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It's very nostalgic watching this video after all these years! :') Having my first comment accidentally removed, I would like to write down again the tips that helped me learn the language! FOR STARTING AND BEING CONSISTENT TO MY LEARNING: - Courses 2 times per week for 1,5 year at a school of foreign languages. These lessons really helped me to make the first steps, understand the logic of the language, learn the grammar, words, expressions and having my thoughts more organised. At that time I thought it was not that enough and I could also make it by myself (by doing the things below), but for me personally I am realising that indeed this was important, as I had difficulty of starting something from zero by myself and keeping it consistent! Also, our teacher's weekly exercise of writing an essay about the different topics we did (adding more difficulty each time), was the best way for me to use what we've learnt in each unit. For Greeks I was going to school "High Pass" at the center of Thessaloniki and my teacher was lovely Lana from Russia:) FOR PRACTISING AND LEARNING FOR EVERYDAY THINGS: - Watching KZfaqrs I like (MAX almost EVERY DAY on repeat! / Sonya Esman, travel bloggers) and pausing the video to write down expressions or translate words that are more everyday used. - Following Russian accounts on Instagram. - Watching TED talks on KZfaq. - Reading texts while in the bus at wikihow website. FOR BEING MORE CONFIDENT: - Talking with people in social media apps (like Instagram) or language exchange applications (like Tandem), also with voice messages. FOR BEING MOTIVATED: - As I said in the video, my personal motivation was the Polish guy I met, who learnt greek like native. He was literally reading, watching, talking all day and I was really really impressed and motivated! Thank you all for this experience and beautiful memory! Wish you patience, consistency and fun to your learning!

Gia sas, ths Ellinas mou agapimeni🤍 beautiful country, beautiful people, very warm and welcome, open hearted. I speak Greek a little bit, love Greek music and food🤗was so nice to see Thessaloniki, greetings from Ageia Peteoupoli👋

thank you very much for this content!

I met a Doctor from Greece who is planning on retiring in his beautiful home country of Greece! I never knew there was so many islands there! Yet, even Russian speakers!! Отличие!! Супер!!

I didnt think it was possible but Your videos keep getting better. Congrats Max

I was so amazed. It is so much inspirng video. I'm Korean and I am learning Russian for 4 years, but I can't speak the way she does.I speak with lots of gramatical mistakes, but she... perfect. Somone made a comment that he feels like a non-native speaker from her accent, but I understood without any prejudice.Amazing! Nice video made by Max and Joanna. I really appreciate you two guys of your kind effort to make such a nice video.

Whoaa! She did it in one and a half year? I'm just about the same time with her now and not yet fluent. Even her accent and the interjection is very Russian. That. "Ohh, toilet." I think I should be doing that too. The. "Oh." This is very encouraging, especially she's never been to Russia like me and has not been exposed to Russian language. Because of her, I know one day I can also speak like her and be fluent. It's just a matter of time. Oh, I also thought of the bear before you ask the question!

This was very inspiring. Thank you!

This is amazing, encouraging, inspiring! What an excellent video! She is a goal setter as my new goal is to sound like her when I speak!

Видите какие умные, хорошие девушки у нас в Греции 😀 ?

Joanna has a huge talent for languages, I must say I'm a bit envious of her. I wanted to add that she's really beautiful, but that might sound out of place and that's why I won't. great video

I like the efforts you made to change location for each questions. 🐾

Я русский и я жил в Греции 3,5 года. Я не плохо говорю по-гречески. Теперь я живу в США. И скажу, что изучать греческий язык для русского человека проще, чем изучать английский. Алгоритмы языка русского и греческого больше похожи, чем алгоритм английского. Мы с греками думаем одинаково и юмор у нас одинаковый. У нас очень много общего.

My new aim Having an interview on this chanel❤️

Learn it while you're young. I'm not giving up, but I don't hope to have her conversational ability in even 10 years!

