I am wanting to learn another language, because I want to work for the government when I am older and knowing another language will help me in whatever field I plan on being in when I'm older. I am debating on russian or mandarin but can't decide. My dad wants me to learn mandarin but I want to learn Russian. I know that china is rising to the number 1 super power and there are more then 700 million mandarin speakers in the world, but there are only about 250 million Russian speakers. what is your opinion?

I am 16 living in california, usa. Was born at Russia,Moscow. But i moved from russia to usa when i was like around 4. My mom is russian and my dad is armenian. Mom has russian accent. Did i not live in Russia long enough for an accent? If I dont have the accent how i get it back? I still know how to talk Russian, but not how to write or read. Actualy i never learned how to read or write russian since parents moved to usa wen i was only like 4.

i moving to Arnold MO and i was wondering if there are any stores or places my dad that speaks Russian can work at please help. or a job where you do not have to speak english

Okay, my husband is Russian (born in Russia and lived there until he was 9 years old, then moved to Brooklyn NY) and I really want to learn how to speak Russian! I need to learn how to speak Russian! My mother-in-law speaks English, but doesn't like to, and my husband's grandmother, who he is very close with, doesn't speak English at all! Not to mention, when we have children it is extremely important to me for them to be able to learn Russian and English starting at a young age. I love the Russian culture, I love Russian food, the music, the language, the people in general, etc. And I want our children to know all about where their dad (and his side of the family) is from, and their culture.

So, I can actually understand a decent amount of Russian (I've been around it for 4 years). I don't understand enough though! I can catch enough words when someone is speaking Russian to know basically what they are talking about. And I can say really simple things in Russian like, thank you, please, I love you, wife, yes, no, home, money, hello, good bye, good, left, right, straight, sit, a few bad words, etc. I have also memorized the Russian alphabet. I feel stupid saying Russian words though because I feel like I don't say them right, and I think that's one of my biggest problems. It's not like I'm just learning Russian and I'm not ever really going to use it, I'm around more people that are from Russia than not, so nothing I say is going to sound right!

Okay, so now that I have written a novel for what should have been just a simple question, I need to know Russian words and phrases that I will use a lot. I guess things that are commonly said. I have looked all over the internet and have found some good stuff, but it's all online lessons, and I need something I can print out. I don't need online lessons, I have a Russian husband to help me pronounce things if I need help, but I need to be able to learn whatever I can on my own so I'm not bothering my husband constantly. So, if you know of any websites that have commonly used, need-to-know, but not too complicated, Russian words, phrases, sentences, etc, please post the link for me. It also needs to be something that is set up where I can print it out. Or, I guess if you are Russian or speak Russian, can you think of any words, phrases, sentences that I would need to know (as a beginner) that you could tell me on here? If so, I'd need you to write it in Russian and in English though please.

Okay, sorry this was so long, but any help would be greatly appreciated!

спасибо

My dad is from Poland and I want to learn a language that would help me in learning Polish from him.
Would Russian be helpful because they are both Slavic languages?

I think in english, but my dad doesnt speak and understand fluently. Im trying to get him to read an article but i want to convert that article in russian..

Thanks!

I am fourteen. Sort of self-teaching myself. dad speaks it but not too much. and uncle is fluent but he went to another country to visit. so if they helped me here and there how long do u think i can learn it?

I'm 14. I want to learn German cause it's where my mom's from, and Russian cause of my dad. I can only speak English though. Which would be easier to learn first?

I bought a blackberry 7150 for my dad to take to russia. It is unlocked and is working fine with his sim card. The only problem is that I do not see Russian as a display language? Is there a URL Where I can download the language package? Thanks