Thread: What is easy about Russian?

COOL! Спасибо за ссылки. I will be doing some чтение!

Originally Posted by basurero

I think I'm stuck in a rut. Someone please remind me of the advantages of learning Russian (if there are any), as all I can think of now are disadvantages...

Why does Russian have so many words.

I think English has more.

And you can't tell their meaning just by looking at them, like in Spanish or something.

I can. Probably something is wrong with you.

A lot of illegal mp3 sites are Russian, so it's useful for that.

Also no articles make it easy.

I think English has more.
I can. Probably something is wrong with you.

Lol, but I already speak English so it doesn't matter! And yes, sometimes even when the meaning can be worked out, I am blind. eg the word повсеместно I should be able to figure out, but no...

A lot of illegal mo3 sites are Russian, so it's useful for that.

Also no articles make it easy.

Piracy is Russia's greatest trait.

Всего три времени глаголов, ну или пять, если совершенные и несовершенные считать раздельно.

Можно на всё забить.

Originally Posted by Indra

Всего три времени глаголов, ну или пять, если совершенные и несовершенные считать раздельно.

Перестаньте упоминать трудные части! Я хочу yзнать, какие легкие части русского языка!

Verb aspects have got to be the WORST things about Russsian!

Originally Posted by basurero

Originally Posted by Indra

Всего три времени глаголов, ну или пять, если совершенные и несовершенные считать раздельно.

Перестаньте упоминать трудные части! Я хочу yзнать, какие легкие части русского языка!

Verb aspects have got to be the WORST things about English!

Ну, уже и не знаем, чем тебя порадовать, basurero.
Решено, легких "частей" в русском языке НЕТ!
Некоторые вот жалуются, что им алфавит выучить трудно, что уже о грамматике говорить.

Я просто придираюсь. В действительности, я не ненавижу русский язык. Но сегодня он меня раздражает.

Originally Posted by basurero

Я просто придираюсь. В действительности, я не ненавижу русский язык. Но сегодня он меня раздражает.

Чтоб не раздражаться надо (имхо) забить на всё (по крайней мере связанное с русским) временно

What does забить на все mean?

Originally Posted by Indra

Всего три времени глаголов, ну или пять, если совершенные и несовершенные считать раздельно.

Именно поэтому после знакомства с Future perfect continious мне несколько дней снились кошмары.
Зачем столько-то времен навыдумывали?

Originally Posted by basurero

What does забить на все mean?

forget, relax, have a beer or two, go out and have fun

Originally Posted by basurero

What does забить на все mean?

То же, что и "плюнуть на все".

[quote=basurero]
Destruction. In Russian = уничтожение. In Spanish = destrucci

1. If it's the actual language compared to others that's bothering you about the easiness or lack of, look around beginner Russian language sites again. They always aim to highlight the easy points otherwise people would be put off.

2. If it's the fact you've been pushing yourself too hard lately because, despite the time you've been learning, they're still so much vocabulary you have to translate, then take a break for a while. Come back with something to start positively that will make you more inclined to continue learning, like those links to online reading resources.

3. Take into account how much you've done already, how much you can write in Russian that makes it look, to others, that you are a native speaker. Think about the fact there must be something easy you've found about it otherwise you wouldn't have got that far.

Also, just keep practicing. Focus on the words that you read 'blindly'. Make recordings of them and listen to native speakers say them, so when you come to read it again you'll 'hear' it in your head.

Originally Posted by basurero

What is easy about Russian?

Nothing....

Originally Posted by basurero

Я просто придираюсь. В действительности, я не ненавижу русский язык. Но сегодня он меня раздражает.

А меня он уже несколько лет раздражает
Но как говорится, выбора нет...

Originally Posted by basurero

I think I'm stuck in a rut. Someone please remind me of the advantages of learning Russian (if there are any), as all I can think of now are disadvantages...

Why does Russian have so many words. And you can't tell their meaning just by looking at them, like in Spanish or something.

Actually, You just have to get used to them!!! Its not so hard as you may think at the first moment!!! For example, When I was 10 or about that, I could read almost any book without a dict.!!! So, a little patience, and you will know almost all words!!! As you are used to saying, just put a little trust in yourself!!!