Классное видео. Младенец, Жоанна :)

Thanks Max, very encouraging video. I have had a break from language learning and now intend going back to your earlier videos and starting afresh. By the way some people believe kangaroos hop down city streets in Australia!

Макс, это видео просто как маленькая жизнь! Очень качественный! Смотрела не отрываясь! У тебя режиссерский талант определённо! Очень-очень красивые вдохновляющие виды и прекрасная девушка! Одни восклицательные знаки)))) какие эмоции - такая и пунктуация

as a native Russin speaker I would say that the attempt wasn't bad at all. Had a bit of a hard time understanding some certain points due to the pronunciation and some grammatical errors, but overall very nicely done:))

very interesting👌❤️❤️

Πολλά μπράβο στην συμπατριώτισσα μου για το γεγονός ότι κατάφερε να μάθει ρωσικά σε τόσο μικρό χρονικό διάστημα. Απόδειξη του ότι, όταν πραγματικά έχεις όρεξη και θέλεις να πετύχεις κάτι, τίποτα δεν μπορεί να σε σταματήσει. Συγχαρητήρια Ιωάννα.

Incredible! I am amazed that she speaks Russian at such an advanced level after only 1.5 years. I have been studying Russian for more than 4 years, but I still do not speak as well as she does. I will need to continue studying Russian for a long time to get to the level she is at. Thanks, Max and Joanna.

Из-за ответов джоанны, сейчас я хочу учится больше :) Я начала изучать руссий язык один год назад но я делаю это сама (my reasons to start learning russian were not actually positive or usual. In fact it was completely unexpected, otherwise I would have taken lessons)...До сих пор это хорошо, я поняла большую часть видео но сейчас я осознала я должна практиковать как говорить. Может,мне нужно пройти курс...I mean, even though I understand, I still have problems to put all my ideas into place to speak as fluently as she does. Мне очень понавилось это видео...except for the bears, that was a bit scary. Спасибо, Мах! Спасибо, Джоанна! ♥

She's a beauty. Looks like a Russian Greek.

Awesome.

awesome video dear friend. love you.

Great vid! Remember, goals in language learning are nearly useless, and will set u up for dissappointment. You cant 'force' your brain to absorb a language. It does it when its ready, and theres nothing u can do to make it work faster. Patience. . One thing Ive noticed over my learning journey, is that language learners are infamous for lying about how long theyve been learning a language. Ive been guilty mmyself, in certain situations. Caught many (some famous) youtubers by stumbling across old videos that completely busted them. . If she is at 1.5 yrs, I say she is doing very well. I allso read that Russian is much easier for Greeks than others.

I have a Greek book conversation with English, French, German, Spanish and Russian language and I have compared Russian and Greek letters, there are common letters

I met a Russian man who told me that it took him only 6 months to learn how to speak Greek once he moved there. Russians and Greeks share pretty much the same alphabet, so I can see how it can be easier to pick up both languages if you are from one of those countries.

По последним 3 месяца я учу русский язык. Это было мне большой сюрприз что всё это видео я понял. Большой спасибо!

Спасибо макс. Я впечатлен она говорит по русски как настоящая русская

Hey! Thanks for the video! What's the song at the beginning please?

это самое милое произношение на русскам. Мне сеичас хочется изучать Гречиский язик толка чтобы говорять по-Русски как Джоанна!

Please what is the song at the beginning of the video ?

Крутое видео!

Ευχαριστώ κορίτσι της Θεσσαλονίκης.🙃😆 Παρά πολύ καλά. Για μένα τα ελληνικά βρίσκομαι πιο εύκολο από τα ρώσικα . Έμαθα ελληνικά πρίν 30 χρόνια. Και δεν ξεχνώ. Αλλά ρωσική το βρίσκω πολύ δύσκολα.

Я тоже изучаю русский язык полтора года. отличается от неё, я в России. но я думаю она говорит свободнее,чем я . Продолжаю стараться! И спасибо за ваше видио!

