Y’all it’s not his fault for having an American accent when speaking Russian due to him moving at such a young age. Don’t go ripping him apart because of it
Fr a lot of people are making comments. Like what did they expect? He moved to the US when he was 5. Of course he was going to have an accent. The fact that he can speak Russian at all is amazing since many immigrant families tend to not pass on the native language or only partially do it. My own family is like that.
No one is ripping him apart. Just because he got 1 or 2 comments here and there on facebook or youtube doesnt mean anyone cares if he has an accent or not. The only one who cares is him.
Exactly ! I speak several languages and don't have the same skills in all of them. But I'm always glad to speak with people who come from another country in their mother tongue, it makes them so happy ! It doesn't matter that you make mistakes or have a terrible accent, people are usually glad you're making the effort. Plus, using every opportunity you have to talk helps you improve.
I feel him. I came to the United States from Mexico when I was ten years old and I feel that my vocabulary is stunted. This makes me feel shy and I only speak Spanish with my family.
My friend was the same and after coming to US, he only spoke English, until one day he was in the phone with his mother and started speaking in Spanish. I didn’t even know Spanish but I could tell it sounded bad because the English accent was so strong. I asked why he didn’t just speak English with his mom 😂😂😂😂
you're not like me tho i'm maroccan relly bad at arabic dosn't understand a couple of words in daija but talking more fluentlly in english and french bc i have to traslate to my parents anything in english cuz they can'tunderstand
exactly, i'm icelandic, but i moved to norway when i was 12, my icelandic skills have absolutely deteriorated, feels awkward to speak with my grandparents because i forget how to bend words and such.
I agree with the other comment, his american accent is very noticeable while speaking russian, while you can't really tell he is russian until he tells you
And not only that, he speaks Russian with English grammar. He said “many people ask me if I speak Russian” in Russian by just translating that sentence word for word. In Russian we wouldn’t use “if” and would say differently overall like “Many people ask me speak whether I Russian” (многие люди спрашивают меня, говорю ли я по-русски)
@@np7148 Yes, I always thought that Russian word order is up to the speaker, but listening to him I see that that's not the case. His word order choice sounds awkward and bizarre.
Learning Russian with Doctor Mike would be amazing... I actually understood what he was saying without the subtitles cause I've learned those basic things he said.
Actually, my voice is much higher when I speak Russian, but when I speak english I have so manly deep voice, that's the only reason for me to speak english.
That's funny how people have started arguing in the comment section in different languages 😂 I love being born Russian-speaking and I love learning English for almost all my life. It helps us to communicate after all. Dr. Mike, be kinder to your roots, please, you have a superpower to understand way more, than non-bilingual people😌
I think he's self conscious about his accent, which isn't his fault. But of course native speakers don't care, look all the comments pointing it out (a lot are blaming him). It's sad, that only keeps people like him from practicing and actually refining their language skills. I'm Italian, born and raised in another country and I have the same problem, even though I'm fluent in my native language.
English language has helped a lot in my life because a lot of information is only available in English. But lately, I appreciate my knowledge of Russian more and more.
Don't tell him how to be. It's his life and his choice. Maybe he's this way because his own kind makes fun of him for having an accent like the people in this toxic ass comment section like you
It's so interesting that a native Russian speaker has such a noticeable accent in his own language after talking in English for so many years. It's a bit funny too but nothing to be shy about. I admire this so much and want to be as much fluent in English too. This is just amazing. (I'm from Russia too and I just ADORE English language)
Dude your English is GREAT. Your punctuation and spelling is on point and you've avoided several super common mistakes I see even native speakers use. Good job, dude!
A lot of native English speakers transition between different English accents throughout their lives due to a move. I switched from a southern American English accent to a Californian one without trying to. So if it can happen within one language, I’m sure it can happen across languages too!
I'm a native english speaker, and i'm trying to learn russian right now :)
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As a teacher of Russian for foreigners, I can see the interference of English in the Russian structure "ask IF I speak" literally told "спрашивают ЕСЛИ я разговариваю" (говорю ли я). It's not good or bad, it's inevitable in the situation, and lots of kids in the families that moved to another country have this. Thumbs up for Varshavski's dad for keeping some language environment for the doctor :)
I have it in my native Russian language, I in general prefer more English constructions in my native language because of English influence on me, from TH-cam and other sources
Oh, I love Russian! I'm slowly learning it, and it's a beautiful language, especially when people sing older songs in Russian. I once heard a hymn that I know very well in English being sung in Russia, and I got chills like I never have when I've heard it in English. Please speak more of it.
@@Virtual_Melatonin as a Russian who checked out Russian courses in Duolingo I wish you luck at least because voice "acting" and pronunciation is a bit weird and sounds too robotic I learn german with Duolingo and for me german lines sound more realistic like it was recorded by real people, but I can't say the same about Russian Btw, I finished only the first few lessons so maybe in other lessons pronunciation is better
I mean it's fairly natural to speak Russian with an accent when you came to the US at the age of 5 or 6 and basically only spoke English from that point on
Yes! Most people dont know this but ages 5-7 are the critical periods for learning languages. There's no better age to learn a language than that range, and the fact he came to the usa at that time proves it
My son is 6, spent two weeks in Russia for his entire life. His dad doesn't speak Russian, only I do. Yet my son speaks clearly and with no accent. We are friends with Ukranian refugees, at first they thought he was one of them (from Eastern Ukraine).
