Anyone from the Ukraine?

[TheProfiteer]

Nope. Just kidding on that. I just learned the language. I did that with a lot of European languages back in my high school days. Later, QD.

thats impressive man, props to ya.

I speak fluent Russian, and when my mom, or some of Ukrainian friends start with that, I cant understand a single word of it. Even though it sounds like I should.

[quickdodge®]

thats impressive man, props to ya.

People that don't know me, don't realize I'm not an idiot by any means.

I speak fluent Russian, and when my mom, or some of Ukrainian friends start with that, I cant understand a single word of it. Even though it sounds like I should.

Oh when it comes to natives speaking their dialect, I might as well be on the moon. Just as in the English language, you throw in some local slang words and any one that thinks they know the language will feel as new to it as a baby to the world. I have French in my family so that was my motivation to learn European languages. Plus the fact that I was very good at soccer and was weeks from moving to Stratford Upon Avon to play back in the mid 80s. Later, QD.

[EJ25RUN]

I feel bad cause i speak Russian (first language) but i came to America before i ever learned to read and write in Russian.

[TheProfiteer]

I feel bad cause i speak Russian (first language) but i came to America before i ever learned to read and write in Russian.

same here actually man. I was 6 when we moved to the states. Up until I was 20 my Russian was horrible. But then I started (still am) dating a Russian girl who refuses to speak to me in English. So now 2 years into it, my Russian is much better, almost fluent to a degree at least, and I learned to read a little bit of it as well. Even though I read slower than a 6 year old.

[EJ25RUN]

same here actually man. I was 6 when we moved to the states. Up until I was 20 my Russian was horrible. But then I started (still am) dating a Russian girl who refuses to speak to me in English. So now 2 years into it, my Russian is much better, almost fluent to a degree at least, and I learned to read a little bit of it as well. Even though I read slower than a 6 year old.

Yeah i was 7.

Considering taking it for my next foreign language class.

[quickdodge®]

and I learned to read a little bit of it as well. Even though I read slower than a 6 year old.

I can read (understand) foreign languages much better than I can speak them. Later, QD.

[TheProfiteer]

I can read (understand) foreign languages much better than I can speak them. Later, QD.

yeah that's usually common. During my teen years, I could understand almost everything said to me in Russian, but I always had to respond in English. Thats not the case now though.

[ironchef]

I feel bad cause i speak Russian (first language) but i came to America before i ever learned to read and write in Russian.

Same here, I moved here before I started school there. I learned how to read/write @ an elementary level in college lol.