She mentioned watching TED talks in russian. Where can I find it?

Джоанна--молодец! Ιωάννα είναι λεβέντης! Joanna is a good girl! Грекам проще выучить русский язык, чем западным народам--потому что кириллический алфавит похож на греческий (был создан на базе греческого), потому что у греков артикуляция звуков сходна с русской артикуляцией звуков, потому что в греческом языке также есть падежи и различные типы склонений, потому что в греческом языке, как и в русском, существуют множество правил с множеством исключений. :) Греческий язык, особенно древнегреческий язык--тоже очень сложный язык.

She's so gorgeous and smart!

Russian with a Greek accent: wow. Nice.

I've lived in many countries and speak different languages (and I teach too), and I always came across so many people who claim this thing of "Oh, I learned this language in few months, etc etc", but you detect straight away when they lie because these people tend to tell the same type of lies. For instance, this thing of "I learned German, but then I forgot it" is very very typical of people who lie (When you learn a language, you can forget some words and ways, but not the language... if you say so, that means you just learned a very little basic bit and then forgot). So, when I hear this lie, then I know the person will tell many other lies, like "I learnt Russian in a year and a half". There are so many clues to detect this last lie. The very first one is the fluency in the pronunciation of medium-long sentences. Not even very intellectually gifted persons and polyglots can pronounce that fluent within two years, even though they learn the whole grammar and much vocabulary. It's only after three years that human brain can process sounds and lexicon that fluently (in all humans). Then, even for gifted persons, it is required a minimum of six months or a year to learn the very basis of Russian from which to actually start to learn. But the very main clue to know someone is lying is knowing how many languages that person actually speaks (and I say actually, not just "a little bit"). Only people who fully learned several languages have the skills to learn another one very quickly (and not even with the quickness she claims). Due to my profession I've worked with several polyglots, and they (we) are always tired of people who claim to speak several languages whereas they only know some few notions of different languages. She should be honest and confess that she studied Russian for long, and that perhaps afterwards she improved it and could shaped that knowledge properly in one year and a half. I spent this much time writing this comment because these kind of "I learnt whatever in a year" claims are very very damaging.

what's the name of the web site she mentioned ? @RussianWithMax

It took me like 6 months to reach conversational Russian on my own, but it will take me my whole life to feel decent with Russian grammar! haha

Круто!

Ioanna, im in love with you. Aside from this спасибо Макс, ты мне очень помогаешь. +1 пожалуйста, чтобы Джоанна узнаёт обо мне :)

What's the name of the piece in the beggining?

koukla!

Since I can't learn like this lady, maybe I make some cards that say: я не говорю. Would that be a cop-out?

she is a student model, I can never hope to be as good as this girl is

I am just wondering how she learned to pronounce words correctly without talking regulary with native russian speakers (people who listen and correct you ). I speak french, german and italien in level C1+.. but for this i had to go to France or Italy several times. Maybe she just has a big talent! I am now learning russian since 6 months and i agree with her that nowadays, we can study very well by looking youtube videos, listening to podcasts and so on. Ok as to age, i could be her father: with 45 you dont learn that easy anymore .. :-(

I'm studying now both Russian and Greek. I started with Russian first I'm studying Italian German french and Spanish also. But in some way to me when it comes to studying Greek it kind of strikes me like studying russian. Russian right now out of the languages I'm studying is easier for me to study. Italian and french however are my most difficult to study don't ask me why. German has its moments of being difficult Spanish not so much. But Italian especially Italian is more difficult or should I say trickier about studying than the other languages I'm studying including Greek. Greek isn't that difficult. Lol. All the languages I'm learning are all in their own ways unique and gorgeous. ❤️

I'd like to contact this girl (I am also studying Russian on my own for a year and half), how can I join her?

