The russian language

[techswede]

Just thought i'd see if anyone on this forum knows a good online language learning site.

There are no local places where i could sign up to learn russian.

And if i google it there is a metric butt ton of results.

 

So i thought i'd ask to see if any of you have any experience with any particular sites. And can reccomend them.

I've wanted to learn a language that uses the Cyrillic alphabet for a while now.

And since mr poo-tin might just go nuts before the end of his term and start rolling tanks through my front yard.. It might be nice to be able to yell at them in their own language. Like. Получить с моей лужайки! ("Get off my lawn" according to google translate )

 

Suggestions?

[Firearm2112]

Rosetta Stone

[Tycho]

This is what google brought to me. select that you speak English and want to speak Russian, but this does not seem to be very professional, more like a quick tool to learn a few words

http://www.babbel.com/?locale=en

[Izaya Orihara]

Look I can speak russian

 

Wodka, wodka, wodka! 

 

Did I do good? 

 

(It's a joke because Izaya can speak russian flunetly.) 

[techswede]

Rosetta Stone

If there are no other options i'll bite the 199 euro bullet. Thanks^^ 

When i first saw your post i thought this was going to be some black magic stuff. 

Like "You must find a rosetta stone and then stand in the light of a full moon while singing the russian national anthem and waving a dead chicken over your head" stuff

 

This is what google brought to me. select that you speak English and want to speak Russian, but this does not seem to be very professional, more like a quick tool to learn a few words

http://www.babbel.com/?locale=en

I've learned Cacao,Mom,cat and poppy so far . (Im suspecting that there might be a paywall in the future though)

[Juantaguan]

If there are no other options i'll bite the 199 euro bullet. Thanks^^ 

When i first saw your post i thought this was going to be some black magic stuff. 

Like "You must find a rosetta stone and then stand in the light of a full moon while singing the russian national anthem and waving a dead chicken over your head" stuff

 

I've learned Cacao,Mom,cat and poppy so far . (Im suspecting that there might be a paywall in the future though)

I took a language learning class as an elective in 6th grade. They used rosetta stone, since the school was already using it to teach Spanish (our teacher was that bad). As a joke i took Russian.

Unless you have a really good memory and practice it a lot, it won't stick. I don't have any other experience using another language learning program so some other input would be useful.

oh and btw the price is ridiculous. sooo there's that.

 

Hope this helped!

[techswede]

One of my former friend on FB studies in Russia but he removed me and stopped talking.

Although I see a lot of pirated games have Russians Language, mainly Repacks.

Your comrad is probably in gulag. Have nice day

 

I took a language learning class as an elective in 6th grade. They used rosetta stone, since the school was already using it to teach Spanish (our teacher was that bad). As a joke i took Russian.

Unless you have a really good memory and practice it a lot, it won't stick. I don't have any other experience using another language learning program so some other input would be useful.

oh and btw the price is ridiculous. sooo there's that.

 

Hope this helped!

Was using the program a good experience? Because if it is i can probably justify spending that amount on it.

I have pretty good memory (Borderline hyperthymesia according to some psychologist that tried to figure out why i skipped school so much) So that shouldn't be too much of an issue

[Norman_the_Owl]

You wanna know why they call it OS X?

 

Because 0 sex

 

 

I'm so sorry

[techswede]

You wanna know why they call it OS X?

 

Because 0 sex

 

 

I'm so sorry

 

Also i think you just posted that in the wrong thread? 

[Norman_the_Owl]

-snip-

 

Also i think you just posted that in the wrong thread? 

I hate mobile linustechtips

 

 

Luv u tho bb

[Juantaguan]

Your comrad is probably in gulag. Have nice day

 

Was using the program a good experience? Because if it is i can probably justify spending that amount on it.

I have pretty good memory (Borderline hyperthymesia according to some psychologist that tried to figure out why i skipped school so much) So that shouldn't be too much of an issue

Congrats you taught me a new word today. Thanks

 

Uhh. i didn't necessarily like it because I had to do 20 minutes every weekend, but i'm a bit biased. Trying to look at it from an objective standpoint, the format was pretty good.

Over time it actually did teach me Russian/Spanish. Fair warning though the spelling parts are REALLY hard, especially if you have to do them 50 times over to get them 100% (requirement from the school, you don't have to get 100% if your using it recreationaly)

I personally think that the price is a bit overkill so try to weigh it with the other options. Oh, and it gets boring fast, due to it's monotony.

 

Take that into account and remember to consider other options.

Feel free to ask me any more questions you happen to have.