Originally Posted by Orpheus
I'm having a similar problem. But first off, I need to know if there's a difference between a ukrainian and russian accent. They sound the same to me. There's a lady at my school who speaks russian, but ukrainian is her native tongue. Her accent is very strong, and when she speaks russian I can't understand every word she says because the accent makes the words sound different from how I say them. It's vice-versa for her too, she doesn't always understand what I say. Sometimes I choose wrong words to describe something, but she says it's my accent and pronounciation. I want to scope to her level though, so I hear and pronounce the words the same way she does. If anyone has any tips on how to clear this confusion, I'd love to have your input.