There are comparable words,but the Russian alphabet is rather
unique. Taxi for example is pronounced tahk-See the emphasis
on the see. The spelling Такси is a little confusing. Or the
word you is spelled in Russian Вы and sounds like vwee which is the plural form. Interesting language, difficult but fun to learn.
Hell I feel sorry for the ladies learning English and if they come
here find out that our language is ambiguous in it's own way. Our
slang is difficult and confusing even for us at times.
Absolutely. The Cyrillic is based on the Greek Alphabet. If you know that, you will have a little bit of an edge, otherwise, just learn Cyrillic. It should not take more than a day.
As Mike states, most modern words in Russians are derivatives of other foreign words. Yes, you want recognize it looking at the word, but as soon as you pronounce it, you will recognize it.
For example:
computer
vodka
vino (wine)
gazeta (magazine)
magazine (store)
Aeroport
buffet
bar
stop
pizza
I find pronounciation rules harder than reading it.
O !
I'm a chinese man!So I can speak Russian,but I am instreted in it!
Welcome everyone to teach Chinese!
Now English is a international language,so at first I must teath it in order to talk to sb!
You can not take learning Russian Lightly. If you are going to learn you will have to devote yourself to it. But it is something that is necessary as you will need to go to Russia at some point to meet the woman. Better to go with some Russian than no Russian. Don't waste your time if you are not going to follow through with it. And don't think that it will be better to learn at your local schools and university. You can learn faster on your own. Formal lessons in a college or something will only suppliment you own work.You can learn the alphabet in a day or two on your own. In college you will be learning the alphabet for the first month.
Man,
Not going to take it lightly, learning any language is an ordeal. Going to give it the old college try though. I will probably get a Rosetta Stone course from my trusty Malasian connection. Have you seen the price of those? Half my annual income.
Steve