RL101 - 2 : The Six Letters That Are The Same

[LainCodeGreen]

The hardest part of learning a new language (or anything) for me, is to stay interested in the material. You make it easy! Thank you :)

[CronaBlackBlud]

good joke



[sakanwar]

sir you are gret.....i learned a lot bye ur videos

[LowestKnifingPoint]

I'm really enjoying your lessons, they're helping me out in my online Russian class. Thank you so much!

[19RuSSianFreak92]

я люблю ваш уроки :D

[stiv2slava]

Hello, I have enjoyed your Russian lessons for several years now. Could you please help me find the names of the musical scale in Russian. Is it A, Б, C, Д, E, Ф, Г? then how do you say G-sharp or A-flat? Would it be Гис and Ас?

thank you for your help,

[usenetposts]

@stiv2slava I think they have the French ABCDEFG and 'moll' and 'dur". They use French letters for it, which means that they practice safe music. When they want to write in cyrillics, then I think they prefer to use do re mi, whose transcriptions into Cyrillics are self-explanatory except for sol which ends in a soft sign.

[stiv2slava]

@stiv2slava Thank you so much for your quick reply. I have done some further investigating and discovered the following about the names of the notes in Russian. A ля A-flat ля-бемоль B-natural си B-flat бемоль C до C-sharp до-диеэ D ре E ми E-flat ми-бемоль F фа F-sharp фа-диеэ G соль G-sharp соль-диеэ You go me moving in the right direction. Thank You Steve Sherrill

[ZekeComa]

So since stress changes meanings of the words in Russian. When you yell at your wife for example, for not cooking you dinner. You say the opposite of what you yell at her about? (Sounded better in my head)

[poprockssuck87]

So if you have a message using the Cyrillic alphabet, and everything is written without variation in either all lower case or all caps, how do you tell whether someone is yelling at you or a Russian e.e. cummings? I guess it's lost in translation, no?

[usenetposts]

@poprockssuck87 There are some letters with a different capitalisation, which is usually enough to tell, plus the small letters are smaller and the sentence will start with a capital. In Latin, Aa Bb Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Pp Qq Rr Tt Yy and Zz which I think is 19 of 26 letters show a difference. In Cyrillic Аа Бб Ее Фф Рр Уу and Ее with dots on, which is 7 of 33, show a difference. Three or four more letters have different forms in cursive. Also when a Russian shouts, you'll know.

[relb1975]

excellent lesson SIr , thnks.

[steelmanmason]

best teacher ever

[usenetposts]

@steelmanmason That's very kind of you.

[aadiflesher]

I m his mother :))) lol

[whoseliner44]

I love you you are AMAZING :D

[matchoo12]

I am traveling to Ukraine later this year. Do you think that I should continue with your Russian lessons or focus more on Ukrianian? Spaseeba!!!

[usenetposts]

@matchoo12 I never met a Ukrainian who didn't understand Ukrainian, but I met many a Russian who didn't understand Ukrainian.

[matchoo12]

@usenetposts I understand. Russian it is. спасибо !

[bigworld3001]

You have a very pleasant voice! I particularly enjoyed the harmonics on this song.

[JEESherazi]

Your video series are the pot of gold of Russian lessons!

[sterlingsoundz04]

This is Amazing! I am a student at the University of Southern California studying international relations. I am very interested in learning Russian culture as well as the language before I study abroad two years from now. Your lessons help a great deal. I will continue lessons and study diligantly. Thanks for putting up the videos.

[usenetposts]

@sterlingsoundz04 Glad you like it. Please do me the favour of sharing it with the other students. I could do with the hits! Thanks.

[kyh7501]

thank you so much!

[mohbyte]

You are a gifted teacher. My mother tong is Arabic. Many Russians master Arabic very well. I want to learn Russian. Many thanks indeed. God bless you.

[MsSue1717]

This is really interesting ! I like the russian song as well. I will go on with your lessons.

[usenetposts]

Many thanks!

[stalkerpro1]

первые 8 секунды были просто адские=)))

[usenetposts]

That's what I like to hear.

[stalkerpro1]

@usenetposts why did you do that?

[usenetposts]

Because I can. Bwa hah hah hah!

