Is it hard to learn Russian?

Question

"I have a lot of Russian friends!"

Im not really obsess with the language I just wanna comunicate with my friends in Russian. that's all :)

Answer 1

Yes, it is challenging, but there are a lot of rewards if you put in the time. I studied Russian for four years in high school, and four more years in college (including spending my junior year in Russia). The more I learn about the language, the more I realize that I do not know. As RussianCatSima indicated, anyone who tries to tell you it is simple is just naive - if you want to do it well, it takes a lot of work. Of course to some degree this is true of any language - English is my native language, and I learn new things about it almost every day.

I can tell you about a few of the challenges you would face learning Russian. The most obvious one is the alphabet, but you would probably overcome this fairly quickly - once you learn the alphabet, it becomes second nature. Then you come to grammar.

Nouns, like in many European languages other than English, have different genders - masculine, feminine, or sometimes neuter. Russian is actually easier than some in this regard, in that most of the time you can tell by looking at a word what its gender is. What becomes tricky is that the nouns decline - that is, any noun can take on six different forms according to its role in the sentence (subject, direct object, indirect object etc.), or according to the verb or preposition acting upon it - this really becomes twelve forms when you consider that each has a singular and a plural. Did you have trouble diagramming sentences in English class? Well, the good news is that you won't have that problem again after you learn Russian - it will become second nature to you, but only after a lot of work.

Adjectives also change forms, according to the gender, number and case (declension) of the nouns they modify.

Verbs, like in many European languages, take on different forms according to whether the subject of the sentence is I, you singular, he/she/it, we, you plural, or they. All in all, though, it is probably easier for English speakers to learn Russian verbs than it is for Russian speakers to learn English verbs - there are fewer irregularities (but still a lot!) and fewer tenses.

In terms of learning vocabulary, there are far fewer cognates (words that are nearly the same) than you would find in a language like French, Spanish or German, but many more cognates than you would find if you tried to learn an Asian language, for example.

These are a few of the first challenges you would encounter - you'd keep meeting new ones the more you progress.

So, what are the rewards? The ability to interact meaningfully with some of the most interesting people you will ever meet, to enjoy a rich body of literature, poetry and music, to find unique travel and job opportunities, and many others. One that you might not expect - when you learn a language which is very different from your own, it gives you a whole new perspective on language in general, and on your native language as well. You'll never look at English the same way again.

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Is Learning Russian Hard

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Is Russian Hard To Learn

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To be honest, it depends merely on two things. Not one, not three, not five. It depends on only two things. Firstly, and most importantly, your age. If you're over 25 - forget it. It simply won't happen. If it ever happens, your Russian will be horribly bad. Secondly, your IQ. If you have always been praised as "smart", "clever" and "intelligent", you can learn your Russian. In fact, you can learn any language you want. I was a language teacher in the past (I also speak Portuguese) and I guarantee that the combination of IQ and age is crucial when learning a language. Your education also helps quite a bit. My best pupils were from 14 to 24 years old. The younger ones weren't interested (they were there because their parents wanted). The older ones, weren't capable of learning. It seems that the brain is no longer able to learn a new language after a certain age. For some people, it is possible to learn at any age. But these are the ones that were always said to be brilliant and very, very intelligent. If you doubt, give it a go. I doubt you will succeed. Sorry for the bad news.

Answer 5

Hey guys you better listen to me! I'm native russian speaker and I know how hard is Russian language, not even writing and reading but also grammar. I Guess, you have never seen so much difficult language as Russian. We have a lot of english, french and german words and also our own russian similar words for those taken words. Imagine how huge vocabulary is… Look at the people who wants to learn russian they know how hard is that and (I don't wanna say anything bad) but the way they speak is so bad and grammar is the part. If you don't trust me ask any native russian speakers about difficulty of russian language, they'll tell you.

Sorry for English grammar mistakes.

Answer 6

If you are native a English speaker (which I’m guessing you are) then it will be harder simply because the Russian alphabet is quite different from the English and the pronunciation is a bit difficult, but none the less doable, just a LOT of work, but it is a lot of work to learn any new language. I would say go for it, learn Russian, it will fun and very useful for a job or just for social purposes, if you learn it and become fluent in it you won’t regret that did it. Its good for your brain, a job if you don’t have one already, with another language your job fields open up so much.


oh yeah, if your friends will teach it to you it saves you a great deal of money instead of buying software or hiring a tutor.
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Answer 7

My answer will depend on how much are you willing to learn? If all you need are a few words here and there, it will be very easy. If you are serious about REALLY LEARNING the language, it will be VERY HARD. Russian language has millions of rules, it takes 12 years for Russians to learn it. BTW, they speak it from the time they are 1 yo. Unless you know some of these rules, you won't be able to speak it properly. The structure of the language is completely different from what you are used to, even though it is a phonetic language ( no problem reading the written word, even if all you know is alphabet ). It has billions of words, that is why it is a very beautiful language. It gives you an opportunity to describe anything: there is a word for every shade of every color, every emotion and every breath you take.

I have a friend, he is from China. He speaks 9 very different languages. When I asked him what his favorite language was, he said Russian. Because it took the longest to learn.

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Answer 9

It takes learning, practice and getting used to. I would use the metaphor moving from one place to another, ex. you moved to a new house, at first you won't feel comfortable because you were used to your old house where everything is familiar to you, but once you spend enough time to your new house you'll get comfortable with it and you'll memorize its details. Same thing with language learning, you first learned your native language and you had become very comfortable with it, that makes you feel comfortable learning a new language, but once you spend enough time learning it, everything will fall in place. Learning is something unfamiliar is fun, makes your mind sharper and you'll attract more people. Good luck!

Answer 10

No, since u said u had russian friends then it would be easy. after u learn the basics u should go to russia with them to experience the daily life and use ur knowledge of the language to talk to people. thats the secret to learning languages fast! ^^