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| shadowzoid Groupie United States Joined 5683 days ago 76 posts - 85 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Russian | Message 1 of 22 19 July 2009 at 3:33am | IP Logged |
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i want to know if its possible to teach yourself russian
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| dmg Diglot Senior Member Canada dgryski.blogspot.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 7011 days ago 555 posts - 605 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Dutch, Esperanto | Message 2 of 22 19 July 2009 at 3:50am | IP Logged |
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Yes.
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| Kyrie Senior Member United States clandestein.deviantaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5729 days ago 207 posts - 231 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Portuguese | Message 3 of 22 19 July 2009 at 3:53am | IP Logged |
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I have had a phase where I wanted to learn Russian. I never have successfully taught myself even the basics of the language, but that's only because my desire and motivation to learn was only a small spurt.
I know that if you ever want to teach yourself Russian there are tons and tons of materials available on the internet and in book stores. The way I did it was I first learned the alphabet. I made flashcards and reviewed them thrice a day. I then used Pimsleur plus Google translate to teach me basic conversational words. (I used Google translate because Pimsleur is an audio only course and I wanted to know how to spell certain words.) Then I took a look at Princeton's free downloadable Russian Course. I only got through lesson one though before I lost interest. But I still would have mastered the basics if I'd have stayed with the language and the studies. In sum: it IS possible to teach yourself a language. In fact, I'd recommend self study over formal classes because what you learn in class in two sessions, you could learn by yourself in 30 minutes. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| goosefrabbas Triglot Pro Member United States Joined 6368 days ago 393 posts - 475 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 22 19 July 2009 at 4:36am | IP Logged |
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Possible? Of course.
Easy? Not in the least bit. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| tanzoniteblack Diglot Newbie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5628 days ago 5 posts - 6 votes Speaks: English*, Russian Studies: Finnish, Icelandic, Japanese | Message 5 of 22 19 July 2009 at 4:44am | IP Logged |
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If you can get through the pronunciation and new alphabet part, then you'll find that teaching yourself Russian isn't any more difficult then teaching yourself any other language. Unfortunately, due to the peculiarities of the writing system and how it matches up to the phonetic system, that can be a little bit of a challenge. As you start doing this, be sure to try to learn the differences between the "hard" and "soft" consonants from the get go, or at least recognize the fact there is a big difference between them even if you have problems hearing it (and doing it) at the start. That was one of my biggest mistakes in learning Russian, was ignoring the difference between those for 2 years because I couldn't hear them and no one explained them very well to me.
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| Juan M. Senior Member Colombia Joined 5899 days ago 460 posts - 597 votes | Message 6 of 22 19 July 2009 at 4:55am | IP Logged |
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I'm on my way to learning it, and feel pretty confident. It is a challenging but rewarding language. As with everything, beginning is the hardest part. It gets easier as you go on.
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| keith1569 Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5654 days ago 61 posts - 64 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Sign Language, Spanish | Message 7 of 22 19 July 2009 at 5:19am | IP Logged |
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Juan--what programs you learning to teach yourself russian?
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| fanatic Octoglot Senior Member Australia speedmathematics.com Joined 7146 days ago 1152 posts - 1818 votes Speaks: English*, German, French, Afrikaans, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch Studies: Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Modern Hebrew, Malay, Mandarin, Esperanto | Message 8 of 22 19 July 2009 at 5:42am | IP Logged |
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I began learning Russian with My First Russian Book by Arakin and Samoylova. It came as a package with long play records.
The first lesson began: Eta Tom (this is Tom) Eta Nina Eta mama Eta papa Eta Tom? Da, eta Tom Eta Nina? Da, Eta Nina, etc They introduced the alphabet just a few letters at a time. I found it deceptively simple, but by the time I realised the language was complicated I was hooked. So, learning the alphabet was no problem, the way they taught it. So far as the difficulties were concerned, I decided to just keep going after I had been bogged down for a while. So, yes, I have taught myself Russian with the help of material from Russia, My First, Second, Third and Fourth Russian Books and Russian for Everybody. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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