As another bilingual, dont feel shy! The more you speak that language you more comfortable you get with it and the more it improves! And honestly living in America its impressive that youre bilingual
its not because he is shy, its because people on the internet, especially in the US, are idiots and he can lose thousands of viewers just because he knows how to speak russian.
@@RoxanneGutierrez010heh, if you never heard of european and asian culture.. to us that's a huge disappointment to our grandparents if they learned the grandkids butchered their ancestors language because lack of exposure from the parent. In my observation the Gen X from both side of nation they as an immigrants raising family overseas are all equally terrible at maintaining the heritage language..
@@dekusi1857 It's probably the latter lol. I've heard a lot of different Russian accents and English speakers tend to have very similar accents in Russian, even across nationalities.
he moved when he was like 4-5 so he developed a strong new york accent because of how much longer he lived in nyc than he did russia. his russian accent didn’t get much time to develop since he lived around new yorkers for his whole life.
I once heard two Serbs speaking, one of whom was born in Italy, and I immediately said "wow what a strong Italian accent" and the other one said "we all know it, but don't say it, it's rude!". I don't speak or am familiar with any slavic language.
@@bacicinvatteneacai speak serbian, its the language my parents taught me, however i live in canada and was taught english really early, so i couldnt really speak serbian much, even when i was at home. i also have a bit of an accent in serbian, but what surprises me is that the serbs were worried about being rude 😭 some people do not shut up about my accent, family included lmao
@@mirelinkkin Russia, for example, people irl wouldn't be rude, on the contrary, would appreciate a person using their language. But on the internet everyone is savage :/
Маkes me think of that one vtuber who spoke english and russian with very little noticeable accent but when she was learning Japanese she had suuuch a thick russian accent x))
@@kezibeeart3552 kids are fluent in languages, they just don't have a very extensive vocabulary compared to adults. he probably understands russian a lot better than he speaks, but he's still fluent
Это очень круто! Вставляй в свои видео фразы на русском почаще - тебе это идет) На самом деле в России очень ценят, когда дети русских эмигрантов стараются говорить по-русски хоть немного. А ты отлично говоришь!
My mom is from Russia and I would hear her talk here and there in Russian to her family over the phone. Hearing people talk in Russian is comforting. I’m trying to learn the language but all I really know is how to read it now.
I love speaking Russian and hearing it spoken. I had an aide in WA who was from Russia and we got on very well because I understood her and I helped refine her English. I miss her, but I don't think I want to live in the Ring Of Fire again, lol.
That is awesome. I lived in Vancouver a little over 20 years ago, for about 3 years. I remember there being a lot of Russian immigrants where I lived and in the schools I attended 😊
@heathermiller5765 there are actually a lot of ukrainian immigrants in Canada, not russians. You're confusing them because all ukrainians in Canada speak russian.
The man has an accent while speaking his "native" language because he moved when he was a little kid. When you watch his video with his older sister, she is actually speaking English with a pretty thick Russian accent - because she had more time to "get used to" Russian as a kid. This is the reality for a lot of immigrants - their oldest kid speaking their language well, but the youngest lose it quickly
My family is from both Russia & Ukraine and immigrated to the US just prior to the Cold War. They also lived in a small town, and felt forced to assimilate to survive. Growing up, and without using them, my grandmother lost more and more of her native language(s) with time. By the time she was an adult, in the early 60s, she knew only English. So do I. It’s wild, I now live in an area full of Ukrainian immigrants and culture, but I cannot communicate. Those are my people, but forced assimilation over 3 generations has made me an outsider. God, it hurts. Please, never be afraid to celebrate your culture and language. Even if you doubt your comprehension or pronunciation, I promise you it’s better than knowing nothing at all.
@@MrYedige Әрине, оларды үйрену қиын болуы мүмкін, бірақ үнді еуропалық емес тілдерге қарағанда оңайырақ. Қалай болғанда да, ол орыс тілін үйрену туралы айтады, бұл ағылшын тілін меңгерген адамға өте оңай.
His comprehensible voice is mostly due to the fact that he has a very heavy American accent, and his grammar is similarly weird. You don't want to learn from someone like that.
@@clarkevander actually, he did say he was much younger than that. My son's father's first language is Spanish, but he switches from Spanish to English seamlessly. It's so beautiful to listen to.
En fait, je dirais que l'amour n'a pas de langue ou de frontières. L'amour c'est une belle relation entre deux personnes. C'est tout ce qui est important. Toutefois, c'est un peu triste que le Doc Mike n'aime pas parler sa langue maternelle! C'est tellement important de célébrer son identité. Ici, au Québec, on a même une loi qui fait du français "la" langue nationale. L'anglais est notre deuxième langue, mais elle tend à prendre le dessus sur la première et c'est triste.
Ну да.. У него точно есть акцент когда он разговаривает по русски. Не много жалко, что ему не нравиться говорить по русски, это же так классно, что бы уметь разговаривать по иностранных языков, особенно классных языков как русский язык.
