They are so ahead!! I have to learn both on my own. Lucky kids. Russian grammar isn't hard, but annoying, and Chinese grammar is easier, but tones are harder. Much respect to you and your family!!
I disagree. I think cases are not hard, but annoying. But I think the verb system (verbs of motion, imperfective vs. perfective, etc.) is genuinely hard for an English speaker to master.
You didn't mention one of the most important features of Russian pronunciation, which is the hard and soft consonants. Every consonant (for example 'l' or 'n') has two different versions - hard and soft. Just like you said your husband can't hear the difference between the tones of Mandarin, it's possible that you can't hear the difference between hard and soft consonants in Russian.
I studied both Mandarin and Russian for many years (although I have forgotten most of both of them now). I reached a much higher level in Mandarin, but still I think that the Mandarin "x" sound is harder to get exactly right than any of the sounds of Russian. On the other hand, like you said, Russian grammar is simply much more difficult. Not only the verbs of motion, which you mentioned, but also the 'perfective' versus 'imperfective' verb system. And don't forget Russian numbers and how they take different cases! Mandarin grammar is effortlessly simple and intuitive in comparison.
@@banana53358 Personally I found Mandarin tones very easy, although most foreigners I've heard speak Mandarin get it all wrong. I think it depends a lot on whether you have an 'ear' for it.
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Tell me which language YOU find the hardest!!!
i loved this video so much! i literally could not stop laughing when you said 11jinping and also tried to pronounce those russian words 🤣 great job
Haha thanks so much!! I know, 11 jinping is outrageous!
They are so ahead!! I have to learn both on my own. Lucky kids. Russian grammar isn't hard, but annoying, and Chinese grammar is easier, but tones are harder. Much respect to you and your family!!
I disagree. I think cases are not hard, but annoying. But I think the verb system (verbs of motion, imperfective vs. perfective, etc.) is genuinely hard for an English speaker to master.
@@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh motion Verbs are a pain in the ass
You didn't mention one of the most important features of Russian pronunciation, which is the hard and soft consonants. Every consonant (for example 'l' or 'n') has two different versions - hard and soft. Just like you said your husband can't hear the difference between the tones of Mandarin, it's possible that you can't hear the difference between hard and soft consonants in Russian.
I studied both Mandarin and Russian for many years (although I have forgotten most of both of them now). I reached a much higher level in Mandarin, but still I think that the Mandarin "x" sound is harder to get exactly right than any of the sounds of Russian. On the other hand, like you said, Russian grammar is simply much more difficult. Not only the verbs of motion, which you mentioned, but also the 'perfective' versus 'imperfective' verb system. And don't forget Russian numbers and how they take different cases! Mandarin grammar is effortlessly simple and intuitive in comparison.
agreed russian grammar s extremely hard and take many years to master but chinese tones are also pain in the ass as well😃😃
@@banana53358 Personally I found Mandarin tones very easy, although most foreigners I've heard speak Mandarin get it all wrong. I think it depends a lot on whether you have an 'ear' for it.
I tried to learn Chinese... and I failed every time. But I still want to learn it and one day I will 😊
Good luck!!
@@themultilingualfamilyhub thank you! I do not give up!😁