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| Toffeeliz Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5681 days ago 116 posts - 130 votes  Speaks: English*, Mandarin Studies: Russian | Message 9 of 37 22 December 2012 at 11:54am | IP Logged | ||
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Hey Bruno! It's nice to hear from you! Is there any specific reason you're learning Russian? What resources are you using?
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| Wort Groupie Austria Joined 4541 days ago 82 posts - 87 votes Speaks: German* Studies: English, Spanish | Message 10 of 37 22 December 2012 at 2:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hey!
Basically I started learning Russian because I really like its sound as well as I think that it's a pretty interesting and fascinating language :). I have Russian classes via Skype once a week and I try to study a bit by myself with "Langenscheidt -Russisch mit System". And you - which materials are you using? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5396 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 11 of 37 22 December 2012 at 5:10pm | IP Logged | ||
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My name is Kerrie, and I am a single mom of beautiful 10 year old twin girls. They are my world. I am an English tutor, and I work (mostly) from home.
Languages have been a passion for many years, but until last year it was nearly impossible for me to learn anything. That's when I found out that I have Celiac disease, and a whole host of other food intolerances. (Don't worry. All this means is that I can't eat wheat. And rye, barley, gluten. Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggs, corn, milk, and bananas. And eggplants, but I don't miss those!) Everything I ate was making me... Sick. Tired. Sore. Sleepy. Unfocussed. Yuck. Blah. Blah. Yuck. Now that I've figured that out after being sick for over a decade, I can focus now. I *finally* made solid progress in Spanish, French, and Italian last year. For 2013, I will be focused on Spanish and French for the Super Challenge, and will also be studying Italian, Portuguese, Croatian and Russian. I took Russian 101 in college about 15 years ago, but don't remember anything to speak of, so I'm pretty close to beginner status. I'll be starting with Assimil and Michel Thomas, and perhaps using Pimsleur as well. I have tons of Russian resources, but that's what I plan to start with. :) I don't expect to get very far with Russian this year, but I want to work my way through Assimil. I have the new English version that was recently published, and I also have the old Russian without Toil, so when I get through the new one, I will probably work my way through the older version as well. I want to learn enough to get the basics for now, so when Russian is my focus language in 2014, the foundation has already been set. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| zecchino1991 Senior Member United States facebook.com/amyybur Joined 5259 days ago 778 posts - 885 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, Modern Hebrew, Russian, Arabic (Written), Romanian, Icelandic, Georgian | Message 12 of 37 24 December 2012 at 12:59am | IP Logged | ||
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Hi everyone!
I'm glad to see this thread has been created! It's nice to meet you all. :) My name is Amy and I have been studying Russian for a little over a year now. Although, I guess it would be more accurate to say I have taken two semesters of it at college, as I haven't really spent much time on it outside school. But next semester I will be continuing, so I hope to make it one of my priorities again this year! My other priority is Georgian, and I am also on the middle-eastern team for Hebrew. :) My log is here. It already has quite a lot on it since I did Russian for last year's TAC (on the Romance-Slavic team), but it doesn't have enough on it that I feel like I need to make a new one. I look forward to studying with everyone and reading everyone's logs! :) Edited by zecchino1991 on 24 December 2012 at 1:02am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Toffeeliz Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5681 days ago 116 posts - 130 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin Studies: Russian | Message 13 of 37 26 December 2012 at 8:50am | IP Logged | ||
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@ Wort - I'm using Barron's Vocabulary and Grammar books, russianforfree.com, a Russian book which I specified on the first page and some Michel Thomas (when I can bear to listen to it haha).
I'm rather jealous that you have classes. I haven't managed to get any yet. They offer a 3 hour lesson in the city but it's far too long for beginner/elementary and it's on a Sunday, so I'd rather study independently for now. @ Kerrie - Hello Kerrie! Nice to hear from you.It sounds like you're a career polyglot haha. What a wonderful plan you have. Sorry to hear about your illness but glad that you have found a way to improve your lifestyle. Hope you manage to find lots of time for Russian and get that foundation set! @ Zecchino/Amy - oh wow! You may well be the most advanced of our group then. I look forward to your Russian posts :D already saw the Happy New Year/Christmas one. Merry Christmas to you all and I hope you have a wonderful holiday! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Wort Groupie Austria Joined 4541 days ago 82 posts - 87 votes Speaks: German* Studies: English, Spanish | Message 14 of 37 26 December 2012 at 10:58pm | IP Logged | ||
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Well, 2013 is coming so we should made up our minds concerning our team name, shouldn't we? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5396 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 15 of 37 27 December 2012 at 3:42am | IP Logged | ||
If it's going to fit in my log title, it will have to be limited to like 3 letters. :) I really don't have a preference for a name. I have been round in circles with three other teams to pick names, and I'm not even sure we're going to be big enough not to merge with the first team at this point. Anyone have any team name ideas? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Toffeeliz Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5681 days ago 116 posts - 130 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin Studies: Russian | Message 16 of 37 27 December 2012 at 8:32am | IP Logged | ||
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Well, should the event happen that we are made a team, how about ГУМ as our name? It was the first department store in Moscow, is a beautiful building and is three letters long/ Other than that er...team блины (pancakes) may be fun - since they are a traditional staple of Russian cuisine.
Let's get some more suggestions and then make a vote. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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