Эритажные носители часто стесняются своего уровня и поэтому говорят реже, только с самыми родными людьми. Что поделать, люди естественным образом стремятся к самой простой ситуации: к одноязычию, это удобно.
I relate completely 😅. I live in the United States, but Polish is my native language (parents were refugees in the 80s). Every time I speak Polish in Poland people tell me I have a “beautiful accent” and ask me where I’m from! Shout out to Dr. Mike from this Dr. Mike! Na zdrowia!
I’m also fluent in Russian, but also English. But I don’t have any accent in both languages! PS: i grew up trilingual but now speak about 5-6 languages, but only 4 of them fluent, which is still amazing 👌
I started learning Russian at the beginning of this year, for no other reason, than I have Asperger's and have always wanted to learn it. When I first started watching you channel, I would have never understood what you were saying in Russian, but now I do. I can also read along with Cyrillic Russian subtitles.
@@alatus7242 No lol. You don't have to respond with a closed minded opinion about other peoples countries or cultures. Simply stating I grew up speaking Macedonian and love all my fellow Slavs and Balkans as I'm from a mixed family. Have a great day and please try to see the good in things~
@@alatus7242 I mean yeah it's close to so many languages but not all our words or dialects are the same. The type I grew up speaking which is from a certain village isn't even spoken in the bigger cities so I don't know some of the words people are saying there. It is its own language because it has differences, it's as simple as that. But no reason to spread lame or harsh words about other peoples languages or how they speak. Every other language is just as beautiful and valid to me. No reason to be negative either, it doesn't solve anything.
@@KeroseneSkies Apparently, someone does not distinguish language from dialect, so it's far from simple as that. Austrian German has differences from the several German dialects, spoken within Germany, but that does not make them all different languages. Even Americans are not pretending to speak a whole separate language, unlike you Northern Macedonians. Truth is not negativity, while positivity is a mental disorder that has plagued the EU for the last decades.
You can tell he's translating from English to Russian in his head based on the grammatical errors. Very common for those of us who emigrated at a young age.
My wife is Russia. And my daughter speaks and writes it, but she only ever speaks it at home with her mother and grandmother because since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine she is ashamed of being seen as Russian. When asked her ancestry she just gives mine Czech, Welsh and English.
He has an accent, but it's 90% understandable and I don't need russian subtitles, to know, what he said, like I need in most movies and tv series, where celebrities are trying to speak russian resulting in complete gibberish
@@stvk99 calm the fuck down I said one simple thing abt how he looks american and no one here brought out how people look like based on the race/ religion other than you. Reporting your ass after this
Ну,он в сша ещё ребёнком приехал,так что не удивительно что у него американский акцент Well,he moved to usa when he was a child,so it's no surprise that he speaks russian with an accent.
He made a mistake of a person who is not native speaker but rather a learner. He translated "if" in "people ask me if i speak russian" literally. That's suspicious
hes said he moved to the US when he was very young and only speaks russian with his dad. you can get rusty. take off the tin foil hat this isnt some conspiracy
I have an american accent, specifically a "southern" accent because I was born and raised in NC but I can speak Russian and it confuses the hell out of people. The only other southern guys I know that can speak the language is Goonzquad.
I’ve been learning русский язык for about a year now but the first couple months will be hard but getting to understand grammar by watching videos made by natives combined with apps really helps, I highly recommended you to learn Russian it’s a fun language
@@offbeat0 I'm in the second month right now and it feels like hell. However, I have spent too much time in it to give up, so hopefully I will someday grasp this monster of a language.
it literally does not... When I speak Russian I pronounce every letter without changing it most of the time. ofc Russian has rules for letter "o" and letters like "ь" and "ъ" but it's not hard at all and in the other in English so many sounds and rules, especially I hate letter "r" bc everyone pronounce it differently. it's frustrating sometimes but it's ok. I wish Russian was International language, it would be easier for me
@@kddqr I will address in English. Insanity expensive. Drugs, homeless injecting in the streets. It's unsafe. No culture. Average house here is 900,000$. Average wage is 45,000$. Average room to rent is 1200$ Average Studio is $1800 Many many more. Do not want my child living in a country that does not care about its citizens. Canada dream is dead but they will keep selling it to you
You speak russian normally, I understand everything. Russian is a language my father forced me to learn and he was right, now I work for a company where I get paid more for knowing russian and being able to negotiate with russian clients. Thanks dad 🤣
I think lamguage has a lot to do with identity. Ive always been good at and loved lewrning languages but ive noticed a big difference in my accent and fluency based on how i feel and how confident in that culture I feel.
I dont speak Russian, i can say i have A1 level Russian (so only greeting etc). As a Turkish and an English speaker i clearly understand what he says because of the accent. Native speakers are hard to understand for me lol.
When you learn a second language you lose bits of the first language. But guess what, nothing to be ashamed of because you now speak two languages well enough to be understood. 😊
Y’all it’s not his fault for having an American accent when speaking Russian due to him moving at such a young age. Don’t go ripping him apart because of it
Fr a lot of people are making comments. Like what did they expect? He moved to the US when he was 5. Of course he was going to have an accent.
The fact that he can speak Russian at all is amazing since many immigrant families tend to not pass on the native language or only partially do it. My own family is like that.
