KrisAmerikos Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Hey guys! My name is Kris and I am new to the forum. I lived in Russia for 8 years and as you can imagine I've been able to pick up the language along the way. So I decided to share what I've learned on YouTube and I thought it might be useful for this community, too. Let me know if you have ever run into any funny (or not so funny) situations with false cognates in Russian and how long you have been studying Russian? I hope you like the video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliq Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 It was really funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter Posted July 19, 2018 Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 Also, any name with an ‘u’ or a ‘z’ in it. Once English speakers discover that Russian has a ‘yu’ sound and a ‘zh’ sound, they tend to go crazy, and mispronounce at every opportunity. If I had a ruble for every time I heard Putin misnamed “Pyutin,” I’d … have almost a dollar in change. Last month I spent travelling by train in Russia (this tour http://rusrailtravel.ru/trans-siberian) and should say that the best way to learn Russian is to be fully involved in speaking with russians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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