Thread: read, write, understand?

Do you guys think that its possible to learn without knowing how to write. I just want to skip the spelling and writing part of russian but able to just read and understand.

I felt ashamed when non native english learners can write in english even if there's error. I cant even write a simple phrase in russian, i rely so much on copying and pasting.

Am i not taking the correct approach here, any suggestions?

Originally Posted by g2gcya

Do you guys think that its possible to learn without knowing how to write. I just want to skip the spelling and writing part of russian but able to just read and understand.

Of course it is possible! Most Russians for centuries were able to do it. Basically you must live among Russian-speaking people and stop using other languages so sooner or later you will succeed. More or less.

I believe for some people it is possible even without real-life language use. The efforts required are really titanic though because it is a way to cut off most sources and possibilities to learn. If you plan to spend your whole life for solving that problem, you can try.