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How do you speak Russian? (pg. 5)
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
i just realized i haven't gone clubbing in mad long heh...need to look for some svejaya peezda rofl :crazy: :eyespop: :clown: :whip: :eyes: :toothless :gsmile: |
Ya hachoo prosto naytee peezdu vpervich. Patom boodim doomat shto sney delat. |
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| AlphaStarred |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
slozhnah naeetih v brookleeneh. |
sad but true..unless you live in the ghetto where you can bone mad skanky bitches |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
Mission accomplished! |
But it scares girls, too, so I r teh l0se. :(
It's a trial and error kinda thing. |
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| AlphaStarred |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
Ya hachoo prosto naytee peezdu vpervich. Patom boodim doomat shto sney delat. |
lol
you gone clubbing lately dood? |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
But it scares girls, too, so I r teh l0se. :(
It's a trial and error kinda thing. |
Look at my ava... Im mad drunk and I dont give a ! |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
lol
you gone clubbing lately dood? |
Yea bro, I went to Sasha @ Crobar for my 21st birthday last week |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
Look at my ava... Im mad drunk and I dont give a ! |
Haha. I need a drunk picture. Hmm...
Anyways, SPAHKOYNI NOTCHI! |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Earthsnail
I want to learn how to speak Russian. Anyone willing to teach me basics? |
I must say I was quite puzzled by the title of this thread :p
Anyway, first of all, the most basic thing you'll need to know is: to write. The cyrillic alphabet they use has obviously been adapted through the centuries to the Russian phonology (so it's easier to use it instead of latin letters), and it's essential if you want to take it seriously. Therefore, the following page should helpful:
http://langintro.com/rintro/first.htm
This is an easy approach to Russian alphabet. Once you actually know how to write "Tetris" and "Vodka" you're all set. Don't worry if the letters look weird, or if you confuse them with the ones we use in English (the letters "p" and "c" are usually tricky in the beginning). You didn't learn to read overnight, so you need some time to get used to the new system.
Once you master (or can at least decipher) the alphabet, it's time to learn the words. Just google "Learn Russian" and you'll find loads of "Learn Russian for free" courses. They're quite handy, although they usually don't teach grammar as much as you actually need to. That's why you need to use the following page:
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu...uage/index.html
If words are pieces, grammar is the rule of the game. Once you learn it, communication becomes infinitely easier. Obviously, it'll take time till you become fluent (and lots of practice as well), but if you practise and study often, you'll do just fine. Don't rush, don't get downhearted, don't lick coffee machines. |
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| AlphaStarred |
| learning to write in Russian is one thing, perfecting pronounciation will prove to be quite an arduous task.. |
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| miamitrance04 |
| porque no hablamos espanol??? |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by AlphaStarred
learning to write in Russian is one thing, perfecting pronounciation will prove to be quite an arduous task.. |
Well, it sure depends on your conception of "perfect pronounciation" and what your mother tongue is.
Learning other European languages may often be tricky for English native speakers when it comes to pronounciation, I reckon. Whereas you guys enhance the difference between "pie" and "buy" by aspirating the "p" a little bit, it doesn't always happen, so you might have problems when trying to distinguish these sounds in other languages (but don't worry - even though this will show your foreign accent, you will be understood). This sort of problem may happen with many other consonants (specially the letter "r": you guys seem to often perceive our "r" as one or several "t" and "d" in a row), but in most cases there will be communication.
The same goes for vowels (English has a quite "fixed" vowel and dipthongs system), so you might have some problems in this case too, but some practice can once again improve pronounciation.
Anyway, probably the thing people complain the most about Russian language is the palatalisation (i.e. soft consonants and dypthongs). This shouldn't be that much of a problem though, because when it's properly explained you can have a better idea of how to say it. Anyway, most times I mispronounced it, I've never been misunderstood, so I don't think it'll bring major problems in communication. You often "guess" what the person says out of the context so, if midnight a Russian girl tells you "I'm sleepy... goot night, I'm off to bet", since she mispronounced "good" for "goot", you know that "off to bet" doesn't mean she's going to play poker :) |
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