Introduction, or something like that.
Hi everyone.
I'm Valentine from Belarus, native Russian and Belarusian speaker. So if you have any questions about either of these languages or want to practice, feel free to write me.
I'm trying to learn English by myself. The paradox of many people from Belarus or Russia is that we study English for years but we didn't know it. For example, me. I studied English 11 years in school and 2 years in the university but I still can't speak it. And now l want to change it. So I would be glad to find some language partners to practice my speaking.
That's all. :)
Best wishes to all!
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So if you have any questions about either [Variant: either one] of these languages or want to practice, feel free to write me.
[1] The better verb to use is "study", because this word refers to the time and effort you spent in order to obtain knowledge. That is, "study" emphasizes purposeful activity. "Learn" emphasizes the result of studying or experience. Example: "I have studied Russian [purposeful activity] for 10 years, but I still haven't learned it [result]." Exception: In the present continuous tense, "study" and "learn" are often interchangeable: "I'm studying French" = "I'm learning French".
It is better to use the simple past tense. In your context, you would use the past continuous (was studying) only if you wanted to emphasize the process. It seems to me, however, that you are mostly interested in the result of your studying.
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An Introduction, or something like that.
Hi everyone.I'm Valentine from Belarus, a native Russian and Belarusian speaker. So if you have any questions on one of these languages or want to practice, feel free to write me.
I'm trying to learn English by myself. The paradox for many people from Belarus or Russia is that though we study English for years we still do not know it. Take me, for example. I was learning English 11 years in school and 2 years in the university but I still can't speak [in] it. And now l want to change that. So I would be glad to find some language partners to practice my speaking.
That's all. :)
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Very well written!
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я сопру твою запись)) не против? сам зашел на этот сайт за тем же самым и по таким же причинам)
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Hey Valentine ! Don't be unfair to yourself. I did research about learning new languages and i found out interesting informations. Firstly Education system is wrong around world. We focus usually just grammer rules and we miss point of listening,speaking skills. Look up about Stephen Krashen. He is scientist about learning new languages. Keep learning English and sorry for my english :) I should improve my english, i know that :)
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hey valentine, I love russian language, i'd like to practice it with you if you don't mind.
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