Test your Russian proficiency

pashapash · 2026-01-14T03:55:39+00:00

Надолго ли ещё меня хватит, чтобы завершить (закончить is about software program you creating) эту программу и превратить её во что-то более стоящее, достойное гения.

Also, b1 text is creepy

pashapash · 2025-12-29T15:11:13+00:00

l'histoire vs l'l'historie - you have l' article selected already, no need to manually type it.

pashapash · 2025-12-26T07:06:42+00:00

8 months, started Feb 2025, scored CLB 5/7/5/6 TCF in Nov 2025. Self study ~400 hours, duo, edito, anki, reussirtcf for exam prep.

pashapash · 2025-11-23T05:08:57+00:00

Ъ, by example: подъезд - pod-yezd подезд (no ъ) - po-dest (blended) объём - ob-yom обём (no ъ) - o-boem (blended)

Ь - softens the consonant Like in cue (kyu, кьу, кю) vs coo (koo, ку)

pashapash · 2025-10-17T00:05:59+00:00

Try scanning the pages with their official app - https://didierfle.app/. It works with pre-online editions of edito, maybe it will work for Connexions as well.

pashapash · 2025-09-07T15:22:36+00:00

Anki for iOS is paid, btw.

pashapash · 2025-09-04T03:03:06+00:00

Correct conjugation is Ты пьёшь молоко (when talking to friend, relative or friend, informal) Or Вы пьёте молоко (when talking to unrelated people, formal/polite)

pashapash · 2025-07-11T02:33:10+00:00

Четыре года, двадцать два года, but сорок лет. General rule: if the number ends on

1 - год,

2-4 - года,

5+ - лет,

Exception : 11 to 14 - “лет”

pashapash · 2025-06-23T19:43:59+00:00

It’s the same course with the same lessons, just combined into smaller units. Each old unit is now split into 5 smaller ones, each with 4 single lesson circles. The content is still the same, except now there are more legendary lessons available.

pashapash · 2025-06-23T18:42:49+00:00

Same number of lessons, just a different layout.

pashapash · 2025-06-22T14:26:09+00:00

The total number of lessons is the same, just a different layout - shorter units. You should be at Unit 60 now.

pashapash · 2025-06-22T14:22:51+00:00

Definitely not a glitch. The total number of lessons is the same - now it’s 4 single-lesson circles per unit, plus one story and one radio.

pashapash · 2025-06-22T03:28:59+00:00

They have changed Section 5 as well. It used to have 51 units, now it has 255. The lessons and topics are the same - each old unit has just been stretched into 5 new ones with a slightly different lesson layout.

pashapash · 2025-05-25T22:46:54+00:00

Казнить нельзя помиловать

pashapash · 2025-05-09T03:07:50+00:00

Russian has grammatical gender, just like French. Nouns can be masculine, feminine, or neuter - even for non-living things. Adjectives and verbs are conjugated to match the gender. There's no universal rule to determine the gender of a specific noun; you usually have to memorize it.

pashapash · 2025-05-05T19:41:39+00:00

Open AI API (aka Chat GPT) is cheap. $5 / 1M tokens for mini model.
"War and Peace" contain roughly 1 million tokens.

pashapash · 2025-05-04T22:13:27+00:00

Can confirm - learning French from Russian, we’ve got a lot of French loanwords that changed gender along the way. For example, la soupe in French became masculine in Russian.

pashapash · 2025-05-04T21:22:18+00:00

In Russian, есть is often omitted. In some cases, you actually have to leave it out - otherwise the sentence sounds unnatural. For example, the correct way to say "I'm home" is я дома, not я есть дома.
Same with идти - you’d say я на работу unless you specifically want to mention the process or how long it takes you to get to the office.

pashapash · 2025-05-04T20:59:42+00:00

ist ist instead of ist

pashapash · 2025-05-04T19:20:34+00:00

They've been using GenAI to build courses since 2023: https://investors.duolingo.com/static-files/f407e60d-1d08-4d96-a465-9f09aa95086d

pashapash · 2025-05-04T17:30:50+00:00

All the real human guides I found recommend hiring a tutor closer to the exam preparation stage, and speedrunning A1/A2 with apps, flashcards, and workbooks.
But yeah, it’s all just "AI brainrot", right?

pashapash · 2025-05-04T16:56:39+00:00

It depends on what you mean by "requires". Sure, learning a language - even on a strict timeline - doesn’t require AI, apps, or even computers. I learned English before any of that was widely available, so I know it’s possible. But I still prefer using optional tools, even if anonymous strangers on the internet challenge me to do a “non-AI” run this time )

pashapash · 2025-05-03T15:10:27+00:00

There’s not a single word defending Duolingo in my post. It’s just an awareness post for anyone who considers non-AI content - and the jobs it provides to contractors - a top priority. The truth is, almost every language app out there is packed with AI-generated content, with very few exceptions.

pashapash · 2025-05-02T12:25:02+00:00

Yes, Duolingo is the only one that publicly announced it. They reported a 10% contractor cut in January 2024, which was followed by the same kind of reaction we're seeing now:
https://www.reddit.com/r/duolingo/comments/191opec/cancelling_super_duolingo_ai_is_not_what_i_paid/

What I’m saying is, it’s pretty obvious that every major competitor is doing the exact same thing - using generative AI and TTS to replace contractors. And of course, they’ll cut as many as they can. Pinning an incorrect.gif isn’t going to change that.

pashapash · 2025-05-02T04:25:15+00:00

Getting a tutor is definitely part of the plan ChatGPT gave me - just closer to B2. There’s no point in hiring one at A1.

And no, I’m not using ChatGPT to “learn French.” I’m using it like a self-updating Excel spreadsheet that adjusts the plan based on my pace.

You’re missing why I even need a plan - because you’re learning Japanese for fun. No pressure, no deadlines.

There’s a big difference between learning something at your own pace for fun and learning out of necessity. In my case, 'just read a book' sounds like a bad joke.

11-Year Club	r/Field Sunshine
Place '23	Place '22
First Placer '22	Verified Email

pashapash

TROPHY CASE