Is it hard to LEARN RUSSIAN? Watch this video if you are a beginner

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If you are thinking about learning the Russian language or have already started and feel a bit frustrated you need to watch this video till the end.
Some people say that Russian is extremely hard while others claim that there is no reason to be afraid of it. Why is this? Because people compare Russian with their native language and foreign languages they already know. To compare you need to know some features of Russian and guess what? I'm talking exactly about them in this video!
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Привет! I'm happy if you found this video useful for you! 😊 If you like my teaching style, I invite you to join the Russian Mastercourse for Beginners for English speakers!
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As Arabic native speaker I find phonetic really easy to learn... Even for (ы) ❤❤❤

hibanafutuba

The Russian language can be so confusing! I'm happy that I have already overcome most of the things mentioned in this video!

DaNiELPD

I would like to share this text about about learning the Russian Language. Here it is:

Specificity of the Russian language learning at the elementary level:
WHY DO NOT TRADITIONAL APPROACHES WORK?
In the English language learning its grammar basis gradually becomes more complicated at each level of studies (the higher the level the more complicated is its grammar). In the Russian language it is vice versa.
The main grammar material (approximately 70% of the grammar) is studied at the elementary level. The further development of the language is realized through enriching of vocabulary and syntax. For instance, exercises to train motion verbs without prefixes at A2 and B2 (even C2) levels will differ in relation to a big amount of accompanying vocabulary but not in their grammar components.
If you managed to learn types of Russian verbs at A1+/A2 level, you will not have any difficulties with this topic at B2 level. On the contrary, if at a high level of studies you suffer problems with the use of aspects, you have to return to the elementary level and revise the material.
In accordance with CEFR, at the elementary level a student can talk about himself/herself, a family, friends, a workplace and hobbies. However, while in the English language such topics require a relatively small number of grammar constructions and vocabulary units in the Russian language their amount increases to approximately 70% of the grammar [1].
Such concentration of grammar topics at the elementary level makes traditional approaches to language learning ineffective when coming to the Russian language. For instance, an attempt to study grammar in the context of particular speaking topics (an approach widely used in English language coursebooks) will look unnatural and will not help to achieve set goals. In such a situation a question arises how to tackle the problem. An answer can be found in understanding the logic of language under question.
A language is a living body whose skeleton is made by grammar. Without the knowledge of grammar it is impossible to make a sentence whatever topic you want to touch (politics, economics, family, sport etc.). In any case, the “grammar skeleton” will remain unchangeable while “growing muscles” of vocabulary can be done later and more easily after acquiring basic grammar skills.
Finally last but not least, starting from the first lesson even basic lexico-grammatical models are introduced into the real speech and real communicative situations.
About the structure of the coursebook material
Any foreign language is perceived by people as alien, strange and not always logical. This foreignness of a new language becomes the main obstacle on the way of achieving the goal of language learning. Our aim is to help you to transfer the Russian language from a category of “alien and strange” to that of “mine and clear”. This aim is achieved through 3 stages, each of them being connected with one of the levels of a human perception (conscious, subconscious and unconscious).
At the first stage a detailed commentary is provided. This commentary explains in a clear language the logic of this or that lexico-grammatical construction. Here the process of comprehension is fulfilled through a logical understanding of the material (i.e. I understand why something works this way).
The second stage is connected with our subconsciousness. Here an associative link between a lexico-grammatical construction and a real communicative situation is created. Moreover, it is this stage which helps to solve the problem of a word-for-word translation (or loan translation from one's native language). This is necessary because as a rule one communicative situation in different languages require different language resources, which means that a word-for-word translation is inadequate in this case.
Lack of practice at this stage usually leads to the situation when a student can complete a grammar test but is unable to speak fluently or uses a loan translation from his/her native language in a real communicative situation.
Thus, to create an associative link between a lexico-grammatical construction and a real communicative situation the book supplies each grammatical commentary with a big number of examples from real discourses. Most of the examples are provided with a translation. On the one hand, this approach guarantees better comprehension of the situation, on the other hand, it enables a student to see the language difference which makes a word-for-word translation impossible.
The last and the most important stage is connected with our unconscious. This is the most mysterious level of a human perception which has not been yet enough studied. It is on this level that spontaneous language reactions are formed.
Unconscious perception is extremely developed at early years of life. Children easily deal with gigabytes of new information, which they process unconsciously, and learn to speak quickly. But an adult cannot do the same.
To sum up
A forming brain of a child and a brain of an adult person are completely different. When a child starts to perceive the information he has nothing to compare it with and, thus, nothing blocks his perception (i.e. the conscious level is practically not involved in the process). To achieve the same state of perception an adult person has to literally lose his memory, forget everything he knew before, including his native language.

EnriquePerez-ohmx

Nice and comprehensive introduction. Thank you and all my encouragement to you. I am an English teacher and I have started learning Russian. Yes It is a hard to learn language especially the case complicated system. It is a challenging language and I like challenges especially with a rich culture and attractive people and interesting history of Russia. I am now 55 and I am back to learning with enthusiasm...😇 💐 🙏

Mahdawy

Спасибо Наташа! I appreciate your videos. They are helping me understand alot more.

stalfosguardian

(privet), i'm from brazil, to brazilians learn Russian is easier than English, thank you for the class <3<3.

Allan

I'm English, and I'm starting my Russian language journey today, 11/7/24.

justanotherpersonontheweb.

This is one of the best video about Russian. Your explanation is really great. You are the best teacher in the world

deutschmitpurple

i am a Chinese, i find it is difficult to learn russia, but this video is really helpful. so i suvscribed it

DanielChan-uouy

Happy I found your video. Very helpful. Thank you 👍

richardhughes

Thank you, Natasha! Your video has really motivated me to keep learning, most surprising fact for me was there are no articles and "to be" verb in the present tense. ❤

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