East and South
East and West
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Which Slavic language groups are the closest?
Which Slavic language groups are the closest?
Lets say, a speaker of Serbo Croatian would find it easier to understand Russian or Czech?
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You'll have to consider all languages individually. For instance, I can understand quite much from Belarusian and Ukrainian, however I can't get Russian. Well, personally I can understand Russian to some extend, but I'm saying in general. Various languages may be influenced by their neighbours, regardless of official classification.
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Wait. You would prefer I speak to you in Ukrainian than Russian then?Originally Posted by Bezprym
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I personally think Belarusian and Ukrainian are the closest. Then Ukrainian and Russian. Polish is somewhere in its own galaxy. How it got it I don't know. Coming back would be nice. Lol
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Statistically the two Slavic languages with the most mutual intelligibility are Czech and Slovak with 85%.
In most others there are above 50% percentages but still much less.
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Yes, I think so.
But for me it are relations West-East, West-South almost equal, due the fact that I (as a Czech, i.e. Western Slav) have learned Russian (Eastern Slavic language) for 8 years at school.
I have never learned Slovenian or Serbo-Croatian (Southern Slavic) languages but when I read text written in ones, I understand a lot.
Nevertheless, Bulgarian/Macedonian languages (also southern Slavic) are more different for me.
Anyway:
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By far I understand around 90% of what you've written in Russian to me, so it's good enough.Wait. You would prefer I speak to you in Ukrainian than Russian then?Giving a response is much more problematic, and probably I wouldn't be able to give any in Ukrainian.
As I had Russian in school when was a kid, I learned some vocabulary etc. The difference with Ukrainian is that I can understand it through similarities in this vocabulary but not everything is similar, so I'd have to guess while responding.
Belarusian and Ukrainian were connected with each other for a longer time, Russian went own way earlier. I refer to the Ruthenian language here. There's similiar relation between Ukrainian and Belarusian as there is between Slovak and Czech. Polish language was more connected with languages spoken in present-day East Germany. There are groups within East and West Slavic family, languages are not the direct "subdivision" of these families.
Can't say much about South Slavic languages, although I can understand something when people use it to communicate here. Mostly something like "sranje" (which in Polish means something else), "jebem ti majku" etc. you know - Aprician way of talking.
eng pol cze cro ruYes, I think so.
But for me it are relations West-East, West-South almost equal, due the fact that I (as a Czech, i.e. Western Slav) have learned Russian (Eastern Slavic language) for 8 years at school.
I have never learned Slovenian or Serbo-Croatian (Southern Slavic) languages but when I read text written in ones, I understand a lot.
Nevertheless, Bulgarian/Macedonian languages (also southern Slavic) are more different for me.
Anyway:
dog pies pes pas sobaka
horse koń kun konj loshad
money pieniądze penize novac dengi
but polish language is a compromise between west and east slavic made long ago with political goals, but west polish dialects (wielkopolski/from Greater Poland or śląski/silesian) are closer to Czech and south Slavic
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Ok then. I'll stick to talking to you in RussianBy far I understand around 90% of what you've written in Russian to me, so it's good enough.
As I had Russian in school when was a kid, I learned some vocabulary etc. The difference with Ukrainian is that I can understand it through similarities in this vocabulary but not everything is similar, so I'd have to guess while responding.
And really you have trouble responding in Russian? I didn't notice at all lol. You seem a natural lol. I'm the one sometimes rereading my writing to make sure it was all Russian and that I didn't sneak ukrainian in there lolol.
Yes exactly. I also understand Czech pretty well. Haven't heard Slovak enough to know how much I understand though. But Czech seems more similar to Ukrainian than Russian to me. And yes Polish and Sorbian are more similar. They are my hardest two to understand lol. And someone told me Polish is very similar to Russian and I'm like then why is it soooo hard lol. Make Polish easier for all of us please Besprym lolBelarusian and Ukrainian were connected with each other for a longer time, Russian went own way earlier. I refer to the Ruthenian language here. There's similiar relation between Ukrainian and Belarusian as there is between Slovak and Czech. Polish language was more connected with languages spoken in present-day East Germany. There are groups within East and West Slavic family, languages are not the direct "subdivision" of these families.
Can't say much about South Slavic languages, although I can understand something when people use it to communicate here. Mostly something like "sranje" (which in Polish means something else), "jebem ti majku" etc. you know - Aprician way of talking.
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