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Using the verb 'to learn' in every tense!

RBTH
22 Sep 2023, 21:55 GMT+10

Let's figure out how to talk about "learning" something in Russian.

Pavel Kuzmichev, Andrew Niccol/Entertainment Manufacturing Company, 2005, Language Simp, Pixel perfect/flaticon.com

Хэллоу!

For all you students of Russian, let's talk about the verb 'учить' - 'to learn/study'. Let's learn ("давайте выучим") some useful phrases in all the tenses. Jared Leto and Language Simp will be helping us out!

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Language Simp is a blogger, who studies many languages. He shares his experience on YouTube. You'll see how much he adores the letter 'Ы'!

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And did you know that Jared Leto learned some Russian for one of his roles?

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No grammar for today! Let's learn some phrases with the verb 'учить'.

Elementary level:

  • Мне нравится учить русский язык.
  • I like studying Russian.

Intermediate level:

  • Я начал учить язык после того, как прочитал "Войну и Mир".
  • I started studying Russian after reading "War and Peace".

God level:

  • Сколько бы я ни учил русский, до сих пор не могу понять русскую душу.
  • No matter how much I study Russian, I still can't understand the Russian soul.

A phrase for everyone:

  • Учить русский - весело и интересно. Я бы даже сказала, захватывающе!
  • Learning Russian is fun and interesting - I would even say, exciting!

Check out more lessons in our Telegram channel, using the tag #russianclasses!

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