[stalkerpro1]

@usenetposts that was great! xDDDD

[44kazkad]

Сказочный долбайоп:)))

[SyperGiper]

@44kazkad

ага))) Пиздец у него акцент)

[duggan6592]

HAHA that was a good joke !

[alanheath]

The e is pronounced as in you in 'did yer spill me pint?'

[PirateXzibit]

The stressed "O" is pronounced like "Å/å" in swedish. So that sound is very Swedish too.

[traceuse13]

Det märkte jag också när jag hörde ljudet

[traceuse13]

Detsamma med e-ljudet i ordet "Kometa"

Same with the "e" sound in the word "Kometa"

[cbbjork]

Another huge fan just stopping by to say thank you so much for making lessons that are so informative and incredibly fun. I LOVE languages and you're definitely helping me so much with Russian. :)

[WowUrFcknHxC]

seriously. dude. you're awesome. that joke was pretty good, that should definitely have been translated into english...

[bananabananaculture]

What do you mean by the stress on the O? :S comme, les accents? aigus, droits , circonflexes? comme en francais?

[cbbjork]

I think it means just as how the specific word is pronounced... where the emphasis is placed. I hope that helps.

[traceuse13]

Oui c'est comme l'accentuation. C'est difficile de l'expliquer parce qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup d'accents comme ça en français. En anglais ça existe souvent. Par exemple: On ne dit pas "watErmelon" ou "watermelOn" mais on dit "wAtermelon." C'est sur la syllabe/voyelle avec le plus d'importance

[DiabloMercy]

demony

[EriLeigh418]

These videos are wonderful! Thank you for taking the time to do these :)

[vortigauntfan]

Wow, I've always wanted to learn russian! Thank you for these videos so much! and I like the joke and song!

[k8t1345]

X D Joke was good!!! TY TY! Will keep watching! No idea why you're posting these for us but I'm glad! Спасибо!!

[VargFarkas]

Is there a rule about the pronunciation of the letter "o" as an "a"? I noticed that when there's only one "o" in the word, it tends to be pronunced "o" and when there are several, then... eh ... I dunno :(

[wixga]

Thank you. I have finally found a wonderful russian lessons that are NOT boring nor PRICEY. My parents never got the chance to teach the family language.

[usenetposts]

Not only not pricey, but absolutely free! Glad you find them interesting and useful, and please pass the word around.

[faridjabba]

funy

[ender2reynolds]

Viktor thank you so much for you videos. I like your short and simple videos. Also enjoy your jokes and songs.

[sasaf]

greetings from your german student

[usenetposts]

Greetings zurueck!

[melbrooksjew]

добри вечэр!

[usenetposts]

Добрый вечер.

[djorredunemaul]

the joke was good : D !!!

[soviet145]

hey i understood good evening!

добри вечэр!

can't find teh f'in alphabet on this english keyboard

[MUFC777FELIX]

lol i am his mother

[dejawolf]

russian song!

[theaaroneason]

That joke was hilarious. Thanks for posting these videos! :D

[Coribec]

Soviet jokes are lame.

[onehunglow88]

your joke was funny, don't worry.

[cyl25]

Very interesting course. I guess you've probably gained another fan from SE Asia haha

[Kaare13]

lol joke was funny to

[youratm]

LOL

[CurtBoy1]

Joke wasn't bad lol.. but what was the song about?

[kamen7yasuo]

That joke was definitely funny! hahahahahah

[schokoprinz]

you're great man. This is a great lesson im going to keep learning. I speak german already but i just started russian. thanks! ( i cant write in cyrillic on my computer or else i would have)

[theDrumist9]

lol

great joke

i'm taking russian in my high schoool, in Maine

[daulamue123]

Thank you for the Russian lessons . I am from Romania and i'm trying to learn you'r language. Great Gob .

[Dillano1]

You are a great tudor!!!

[usenetposts]

'Enery the eighth I am I am. I'm 'Enery the eighth, I am!

[Cha0z19]

LOOL. The joke x) thanks for the explanation, Doc.

[redlaceribbon]

Thank you for the explanation. I have no problem with these letters but it's the declensions that really bother me. I speak Russian without declensions, I just cannot get them! Love your video. Great work. Thank you so much for posting.

