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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > Learning the lingo Author Post jetmba. Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/30/2004 1:28:30 PM   A cyclops with very wide spread nostrils. jetmba. Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/30/2004 1:30:15 PM   Oh sure, my stupid comment gets top billing. Now nobody is even going to know why I said it. TimH Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/30/2004 1:45:44 PM   LOL Del` !! Play nice :oP dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/30/2004 1:48:33 PM   that's not what the girl's say ;) evening Tim TimH Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/30/2004 2:16:03 PM   You following me around again Del` ? ;o)) I did the "evenin Del`" bit on another thread, so now Im off to fill my face :o)) cya later dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 6:58:22 AM   9) "502 Russian Verbs" (Barrons Educ. Series) $14.95 - what a monster book The book above is quite hard to get and has taken well over a month to order, just arriving today. A quick glance through shows that everything looks covered very well and that's my bedtime reading tonight. :) Ptichka Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 8:08:15 AM   dma congratulations with the book:) I hope that it will help you:)) But and as for nouns and adjectives and so on...only verbs, I thought it was impossible to learn only one kind of words without combining them with other ones, or am I wrong??? dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 8:22:45 AM   There seems to be no single best way to learn and with no courses available locally or Russian people that I know, I get different references (books) on different aspects of the language and it helps for better learning. The most useful I have found has been the "talking dictionary" for the reason that not only does it cover most words as a dictionary should but helps with that all important skill of pronunciation. But a dictionary whether talking or written, isn't very helpful when trying to learn verbs. The most valuable reference I have so far are the dictionaries but language courses also have their value. I wanted and needed a book that covered just "verbs" because they are so common, used in virtually every sentance that to know these well would help express what I want and such a book provides a quick intuitive lookup reference. To combine the words, you must first learn the different groups. :) For the price, it is excellent value. dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 8:29:58 AM   In trying to learn some words with another book, my slang reference book is not very good because it's Russian to English only and so trying to find the slang equivalent of an English word is very difficult. A dictionary will only publish common 'clean' terms whereas there are situations when clean terms do not sound right! It's difficult to learn these words without knowing if they are too strong, inappropriate or bad use. I'm not trying to be offensive but clearly there is a need to learn some words that are not listed in a standard dictionary. Ptichka Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 8:39:48 AM   Well dma I think that you will be a success in learning Russian:)I really think so:) As for words that are not listed in the standard dictionary, if we speak about slang then it's good to know that too, but I'm not sure if it's nessesary to learn "bad" words.. dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 9:01:31 AM   It's not necessarily to learn "bad" words and I'm not trying to learn "bad" words as in 'offensive expletives' but there are some words that clearly don't suit the situations I am thinking of. I wish I could say more...but you're a girl! :-)) Without getting too explicit, some "medical" words - just don't work. Maybe I should send you an email if you can help? It wouldn't be personal but I feel it's something that I am missing and know will be appreciated. I'm not afraid to ask for help when I need it and my gal is quite shy (LOL. here comes that shy thing again) so I need another tutor...so long as you don't charge me! :) can you help Marsh? (I think you know what I mean) Ptichka Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 9:07:44 AM   You can send me an e-mail dma, and I will try to help the best that I can:) dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 9:10:02 AM   Thank you Ptichka. I will send one later today. Oh and when I say "It wouldn't be personal", *it would be*, but not between you and I! I hope your boyfriend understands this. :)) Ptichka Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 9:14:41 AM   Yes of course Dma he understands:) He trusts me and doesn't check my mail, or my ICQ archieve, or anything like that, and I do behave the same way towards him:) Dale E Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 1:13:34 PM   dma- Which russian courses have you found to be the most useful? Right now I am studying the Pimsluer comprehensive 1 course and I'm half way through it. It is all audio, learning to read and write is something I'm also interested in. dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 1:28:11 PM   I'm half way through PDQ linguaphone - basic stuff really. (but my CD drive has suddenly decided to have a fit) But for me, the most rewarding, unfortunately, is translating letters word by word (which is enjoyable) and getting familiarty that way but very time consuming. My Russian phrase book is also quite useful but limited. I am trying to imagine what situations I am most likely to be in when I go and be prepared for them as best as possible. Ptichka has been kind enough to cover my nocturnal requirements. ;) The bottom line seems to be how many hours you put in. There is no quick and easy solution. Write, spell, recognize, say as many time as you can. repetition, repetition, repetition. southerngentuk Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 1:33:21 PM   dma - check ur e-mail dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 2:05:12 PM   reply being sent - for some reason your email ended up in my spam/delete folder ;) southerngentuk Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 2:27:40 PM   repl sent but took a long time..it might be too big. if so maybe thru messenger is better. dma Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/4/2004 2:46:49 PM   I've never had and nor would I like a bloke to tell me that 'it might be too big' .lol I got it fine, feel free to blast away. :) Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > Learning the lingo
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