Привет! I’m currently learning Russian as a native English speaker. I’ve only been at it for a few weeks but I feel like I’ve gotten some of the basics down.

Anyone who is more knowledgeable than me, how do I reliably learn which to use from ц, ч, с, щ, or ш?

Also when speaking long words 10+ characters or 4+ syllables long I feel myself triping over my tongue. Moreso than my previous experience with learning German but it has been over a decade since then.

Additionally, anyone else learning a second or third language and hows it going for you?

  • starkillerfish (she)@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    10·
    4 months ago

    Just wanted to say good luck with studies! Russian is tricky but I think in conversation people tend to be very forgiving of mistakes. I’m thinking also maybe watching films in Russian might help with learning how to pronounce words. There’s lots of Soviet films available on YouTube.

    • pnwml [she/her]@lemmygrad.mlOP
      5·
      4 months ago

      Thanks! I’ll probably start looking for some films, there’s one I already intended to watch (but not sure if the pacing would be conducive to learning).

      I do have a small collection of Russian music which is slow enough for me to kind of learn, even if pronunciations are stretched a bit.

      • Rania 🇩🇿@lemmygrad.ml
        4·
        4 months ago

        You just started, begin with reading children books, and watching nursery rhymes and kid shows, they use simpler language and their main purpose is teaching.