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Hi I'm Nolan and I've been learning Russian on my own for only a few months. я только немного понимаю по-русский. I'm looking for a more interactive style of learning and am hoping to find Russian language teachers that can help me become an intermediate speaker through conversations as well as meeting Russian speakers to learn with. I enjoy outdoor hiking, motorcycles, writing, and learning.
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- Which is the correct Russian Keyboard? (picture link) Update: This was resolved - it was a keyboard setting in Rosetta Stone that I needed to change. I have been using the Russian Keyboard built into Windows for a while now. However, suddenly today I was using Rosetta Stone learning software, and their keyboard has the keys completely different! On my keyboard, the top row is : йцукенгшщзхъ On Rosetta Stone's keyboard, the top row is: явертыуиопшщэ I am so confused as to why Rosetta Stone shows the keys all switched around. Which is the correct keyboard? This is a a screenshot image of the two keyboards - the one on top is the one that I use. The one on the bottom is the one Rosetta Stone is showing. https://ibb.co/juMfzwJanuary 1, 201840
I always use "a couple" to mean two, because it's technically correct. However, you're right, most people don't use it to mean just two, they will also use it to mean a few. Sometimes I will ask someone to clarify how many if they say "a couple" of something.
I think it's often used as a way to say a "soft" two of something, to describe something that's less than five, but more than one. Such as to say something will take a "couple of hours" can mean it may take 1 hour & 50 minutes, or it could take 2 hours and 15 minutes. In that case it's easier to just say "a couple of hours." It gives the person a bit of slack room for a duration that they can't predict instead of saying something that something will take two hours when that might not be accurate.
0 votedDecember 26, 20170- What is the difference between these verbs? What is the difference between the following similar verbs? Are they not all the infinitive versions of the verbs? в чем разница между ними? ----------------- Быть and Являться Видеть and Увидеть and Посмотреть Оставаться and Остаться Проводить and тратить Написать and Писать Начать and Начинать Понять and Понимать --------------------------- Thanks! Спасибо!December 12, 2017100
- Which assumes a specific range of options. It could be followed up with "of those" or "out of those choices." Examples: -Which, of those places, would you like to visit? -Which, out of these options, is your favorite? -Which is your favorite food - pizza or hamburgers? What is more general and broad, not specific choices. Examples: -What is your favorite food? -What is your name? Corrections: What places would you like to go **to** / visit? Which place would you like to go **to** first? **What places would you like to go to first?** For what purpose **are** you visiting here?0 votedDecember 12, 20172
- Trying to put together simple sentences. This is my best effort in beginning to put together sentences. I know most of these are probably incorrect, but please correct my mistakes.)) Thank you in advance. The man went to the store to buy food. человек идет в магазин за купит еда. A child was in the park with a football. ребенок был в парке c футбол Bob likes to go fishing on the weekend. боб нравится идешь ловит рыбу на выходные. She sat in a chair and read for two hours. она села на стул и прочит два часа. They rode on a bus to a nearby city. они ездить на автобус в рядом город. We play music and sing songs together. мы музицировам и петь песни вместе. I made a gift for my friend. Я сделаю подарок для мой друг.December 10, 201731
- Issue can also have two meanings - 1. A dispute or difficulty , or 2. A topic. For definition 1 of issues, the difference between that use of issues and problems is that problems are usually difficult circumstances that require resolving. Issues are often describing the personal disputes or encounters a person experiences. I'm not sure which context you're using the sentence you provided. "There are different opinions on the issue of learning foreign languages" This sentence is already correct if you're using the word "issue" to describe it's meaning "topic." If that is what you are trying to communicate you could say "There are different opinions on the topic of learning foreign languages." However, if the sentence you provided is describing the difficulty of learning foreign language, you would want to say: "There are different opinions regarding the problems of learning foreign languages." In this case you're describing the difficulty of learning foreign languages, and "issues" would sound too personal, problems would sound better. Since you're declaring a fact, using the word "problems" would sound more objective and sounds better in this case. I hope that makes sense!0 votedNovember 29, 20170
- (Russian) When to use verbs in reference? I'm trying to understand which variation of Russian verbs to use when referring to... я, мне, вы, ты, мы, он, оно, она, and они. --- Is there an easy way to know how to modify the verb in all sitations, or do I need to memorize variations of all verb words that I learn? It seems like there is a common pattern, such as when referring to я, many times the verb ends in "ю" such as: я понимаю, я говорю, etc. And it seems like there's a common pattern when using, "вы" the verb often ends in "те" such as: вы понимаете, вы говорите, etc. Is that always the case? What dictates whether verb ends in "ет," or "ете"? How about "y" "и" "ешь" and "ся"? ------------------------- Verbs I'm currently reviewing different uses of: Can/May: Можно, может, Можете, Можешь, Learn: учить, учишь, учиться, Study: изучаю, изучить, изучать Any tips, tricks, or advice is welcomed. Thank you in advance.November 29, 201780
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