Comments on: Russian reflections http://languagegeek.net/2007/07/12/russian-reflections/ Just blogging about my language geekery. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:19:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Josh http://languagegeek.net/2007/07/12/russian-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-3590 Josh Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:51:28 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/07/12/russian-reflections/#comment-3590 José: Thanks for commenting. I've been trying to really focus on the dialogues in the Princeton Russian course, and not really "cram" the grammar rules. Your tips are good ones; interacting with "real" Russians, as opposed to just text / audio, is important. However, I'd say my current wife would have problems if I decided to marry a Russian. :) Diego: Yes, I do know how you can get the Princeton course. I've made it available through a bittorrent file. See my post <a href="http://languagegeek.net/2007/09/22/a-torrent-of-the-princeton-russian-courses/" rel="nofollow">here</a> about downloading it. José: Thanks for commenting. I’ve been trying to really focus on the dialogues in the Princeton Russian course, and not really “cram” the grammar rules.

Your tips are good ones; interacting with “real” Russians, as opposed to just text / audio, is important. However, I’d say my current wife would have problems if I decided to marry a Russian. :)

Diego: Yes, I do know how you can get the Princeton course. I’ve made it available through a bittorrent file. See my post here about downloading it.

]]> By: Diego http://languagegeek.net/2007/07/12/russian-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-3456 Diego Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:02:45 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/07/12/russian-reflections/#comment-3456 Russian is extremely difficult even for russian themselves and learning it represents a huge challenge.. In my effort to learn russian, I would not mind marrying classy russian woman!! Do you know how can I get this Princeton course? cheers, Diego Russian is extremely difficult even for russian themselves and learning it represents a huge challenge.. In my effort to learn russian, I would not mind marrying classy russian woman!! Do you know how can I get this Princeton course? cheers,

Diego

]]> By: José F. http://languagegeek.net/2007/07/12/russian-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-3304 José F. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:37:11 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/2007/07/12/russian-reflections/#comment-3304 You are right. When I started learning Russian (with the course from Princeton :D!) I was browsing through the first lessons and after... 20 pages, nailing the words into my memory seemed something impossible... However, I finished the first level (9 months) and completed 1/3 of the second one (3 additional months) ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY by trial and error, just like the way you learn your mother tongue ;) The rules become something natural with no extra effort! My tips: Meet Russian-speaking people and pay attention to what they say, maybe more than to your book (you learn more useful things earlier and easier.) Listen to MUCH Russian music just like I do (it raises your self-esteem when you can recognize some words and eventually sentences :). Marry someone who speaks Russian so you have a bigger chance to hear the language (at least until he/she starts speaking in English only. For better results, think about a honeymoon to Красная площадь.) Ok, seriously, this is a nice site, I hope you keep it up :D Cheers! You are right. When I started learning Russian (with the course from Princeton :D!) I was browsing through the first lessons and after… 20 pages, nailing the words into my memory seemed something impossible… However, I finished the first level (9 months) and completed 1/3 of the second one (3 additional months) ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY by trial and error, just like the way you learn your mother tongue ;) The rules become something natural with no extra effort!

My tips: Meet Russian-speaking people and pay attention to what they say, maybe more than to your book (you learn more useful things earlier and easier.) Listen to MUCH Russian music just like I do (it raises your self-esteem when you can recognize some words and eventually sentences :). Marry someone who speaks Russian so you have a bigger chance to hear the language (at least until he/she starts speaking in English only. For better results, think about a honeymoon to Красная площадь.)

Ok, seriously, this is a nice site, I hope you keep it up :D Cheers!

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