I am a Russian Language Teacher with an experience of teaching Russian for foreigners. I have seen a lot of explanations of Motion Verbs issue but your video is the best . A very professional and competent one.
(Just now seeing this, sorry) Бегать and бежать are both imperfective - the difference is that бегать is used for running in more than one direction (running around, running in general; or one or more round trips), while бежать is for running in one general direction. It's just like the relationship of ходить and идти - see this video for an introduction to this important topic :) th-cam.com/video/NZk9xCCuTaQ/w-d-xo.html
So sad I did not find your videos before!!! I have been learning Russian and speaking from childhood, but no one taught me these incredibly helpful tips! Thank you so much!!! Please keep your great work!
I want to sincerely thank you for all your very helpful and understandable videos! I've been learning Russian with on-off (mostly off) periods for about two years now. I have a large body of knowledge from other languages, but Russian can still be quite a challenge with all the grammar. You've made it very approachable for me, which in turn has made me a lot more motivated. I've set the goal to reach B1 level in about a month (coming from about A2), and with long days of studying it is going really well. So thank you!!
You're such an excellent instructor -- your videos so very well done -- essentially perfect. Only please don't tell me you're not even a native Russian speaker. I'm just beginning to learn the language; but it seems unlikely at this point that I could ever master the "bI" sound, let alone juggle all the subtleties of aspect, the soft and hard consonants, and the syllabic stresses, all while speaking as distinctly as you do. But thank you all the same for making it seem possible.
Спасибо, Daryl! I'm not a native speaker of Russian, but if anything, that should reassure you that it is possible to get comfortable with Russian. It just takes time, commitment, and patience. Don't let all these videos make you think you need to do it all at once; find a course (or a good book like Brown's New Penguin Russian Course), and take it one step at a time - you can succeed!
I watch all your videos, and they have been really helpful, thank you! I have a serious question/concern about my learning Russian though..Please take the time to read this and send me any advice you may have: I’ve been self-learning Russian since late January because I had interest in the language (and still do), and was going at a steady pace, going through the NPRC book (currently on chapter 23), watching your videos, etc…but…I go to uni, the new semester started in late August. In the early weeks, I was able to continue studying Russian, but as the classes went on, it demanded more and more out of my free time, I haven’t been able to make time for learning the language for the past 2-3 months now. Also, I've been dealing with personal issues, and depression for years now, which takes away motivation for doing things. I know these are all excuses, so that’s why I’m seeking advice. The semester is almost over, so I plan to do a lot of review to catch up over the break. But next semester I’m taking more classes, which are even more demanding, plus I may have additional obligations. And I commute to and from school (no car). I don't want this to happen again, but I'm very discouraged. Therefore, I would appreciate any advice you may have. Short summary of what I wrote: Schoolwork is demanding for me, haven’t been able to learn Russian for past 2-3 months. Depression takes away motivation. Next semester, more classes, more demanding. Also, maybe other obligations. Don’t want this to happen again, but very discouraged and need advice.
Hi jopo2122! If you’ve made it that far on your own in Brown’s NPRC book, that’s excellent, and you can feel proud of yourself. Do I understand right that you’ve been doing Russian on your own, not as part of your university classes? If you’re not able to take a class, and the classes you need are demanding, it’s normal that finding time for Russian will be a challenge. If you’re not on a particular deadline for a certain level of proficiency, it’s OK to take a break! When Russian (like anything) becomes an additional source of stress, that can hurt motivation too. You could take a break from Brown etc. in the spring to concentrate on classes, then come back fresh in the summer; finding a tutor on italki.com would help get you back into it. In the meantime, find Russian music you like and listen to it on your commute - that can bring to life what you’ve worked through in Brown. All exposure helps. Think of your commute as your Russian time, doesn’t matter if it’s just a few minutes each day. And you can do flashcards or audio exercises to review what you’ve learned so far. I have a blog post with suggestions on how to approach this at www.tips4russian.com/retrieval-practice-a-key-to-success-with-russian/. Taking a break doesn’t mean giving up - Russian will always still be there when you’re ready to dive in again!
