i want to learn russian. would reading a dostoevsky novel in

>>8718169
Sounds easy to me senpai, just read and let that Russian syntax sink in. You should be perfectly fluent after your third Dosto.

>>8718169
Of course not, you need the basics first. Once you have passable literacy levels you might do okay, but you're guaranteed to need a dictionary.

>>8718304
i am doing all the free babble courses on the language, it seems like a lot of words are fairly similar, you'd just need a cypher until you memorize the alphabet because it throws you off easily.

for instance, И sounds like I, B sounds like WV, H sounds like N, ы sounds like y, Д sounds like D, etc..

but the words they form, at least the smaller ones i've heard, are very similar to their english counterpart.

i only ask because i have heard of people learning simply by reading. obviously cultural immersion is the best way, but russia is far away

>>8718324
Maybe it'll work for you, who knows. I'd arm myself with a russki-English dictionary first, and maybe start with a couple easier reads, but go for it if you really feel it'll work out.

>>8718324
>>8718334
I should mention - I did try to pick up a language through reading, but realized I'd always be stuck at a simplistic level. Took a few semesters worth of lessons, now back at bat. It's working out a lot better this time.

>>8718339
ah. i'm not in college. i'll see if i can find a simpler russian to start with. i may also see if i can get actual russian lessons, though it may be hard to do since it's not such a common language to learn in the states

>>8718359
If you live in a city you should be able to find a tutor easily

>>8718364
i don't, it's a military town, there is a college here but it is small. most people just move here to get a job on base and there isn't much here if you don't want to work for the government. either way, i'll probably postpone learning russian because i should probably learn greek first, it's more important to me because of theological and philosophical texts.

the reason i want to learn russian is because one day i want to visit and/or move to russia, something about it draws me, plus russian girls are 10/10

>>8718364

I've never thought about a tutor for a language, before, what are the average prices? It hardly seems economical vs going to school.

>>8718380
Implying it's so easy to just pick up a language like it's nothing. I'm a third year Russian major and all I fucking do all week is Russian, I still barely feel like I have any grasp on the language. I don't mean to discourage you because before I started I really romanticized the idea of learning russian but the further I go the more I feel like I get disillusioned with it.

Just fair warning Russian is hard as shit

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>>8718600
>Born to Russian parents
>Can speak fluently
>Tried to learn as a kid but dropped it for Spanish
>Mfw Russian speaker who has to read the Russians in English translations

>>8718169

https://www.duolingo.com/course/ru/en/Learn-Russian-Online

You need to have the grammar basics, to really understand what you're reading.
For exmple the different aspects of a verb (you're gonna have lots of fun with those) can give the whole sentence a different connotation, a different meaning even.
Like >>8718600 said, that is a real challenge, even with a tutor.

>>8718169
Aй финк ит вил би хapд тy лepн paшн бaй pидин Дocтoeвcки.
Cтapт виз Пyшкин, OП.

>>8718634
Duolingo is the worst way to learn a language I've ever seen.
>>8718650
I agree with this degenerate. Don't start with Dostoyevsky, OP.

>>8718698
Tы кoгo дeгeнepaтoм нaзвaл, cынoк?

>>8718634
Is duolingo good for basics or is it also for more advanced learning?

>>8718709
тeбя, дoлбoёб. зaчeм ты пишeшь этy кopявyю хyйню нa бopдe, гдe тeбя пoймyт oт cилы 2.5 чeлoвeкa? кaтиcь нa /int/, a лyчшe cpaзy нa двaч.

it would probably be pretty painful at first but its a solid method for studying. I'd rec starting of with maybe some short stories if I were you.
reading a thousan page novels is pretty boring if you can only read 10 pages an hour.

>>8718169
While I can see the appeal, it seems like it would take a while to learn the language well enough to really appreciate the subtle details of the books you're trying to read.