интересно

СУПЕР .Блогадорю и Маха и Джоанну. Я начала изучать русский язык в 2017 году. Я сама занимаюсь .Без преподавателя. Недавно я прочитала Анну Каренину на руском языке. И Все я понила . Я свободна читаю и пишу (может с какими то ошибками :)) нооо мне сложно говорить свободно ,бегло . Во время говорения я делаю много ошибок. Что то не сложивается. Не знаю . Что мне делать , Мах?! Что ты советуешь , что рекомендуешь.? Плс 😊

I learned Greek fluently, living ih Greece, in 4 years. I have been self-studying Russian now for 18 months and can definately say Russian is way more difficult, especially the "cases".

Not sure if being a Greek native speaker gives this girl an advantage, coincidentally I saw a video of a Greek man who was showing his Russian speaking skills and he was sharing tips on how to improve your skills, his Russian level was great.... anyway all in all this is amazing and a real motivation for all of us Russian language learners!

that's insane for 1,5 year :)

I learned greek in 3 month.but Russian... So difficult. I'm going to start Russian with TPRS method. The best way. Listen,listen and listen and answer question,so you learn to think in Russian.

This girl really does sounds great! However it does seem like she has notes with pre-made answers. This makes the video seem a little misleading, as it’s hard to judge how much is rehearsed vs. “Natural”. I don’t doubt that she knows Russian well, but it’s much easier to spend time and write your answers for a script instead of “naturally” getting all of the cases correct in speech. Anyway, it still seems impressive!!

Она красивая

Эта милая девушка вдохновляет меня. Да, и, может быть, по улицам России не ходят медведи, но в моем районе в Нью-Джерси ходят медведи! www.nj.com/ocean/2017/05/black_bear_warnings_issued_in_ocean_county_town.html (Если черный медведь атакует, дать отпор?)

😘

Я люблю это видео! замечательно

White subtitle font color on a white background ....

I am also learning Russian but honestly I usually get many doubts , could you please help me to clear that , please reply me I am waiting

to help me I watched the Russian version of Sherlock Holmes.. the actor was second only to basil rathbone in my opinion...

красивая

I think the Russian sub is wrong in many places, like from 2:00 to 2:07, she said хороших not хорошей

Where’s the Canon gone

i can imagine being greek gives one a "slight" advantage..

At what age did she learn Russian ?

Is it hard for Greeks to pronounce «ч»

I study Russian for only a month before go to Moscow and I survive for 15 days without problems....

she is very pretty.

what is her youtube channel?

Еще вопрос Греческой девушке: до какой степень иметь Греческий язык твоим первым языком тебе помогать изучить русский язык?

Чём значит "ли" слово среди фразы в русском языке?

so how did she learn Russian? I want to learn too, I'm using duolingo.

It helps that half the alphabet is the same. Greek is such a happy language that reflects strong family ties with lower rates of abuse, low academic pressure and rates of depression/suicide. I can't relate... if I married a greek girl, her side would be supportive and affectionate, and mine would be a dysfunctional train wreck. lol.

I LOVE RUSIA from Indonesia

I Love not only greeks girls but also russian girls

Как она практиковала расговор?! :)

It's hard to believe she learned Russian in 6 months or even 1.5 years. People tend to exaggerate a little.

Sweet Jesus. Is she the prettiest girl I've seen or what?

Learning the grammar is very hard lol.

You were reprogrammed 200 years ago . They introduced synthetic Latin letters and a teke history

Я учил руский 4 месеце,ты будеш зделал интервйу с меной тоже? Хаха

Зашла сюда ибо интересно как англичане учат русский🌚

jesus. 1.5 years is short?

Πάμε Ελλάδα όλοι εληνες

They use me for.

Зачем я это смотрю? Я ведь русская😂

Она знает русский, но не свободно владеет им. Кстати она симпатичная.

зритель погружение изображение прежде лично остров

I wanna be her friend

Hello iam american sino russuian vith max

sorry it was so loud when she was speeking that I didnt hear anything

All those pepole can speak russian while i con say only vadim blyet