I finally managed to drag myself off the couch and put myself up for a comprehensive
course of Russian at the University of Maastricht, beginning September 15th!

I can't wait.

Is there anyone else here that can speak/read/write Russian?

Nope but I have always wanted to I was always interested in Russian studies when I was in school

ella731 said:

Me too. Plus, I want to read Russian Classics in their original format and not any kind of
English or (even worse) Dutch translation.

Kewl!

Congrats! Always good to keep moving.

gooeythehamster said:

Once I start the course and want to do a little
extra studying I will drop by your bookstore 2
see if you can order me some easy Russian
reading to start off with

IstenSzek said:

I work in an English language bookstore, so probably no will do.

Try Scheltema!

5 years of high school and college Russian yielded an impressive 2-sentence skill set i still employ whenever i want to impress somebody. loosely translated, these 2 sentences mean "Our mother is going to a recreation center. We are having a quiet breakfast in the morning."

let's hear it for the German education system!

I studied Russian for 2 years, but I'm not too good. My Thai is better.

IstenSzek said:

I took a year in college and I did a language program in Leningrad (as it was then known)!

But I don't know shit!



Kak vi pozhivaete? khorosho?

I speak a little. Latoschka speaks fluently, uhm, in that she's russian. Thefrog speaks some too. This tractor guy too, but I can't remember his name.

And congratulations and good luck - it's a great language.

Nocturnal said:

Я люблю вести мой трактор

2the9s said:

We all know you do, mr 9s. And where did you get the russian text from? I wannit!

Nocturnal said:

http://ets6.freetranslation.com/

What happened to Latoscka? I saw her Russian site and a few posts she made and then she was gone!

IstenSzek said:

I'm half Ukrainian; I used to spend all my time with my grandfather when I was a child and at the time my russian was quite good (but not as good as a mother tongue), and the more time is passing the less I speak it cuz I don't have many opportunities to practice

Nado rabotatch kajdui dien!

2the9s said:

before i use it, i'm going to use cack-handed roman alphabet and say spasiba, komrad. thanks.

er...she posted at Housequake too and directed people to the russian site and then she was gone again. The latest news is she's won a whale-eating competition in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So things are looking up.

MarySharon said:

People work every day?

Nocturnal said:

Tell her to bring me back a t-rubashka!

2the9s said:

Learning a language is a daily work

MarySharon said:

Не мочитесь в плавательном бассейне.

Nyet.

Buena suerte, mi amigo -- languages are so fun!!! I need to break through with espanol and be fully fluent. Almost there. Okay, kinda there.

Good for you and good luck.
DA! I learnt russian for a year at secondary school. Can only remember a few words now, and won't embaress myself by trying to spell anything I really enjoyed it, and looking back would like to have carried it on.

Nyet. But Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin always was my favorite X-Man.