"Мне одиннадцать лет, но скоро уже будет двенадцать."

Translation: I am eleven years old but soon I'll turn twelve.

[Victstee]

Can someone explain the use of уже in this sentence? Is it necessary or just for emphasis?

[Shady_arc]

It means "already" and is used for emphasis is sentences about time a bit more than would be appropriate for English:

• Скоро уже весна. = The spring is "already very soon" (i.e. drawing near)
• Наша компания уже 50 лет работает в России. = Our company has (already) worked in Russia for 50 years.

[LukaVukZrinski]

How safe is it to omit уже?

[Victstee]

Спасибо

[Immanueldavid]

Thanks!

[Kaisar12]

Why будет but not буду?

[Theron126]

Because "I" am not the subject of the sentence here (note "мне" - dative case).

[DumblyClever]

In Slovenian ˝spoken language˝, NO means something like ...ON THE OTHER HAND... or ...I MEAN... Is it the same in Russian or does НО mean BUT?
Спасибо

[Ishana92]

In croatian, no can be both on the other hand and but, depending on context.

[AbrahamLacayo]

In that case, would we be expected not to say something like очень скоро весна or очень скоро будет двенадцать?

[Bobrotron]

Вы правы!

[Fandekasp]

I have a question about English. My answer was marked correct but as having a typo. I wrote "... But I'll soon turn twelve" instead of "... But soon I'll turn twelve". Is it really incorrect to say "I'll soon turn" ?

[Theron126]

"Soon I'll turn twelve" is more natural, I think, but both are correct.

[doolfsaxet]

Personally, I prefer your version-just a matter of taste, perhaps?