I'm learning Russian, but I want to know more casual ways to speak with someone.
When you learn a knew language you tend to learn a very formal/platitude way of speaking. If I just wanted to hit up a friend and say things like
Whats up?
What are you doing?
Want to hang out?
And also how to respond to such questions would be appreciated!
I know how to say Kak Dela and Harasho but is that how you would talk between friends?
And also I cant read Russian, so spelling your answers phonetically would be helpful _ Spasibo
Any casual phrases like
Yea me too
Want to get dinner
Or like if someone asks how you’re doing and you’re feeling like “not so good” or “Eh, I’m okay” obviously not direct translation is needed.. just something to that affect!
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I don’t know if we have any Russian speakers here; if so, they haven’t identified themselves in a way that I’ve seen, anyway. (I guess they would also have to be Russian writers to participate here.)
However, I do have a friend (American born and bred) who tells me that he speaks Russian. (I have no way to verify the claim, but no reason to disbelieve it, either.) If you’re interested (and if he is), then I’d be happy to make an introduction via Facebook. (I grew up with him and went to high school with him, but our only contact now is via FB; he’s also in his early 60s, if that matters to you. And gay AF, which doesn’t matter to me, but … there it is.)
Depends on where you live. In Atlanta, there is a large Russian expatriate community up in the Alpharetta area – mostly in the tech industry. You could go to the gyms or the YMCAs and meet people casually who would, I am sure , help you speak.
Most cities of any size have immigrant Russians; it is just knowing where to look.
Why don’t you try learning Russian online? There are a lot of websites where you can learn it. Duolingo and Babel are some that come to mind. On Duolingo you can discuss with other users: you probably can connect with them for speaking and learning languages together. Here is a list of websites that offer talking with natives.
By the way, if you want to listen to Russian and get your ears used to it, there is this girl and this. This will help you get introduced to Russian poetry as well. It’s all listening, but it’s also important when you learn languages. And you probably want to learn the alphabet as soon as possible, you can’t read Russian without it.
I don’t personally know anyone who speaks Russian fluently, nor do I speak it, I know very little. I hope what I linked you here will help you a bit.
And by the way, it’s “spasiba” not “spasibo” O is read as a there. “What are you doing?” is ”Что ты делаешь?” (Chto ty delayesh’?). “Not so good” would probably be ”Не хорошо” (nye harasho). I won’t try translating the rest, because I’m not sure about it.
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