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    Learning Russian

    Has anybody here (English speaking native), learned to speak russian fluently?

    Once you get your head around the Cyryllic charcter set, is it an easier language to learn then French or any other latin based language.

    #2
    Mrs Chico studied russian at uni - bloody hard. She got to go there for a few months and was in the same year as Jeremy Spake (fat bearded bloke BBC1's airport.) She tells a story of she how was stranded in St Petersburg with some of her classmates with no money - Jeremy was a true gentleman and bought food for everyone.

    edit: Mrs Chico has almost forgotten Russian as she has not used it since graduation

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      #3
      I thought she only graduated last week!

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        #4
        should be easy it is pretty much the same as scouse

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          #5
          I would advise against learning Russian - it is believed to addle the brain. You don't need to look far to find proof of that either

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            #6
            on the other hand fiddle it could aid you in buying a big rich london football club spending lots of money on a big team and getting knocked out of the champions league by a bunch of scousers that according to Numpty didn't really deserve to be there.

            Cooper "rant over"

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              #7
              Buy yourself a native.

              They only cost a passport

              There's some in Wimbledon at the moment, they may be a little expensive, but you could always claim it back on expenses

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                #8
                Sunnysan, a serious answer for you; the Russian alphabet actually makes the language easier, as it's phonetic and the sounds are always the same (unlike English). Getting used to the new alphabet isn't difficult.
                Being a European language, a lot of the words are familar and instantly recognisable.

                The real difficulty with Russian is the grammar; the cases are an absolute nightmare. However, Russian isn't an exceptionally difficult language (unlike Hungarian -trust me!) but it certainly isn't easy. With a decent brain, a good ear and lots of patience, there's no reason why you can't become fluent.

                P.S. Don't ask Franco for help. I think he was taught Russian by the Eskimos.

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                  #9
                  Buy yourself a native.
                  Aren't you the ******* comedian.

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                    #10
                    Aren't you the ******* comedian.
                    Oh, you're so graceful. Thanx :lol

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