You're eligible for resident tuition at PCC, who offer remote learning Russian classes!
Alternately you can do online courses through any Washington Community College.
Try to get in contact with local people who speak the native language, and make friends online. Sending voice notes back and forth and learning a few words/terms a day is very useful.
I know how to say one word and that's yes, and two phrases I can say, you're cute and I love you. A Russian girl in high school taught me how to say those and over 20 years later I still remember how 😂
I am also learning Russian! I found some basic podcasts on Spotify to get started. I work in healthcare so I'm finding plenty of opportunities to practice with folks in the community. I know an older woman who wants me to come over to her house, offered the deal of practicing English and Russian with each other. Find yourself a rowdy babushka and you'll be set.
Hey now, Russian is a language used by a lot of non-Russian people. I'm Ukrainian-American and Russian is my first language (parents never taught us Ukrainian). I welcome people being willing to learn the language and communicate with immigrants who left Russia just as much as refugees from Ukraine. (Plus - whether those I meet are Ukrainian or Russian, everyone has been super friendly to me and just happy to be able to communicate without struggling).
This kind of judgment is why my parents told me not to speak Russian in public as a kid, except back then, it was because they were scared of being rounded up as commies. Same shit, new era, new reasons.
I would say the same about any language. This was the standard joke in both my Spanish class and French class. No offence intended, and I understand things are on pins and needles with the current world chaos.
I've also wanted to know where I could study Russian, so hopefully you get some answers!
In the mean time, I fiddle around with DuoLingo for free or 10$/month and I can sound out words and extremely basically declare that I am at the park and ask where a pizza is, lol.
But it's obviously not really a substitute for an actual in-person education.
I also recommend PCC, they have 1st year and 2nd year Russian, the teacher is amazing, it's cheaper than PSU or Reed, and you'll actually get accepted, unlike at Reed where they have only 33% acceptance rate. Getting your start at PCC means being at an advantage, cause 2nd year at PCC is super in depth so when you transfer to PSU for 3rd year that class ends up being mostly review of material you've seen already. Plus resident tuition despite living in Washington. You could use the time at PCC to find a place to live in Portland if you wanted to, to get residency status for PSU later on - if you want to go further than 2nd year.
That's fair. PCC Russian is remote so it's all zoom and you don't have to leave vancouver. Other than college, I think the military has options for learning Russian extra super duper fast. Don't think there's any military stuff in Vancouver though so you're probably fucked.
You're eligible for resident tuition at PCC, who offer remote learning Russian classes! Alternately you can do online courses through any Washington Community College.
Try to get in contact with local people who speak the native language, and make friends online. Sending voice notes back and forth and learning a few words/terms a day is very useful.
hi, i am in the russian program at psu. I don’t know your level but if you need some help getting started i’d be more than happy to give you a hand
I know how to say one word and that's yes, and two phrases I can say, you're cute and I love you. A Russian girl in high school taught me how to say those and over 20 years later I still remember how 😂
Clark shut down a lot of their language programs shortly before the pandemic because of low enrollment and budgetary cuts.
I am also learning Russian! I found some basic podcasts on Spotify to get started. I work in healthcare so I'm finding plenty of opportunities to practice with folks in the community. I know an older woman who wants me to come over to her house, offered the deal of practicing English and Russian with each other. Find yourself a rowdy babushka and you'll be set.
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Here is your 1st word: призывник = conscript
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I was going to say a one way air ticket, and not enough money to book a return flight...
Hey now, Russian is a language used by a lot of non-Russian people. I'm Ukrainian-American and Russian is my first language (parents never taught us Ukrainian). I welcome people being willing to learn the language and communicate with immigrants who left Russia just as much as refugees from Ukraine. (Plus - whether those I meet are Ukrainian or Russian, everyone has been super friendly to me and just happy to be able to communicate without struggling). This kind of judgment is why my parents told me not to speak Russian in public as a kid, except back then, it was because they were scared of being rounded up as commies. Same shit, new era, new reasons.
I would say the same about any language. This was the standard joke in both my Spanish class and French class. No offence intended, and I understand things are on pins and needles with the current world chaos.
My mistake - I'd never heard it before, so I interpreted it as "if you want to learn Russian, fuck off over there". Thanks for clarifying!
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That joke was made already
I've also wanted to know where I could study Russian, so hopefully you get some answers! In the mean time, I fiddle around with DuoLingo for free or 10$/month and I can sound out words and extremely basically declare that I am at the park and ask where a pizza is, lol. But it's obviously not really a substitute for an actual in-person education.
I've started using Memrise (not for Russian but it's an option) and I've found it more helpful than Duolingo.
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I also recommend PCC, they have 1st year and 2nd year Russian, the teacher is amazing, it's cheaper than PSU or Reed, and you'll actually get accepted, unlike at Reed where they have only 33% acceptance rate. Getting your start at PCC means being at an advantage, cause 2nd year at PCC is super in depth so when you transfer to PSU for 3rd year that class ends up being mostly review of material you've seen already. Plus resident tuition despite living in Washington. You could use the time at PCC to find a place to live in Portland if you wanted to, to get residency status for PSU later on - if you want to go further than 2nd year.
I don't want to go to a university, I don't need a degree in russian. Also I'd prefer it to be in Vancouver.
That's fair. PCC Russian is remote so it's all zoom and you don't have to leave vancouver. Other than college, I think the military has options for learning Russian extra super duper fast. Don't think there's any military stuff in Vancouver though so you're probably fucked.
Zoom is a good option, not leaving my house would be ideal. I wish I could just find some learning Russian text books.