No one is ripping him apart.
Just because he got 1 or 2 comments here and there on facebook or youtube doesnt mean anyone cares if he has an accent or not.
The only one who cares is him.
@@ServerDweller Fr a lot of people are making comments. - Right, and there would be no proof of course.
@@vermilion6966 Troll
I know people who were born in the US and never been to their parents country but can speak their language at a native level.
In my opinion you should never be shy about knowing another language. I wish more people thought that way.
There are people who are shy about knowing other languages? I don’t understand i thought speaking more than 1 language was a flex 💀
I am shy to speak my language because I don't feel that I am doing it right, I don't want to sound like those weebs when they try to speak japanese.
to be honest I wish I didn’t learn russian to learn a 4th language just for the flex. Waste of my time tbh
@@adrianness. what were you gonna do with that time you "wasted"? make more k-pop edits?
Exactly ! I speak several languages and don't have the same skills in all of them. But I'm always glad to speak with people who come from another country in their mother tongue, it makes them so happy !
It doesn't matter that you make mistakes or have a terrible accent, people are usually glad you're making the effort. Plus, using every opportunity you have to talk helps you improve.
I feel him. I came to the United States from Mexico when I was ten years old and I feel that my vocabulary is stunted. This makes me feel shy and I only speak Spanish with my family.
My friend was the same and after coming to US, he only spoke English, until one day he was in the phone with his mother and started speaking in Spanish. I didn’t even know Spanish but I could tell it sounded bad because the English accent was so strong. I asked why he didn’t just speak English with his mom 😂😂😂😂
you're not like me tho i'm maroccan relly bad at arabic dosn't understand a couple of words in daija but talking more fluentlly in english and french bc i have to traslate to my parents anything in english cuz they can'tunderstand
@@JamalHamzi-o8gcool, my situation is that I suck at Arabic and hate to speak French, I only use English and Berber.
exactly, i'm icelandic, but i moved to norway when i was 12, my icelandic skills have absolutely deteriorated, feels awkward to speak with my grandparents because i forget how to bend words and such.
@@Blue_Azure101 He spoke Spanish because the language is culturally important to them.
He has a thick accent.
Only sometimes
@bellaChaii think they mean he has a thick American accent, not that he has a thick Russian accent :)
I agree with the other comment, his american accent is very noticeable while speaking russian, while you can't really tell he is russian until he tells you
And not only that, he speaks Russian with English grammar. He said “many people ask me if I speak Russian” in Russian by just translating that sentence word for word. In Russian we wouldn’t use “if” and would say differently overall like “Many people ask me speak whether I Russian” (многие люди спрашивают меня, говорю ли я по-русски)
@@np7148 Yes, I always thought that Russian word order is up to the speaker, but listening to him I see that that's not the case. His word order choice sounds awkward and bizarre.
Learning Russian with Doctor Mike would be amazing... I actually understood what he was saying without the subtitles cause I've learned those basic things he said.
Hihi me too мне нравится он русский голос. 😊
Me too!
He can't teach. He had mistakes
@@SailorCoockie well only because he doesn't talk Russian much but who cares I love that he's Russian ❤️💋
He doesn't speak proper Russian.
Actually, my voice is much higher when I speak Russian, but when I speak english I have so manly deep voice, that's the only reason for me to speak english.
The same thing here - my close friend told me I sound like a gay in Russian, whereas in English I sound like a real man 😢
this is me but with spanish. i thought it would go away as i learned more and got more immersion, but no. i just sound like antonio banderas.
@@bryaneberly3588 😂😂
Тоже самое 😂
For me it's reversed for some reason
That's funny how people have started arguing in the comment section in different languages 😂
I love being born Russian-speaking and I love learning English for almost all my life. It helps us to communicate after all.
Dr. Mike, be kinder to your roots, please, you have a superpower to understand way more, than non-bilingual people😌
Very well said!
I think he's self conscious about his accent, which isn't his fault. But of course native speakers don't care, look all the comments pointing it out (a lot are blaming him). It's sad, that only keeps people like him from practicing and actually refining their language skills.
I'm Italian, born and raised in another country and I have the same problem, even though I'm fluent in my native language.
English language has helped a lot in my life because a lot of information is only available in English. But lately, I appreciate my knowledge of Russian more and more.
Don't tell him how to be. It's his life and his choice. Maybe he's this way because his own kind makes fun of him for having an accent like the people in this toxic ass comment section like you
Monolingual would be the word for that
It's so interesting that a native Russian speaker has such a noticeable accent in his own language after talking in English for so many years. It's a bit funny too but nothing to be shy about. I admire this so much and want to be as much fluent in English too. This is just amazing.
(I'm from Russia too and I just ADORE English language)
Dude your English is GREAT. Your punctuation and spelling is on point and you've avoided several super common mistakes I see even native speakers use. Good job, dude!
Same here, bro. Watch&read a lot of content in English, surround yourself with the language and it'll come naturally :)
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@@bedrock30_ yeah. until it comes to russian then there's gonna be more mistakes than you think a mative speaker should have.
A lot of native English speakers transition between different English accents throughout their lives due to a move.
