PressureCooker2600 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Любое здесь от России? Я знаю мой русский не очень хорош. Увидимся позже. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Out of that, I understood России, Я, мой, русский, and не. When I get home I can probably look up the rest. I may ask for your help with Четыре at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Я изучил русский язык в армии давно Я забыл все Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 When I was in the service I was told the worst curse you could say in Russia translated to "I spit in your whore mother's breast milk" And damn you pronounced "chort vas ne" takes on a different level as "may the devil take your soul" foul bunch really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 CCCP for life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 Я изучил русский язык в армии давно Я забыл все Thats like me and my Deutsch. Back in High School, I had three years of it......but nowadays, I'm lucky if I can keep up a conversation with a preschooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Well I was pretty good at one point I could read the newspaper but these days forget it. Sometimes I will have a dream all in Russian thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) Yep. I also studied Russian for three years, spent a week in Moscow and got by quite well. That is 14 years ago. These days, I have enough problems with saying simple sentences, but have kept all my schoolbooks and dictionary in hope that if I start to read through it, most of the skills will come back. Russian was fun to study for the first two years, until the grammar hit me in the head like a brick. And that is despite the level of grammar we studied was only the icing of the cake for what would come if I went on to university levels. But I did buy a handheld game from Elektronika while I visited Moscow: Explorers of Space. I can't recall how much I paid, but supposedly I got it cheaper because I asked for the price in Russian and paid with Roubles instead of asking in English and pay with USD. Edited December 17, 2007 by carlsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Man, I'm the same way. My Mother can speck English, Italian & Spanish. I can't understand Italian & Spanish at all (^-^) Anthony.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Very nice! Did the original message say "Love from Russia, I know my Russian is not very good, See you later"? Where did you get the Russian script to use in the forums? I've studied Russian, worked in Russia, and love any opportunity to use it again. There are lot of Russian speakers from Russia and Ukraine, who I can occassionaly speak with, where I live now. They're all very gracious and friendly to put up with my bad grammar. Speaking Russian, or at least attempting to, while in Russia, definitely gets appreciation there. I once got invited to a stranger's wedding party in Suzdal just because I was trying to learn Russian. And it was one great party! Very fun and jolly. Bydt zdarov! littleman jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 That's just what the commies want you to think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 My family came from Ukraine and speak Ukrainian. I do have a few Russian aquaintances and we tolerate each other's language differences fairly well it just takes a little while to translate each other's words since while some are similar there are many differences. I "was lucky" went to 6 years of Ukrainian school as a kid but have had to brush up with a few words here and there when talking with Bean. They charge exorbitant amounts for Ukrainian kids DVDs and VHS tapes (only the vhs are dubbed in English) and I have also heard they charge a small fortune for Russian kids tapes as well as books. While IMO my family's language here is English first, if families want their cultural heritage passed down to their kids regardless of nationality they should make it more affordable and easier. It's difficult to retain any language skills if you don't have anyone to practice with either and I am the last one in my family to speak Ukrainian. I guess it doesn't help that both my father and I didn't have siblings, lol. Studies have also shown that the further down in generations the less of a heritage language they speak and the more of a primary language is used instead. Be healthy as well Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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