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[thruthemotions.livejournal.com]

 Hello everyone. 
Im not sure i ever introduced myself when i first joined this community.
My names Dan, and i am learning russian, but not in the traditional sense, i suppose.
Simply, i lived with russian students who came here on J-1's, and some of which who had decided to take a sebatical from their universities and stay for a year; for about 3 years.
They've taught me the alphabet of course, and with the assistance of simple books, i've grasped the basic grammer. 
When i listen to them speak, i can understand almost everything. I can hold conversations with them. and because ive lived with them for so long, they tell me that when i speak, i have almost no accent.
My main thing is, i need to expand my vocabulary. and i want a deeper understanding of the grammer.
Thus, my joining this community.
So hello everyone, and any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Comments

[oryx_and_crake]

Welcome aboard!

[thruthemotions.livejournal.com]

thanks

[wolk-off.livejournal.com]

The most obvious suggestion is to read more Russian books (www.lib.ru) and to listen to a lot of spoken Russian (web radio, podcasting, audio books.) No active vocabulary expansion is possible without reading a lot.

[shortdrink.livejournal.com]

общение было устным? а что с письменной речью?

[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

Agree with wolkoff. Stop speaking, start reading. Articles to expand your vocabulary when you want to speak in a more academic, intellectual style, and books if you want your conversational Russian to become more vivid.

[gemelo.livejournal.com]

I'd recomend you read those Russian books, which you already have wrote in English. I always use this simple method when I learn some language, and it works. Though it doesnt help much with grammar, but enrich your vocabulary.

[oryx_and_crake]

I would like to remind that the working language of this community is English. Thank you.

[thruthemotions.livejournal.com]

listening for me is easy. I can read anything put in front of me, i just dont always know what im reading. Ive read russian newspapers and such, but usually books and such, i understand this is where i need a deeper understanding of the grammer. Thanks for the site.

[thruthemotions.livejournal.com]

большинством из этого говорили, да. Немного письменный.

[thruthemotions.livejournal.com]

Can you amplify your meaning: read those Russian books, which you already have wrote in English

[thruthemotions.livejournal.com]

thank you, kindly

[shortdrink.livejournal.com]

OK, then if you need any assistance I would be happy to help :) I am not sure it is the right place to promote any other web resources, but I really enjoy live multi-language communication at www.sharedtalk.com and its text/voice chat rooms might be helpful for your vocabulary.

[bellezzarubata.livejournal.com]

Read books you've already read but in Russian.

[pomidorova-gnus.livejournal.com]

Skype will help you too :D

[gemelo.livejournal.com]

I meant - you've read some book in your mother's tongue, than find the same book in Russian. Because when you read some unknown and difficult book in language you study, it doesn't help much - too many new words, too many pauses for check up some word in dictionary etc. But when you know what is book about, you understand text much more easy, and word or expresions you can see in well-known context... So, it is more usefull, I daresay.
Well, my English isn't perfect but I hope you'll undestand me:)