My summer project is to learn a bit of Russian. Could you guys direct me to some good guides and books to help me begin? Also, any tips to help me stray from making mistakes would be appreciated. I'm looking to read and write rather than be extremely proficient at conversation if that means anything.
I especially need a good introductory book, as I'll be leaving for a trip in a few days and I hope to study during it.
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Anonymous2009-05-23 1:43
The "Teach Yourself" series has been good for me. I learnt English, Japanese, Croatian and Mandarin with those books.
Also you'll be practicing with natives right? that's better than any text book.
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Anonymous2009-05-23 2:41
The important thing about learning Russian is not asking any Russians on the Internet to help you. It seems they really don't like it when anyone not from former Soviet states learns their language.
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Anonymous2009-06-12 13:11
OP here, any more tips? I slacked off for awhile and I'm finally going hard on it (no homo). I've managed to acquire a few e-books to help me on my way.
Thank you so much for clarifying that. We all thought you were a flaming faggot.
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Anonymous2009-06-13 1:05
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That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I've been learning Russian for almost two years and I've talked to tons of Russians on forums and social networking sites. None of them ever expressed negative sentiments towards my interest in their language. It's quite the opposite actually.
Don't listen to this >>3 man
Talking to native speakers is the best way to correct your mistakes. Try to find a russian proficient enough in english. Ask in /r9k/ or russian chans(iichan.ru/b, 2-ch.ru/b). Post your MSN or skype there(they do not use AIM) and ask for help.
There are also sites for language exchange like sharedtalk.com.
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Anonymous2009-06-18 21:35
OP here.
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Thanks, this whole course should definitely help!
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Interesting you say that, I literally just found out about iichan.ru a few minutes ago. I'll probably try reading the posts, learning vocab (not without a dictionary by my side of course), and communicating. Right now I'm trying to fluently read Russian words and learn grammar so I'll just have vocab as a read-and-learn thing.
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Anonymous2009-06-19 7:28
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if ur interesed in russian chans check http://12ch.ru/ - russian overchan. iichan.ru is cancerchan and i myself prefer do not visit it
OP here. Does anyone know of a good conversational / vocab guide, .pdf, or website? One Russian .pdf I have (the main one I've been learning from) is great, but its essentially an intensive grammar guide with random vocab words, and ends up being extremely boring and tedious. I also have a .pdf of Russian for Dummies, but it's basically a joke as it doesn't even use Cyrillic (which is essential as I wish to read).