[usenetposts]

You will be more benefitted by the 102 course.

[HumanGrinder]

this videos are REALLY good! very funny an really informative!!.. russian culture has always cautivated me...thanks for this video

I speak english and spanish (my mother language)

[xsoxcalxparamourx]

hahahaha.. that joke cracks me up!.. lol

[JohnnyLaRue]

Keep up the great work. I quit a Russian community college class years ago due to a bad teacher.

You have peaked my interest in Russian language again. Much thanks!

[MazzazzK]

?...

[gmaureen]

Very well done. I speak only English and a few words in Spanish. I never thought I could learn Russian. For one, the alphabet is entirely different. Second, I have no Russian friends/family. You, however, have made it seem possible.

I have been trying to understand the songs/lyrics of the Russian singer, Vitas. Perhaps I can pick up some words through your lessons.

Spacibo!!

[Oiwe7]

are you Brezhnev's son?

[usenetposts]

Not sure. I'll ask.

[lingpat11]

well this guy is deffinetly unorthodox, but in a fun way, i luv to get his lessons :)

[Spottyhairychick]

That was a good joke:D

Thank you!

[Violenceinmind40]

I really enjoy these lessons. I thank you for putting so much effort in your videos.

[usenetposts]

Thanks for the feedback.

[fliegeroh]

Nice harmony Viktor Dmitrievich!

[livingjokessuck]

haha, that joke was amusing. they don't teach Russian at my state or community college anymore, so this is very helpful, thank you.

[futbolzenit]

I find that "to make" is easier than kometa.

[usenetposts]

Possibly, but it doesn't teach the sound of o and e in Russian.

[MazzazzK]

Eskimoes has 50 waords of snow.

[CharlotteVoss]

I just want to say that if it was not for you I would have never understood the russian alphabet. You saved me time and money. Its good carma for you! XOXO

[dohacello]

really great and inspiring! i am currently learning russian and i appreciate your sense of humor and catchy examples. thank you for your generosity. you have another student! ;-) spassiba bolschoi

[ceazar2]

Interesting, I am learning Bulgarian, you look like nice people too bad your whole country is judged harshly for a few people that kill minority students in St. Petersburg. Americano.

[josecharts]

Thanks for your videos, I learnt russian when i was a child. Eventually i forgot most of all, but now i am taking lessons again and your videos are helpful! thanks.

[nlkjasdf]

Hey! Thank you very much for these lessons. They are excellent! I have wished to learn Russian for a long time. I will definitely take your course now. :D

[DrRoopa]

What a lovely lesson and what a lovely song! Could you kindly post the lyrics of the song.. it sounds wonderful! Thank you very much!

[alexgoler]

Мне вот не понятно, ты нормальный человек или как? Почему такой кривой английский? это ты специально чтольи со стебом говоришь или почему таким галимым акцентом? Таким долбаным русским акцентом

[Farzinff]

grr why does it take so long to load. youtube is really pissing me off these days

[margala]

i like your lesson.

[usenetposts]

Thanks!

[claudevancack]

Thankyou so much for taking the time to make the Russian language videos, I'm enjoying them very much and a learning a great deal. I find Russian culture fascinating.

[usenetposts]

Glad you like!

[xirishmagicx]

I very much like the videos and appreciate the time you've taken to make these. I like the song too, very much. What's the name of it? спаснбо

[Veronica0707]

Haha rgachno

[avms15]

Дарагой Леонид Ильич!

It was really cool, and I have only one remark -

actually it is not vowels that are soft or hard when pronounced, as it may appear. In fact it is preceding consonant sound(s) that changes if vowel _letter_ after them changes in 'soft/hard pair like а/я. Many Russian language 'tutorials' replicate this mistake, saying "letter e is said like 'ye' ", letting pupils say somting like 'комьета' again and again.

[usenetposts]

That is only partly the case. Look at the case where a soft vowel appears at the beginning of a word - it kinda obliterates your point. It's important for you to understand that the existence of the soft vowel CAUSES the softness in the consonant. That is what accounts for the irregularities in class 1b verbs, and a number of other issues. The tutorials are not all wrong, after all.

