Tag: #Russian

How fast do I read books in different languages? – Learning languages by reading books

Hey friends! I was recently asked, how fast do I read books in different languages? Actually, it depends a lot on the language and on the book I’m reading, and also on my mood at that moment.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Reading in Russian
0:43 Reading in English
2:18 Reading in Spanish, Polish and my other target languages
4:07 Have I ever measured my reading speed?
6:12 Conclusion

Thank you so much for watching! ❤️
📖 Books mentioned in this video:
🇺🇲 (En) The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony
🇲🇽 (Sp) El Libro Salvaje (written by the Mexican writer Juan Villoro)
🇪🇦 (Sp) Una Nota Falsa (Lola Lago detective #2) by Lourdes Miquel, Neus Sans
🇵🇱 (Pl) Znachor (book 1) and Profesor Wilczur (sequel to Znachor) by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz

I would like to hear your thoughts, guys. Please write in the comments, how fast do you read books in different languages? What does it depend on? In which language do you like reading the most – in your native language or in your target language (or languages)?

Please check out my other videos in different languages:
▶ Videos in English https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVWC1hS0oBJ6cf6as99j7j4N    
▶ Videos in Spanish https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVX0iNdFZebXDoHoE_vau8aE    
▶ Videos in Polish https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVVDgKNXh3FNfjmoyooYwL16     
▶ Videos in Russian https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVVii0qdJO-2FdsUr1_d8HdG    
▶ Videos in Armenian https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVVFO7dpMMNjYl_M9L_uW_f_     
▶ Multilingual videos https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDOUErEssBVUX3rISdyp-hQhUsQLrVnXR    

I hope you enjoy watching these videos as much as I enjoy making them!

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I want to say a BIG thank you to my English teacher Mrs. Rebecah Propst for her support and for correcting my mistakes. ▶ Rebecah’s Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtL1MtVIqEnIRW_grJkI3A

Note: this is not a sponsored video. I am just sharing some of my favorite YouTube channels that I find helpful.

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P.S. I apologize for reading from a script. As some of you already know my story, I can read, write and understand but I still struggle to put my thoughts into words even in my own language – Russian. :)

Here is my story:

▶ I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVElNKVWM18&t=0s       

▶ I asked 5 native speaker teachers (EN, SP, PL) and one Russian therapist about my language problem https://youtu.be/hz1OVaoDyhE

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Let’s learn languages together!

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▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com    

Thank you so much for watching and happy reading! 💕

Камасутра для оратора – Радислав Гандапас

Прочитала очень хорошую книгу:

Камасутра для оратора. 10 глав о том, как получать и доставлять максимальное удовольствие, выступая публично (автор Радислав Гандапас).

Несколько раз пыталась начать читать ее, но все что-то останавливало. Хотелось сесть и прочитать книгу целиком и без длительных перерывов, а здесь в деревне, да еще и осенью не так-то легко это сделать. :)

И вот наконец-то, работы на улице завершены, овощи в банки закатаны и эта книга, уже прочитанная, лежит передо мной.

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Что могу сказать? Мне очень понравилось! Читается книга удивительно легко и на одном дыхании. Иногда складывается такое ощущение, что ты беседуешь с автором напрямую, и он с юмором просто и доступно объясняет именно тебе всю беспочвенность твоих страхов перед публичными выступлениями и возможности, которые открываются перед тобой после их преодоления. Автор где-то шутит и подбадривает, а где-то достаточно жестко и удивительно вовремя дает волшебный пендель.

Появляющиеся в конце книги повторы, совершенно не раздражают. Напротив, они воспринимаются, как возможность перечитать и закрепить полученную информацию. Как говорится, повторение – мать учения.

Две цитаты из книги:

«Для того чтобы научиться выступать без подготовки, нужно очень много готовиться».

«Весь секрет успеха публичного выступления состоит в том, чтобы говорить с людьми, а не выступать перед ними!»

В общем, ни убавить, ни прибавить. Просто брать – и делать!
Радислав Иванович, спасибо огромное за замечательную книгу и отличное настроение!

