I moved here to America when I was five, and even then I spoke Russian fluently. But I forgot it all as the years have gone by. Now, I'm 16 and my family is buying Russian channels (including the news, children shows, etc.) Considering that TV practically owns my entire life, will I relearn Russian?
2006-11-23 20:38:52 · 3 answers · asked by Raï 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You will relearn Russian. I too once lost my mother tongue, but it was always there to be retrieved. However, you had only got so far with your Russian -- you had the vocabulary of a boy of five. So you will have to work hard at vocabulary and grammar and new concepts and there will always be areas where you are less comfortable -- intellectual argument, for example. Perhaps you will initially learn more from the children's shows, taking it from there and gradually building up. Make sure you learn to read Russian! Presumably you hadn't got that far at the age of five! Good luck in your endeavours!
2006-11-23 21:29:35 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to put "effort" into learning Russian. Watching TV alone would not be enough - you would need to converse with your parents in Russian, etc
2006-11-24 09:54:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure. i'm a linguist, and that i usually learn circumstances like yours, yet i don't understand what's helpful to assist human beings relearn their community languages. i believe which you in all probability will a minimum of learn how to understand Russian returned in case you watch television in Russian. (and that i think of this is marvelous that your loved ones desires that can assist you you with this. They sound super!)
2016-10-13 00:34:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