First, sorry for the rather late response. I just saw your comment now. Thanks for the response! Yes, I'm learning on my own. I have no deadline for a certain level of proficiency. I am learning based on interest. I think having someone to practice with in order to hold me accountable would definitely help with a learner's motivation. But sadly, I do not know a fluent Russian speaker in order to practice with. Thanks for the italki suggestion, and I wish I could do that, however I must choose other options. As for my other classes, to be more specific, I'm an accounting major...not the most difficult subject, yes, but for me it is quite challenging and rather time consuming, also the quantity of classes I will take to boot. As for Brown's NPRC book, that book has been an absolute help in addition to the Russian learning videos on TH-cam. Though I have remained stuck on chapter 23, again, for 2-3 months now. Thank you for your other words of encouragement and other suggestions towards the end, I will check them out! So to summarize, my main concerns are time management (of which I'm very, very poor at...and it's gonna get 10x harder next semester if I don't improve), and finding at least one individual to practice with. There are Russian speakers at my university, but again, I don't know any of them. And it's not like I can just approach them, as a total stranger, just so I can practice the Russian language. That would be uncalled for, creepy, awkward, and they would just feel like I was using them as another resource. Until I get lucky and befriend someone who would find it okay to practice with, I'm literally on my own..any tips, haha? Oops, sorry for the rambling post.. Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it! I do not want to give up, I'm into learning the language too deep to quit now! P.s. I'm very impressed that you're very fluent in the Russian language as a non-native learner. When I first watched your videos, I assumed you were a native Russian speaker, haha. How many years did it take until you considered yourself B2 and higher? What was your learning process? I'd like to be as fluent as you one day...now that's motivation..that, and the hope of visiting Russia one day, haha..one can dream...
@@jopo2122 Hi jopo, would be nice to get some update on your acquisition of Russian. How is life? Did you manage to overcome all your personal difficulties with time management etc. Don’t feel obliged to respond, if you’re not comfortable with it 😊 Hope you’re doing well, anyways…
We can use either prepositional or accusative, depending on the context. The prepositional can express location, so if you like to run around in (not "to") a stadium, you can say Я бегаю на стадионе. The accusative can express a destination, so "я бегаю на стадион" would express that you run to the stadium (and back).
I am a Russian Language Teacher with an experience of teaching Russian for foreigners. I have seen a lot of explanations of Motion Verbs issue but your video is the best . A very professional and competent one.
Are these two forms the same as 'aspect' for other verbs or is this something unique to motion verbs?
(Just now seeing this, sorry) Бегать and бежать are both imperfective - the difference is that бегать is used for running in more than one direction (running around, running in general; or one or more round trips), while бежать is for running in one general direction. It's just like the relationship of ходить and идти - see this video for an introduction to this important topic :) th-cam.com/video/NZk9xCCuTaQ/w-d-xo.html
So sad I did not find your videos before!!! I have been learning Russian and speaking from childhood, but no one taught me these incredibly helpful tips! Thank you so much!!! Please keep your great work!
I want to sincerely thank you for all your very helpful and understandable videos! I've been learning Russian with on-off (mostly off) periods for about two years now. I have a large body of knowledge from other languages, but Russian can still be quite a challenge with all the grammar. You've made it very approachable for me, which in turn has made me a lot more motivated. I've set the goal to reach B1 level in about a month (coming from about A2), and with long days of studying it is going really well.
So thank you!!
Спасибо, Simon! ))
Excellent, I watched all of them and learned a lot. Everything is clear now, thanks!
You're such an excellent instructor -- your videos so very well done -- essentially perfect. Only please don't tell me you're not even a native Russian speaker. I'm just beginning to learn the language; but it seems unlikely at this point that I could ever master the "bI" sound, let alone juggle all the subtleties of aspect, the soft and hard consonants, and the syllabic stresses, all while speaking as distinctly as you do. But thank you all the same for making it seem possible.
Спасибо, Daryl! I'm not a native speaker of Russian, but if anything, that should reassure you that it is possible to get comfortable with Russian. It just takes time, commitment, and patience. Don't let all these videos make you think you need to do it all at once; find a course (or a good book like Brown's New Penguin Russian Course), and take it one step at a time - you can succeed!
thank you. your videos are so much helpful for me I have a2 exam next week your videos help me to be ready for my exam🙂
It’s incredible! Thanks a lot!
I watch all your videos, and they have been really helpful, thank you! I have a serious question/concern about my learning Russian though..Please take the time to read this and send me any advice you may have:
I’ve been self-learning Russian since late January because I had interest in the language (and still do), and was going at a steady pace, going through the NPRC book (currently on chapter 23), watching your videos, etc…but…I go to uni, the new semester started in late August. In the early weeks, I was able to continue studying Russian, but as the classes went on, it demanded more and more out of my free time, I haven’t been able to make time for learning the language for the past 2-3 months now. Also, I've been dealing with personal issues, and depression for years now, which takes away motivation for doing things.
