I think it would be pretty neat to lead Russian. It’s a language that I want to learn also. I bet it’s a tough language though. But I like the way it sounds. Then again, I have a bit of Ukrainian and Russian ancestry, so maybe I’m biased haha.
Speaking from experience in learning a language you need to memorize other alphabets to write, it can be very tough but overall I've found it to be very rewarding. Learning a foreign language is great for things like critical thinking so yeah, I think it'd be a pretty good idea to learn Russian. Off topic but isn't it against the rules to post here in anything other than English?
I have quite a lot of Russian ancestry too and live in a Slavic country. Everyone speaks English these days... but why not try?
If you can, it's useful and fun to learn other languages. Russian is really hard though. Especially speaking it since the accent and tone of words is important.
As someone with a Slavic native language, Russian seems pretty easy to me, so if your native language is also Slavic (you said you live in a Slavic country) then it will be definitely easier for you. Also, according to my friend who is learning Russian, learning the different alphabet is probably the easiest part. I don't think tones are that important since Russian is not a tonal language.
I think learning a new language is always a good idea. I don't have any knowledge of Russian but I'd say to go for it. Russian is a language with loads of speakers, not only in Russia, but in other ex-Soviet countries. In fact, it's one of the languages with more speakers in the world (I think it's in the top ten). So, it's a very useful language. Oh, I almost forget, it's also one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
I plan on taking Russian as an optionnal course next year. I have already done Spanish, German and Italian classes, so I'm not new to the language thing. I'm pretty sure Russian will be harder than the Latin languages (French is my first language) and I do struggle with German, so the cases might be a problem. The new alphabet doesn't seem too bad, though. All in all, learning a new language is all about being consistant, motivated and able to memorize the rules and patterns. I for one absolutely love it.
Здравствуйте, товарищ! (this sounds very Soviet, actually) I'd love to learn proper Russian, even though Russia isn't precisely the most LGBT friendly country ever. I find its pronunciation very easy (my native language is Spanish) but I don't understand it except for a few words. I'd say go for it -- if I could I'd learn as many languages as I could. (I understand to some extent seven or eight, speak three)
Yes, my native language is Slavic. I've heard Russian is easy for native speakers of Slavic languages. I also find the alphabet easy... conpared to Japanese it is! (I am learning Japanese as well)
That seems like an argument. People from other Slavic countries always seem to know Russian. Oh really? :O @Miapladicus , I also decided to become a polyglot at some point , lol. Learning foreign languages is an interesting hobby... and pays off career-wise too. I'd love to have the opportunity to advance with French, but Russian seems more available when it comes to the university, because French is perceived as difficult for one, and for two they always have beginner classes and I did it already.
Well, in addition to being related both in ethnicity and language, most Slavic countries were more or less under the influence of the USSR for the better part of the 20th century. From what I know, people in Eastern Europe (particularly older people) seem to know Russian more. I have yet to visit that part of the world, though. I suppose that French would be as alien to you as Russian is to me. Say, I've never learned French but I understand most of it, at least in written form, because of its similarity to Spanish in both vocabulary and grammar, while Russian or any Slavic language is pretty much incomprehensible to me.
Yes, it's true. The Millenials *waves hand* are the first who went to school after the fall of the USSR and don't commonly know Russian. The previous generations all do at least to a degree. Yes, here French has the opinion of a difficult language Still, it's a quite common one, especially in Europe. And it's also the case that Slavic languages resaaemble each other a lot, and Slavic people understand each other's languages to a degree, because the vocab and grammar are similar.
I agree. I've been learning French for quite some time, and to this day there are few things that totally make no sense to me. For example the pronunciation, basically written and spoken French are two completely different things for me. The similarity between various Slavic languages can be sometimes really hilarious. For example, when I say "I'm looking for you in the west" in Polish, it means "I'm fu*king you on a toilet" in Czech. Like, really. Or when I say "meal" in Slovenian, it means "poison" in Czech. And there are plenty of other 'similarities' like this.
I think learning any other language is a good skill to have. I took Spanish in high school but was terrible and Russian seems harder so I wouldn't attempt that. But if you think you can go for it. If you want to learn it on your own you should check out Udemy online courses.
I think learning any new language is beneficial. Russian also I think is very in demand these days too. I do understand it is a challenging one to learn though.
