Thread: Frustrated with Russian cases...

Originally Posted by Nichole.

Maybe I like English grammar more because I was raised with it, and I do see it's flaws, but in my mind, it's way more flexible than Russian. We have no gender (so we don't have to worry about that when forming sentences...

Native speakers do not worry about that, they use it automatically.

Yep, English has exceptionally simple basics that makes it very good international language. So you can skip learning other languages if you do not enjoy. Learning languages is like a good investment to the future pleasure. The harder you work now the more you will enjoy later. The situation is the same as with high/classical/elite art/literature/music.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

2) Adventurous one. Come to the corresponding country, communicate much, and try to survive without using any language but local. Here you can avoid most formal rules etc. and get even better result than for the first method. If survived.

I can't do that because I only just turned 15, so I guess I'll just have to hang out in Northeast Philly for a bit. That place is soooo Russian.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Native speakers do not worry about that, they use it automatically.

Yea, but what about L2 speakers?

Originally Posted by Nichole.

Yea, but what about L2 speakers?

That is very individual. Some people after some efforts get used to it and starts to speak automatically. Some, including even professional Russian teachers etc., get good theory but have problems of fluent speaking forever. No guarantee.

Originally Posted by Nichole.

I can't do that because I only just turned 15, so I guess I'll just have to hang out in Northeast Philly for a bit. That place is soooo Russian.



Yea, but what about L2 speakers?

Is there Russian stores, restaurants etc. in Northeast Philadelphia? If so, what is there? I'm live about 60 miles from Philadelphia.

Scott

Originally Posted by fortheether

Is there Russian stores, restaurants etc. in Northeast Philadelphia? If so, what is there? I'm live about 60 miles from Philadelphia.

Scott

They have restaurants, Russian music and book stores, a supermarket, many of the store signs are also written in Russian.

In fact, my bus used to drive through there on the way to my elementary school, so the first Russian words I ever learned when I was 9: аптека, столовая, and книги from the signs on the storefronts we passed.

Originally Posted by Nichole.

They have restaurants, Russian music and book stores, a supermarket, many of the store signs are also written in Russian.

In fact, my bus used to drive through there on the way to my elementary school, so the first Russian words I ever learned when I was 9: аптека, столовая, and книги from the signs on the storefronts we passed.

This is the section of the town:

Bustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I definitely going to check out the book stores and eat at a restaurant there - Anything else you recommend doing there?

Thank you,

Scott