Thread: How long does learning Russian take?

I recently started studying Russian (about 3 months). I've been using the Pimsleur Speak and Read Russian during my commute to and from work, and I think it is a great program. The only bad thing is the price, but fortunately I was able to get it from my local library, so I didn't have to pay for it.
Has anyone else used the pimsleur audio courses? How did you like them?

I have also been studying the penguin Russian course and have found that book to be very good.
So far the combination of the audio (pimsleur) and the text (penguin) have been working out pretty good for me. I have been able to stay motivated longer than previous attempts to a foreign language. But I guess only time will tell if I can actually learn the language.

How long does it typically take to learn Russian?

Well, come this April I would have been learning for an entire year! Using just Pimsleur too. I do about 30 minutes a day, and tend to go through the same lesson about 5-6 times, Its taken me about a year to get to lesson 12 on the second course, how people have done through it all in 3 months and taken it all in? I have no idea. I can have conversations with Russian inside what the program teaches, I need to be corrected sometimes but overall I've been told I am doing well. Learning a language is a seriously long term thing. I expected it to take about 2-3 years before I could have a 5 minute conversation with someone. One thing that has really helped.. is that my girlfriend and her family is Russian, so I end up speaking more Russian than most people learning I guess.

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