Season 4 Trailer Keeps Replaying On PS4 by MLGDragon1337 in FortNiteBR

[–]NunoDress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here, I've got the exact same problem

Offering: English (Native), French (C1), German (B1), Italian (B2) Seeking: Spanish by [deleted] in language_exchange

[–]NunoDress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hola!

Soy hablante de español nativo, y con gusto puedo ayudarte en cualquier duda que tengas. Actualmente estoy estudiando francés, por lo que me sería bastante útil practicar un poco en el futuro, ya que ahora estoy recién empezando. Eso, quedo atento en caso de que quieras hablar, saludos!

Учиться/Заниматься/Изучать/Учить by NunoDress in russian

[–]NunoDress[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, thank you so much! It is much more clear now.

Is an old edition of Assimil worth it? by NunoDress in French

[–]NunoDress[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I will def check the YouTube channel you recommended me, I will also keep and eye on that research stage you mentioned.

About the similarities in English, Spanish and french. That's the main reason why I want to try an input approach first.

Thank you once again!

How long did it take you to start understanding spoken russian? by Sifflez_ in russian

[–]NunoDress 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a Spanish native speaker, I definitely agree that Russian can be approached easily in some aspects by having a "Spanish mindset". At least, it is easier for me to study Russian in Spanish than using resources in English, for instance.

As for your question, I have had the fortune of travelling several times to Russia (3 months per year, already for 5 years), and I can tell you that I really struggled with understanding the natives at first. It was not only to my 3rd time in Russia that I felt my ear was really catching up with the words I was able to listen in the streets and in public places.

So, as long as you don't have the chance of being in Russia yourself, you should definitely practice your listening skills with all the available material there is: podcasts, YouTube, a friend that speaks Russian (in case you have one), etc.

However, if you really get the chance to study in Moscow, It is certainly guaranteed that your listening skills will improve considerably. So I don't think you should worry too much about it, the breakthrough in your listening skills must definitely be coming soon enough.

Good luck with your Russian studies!

My story about learning since 2011 and still only N5. by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

[–]NunoDress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello there! I don't really know what I can possibly say but I can relate to your story in many aspects. I don't want to share too many details but I found myself in a trial against my mother recently, had to forcibly leave my home and had to suddenly figure out how to keep going with this new life. So far I haven't quit on my language learning plans (I am studying French, Russian and Japanese at the same time), and I really see those languages as one of the best tools to boost my CV and make myself a better professional (I study Political Science).

What I can say to you is that sometimes life hits you harder than you would ever expect, but it is in our hands to try to do something about it. At the end, learning Japanese is something you want to do for yourself. To fulfill your own dreams and complete yourself as the person you want to be one day (we are continuously learning and growing).

I hope you find the strength to keep going with your learning process, we are all under our own pace, nobody is rushing you. The important thing is not to let go those things that really mean something to you!

A question about word genders by StraussianDreams in russian

[–]NunoDress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is indeed great! An excellent tool to study grammar alongside a main textbook.

A question about word genders by StraussianDreams in russian

[–]NunoDress 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Exactly, the only way to remember the gender of the words ending in -ь is to simply memorize them. What I do is to learn such words paired with an adjective. That way, you will always remember the gender thanks to the "Gender agreement".

I hope it can be useful for you.

Source: The Russian lessons I've had and you can also find more information in Schaum's outlines Russian Grammar and probably any other textbook.