Wednesday a good day in Moscow

It is in the middle of the week as finished with last weekend and prepare for next. Also it is the day for our Russian lessons. I mentioned before we are starting to get on the Russian alphabet. It is a challenges in itself with all the tj, ch, sh, and even shch after each other along with yu and ya in different combination. That is the pronunciation, in addition to remember that P is R and H is N. r is G and C is S. Along with all those letters we never seen before.

 

Good we have a teacher who can assist us in our challenge. The lovely Lady, Elena, who assist us is 74 year of age, professor, with long experience in doing this either it is for young students or older ambassadors. She has worked in many countries and her love for Norwegians she have had since middle of 1990’s.

 

Week by week we learn new words, grammar, and not at least a bit more of cultural understanding.

Next week we are on to section 3 (ypok 3), we got the words to be pro-active in our studies and be prepared for next week challenges. Still it is hard to remember when O (a) – is without stress and e (i) is without stress.

My wife and I take an interesting approach to it. Watch the evening news for an hour and read the names to those who are interviewed. Not easy to get through both names, but we see the results.

 

In our walks around Moscow we also read signs, some we understand, some not, but at least we practice our knowledge of the alphabet and we have fun.

 

Being approached as a Russian and not understand I have learned the most important words and managed to practice it, in my way of saying this phrase: ya ni panimaio pa-russki, I do not understand Russian. At least for some time, will see when I am ready for a conversation.