I switched from a southern American English accent to a Californian one without trying to. So if it can happen within one language, I’m sure it can happen across languages too!
I'm a native english speaker, and i'm trying to learn russian right now :)
As a teacher of Russian for foreigners, I can see the interference of English in the Russian structure "ask IF I speak" literally told "спрашивают ЕСЛИ я разговариваю" (говорю ли я).
It's not good or bad, it's inevitable in the situation, and lots of kids in the families that moved to another country have this.
Thumbs up for Varshavski's dad for keeping some language environment for the doctor :)
Такого много в Америке у наших. Навскидку: взять метро
I have it in my native Russian language, I in general prefer more English constructions in my native language because of English influence on me, from TH-cam and other sources
Oh, I love Russian! I'm slowly learning it, and it's a beautiful language, especially when people sing older songs in Russian. I once heard a hymn that I know very well in English being sung in Russia, and I got chills like I never have when I've heard it in English.
Please speak more of it.
Yesss
I just started learning Russian with Duolingo yesterday... it's going great! I just hope I can stick to it 😂 so good luck!
@@Virtual_Melatonin as a Russian who checked out Russian courses in Duolingo I wish you luck at least because voice "acting" and pronunciation is a bit weird and sounds too robotic
I learn german with Duolingo and for me german lines sound more realistic like it was recorded by real people, but I can't say the same about Russian
Btw, I finished only the first few lessons so maybe in other lessons pronunciation is better
wait till you hear katyusha
@@CatherineAaBb ok, thanks! I also have other apps too for language learning like Busuu and Rocket
@@Virtual_Melatonin thanks! You as well. :)
I mean it's fairly natural to speak Russian with an accent when you came to the US at the age of 5 or 6 and basically only spoke English from that point on
Yes! Most people dont know this but ages 5-7 are the critical periods for learning languages. There's no better age to learn a language than that range, and the fact he came to the usa at that time proves it
Absolutely.
My son is 6, spent two weeks in Russia for his entire life. His dad doesn't speak Russian, only I do. Yet my son speaks clearly and with no accent. We are friends with Ukranian refugees, at first they thought he was one of them (from Eastern Ukraine).
As another bilingual, dont feel shy! The more you speak that language you more comfortable you get with it and the more it improves! And honestly living in America its impressive that youre bilingual
its not because he is shy, its because people on the internet, especially in the US, are idiots and he can lose thousands of viewers just because he knows how to speak russian.
I don’t even speak Russian and can tell he has a big American accent
So 🙄
@@RoxanneGutierrez010heh, if you never heard of european and asian culture.. to us that's a huge disappointment to our grandparents if they learned the grandkids butchered their ancestors language because lack of exposure from the parent. In my observation the Gen X from both side of nation they as an immigrants raising family overseas are all equally terrible at maintaining the heritage language..
At least he can speak Russian unlike you
@@MaseraSteveyou're making it such a big deal lmao
@@merryeiry no, no, no and no it is not my word but have YOU tried to asked them yourself? The elder are much honest
i'm not good at picking out accents in other languages usually, but he is just VERY brooklyn
His russian just has a typical american accent. You cant really hear any other nuance in it.
@@_Lumiere_ maybe it's just because im american, because i hear brooklyn- or maybe russian sounds a bit brooklyn to me- or maybe im crazy idk bro
@@dekusi1857 It's probably the latter lol. I've heard a lot of different Russian accents and English speakers tend to have very similar accents in Russian, even across nationalities.
Yes definitely 100%. Brooklyn Russian in full effect here 😂 I even know Indian immigrants in Sheepshead Bay who sound like him 😂😂
he moved when he was like 4-5 so he developed a strong new york accent because of how much longer he lived in nyc than he did russia. his russian accent didn’t get much time to develop since he lived around new yorkers for his whole life.
How dear that he retains and uses his native language for conversing with his father. Respect.
God damn im not even Russian and i can hear the accent
I once heard two Serbs speaking, one of whom was born in Italy, and I immediately said "wow what a strong Italian accent" and the other one said "we all know it, but don't say it, it's rude!". I don't speak or am familiar with any slavic language.
@@bacicinvatteneacai speak serbian, its the language my parents taught me, however i live in canada and was taught english really early, so i couldnt really speak serbian much, even when i was at home. i also have a bit of an accent in serbian, but what surprises me is that the serbs were worried about being rude 😭 some people do not shut up about my accent, family included lmao
i think he moved to the US when he was very very young so it makes more sense ig
@@mirelinkkin Russia, for example, people irl wouldn't be rude, on the contrary, would appreciate a person using their language. But on the internet everyone is savage :/
Маkes me think of that one vtuber who spoke english and russian with very little noticeable accent but when she was learning Japanese she had suuuch a thick russian accent x))
He said in one of his videos he speaks it on the level of a little kid.
ohhhh, i mean that makes sense bc i think he came to the us at a really early age so he mightve forgotten a lot of it
@@knux5796 He was about 5 or 6 iirc.
He just said he spoke it fluently…..
@@kezibeeart3552 not what he said in a different video.
@@kezibeeart3552 kids are fluent in languages, they just don't have a very extensive vocabulary compared to adults. he probably understands russian a lot better than he speaks, but he's still fluent
Это очень круто! Вставляй в свои видео фразы на русском почаще - тебе это идет)
На самом деле в России очень ценят, когда дети русских эмигрантов стараются говорить по-русски хоть немного.
