closer to "I am a girl, and [what about] you?", rather than "I am a girl, and [I presume so are] you?". Specifically, saying «а ты?» redirects the question at the other party, without implying that you expect one type of answer over another.
а and и differ in that а is used primarily as a relating conjugation since it says something seperate than what has already been stated, such as "I live in a house, AND he lives in an appartment" whereas и shows a list of items, such as "chocolate AND caramel".
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Think of и as &. You use & when the two go together, like, mom & dad. In this question you wouldn't use "I am a girl, & you?" it would remain as and which is а
Well, it can actually also mean that she states she hasn't had sexual expierence yet, so yes, the answers can differ
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девочка = very young/prepubescent girl девушка = girl of a 'fertile' age (also used for girlfriend when used possessively) женщена = an older lady
"I am a girl, you?" should be accepted. "And you" doesn't sound very natural in English.
It does though...? Remember that written and spoken language often differ a little.
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I doubt it. All I came up with was 2 blind kids introducing each other. However, this sentence does show how "а" is commonly used in Russian. So I'm good with it!