I know these are all excuses, so that’s why I’m seeking advice. The semester is almost over, so I plan to do a lot of review to catch up over the break. But next semester I’m taking more classes, which are even more demanding, plus I may have additional obligations. And I commute to and from school (no car). I don't want this to happen again, but I'm very discouraged. Therefore, I would appreciate any advice you may have.
Short summary of what I wrote: Schoolwork is demanding for me, haven’t been able to learn Russian for past 2-3 months. Depression takes away motivation. Next semester, more classes, more demanding. Also, maybe other obligations. Don’t want this to happen again, but very discouraged and need advice.
Hi jopo2122!
If you’ve made it that far on your own in Brown’s NPRC book, that’s excellent, and you can feel proud of yourself.
Do I understand right that you’ve been doing Russian on your own, not as part of your university classes?
If you’re not able to take a class, and the classes you need are demanding, it’s normal that finding time for Russian will be a challenge. If you’re not on a particular deadline for a certain level of proficiency, it’s OK to take a break! When Russian (like anything) becomes an additional source of stress, that can hurt motivation too.
You could take a break from Brown etc. in the spring to concentrate on classes, then come back fresh in the summer; finding a tutor on italki.com would help get you back into it.
In the meantime, find Russian music you like and listen to it on your commute - that can bring to life what you’ve worked through in Brown. All exposure helps. Think of your commute as your Russian time, doesn’t matter if it’s just a few minutes each day. And you can do flashcards or audio exercises to review what you’ve learned so far. I have a blog post with suggestions on how to approach this at www.tips4russian.com/retrieval-practice-a-key-to-success-with-russian/.
Taking a break doesn’t mean giving up - Russian will always still be there when you’re ready to dive in again!
First, sorry for the rather late response. I just saw your comment now.
Thanks for the response!
Yes, I'm learning on my own. I have no deadline for a certain level of proficiency. I am learning based on interest.
I think having someone to practice with in order to hold me accountable would definitely help with a learner's motivation. But sadly, I do not know a fluent Russian speaker in order to practice with. Thanks for the italki suggestion, and I wish I could do that, however I must choose other options.
As for my other classes, to be more specific, I'm an accounting major...not the most difficult subject, yes, but for me it is quite challenging and rather time consuming, also the quantity of classes I will take to boot.
As for Brown's NPRC book, that book has been an absolute help in addition to the Russian learning videos on TH-cam. Though I have remained stuck on chapter 23, again, for 2-3 months now.
Thank you for your other words of encouragement and other suggestions towards the end, I will check them out!
So to summarize, my main concerns are time management (of which I'm very, very poor at...and it's gonna get 10x harder next semester if I don't improve), and finding at least one individual to practice with.
There are Russian speakers at my university, but again, I don't know any of them. And it's not like I can just approach them, as a total stranger, just so I can practice the Russian language. That would be uncalled for, creepy, awkward, and they would just feel like I was using them as another resource.
Until I get lucky and befriend someone who would find it okay to practice with, I'm literally on my own..any tips, haha?
Oops, sorry for the rambling post..
Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it! I do not want to give up, I'm into learning the language too deep to quit now!
P.s. I'm very impressed that you're very fluent in the Russian language as a non-native learner. When I first watched your videos, I assumed you were a native Russian speaker, haha. How many years did it take until you considered yourself B2 and higher? What was your learning process? I'd like to be as fluent as you one day...now that's motivation..that, and the hope of visiting Russia one day, haha..one can dream...
@@jopo2122
Hi jopo, would be nice to get some update on your acquisition of Russian. How is life? Did you manage to overcome all your personal difficulties with time management etc.
Don’t feel obliged to respond, if you’re not comfortable with it 😊
Hope you’re doing well, anyways…
Do we use prepositional case with бегать??
We can use either prepositional or accusative, depending on the context. The prepositional can express location, so if you like to run around in (not "to") a stadium, you can say Я бегаю на стадионе. The accusative can express a destination, so "я бегаю на стадион" would express that you run to the stadium (and back).
@@russiangrammar can u plz tell me the ques words for both the verbs of running?
Где/куда - depending on whether you're expressing location (где?) or destination/where you're running to (куда?).
@@russiangrammar большое спасибо 😍😍
I think you misput the stress for ездить at 0:11 :p
Ой! Thanks for pointing that out. The stress should of course be on the first syllable, е́здить.
Так необычно смотреть уроки русского на английском)