А ты отлично говоришь!
Кому нахрен нужны вставки на русском 🤦🏻
А в чем смысл? Я уверен, у него там русской аудитории 0.1%, если не меньше.
My mom is from Russia and I would hear her talk here and there in Russian to her family over the phone. Hearing people talk in Russian is comforting. I’m trying to learn the language but all I really know is how to read it now.
I love speaking Russian and hearing it spoken. I had an aide in WA who was from Russia and we got on very well because I understood her and I helped refine her English. I miss her, but I don't think I want to live in the Ring Of Fire again, lol.
That is awesome. I lived in Vancouver a little over 20 years ago, for about 3 years. I remember there being a lot of Russian immigrants where I lived and in the schools I attended 😊
@heathermiller5765 there are actually a lot of ukrainian immigrants in Canada, not russians. You're confusing them because all ukrainians in Canada speak russian.
The man has an accent while speaking his "native" language because he moved when he was a little kid. When you watch his video with his older sister, she is actually speaking English with a pretty thick Russian accent - because she had more time to "get used to" Russian as a kid. This is the reality for a lot of immigrants - their oldest kid speaking their language well, but the youngest lose it quickly
My family is from both Russia & Ukraine and immigrated to the US just prior to the Cold War. They also lived in a small town, and felt forced to assimilate to survive. Growing up, and without using them, my grandmother lost more and more of her native language(s) with time. By the time she was an adult, in the early 60s, she knew only English.
So do I.
It’s wild, I now live in an area full of Ukrainian immigrants and culture, but I cannot communicate. Those are my people, but forced assimilation over 3 generations has made me an outsider. God, it hurts.
Please, never be afraid to celebrate your culture and language. Even if you doubt your comprehension or pronunciation, I promise you it’s better than knowing nothing at all.
Learning an Indo-European language is not difficult for an English speaker.
@@alqazaqiinah bro, try Albanian or Armenian
@@MrYedige Әрине, оларды үйрену қиын болуы мүмкін, бірақ үнді еуропалық емес тілдерге қарағанда оңайырақ. Қалай болғанда да, ол орыс тілін үйрену туралы айтады, бұл ағылшын тілін меңгерген адамға өте оңай.
I'm learning russian and all the male voices on the tutorials are deep and manly lmao, I'm starting to speak it that way.
Are you not a deep voiced manly man? XD
I speak Russian and yeah, it was a bit awkward with the accent but he speaks English so fluently so it is understandable
Doctor Mike? Нет, Михаил.
Upd: 🤓
it's actually Mikhail
@@RustyPancake53 yes it is Mikhail
@@RustyPancake53 It's Misha : ))
Миха Мишаня
Mike is the nickname for Michael.
As someone who loves learning languages and knows a few words in Russian, I wish he had a teaching course. He has a very comprehendible voice.
comprehensible* (which isn't the best word choice anyway) and his accent/grammar isn't very good
His comprehensible voice is mostly due to the fact that he has a very heavy American accent, and his grammar is similarly weird. You don't want to learn from someone like that.
My degree in Russian language and literature was 40 years ago but I understood him clearly. Yes, I didn't need the subtitles.
I never noticed his accent before but he speaks Russian with a Brooklyn accent...is he from Brooklyn?
yes! he has mentioned that he lived in brooklyn when he moved to america.
When the only thing someone says in another language is “I can speak the language” you know they probably aren’t fluent 😅
Yo hablo español
labhraíom gaeilge
He was born in Russia and only emigrated to the US in his teen years
Not true. I am.
@@clarkevander actually, he did say he was much younger than that. My son's father's first language is Spanish, but he switches from Spanish to English seamlessly. It's so beautiful to listen to.
Screw French, Russian is clearly the language of love.
French sounds like a vomiting tortoise. Slavic languages are better. Yes.
En fait, je dirais que l'amour n'a pas de langue ou de frontières. L'amour c'est une belle relation entre deux personnes. C'est tout ce qui est important.
Toutefois, c'est un peu triste que le Doc Mike n'aime pas parler sa langue maternelle! C'est tellement important de célébrer son identité. Ici, au Québec, on a même une loi qui fait du français "la" langue nationale. L'anglais est notre deuxième langue, mais elle tend à prendre le dessus sur la première et c'est triste.
It’s nice because I’d still be able to recognize the voice
I wish he'd speak it more
Акцент очень сильный)
Ну да..
У него точно есть акцент когда он разговаривает по русски. Не много жалко, что ему не нравиться говорить по русски, это же так классно, что бы уметь разговаривать по иностранных языков, особенно классных языков как русский язык.
@@CyberByteProhow did you use that emoji not on a live stream?
"Говорит по-русски", а не "разговаривает".
"На иностранных языках", а не "по иностранных языков".
google translator entered the chat :)
Эритажные носители часто стесняются своего уровня и поэтому говорят реже, только с самыми родными людьми. Что поделать, люди естественным образом стремятся к самой простой ситуации: к одноязычию, это удобно.
do yall even see his nametag there… of course a dude named “Mikhail Varshavski” speaks russian
Russian is his first language, I have a friend who now has an accent in her own langauge because shes lived in America for so long
This video just made him 1,000 times hotter.
