Thread: Some Starter Questions

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Is it possible to do the opposite? I want to be able to speak and pronounce and have a full conversation speak fluently and all. But I don't neccessarily want to know how to read it.

Originally Posted by Ettinger

Is it possible to do the opposite? I want to be able to speak and pronounce and have a full conversation speak fluently and all. But I don't neccessarily want to know how to read it.

I'm sure it's possible, but what's the point? You'll miss a lot and it's not practical (you wouldn't be able to read the signs, etc.)

Reading in Russian is relatively easy, all you need to do is to learn an alphabet (33 letters, some of them the same as in English - a couple of days of work, at most) and a few rules (or at least the major one, about 'o' and 'и' sounding different in stressed/unstressed position).

PS. An easy and fun way to learn Russian alphabet (by the courtesy of Dogboy 182 ):
http://www.langintro.com/rintro/first.htm

dude, that's just stupid. are you going to write down all your new words in translit?
sit down and learn the alphabet. it will take like a day and you'll be thankful you did

Originally Posted by Ettinger

Is it possible to do the opposite? I want to be able to speak and pronounce and have a full conversation speak fluently and all. But I don't neccessarily want to know how to read it.

So no dictionaries, no online materials of any kind except audio, no homework ( no read -> no write ), just talk to teacher from time to time and listen to tapes? Sounds scary, like rosetta stone.