Living in Moscow: The Russian Language

[Canadiangirlagain]

I'm half Ukrainian, and I can read and pronounce Ukrainian perfectly, I'm also good with Russian, except for foreign words where I don't know where to stress certain parts (certain "o"s actually have an "a" sound sometimes) I'd love to go there though..... I've been studying on my own, before I go to school. I can read, print, handwrite and pronounce Ukrainian and Russian, however fluency is what I'm striving for.

[lenna255]

Love my country))

[Atca09]

That young british blonde woman is drop dead gorgeous..that british accent makes her sound sooo sexy grrrr i would love to have her as a GF ;P

[partizansrbi]

@IncaDelBarrio cyrillic serbian is 30 letters.

[kakitembak23]

tough language

[JonathanTheAlchemist]

Questions for fluent russians speakers:

What roles do the following characters play in pronunciation?

Ъъ

Ыы

Ьь

What is the difference between the pronunciation of the following characters?

Хх vs Гг

Жж vs Шш vs Щщ

[dimax997]

@JonathanTheAlchemist

Ъ makes the consonant before it sound harder.

Ь makes the consonant before it sound softer.

Ы is a word on its own, kinda makes the e sound in "we"

Х is H, but it's never silent.

Г makes a hard G sound, ex: grape, garage, etc.

Ж makes the J/ZH sound

Ш makes the "sh" sound

Щ makes the "sch" sound

The last two can be confusing, I suggest watching a video about them.

[BellamyCatherine]

@JonathanTheAlchemist ...and also in some accents people say "х" instead of "г". But it's not correct.

[invisev]

Hi everybody, I'm native speaker of the Russian language And I learn English. If English is your native language, let's communicate by skype and teach each other :D

[higgme1ster]

y = oo like moo cow

[hebneh]

I know nothing of the Cyrillic alphabet, but it's no more "mysterious" than the Latin alphabet that I'm typing right now. It's just as normal as any other language.

Actually, though, I'm a little surprised (as was the blonde English woman) that there aren't more signs that use Latin letters, since (for example) in Japan, Korea, and China they are present. In those countries, it's acknowledged that there will be people who can't read the native language.

[SauceJohnsson]

I learned Swedish, but talking to a Swede in Swedish is impossible because they all speak damn fluent English. So I'm learning Russian so I can feel cool for once in the world...

[aggressioncity]

@SauceJohnsson this is why i don't learn scandinavian languages

[MetalHeart8787]

@SauceJohnsson Ive met many Foreigners that speak English, including Russians. you still can speak their language & practice it & Learn from them. yeah some will still speak english because they know you can't speak their Language fluently, Just Keeep praticing. i study Russian, Hungarian & swedish.

[sporky69]

@SauceJohnsson lol

[micuba1000]

i speak russia a bit english and french when i lived in moscow for a year i tell ,english and spanish among russia is very common to hear ,every body speak english and spanish

[Sortsdam]

In English, it's pronounced [mɒ:skoʊ], not [mɒ:skaʊ].

[ColKorn1965]

My "exam" after 2 years of studying Russian was to travel to Moscow to meet a friend of my teacher's who was to be my guide. She spoke no English. I had the time of my life. Apparently I passed.

[carintiacyan1]

TE ADORO rusia!!

[mstefanovski98]

I love Russia and Moscow.

Greathing from Belgrade.

[EADEACH]

все так и есть

[MisterAlexadner]

The greek alphabet is tacky. Latin is too formal. Cyrillic is perfect ^^

[HoboCheesecake]

wow she sounds so enthusiastic

[TheGenitalGrinder]

парашка дикая страна хули вы лезете

[Adsonvix]

Very, very

[Sillilesshells]

i can read it he he he he he hee .. but i can't speak russian yet :)

[TaliskerLaphroaig]

The United Nations has 5 official languages: English, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and Russian. The local university teaches the first four, but not Russian. It is hard to find a language course that takes you to FSI Level 3 in Russian. Transparent Language Complete Russian is the only one I could find that is readily available, and it was cheapest directly from Transparent Language. Amazon.com bumped the price $10 above full retail, and it is hard to find in bookstores.

[Kirill1980m]

There is an opinion that Russian language is one of closest to the Sanskrit. Earlier it was even more difficult, the alphabet was much more. "Great and mighty Russian language" - it isn't simple words. The ancient history and ancient culture of the first Aryans is in Russian language, I think))).

[apdmsk]

@Kirill1980m здравствуйте Михаил Задорнов

[klevenka]

@Kirill1980m

Lathuanian, Estonian is more close to Aryan language, but Slavic languages very close too. This is one language group "Balto-Slavic".

[Emosekunde]

@klevenka Estonians aren't indoeuropeans. Estonians aren't balts. Lithuanians yes (but lithuanians are so mixed with polish people due to their country polish/lithuanian Zhecpospolita, that they are something between balts and slavs). Estonians are finno-ugric like finnish and hungarians. They came from Ural area in modern Russia. Yes, Balts and Slavs are very close language and ethnic groups. By the way, lithuanians are more close to russians and polish than to germans or estonians.

[Emosekunde]

@klevenka By the way east slavs (modern russians) and balts pagan traditions are very close to arians, they are closer to arian culture more then any other ethnic groups in Europe. There are lot of words that is practically the same in old sanskrit language. Interesting, but ancient slavs book of knowledge were called веды (vedi). In aryan language véda. Look for славянские веды (slavic vedas) on the internet for information.

[zizp89]

@Kirill1980m old Slavic not Russian(Sanskrit)

[Kirill1980m]

There is an opinion that Russian language is one of closest to the Sanskrit. Earlier it was even more difficult, the alphabet was much more. "Great and mighty Russian language" - it isn't simple words. The ancient history and ancient culture of the first Aryans is in Russian language, I think))).

[taty3389]

Russia is the bestttttttt!!!!!!! I love Russia and its beautiful language))))))))

[msserena]

Yes only 33 letters

[IncaDelBarrio]

cyrillic alphabet has 33 letters not 34

[dyucka]

@IncaDelBarrio Russian version has 33, Ukrainian and Srbian versions have more.

[strengthfullness]

@IncaDelBarrio You mean the russian alphabet has 33 letters. :-)

[Anatoli8888]

I took a year for overseas students (different backgrounds and 0 knowledge) to join mainstream native Russian students.

[WestUPeR]

learn "preved medved" and say it when u see russians

[Olekander]

oychen interesting

[infectedcalf]

i hate that guy at 0:46. GEEK!

[2000mosku]

yo estudio ruso y es muy dificil encontrar gente en donde vivo para practicarlo ....

[SanatoriumRus]

i adore this language :)

[CurtClements]

good help on any upcoming move

[SanatoriumRus]

ya obozhaju etot yazik !!!

[discjockeyfuture]

@SanatoriumRus Я обожаю етот язык.

[erikacurt]

language introduction for moving and living in Russia