Chill
@@Chuugokujin Man literally said "I speak Russian" and panties are off.
@@Chuugokujin Я тоже говорю по-русски.
@@dismantledbrain5910 😂😂
@@dismantledbrain5910 yes. Yes they are 🤣.
Similar to Polish so I caught some words.❤
Dr Mike is so utterly adorable. And hell that Russian is HOT 😍😍
He actually speaks pretty well, not a bad accent either.
Father - MASSIVE reason xD
It is such a beautiful language 😍😍😍
Its a sexy masculine language omg
@@721renaI think German sounds cooler (although Neapolitan is the coolest in my opinion)
He need to eat cold potatoes again to speak Russian
He’s so gorgeous
I relate completely 😅. I live in the United States, but Polish is my native language (parents were refugees in the 80s). Every time I speak Polish in Poland people tell me I have a “beautiful accent” and ask me where I’m from! Shout out to Dr. Mike from this Dr. Mike! Na zdrowia!
I’m also fluent in Russian, but also English. But I don’t have any accent in both languages!
PS: i grew up trilingual but now speak about 5-6 languages, but only 4 of them fluent, which is still amazing 👌
Do you want a medal or is trophy good enough for you sir?
@@jere.nurkkayou little pissy boy? u mad? 😂
what are they?
@@jere.nurkka ?😂
@@kiwuuspurr1927 German, a little bit Italian and Tatar and also some Ukrainian
I wonder if he ever caught some Russians talking shit about him thinking that he didn’t know what they were saying.
I’m glad more people speak my language but he has a quiet strong accent 😅 (he’s fine, just a fact)
Молодец, ты воспользовался переводчиком, чтобы перевести это.
Видимо по грамматической ошибке ( использовании слова *если* вместо *ли* ) что он действительно говорит как знает.
I feel attacked
Pagbati din sayo sa pagsasalin ng komentong ito.
@@christianmedel5977salamat bro
Пхах не сразу дошло кому адресовано 😆
I started learning Russian at the beginning of this year, for no other reason, than I have Asperger's and have always wanted to learn it. When I first started watching you channel, I would have never understood what you were saying in Russian, but now I do. I can also read along with Cyrillic Russian subtitles.
I totally agree lol I only speak Macedonian with my dad and everything else is in English lol so my grammar is really bad I think now XD
Macedonian? What's that? Bulgarian written on a Serbian typewriter? Alexander never spoke a word of your Macedonian.
@@alatus7242 No lol. You don't have to respond with a closed minded opinion about other peoples countries or cultures. Simply stating I grew up speaking Macedonian and love all my fellow Slavs and Balkans as I'm from a mixed family. Have a great day and please try to see the good in things~
@@KeroseneSkies Nothing close minded about stating that Macedonian is as much a language, as are Austrian, Australian and Mexican.
@@alatus7242 I mean yeah it's close to so many languages but not all our words or dialects are the same. The type I grew up speaking which is from a certain village isn't even spoken in the bigger cities so I don't know some of the words people are saying there. It is its own language because it has differences, it's as simple as that. But no reason to spread lame or harsh words about other peoples languages or how they speak. Every other language is just as beautiful and valid to me. No reason to be negative either, it doesn't solve anything.
@@KeroseneSkies Apparently, someone does not distinguish language from dialect, so it's far from simple as that. Austrian German has differences from the several German dialects, spoken within Germany, but that does not make them all different languages. Even Americans are not pretending to speak a whole separate language, unlike you Northern Macedonians. Truth is not negativity, while positivity is a mental disorder that has plagued the EU for the last decades.
He came to America from Russia when he was five 🥰
I am learning Russian
That's so nice! Good luck to you, friend!
@@angie.666 Больше спасибо! (Thank you very much in Russian!)
Russian Is My Favorite Language ❤
What's your native language?
@@TimmcraftJitney English
as a person that knows both of these languages, he did totally okay. ❤
he's so real for this
the boat 💀😭
i’m learning russian! I think it’s a really cool and interesting language and alphabet
Need help? 😌
the "higher pitch voice" took me off, but it happens in some languages.
Sometimes i just talk in my language with my friends but only if I’m REAL COMFORTABLE
i want him to talk me throught it in Russian OMG
The fact that I'm Slovenian and I understand 90% of what he says is proof that all slavic languages are the same.
No way my two favourites !!!! 😍😍
Accents are hot bro , don’t be afraid of it
How I hear it as my Russian is native:
- I speak Russian
- I don't know what that meant
😄😂
Wow I had no idea he was born I n Russia or speaks Russian! Классно))
That’s brilliant. My sons love Russian lol you should teach some Russian.
Omg he speak so fast! 😮
I dunno who is he, but as a Russian I can admit he is iconic
Oh no, this is how Russian people hear me😅
Что ты можешь забыть друг, ты единственный в моем мире грез🏥💉💊
Ой как мило))
Определенно!
Охотишься на американцев?)
I find it funny how he says he has a high-pitched Russian accent when it's literally the same as his American accent 😂
You can tell he's translating from English to Russian in his head based on the grammatical errors. Very common for those of us who emigrated at a young age.
