изучение иностранных языков

• Asking:
  • "Как дела?" (How are you?)
  • "Как вас зовут?" (What's your name? - formal) / "Как тебя зовут?" (informal)
  • "Откуда вы?" (Where are you from? - formal) / "Откуда ты?" (informal)
  • "Сколько это стоит?" (How much does this cost?)
  • "Вы говорите по-английски?" (Do you speak English? - formal)
• Giving:
  • "У меня всё хорошо, спасибо." (I'm fine, thank you.)
  • "Меня зовут [Your Name]." (My name is [Your Name].)
  • "Я из [Your Country/City]." (I'm from [Your Country/City].)

When talking about the past, you'll primarily use past tenses. In Russian, this means the past tense (прошедшее время) and paying attention to aspect (вид). For future plans, you'll use the future tense (будущее время) or constructions expressing intention.

To discuss past experiences, you'll need:

When you're learning a foreign language, it's easy to focus only on grammar and vocabulary. But how people use language – what they say, how they say it, and when they say it – is deeply tied to their culture. This is crucial for social interaction.

Different cultures have different ideas about politeness. Some languages, like Japanese, often use very indirect speech to be polite or to avoid direct refusal. In contrast, some Western cultures might value directness more. What's considered "rude" in one place might be "normal" in another.

When you're learning a new language, you're essentially breaking it down into its fundamental parts. These parts build on each other, from the smallest sounds to complex sentences.

Here's how these elements build on each other:

Let's take a simple English sentence: "She quickly ran home."

When you're studying foreign languages, you'll constantly need to express yourself on how languages work, how they differ, or what you like/dislike.

You can give your opinion clearly using phrases like:
* "По-моему..." (In my opinion...)
* "Я думаю, что..." (I think that...)
* "Мне кажется, что..." (It seems to me that...)
* "На мой взгляд..." (From my point of view...)