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[lollydoll.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Hello again ^^
I'm in a bit of a puddle here. Next week I will be headed to Moscow, and well.. My language skills still aren't at a good level. I know how to speak a few basics "Hello, my name is ___, Do you speak English, I know a little Russian, I am American" etc, and a few other sayings and questions, but that is about all. Teaching myself with audio cds and books dosen't get very far even with a few months practice. Story goes I will be meeting someone. He knows how to speak and understand English pretty fluently, but his friends and parents do not (atleast not as well) What worries me is my pronounciation and if I will be able to understand hearing something actually spoken. Has anyone ever been to Russia before, or lives there? Also, do many people know English in Russia? I'm curious to know how well someone in my position will be able to get by and if so, how well you got by :)

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[svl.livejournal.com]

i dont really agree that only a few people speak english in russia.. many people study english, which means they can speak it, poorly though. but i'm quite sure that you'll be able to address them your saying.

Yep. Almost everyone studies English in school here, it is the standard foreign language for some 40 years in schools. But, well, you're right about poor English, in general, too.

Try to address young and middle age people, especially IT people (watch for PDAs, notebooks, other gadgets:), they speak English better then others.