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One reason why Russian is difficult
Maybe you know other reasons? Please comment below.
The reason I KNOW Russian is difficult is extremely simple to notice.
In English, Spanish, and Japanese learning 200 to 250 of the most frequent words will allow you to understand 2 out of 3 words from most conversations. When you reach this level of fluency, you can often learn new words based upon context.
For Russian, you must learn 1,000 words to reach this same level.
AND that means to progress beyond 60% fluency, you must learn MANY more words in Russian than in any other language.
We normally use (I think I remember) 300 words per day?
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Resources for learning Russian
Friends,
I am getting some great ideas about noun declensions. And I am slowly learning them.
So, I thought, maybe we should all share resources we have used to learn Russian. And maybe rate how helpful they have been.
Pimsleur - still a classic. I would rate this on a scale of 1 to 5 about a 3. Great first resource.
Michel Thomas - Like Pimsleur. I liked this more than Pimsleur, but the terrible accents of the 'students' was a distraction. So, about a 3.
Berlitz and other cheap programs - about a 1.
Living Language - a solid 4, unfortunately, I don't usually study with it.
Youtube channels - some great some terrible.
So far, my favorite has been ROU, Russian Online University - a 5.
Russian movies - great resource. I wish they had Russian subtitles. about a 4.
Masha and Medved - great cartoon. About a 5 for starting.
Russian TV shows - great so far. About a 5.
Music videos - some are a 5, some are a 1.
Russian TV and News Channels. About a 4 - Usually easier to find subtitles on youtube.
RTDocumentary - in Russian. From a 3 to a 5. To many poorly dubbed shows.
And of course iTalki. So far, a 5.
Anything else?
Roy
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Russian Declensions
друзья,
I will kill Russian noun and adjectival declensions before and during this next trip.
IF you have any hints, notes, or suggestions, please let me know.
спасибо большое,
Roy
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