It’s a thick Russian accent reminds me of when I was in Dagestan 🥹
I feel that. I was made fun of my accent in my mother tongue so I don’t speak it either.
I never got the criticism of having an American accent: his primary language is American English
As a Macedonian, I was able to understand some parts
Russian had a huge influence of Church Slavonic, basically an old form of Macedonian and Bulgarian. Many words would be the same.
My wife is Russia. And my daughter speaks and writes it, but she only ever speaks it at home with her mother and grandmother because since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine she is ashamed of being seen as Russian. When asked her ancestry she just gives mine Czech, Welsh and English.
Your daughter has a washcloth instead of brains, my condolences(
He has an accent, but it's 90% understandable and I don't need russian subtitles, to know, what he said, like I need in most movies and tv series, where celebrities are trying to speak russian resulting in complete gibberish
The most all american looking russian descent ever
Looking American means looking Jewish? Interesting
@@stvk99 calm the fuck down I said one simple thing abt how he looks american and no one here brought out how people look like based on the race/ religion other than you. Reporting your ass after this
@YourGuyDan "reporting your ass after this" - 🤓
@@AFN.90210 if you dont have shit to add to the discourse maybe consider shutting the fuck up?
He is a bit high pitched when he speaks Russian, most Russians have a deep guttural tone, but I actually like it.
О Боже! Он говорит по-русский с небольшим акцентом.
what do you mean?
@@EyeHeartSUSHI it means he has an accent
Ну,он в сша ещё ребёнком приехал,так что не удивительно что у него американский акцент
Well,he moved to usa when he was a child,so it's no surprise that he speaks russian with an accent.
He doesn't seem to be speaking Russian well. Am I right?
иногда совсем нету
He made a mistake of a person who is not native speaker but rather a learner. He translated "if" in "people ask me if i speak russian" literally. That's suspicious
hes said he moved to the US when he was very young and only speaks russian with his dad. you can get rusty. take off the tin foil hat this isnt some conspiracy
I have an american accent, specifically a "southern" accent because I was born and raised in NC but I can speak Russian and it confuses the hell out of people. The only other southern guys I know that can speak the language is Goonzquad.
Ого, очень красиво говорит :О
HE CAN GET HOTTER?!??
Ngl, I wanna learn Russian it seems very interesting, like how the language sounds different to how it’s spelled
I’ve been learning русский язык for about a year now but the first couple months will be hard but getting to understand grammar by watching videos made by natives combined with apps really helps, I highly recommended you to learn Russian it’s a fun language
If you're a native English speaker, this shouldn't come as a shock to you lol
@@offbeat0 I'm in the second month right now and it feels like hell. However, I have spent too much time in it to give up, so hopefully I will someday grasp this monster of a language.
it literally does not...
When I speak Russian I pronounce every letter without changing it most of the time. ofc Russian has rules for letter "o" and letters like "ь" and "ъ" but it's not hard at all and in the other in English so many sounds and rules, especially I hate letter "r" bc everyone pronounce it differently. it's frustrating sometimes but it's ok. I wish Russian was International language, it would be easier for me
russian sounds exactly as it's spelled, almost all the time
Same. came to Canada at 13 and speak Russian only with family.
However am moving back.
Canada is awful honestly.
А что не так с Канадой?
moving back to russia???
@@kddqr I will address in English.
Insanity expensive.
Drugs, homeless injecting in the streets.
It's unsafe.
No culture.
Average house here is 900,000$.
Average wage is 45,000$.
Average room to rent is 1200$
Average Studio is $1800
Many many more.
Do not want my child living in a country that does not care about its citizens.
Canada dream is dead but they will keep selling it to you
@@necromancer871 done deal.
Canada was terrible.
You speak russian normally, I understand everything. Russian is a language my father forced me to learn and he was right, now I work for a company where I get paid more for knowing russian and being able to negotiate with russian clients. Thanks dad 🤣
I think lamguage has a lot to do with identity. Ive always been good at and loved lewrning languages but ive noticed a big difference in my accent and fluency based on how i feel and how confident in that culture I feel.
In addition to the thick "Russian immigrants' child" accent he also uses English grammar in Russian sentences. He had lost his mother tongue.
Доктор Майк говорит по-русски? 👍
(Извини, я плохо говорю по-русски. Я американец, хех 😅)
heh 😅
@@StacyAngy How well does he speak it?
@@sanenotsane like above average, his pronunciation is better than his grammar
I dont speak Russian, i can say i have A1 level Russian (so only greeting etc). As a Turkish and an English speaker i clearly understand what he says because of the accent. Native speakers are hard to understand for me lol.
I am speaking english but my russian accent is even thicker than his english accent.
If there was something I learnt is that paruski means russian
MIke I have an impression your dad speaks Yiddish. Just by the way you construct your sentence. Am I right? Still you are pretty good. Kudos to you!
bro became the Winter Soldier
When you learn a second language you lose bits of the first language. But guess what, nothing to be ashamed of because you now speak two languages well enough to be understood. 😊
Че тут Саша Спилберг забыла. Зашёл глянуть какого-то иностранца Майка, а тут на тебе.