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Post by stefan on Apr 23, 2007 8:58:57 GMT -5
If possible ether in Serbia or here in the UK of maybe some Russian brother can post some tips here  and if we all know Russian then we don't have to use carpy English |
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Post by nb78 on Apr 23, 2007 9:23:40 GMT -5
I wonder how difficult it would be to learn another Slavic language. I mean, when I listen to Russian, many of the words sound the same but I dont' understand it. I understand Serbian/Croatian easily though.
No idea where you can learn Russian though mate, sorry.
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Post by daver2 on Apr 23, 2007 10:14:45 GMT -5
First of all, I'm suprised you don't have regular Russian classes at your school, especially in Serbia. You say it would be easier to use Russian when communicating with other Slavs, I say probably, but only for some people like me, who knows Russian alphabet (cyrylic). You know, western Slavic countries don't use it at all ;D
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Post by TheGoddess on Apr 23, 2007 11:25:10 GMT -5
Wikipedia is your friend: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_grammar#External_linksThere are links for basic grammar. But I'd recommend you start by watching Russian movies/news/shows or trying to read something in Russian. Acquiring a language naturally is a much more effective way. Simultaneously, start with learning basic grammar on your own. You'll find with Slavic languages vocabulary is the easiest thing to learn, because many words are similar. Only thing you might struggle with are little interference mistake when you assume something will be the same as in your native language, but it's different. So sometimes you'll struggle with the correct endings in the individual cases. But it takes time and practise. I used to know software for learning Russian but can't remember what it was. I actually have been thinking about learning a bit of Russian myself as well. Good luck and have fun. |
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Post by srbin on Apr 23, 2007 11:29:18 GMT -5
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Post by TheGoddess on Apr 23, 2007 11:36:06 GMT -5
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Post by Slavski on Apr 23, 2007 11:55:29 GMT -5
and if we all know Russian then we don't have to use carpy English You mean "crappy" English. Being in the UK we should work on your English profanity skills  daver2 is correct. Many of us would be lost if it was in cyrillic. And some of us would still be lost in any slavic tongue  I tell you, the quality of some Global Moderators these days has gone straight down the toidy. I thought Serbian and Russian were very similar. I know the soul is identical. |
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Post by slaven on Apr 23, 2007 14:07:44 GMT -5
There is a universal slavic language Slovio [ftp]www.slovio.com[/ftp]
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Post by stefan on Apr 23, 2007 14:18:02 GMT -5
Thank you all so much it you have been a great help Goddess, Branislav and thx for the correction Slavski haven't noticed, my spoken English is i dare say much better then my written one but i still don't like it, the English are probably laughing abut the fact that we are using it on a Slavic forum, Cyrillic wont be a problem it is the first thing they use to teach us in schools back home |
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Post by srbin on Apr 23, 2007 15:33:21 GMT -5
There is a universal slavic language Slovio [ftp]www.slovio.com[/ftp] hahah thats pretty cool maybe if a universal Slavic language was taught as a second language in all Slavic countries it would bring the Slavs closer. |
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Post by demokrat on May 6, 2007 13:44:54 GMT -5
I wonder how difficult it would be to learn another Slavic language. I mean, when I listen to Russian, many of the words sound the same but I dont' understand it. I understand Serbian/Croatian easily though. No idea where you can learn Russian though mate, sorry. Believe me, it is easier for a Slav to learn another Slavic language than let's say a Germanic or Romance language. I learned Polish thanks to the similarity between the two languages I simply didn't regard Polish a foreign language, but I dialect of my own language. The same goes with Russian and other Slavic languages. If I read a text in Russian, I have no problems getting the point of the text, even though I don't understand every single word. If a Russian would speak to me slowly in his language, I would understand it, too. The same goes with oher Slavic languages. If you have enough imagination, you CAN understand them. I understand Serbian/Croatian fairly well, and even when I read a Bulgarian or Macedonian text, I partially understand what the text is about. |
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Post by jarek on May 6, 2007 14:28:13 GMT -5
I wonder how difficult it would be to learn another Slavic language. I mean, when I listen to Russian, many of the words sound the same but I dont' understand it. I understand Serbian/Croatian easily though. No idea where you can learn Russian though mate, sorry. Believe me, it is easier for a Slav to learn another Slavic language than let's say a Germanic or Romance language. I learned Polish thanks to the similarity between the two languages I simply didn't regard Polish a foreign language, but I dialect of my own language. The same goes with Russian and other Slavic languages. If I read a text in Russian, I have no problems getting the point of the text, even though I don't understand every single word. If a Russian would speak to me slowly in his language, I would understand it, too. The same goes with toher Slavic languages. If you have enough imagination, you CAN understand them. I understand Serbian/Croatian fairly well, and even when I read a Bulgarian or Macedonian text, I partially understand what the text is about. Oh, thats nice. And I'm reading very often your Internet pages, Forums, Videos etc. It doesn't take long and as you said, you understand almost everything.  I don't know what it exactly is, but something attracts me naturally a lot to the czech language, maybe its the similar sound, or that your language is a bit "dryer" . Sometimes I also find words, that I like more in czech, than in polish. |
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Post by Tsar Simeon on May 10, 2007 9:56:25 GMT -5
There is a universal slavic language Slovio [ftp]www.slovio.com[/ftp] hahah thats pretty cool maybe if a universal Slavic language was taught as a second language in all Slavic countries it would bring the Slavs closer. It deffinatley should be. |
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Post by garagulya on Jun 18, 2007 18:35:55 GMT -5
Even though this threads are Kindoff Old Im still Going to post anyway. I Fluently Speak and Understand Russian and as a child I Understood the Entire Cyrillic Alphabet, But after I started going to Public School and Speaking English all the Time I forget about 50-60% of The Russian Alphabet, Im Slowly Relearning it but I still Speak and Understand Russian perfectly. The Strange Thing is Though, When I hear my native Ukrainian language, or when I even hear Belarusian and Croatian, I pretty much Understand Most of what they are saying. I would Really love to relearn the whole cyrillic russian alphabet and at the same time learn a Second and Third Slavic Language. Now that would be Nice.
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Post by mina on Jul 6, 2007 4:10:15 GMT -5
Russian language is easy? no no...all nozzles , varments brrr
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and if we all know Russian then we don't have to use carpy English 
I tell you, the quality of some Global Moderators these days has gone straight down the toidy. 
I don't know what it exactly is, but something attracts me naturally a lot to the czech language, maybe its the similar sound, or that your language is a bit "dryer" . Sometimes I also find words, that I like more in czech, than in polish. 
