Hi Everyone - Just joined

Hi everyone, just thought i would say hello to you all and ask some questions.

I have thought about learning another language for a while, so i decided upong russian. is it possible to read russian without being able to speak it? as i do not know anyone that could help me learn to speak russian but i would like to be able to read and write it.

could someone suggest some good resources (possibly free & online) that could help me out? i am really really struggling to understand the language, i have got the alphabet and have been going through it, but when i have tried to use it to convert a russian sentance to english the words dont seem to match. is this me?

thanks for any help you can provide.

Hi! Just check the Book review and Getting Started threads. Get an audio CD to help you with pronunciation.