Мой первый рассказ / My first ever short story (in Russian)

Друзья, всем привет! Перед вами моя первая проба пера – короткий рассказ «Призвание».
Ссылка: https://silentpolyglot.com/true_purpose/
Возможно, он немного детский, наивный и сентиментальный. Мне очень трудно самой оценить его и хотелось бы услышать мнение со стороны.
Буду признательна за любую помощь, критику, оценки и комментарии.
Спасибо огромное!

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Hi friends! I’ve just finished my first ever short story in Russian, called A True Purpose.
Here is the link: https://silentpolyglot.com/true_purpose/
This is my first attempt at writing, so I know this story is far from perfect. It’s a little like a childrens’ book and I suspect it is not well written. But it is very difficult for me to evaluate it myself.
So I’d like to hear your thoughts on this guys. Please, read my story and let me know what do you think.
I would really appreciate all your feedback, any corrections and any advice you could give on how to improve my writing.
Thank you so much for your help!

Книга «Сталин. Жизнь и смерть». Автор: Эдвард Радзинский

Эдвард Станиславович, спасибо за Ваш труд!
Страшная книга! Отлично написанная, но очень тяжелая. Из числа тех, которые сначала долго читаешь, а потом долго обдумываешь прочитанное.
Здесь не только жизнь и судьба Сталина. Здесь вся Россия с начала XX века. Люди, судьбы. Жизнь и смерть…

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Thank you, author, for such an excellent book! This was a long, tough and very important read.
This book really opened my eyes to much more I had known not only about Stalin but also about the history of Russia in the first half of the twentieth century.
I finished reading this book some days ago but I’m still thinking about it. Highly recommend!

Восполняю пробелы в школьном образовании – читаю М. Булгакова

Впервые в жизни прочитала “Собачье сердце” Михаила Булгакова. Много раз смотрела фильм, но до книги добралась только сейчас.
Замечательная повесть! Вроде небольшая, а с разбегу не проглотишь. Переворачиваешь последнюю страницу и хочется просто посидеть тихонечко, помолчать…

Цитата из книги:

“Never commit a crime against anybody whatsoever. Live to old age with clean hands.“
– Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog

“Поединок” – А.И. Куприн

Замечательное произведение! Глубокое, напряженное и удивительно современное. Книга, после которой ходишь под впечатлением еще несколько дней!
Очень рада. что в школьные годы я ее не читала. В то время многого не смогла бы понять и прочувствовать так, как сейчас.

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The Duel by Aleksandr Kuprin. 🇷🇺❤️ I really loved this book! Actually, it was one of the best Russian classic books I’ve read this year!

Read Chekhov with me in RUSSIAN #1 – Лошадиная фамилия, А. Чехов / with EN transliteration + RU subs

Hi! Today I’m going to read you in Russian the classic Russian short story – A Horsey Name by Anton Chekhov. This story was published in 1895 and is now in the Public Domain.

I’ve added the English transliteration and Russian subtitles to the video. I hope this will help Russian language learners feel the rhythm, stress and intonation of this beautiful language, and also to practice pronunciation. Read with me and sound like a native Russian speaker!

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Title: A Horsey Name (Лошадиная фамилия, Loshadinaya familiya)
Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Антон Павлович Чехов)
Language: Russian
Read by: Ekaterina Kassesinova (Екатерина Кассесинова)

Thank you very much for watching and listening!
If you found this video to be helpful, please leave a comment below and let me know!
I’d really appreciate your help, any thoughts, feedback and suggestions!

Please check out my other videos on YouTube:

▶ Pushkin poem in 3 languages – Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian /У лукоморья дуб зеленый на трех языках https://youtu.be/dtu-H_kVxLY

▶ Anna Karenina – famous opening line in 5 different languages (En, Sp, Pl, Ru, Am) / Read aloud https://youtu.be/Mo32Yj1_AUY

▶ Reading Out Loud in English / My Language Learning Routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYGYY…

▶ Leyendo en Español / Read aloud in Spanish // Rusa Tratando de Hablar Español https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1ek…

▶ Rosjanka czyta po polsku / Reading in Polish // My Language Learning Routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qu5…

▶ The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs) https://youtu.be/aj2VPjkZ0V0

🔴 About
Hi! I’m Kate, a bookworm and a language enthusiast. For many years I enjoy reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching movies in different languages but I still can’t speak. I cannot express myself and my thoughts as clearly as fluently as I want (without a prepared script).
The same problem with my native language – Russian. Public speaking always was a nightmare to me… 🙈
So that is why I decided to start making videos in different languages. I really want to get out of my comfort zone, to overcome my fear of speaking in foreign languages and have an opportunity to talk to all of you guys about everything!!!
My friends call me a silent polyglot …. but I don’t want to be silent anymore! :)

Let’s learn languages together!

▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

Thank you so much for watching 💕

Anna Karenina – the same opening line in 5 different languages (Eng, Esp, Pol, Rus, Am) /Read aloud

Hi friends! Today I’m going to read you in 5 different languages the same first sentence from a famous Russian book Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Let’s compare this famous opening line, and how it’s pronounced in Russian, English, Spanish, Polish and Armenian.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Russian – Анна Каренина (Лев Толстой)
0:34 English – Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
0:45 Spanish – Ana Karénina (León Tolstói)
0:56 Polish – Anna Karenina (L.Tołstoj)
01:07 Armenian – Աննա Կարենինա (Լև Տոլստոյ)
Read by Ekaterina Kassesinova (Silent Polyglot)

I’m a native Russian speaker and I tried my best to read in different languages with proper rhythm and intonation but I know my pronunciation is still far from perfect.
Please leave a comment below, and let me know what do you think about my pronunciation.

I really appreciate your help, any thoughts, feedback and suggestions!

Please check out my other videos in multiple languages on YouTube:

▶ My language learning journey in 5 languages (eng subs) – Learning Languages by Reading Books https://youtu.be/k4BqrxmmsrA
▶ Pushkin poem in 3 languages – Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian /У лукоморья дуб зеленый на трех языках https://youtu.be/dtu-H_kVxLY
▶ Reading Out Loud in English / My Language Learning Routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYGYY…
▶ Leyendo en Español / Read aloud in Spanish // Rusa Tratando de Hablar Español https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1ek…
▶ Rosjanka czyta po polsku / Reading in Polish // My Language Learning Routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qu5…
▶ The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs) https://youtu.be/aj2VPjkZ0V0

🔴 About
Hi! I’m Kate, a bookworm and a language enthusiast. For many years I enjoy reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching movies in different languages but I still can’t speak. I cannot express myself and my thoughts as clearly as fluently as I want (without a prepared script).
The same problem with my native language – Russian. Public speaking always was a nightmare to me… 🙈
So that is why I decided to start making videos in different languages. I really want to get out of my comfort zone, to overcome my fear of speaking in foreign languages and have an opportunity to talk to all of you guys about everything!!!
My friends call me a silent polyglot …. but I don’t want to be silent anymore! :)

Let’s learn languages together!

▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

Thank you so much for watching 💕

My 2021 Language Learning Goals and Reading Plans (eng subs)

Hello friends! Here are my language learning goals and reading plans for 2021. I know I’m a little late but better late than never!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Language Learning goals
3:29 Reading Plans
5:12 Conclusion

The best methods and techniques for improving communication skills were discussed in more detail in one of my previous videos here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz1OV…

I would really love to know what your goals are for this year.
Are you planning to learn a new language in 2021? Or maybe this year you (like me) are going to focus on maintaining and improving the languages you are already learning?

If you have any Spanish grammar book recommendations, please leave a comment down below. I’m trying to find a good book with clear grammar explanations and useful examples of Spanish verb tenses.

Also please let me know your favourite classic novels. I’d love to read more good classical literature in different languages.

I would really appreciate all your thoughts, ideas and book recommendations!

Thank you so much for watching and Happy reading!

P.S. I apologize for reading from a script. As some of you already know my story, I can read, write and understand but I still struggle to put my thoughts into words even in my own language – Russian. :)

Here is my story:

I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVElN…

My language journey in 5 languages (Russian, English, Spanish, Polish and Armenian) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Bqr…

Let’s learn languages together!
▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

#languagegoals #languagelearning #readingplans