Привет! I’m currently learning Russian as a native English speaker. I’ve only been at it for a few weeks but I feel like I’ve gotten some of the basics down.

Anyone who is more knowledgeable than me, how do I reliably learn which to use from ц, ч, с, щ, or ш?

Also when speaking long words 10+ characters or 4+ syllables long I feel myself triping over my tongue. Moreso than my previous experience with learning German but it has been over a decade since then.

Additionally, anyone else learning a second or third language and hows it going for you?

  • pnwml [she/her]@lemmygrad.mlOP
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    4 months ago

    Thanks! I’ll probably start looking for some films, there’s one I already intended to watch (but not sure if the pacing would be conducive to learning).

    I do have a small collection of Russian music which is slow enough for me to kind of learn, even if pronunciations are stretched a bit.

    • Rania 🇩🇿@lemmygrad.ml
      4·
      4 months ago

      You just started, begin with reading children books, and watching nursery rhymes and kid shows, they use simpler language and their main purpose is teaching.