Comments on: How long do you think it will take me to learn Russian? http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm Find out about the Russian language online. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Listen2 R http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1877 Listen2 R Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:07 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm#comment-1877 Im in the process of learning it too. The time it takes to learn depends on how fluent you want to be. For me, I just want to be able to communicate on a reasonable level with my Russian friends and family, so I predict it will take about 3 or 4 years for this. You are still young so your brain probably absorbs information more quickly than mine :) You can get a feel for the language at my website: http://listen2russian.com/ Hope that helps! Jon. Im in the process of learning it too. The time it takes to learn depends on how fluent you want to be.

For me, I just want to be able to communicate on a reasonable level with my Russian friends and family, so I predict it will take about 3 or 4 years for this.

You are still young so your brain probably absorbs information more quickly than mine :)

You can get a feel for the language at my website:

http://listen2russian.com/

Hope that helps!

Jon.

]]> By: cat http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1878 cat Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:07 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm#comment-1878 Russian is a very difficult language, different people learn at different paces so there is really no way of knowing how long it will take you to learn it. Russian is a very difficult language, different people learn at different paces so there is really no way of knowing how long it will take you to learn it.

]]> By: johnny85940 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1879 johnny85940 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:07 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm#comment-1879 Well, since your family speaks it, you will learn faster than others, but depending on your commitment it could take you anywhere form 1 year to 5 years. Well, since your family speaks it, you will learn faster than others, but depending on your commitment it could take you anywhere form 1 year to 5 years.

]]> By: shlangemann http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1880 shlangemann Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:07 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm#comment-1880 Ochen dolgo i ne tak skoro. If you didn't grow up speaking Russian, it's not easy to pick it up because Russian is a very rich and complex language that far excels English in the amount of words, phrases, and phonetics. Good luck and keep practicing. Ochen dolgo i ne tak skoro.

If you didn’t grow up speaking Russian, it’s not easy to pick it up because Russian is a very rich and complex language that far excels English in the amount of words, phrases, and phonetics. Good luck and keep practicing.

]]> By: rage997 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1881 rage997 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:07 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm#comment-1881 If you put a lot of effort in, and talked to your dad and uncle in Russian, you could probably become passably fluent in 2 years. If you stayed in Russia for 3 months, you could perhaps do it within 1 year (become passably fluent, that is, not very good). If you put a lot of effort in, and talked to your dad and uncle in Russian, you could probably become passably fluent in 2 years.

If you stayed in Russia for 3 months, you could perhaps do it within 1 year (become passably fluent, that is, not very good).

]]> By: Steve P http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1882 Steve P Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:07 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm#comment-1882 You will never learn it, to be frank. What will happen is you will try to learn it eagerly for about 2 weeks. Then your interest will gradually wane until you just kind of forget about it, while retaining your interest in Russia in general. If that doesn't happen, it would take you 10 years to speak it with any degree of confidence, and it will be 15 years before you can read Dostoyevsky. I know this because..............I am the golden Leonard. You will never learn it, to be frank.

What will happen is you will try to learn it eagerly for about 2 weeks. Then your interest will gradually wane until you just kind of forget about it, while retaining your interest in Russia in general.

If that doesn’t happen, it would take you 10 years to speak it with any degree of confidence, and it will be 15 years before you can read Dostoyevsky. I know this because…………..I am the golden Leonard.

]]> By: pardubice73 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1883 pardubice73 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:07 +0000 http://talkrussian.info/how-long-do-you-think-it-will-take-me-to-learn-russian.htm#comment-1883 It does depend on your commitment to it. Self teaching is very hard, but possible. You need so submerse yourself in the language, books (even kids books), movies, music, etc. This will help. The grammar is very difficult,but not impossible. Fluency is very high and hard. There's no such thing as passable fluency. Conversational Russian is possible, if you're committed to it in a year or two. If you want to read it and or write well in it, it will take longer. But, then, in our native language, we speak it for a good 3-5 years before we begin to learn to read or write, so don't feel like you have to do it all at once. My dad also speaks fluent Russian and one of my life regrets is not letting him teach me to at least speak it. Go for it! The younger you are, the easier it is, too. It does depend on your commitment to it. Self teaching is very hard, but possible. You need so submerse yourself in the language, books (even kids books), movies, music, etc. This will help. The grammar is very difficult,but not impossible. Fluency is very high and hard. There’s no such thing as passable fluency. Conversational Russian is possible, if you’re committed to it in a year or two. If you want to read it and or write well in it, it will take longer. But, then, in our native language, we speak it for a good 3-5 years before we begin to learn to read or write, so don’t feel like you have to do it all at once.

My dad also speaks fluent Russian and one of my life regrets is not letting him teach me to at least speak it. Go for it! The younger you are, the easier it is, too.

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