[avms15]

Beginnig of the word is additional case with [j]+vowel (except "и" )

As for vowels after consonants, are we talking about sounds or how written soft vowel letters affect sound of preceding written consonant? I agree with the latter, but not with the former - in this case it is the hard consonant that force vowel sound be back ( hard )

[DGRosetti]

Hilarious joke!

[Bulacanos]

what is the song lyrics?

[xray20]

Excellent

[usenetposts]

Thanks

[xorxe10]

Hello professor. You have a new fan in Colombia. It looks like I will finally manage to learn some russian. Thx

[usenetposts]

Glad you're enjoying it.

[Artemic21]

What I was talking about was the pronounciation of the english words. If it was just a joke, then it was ok.

But if it were your true english phonetics...

IMHO I'd better get a good pronounciation in english, before teaching others how to pronounce russian words.

[usenetposts]

Aha. You really thought I was Russian? I see it all now!

[Artemic21]

Хотя, весьма полезно для иностранцев!

[Artemic21]

Bizarre russian-accented english))

Мог бы сначала избавится от акцента, а потом уже других русскому учить))

[usenetposts]

If I ever saw a Russian make more than a half-assed attempt to teach their own language on here, I might just take your advice. You're very welcome to show me the correct way to teach Russian by doing your own course, and if it is any good I'll happily link to it.

[nnekase]

Love the song -and what you did with it.  Beautiful!

[usenetposts]

Many thanks

[lordmoggy]

love the lesson the joke uncle dave ;p

[masterchief377]

Thanks for the lessons. I hope this will jump start my Russian before I enter college next year.

Thanks alot.

[usenetposts]

It should do. I am going to add to the sixteen existing lessons with a few more by September.

[usenetposts]

Please note as of yeaterday there are already twenty lessons. Keep looking at the video responses to the existing lessons, as I put the next lesson there. And have a look at Drew's amusing response to this, also.

[helios40]

"Napoyu zjenu, obnimu konya",- eto liho!

[prolegirl]

O! LOL! Maladets!

[7035096285]

privet!! thanks for the lessons this really helps my Russian, I speak English, Spanish fluently and now am learning Russian i hope i can master it in 3 years. For some reason languages come easy to me..i learned the whole abc's in russian in just 3 days..again thanks for you videos

~Alejandro~

[coma8coma1]

"1936, or 1976, im not sure" lol

[radiojim1023]

Dah , Privet moy dorogoy drug! this video is great but I want more!!!! spiceba for your help, these lessons are very well done- can I buy a series somewhere??? these should be available for purchase!!!

[usenetposts]

Thanks for the kind words. I make a living, so I don't need to sell them - I'm giving them away on youtube!

[bahamuto]

sir i like your smart sense of humor

[usenetposts]

Thank you!

[Wangtabee]

These lessons get more hilarious each time I watch.

Great work. *~*

[usenetposts]

Glad to hear that you've enjoyed my sense of humour. sometimes I'm amazed anyone does, so it's a real pleasure to see people enjoying it here.

[kjmcw]

Haha, thank you, this is great. I've always wanted to learn a little Russian. You make it very understandable, and you are great at mixing in humor as well.

[usenetposts]

Thanks. Do keep going with the series. I just saw that this video has 1700 views, which exceeded all my expectations for a Russian language learning video, and this is after only six months and a couple of weeks of being up - and it will stay up hopefully for good!

[baronvitta]

Great lesson! Thank you.

[usenetposts]

Pleasure! Hope you keep watching!

[FGGTZORZ]

O! SOMEBODY KICK MY BACKSIDE!

[Talietzin]

LOL! Interesting joke.

[peachesyourmom]

I got the joke the first time and I just found this

[377crow]

very good leston, and a great joke!

[knagenhjelm]

Obnimayu konya!!! :D

[usenetposts]

Thanks! I waited two months, and finally someone got that joke. Phew!

[knagenhjelm]

Well, if the student is having difficulty with the Russian alphabet, I don't know if he can tell the difference between a horse and a Russian baba just yet! :) An idea for future lessons?

[adamzapple666]

YAAAAAY russian! :)

[oreozzzz]

I liked the o! part. That was funny :p