Я немного понимаю русский

Well, it's official... I've started learning Russian. The title of this post sounds vaguely like - ya nymnoga punymyooh pahrooski, and means "I understand a little Russian". According to Pimsleur, I am to rigorously avoid reading any Russian until well into lesson 11. That being said, the alphabet alone is going to kick my booty.

Where Romanian sounds so much like Italian without the gusto, the Pimsleur Russian sounds like Boris Badinov and Natasha Fatale. Clearly, according to this language study, real Russian men don't ever open their mouths to say anything noteworthy, and the women are so tired and bored, they couldn't bother to enunciate. Of course, it doesn't help that the whole population has severe sinus infections that cause them to sound completely stuffed up. My accent is failing due to laughing every time the "native" speakers... well, speak. :o)

Natasha and Boris from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.

Shout out to Kelvin who has been very patient as I begin to study this new and very intimidating language. He was very clear that if I really speak Russian the way Pimsleur wants me to, I will be summarily kicked out of Moldova for being a snob from St. Petersburg.

Continuing in the same light vein, I have to thank Carl - another M27 for sharing an hilarious video made in Moldova and hysterically self deprecating. Thought you might enjoy it.

Noapte buna.

Спокойной ночи.