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.
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.
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.
his dad could also not really know any english. My best friend’s abuela has been naturalized here in the US but she forgot basically all of english even though she’s been here for 15 ish years
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.
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!
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
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 RUclips and other sources
@@mbrofoc bro same. i'm not specifically "prefer" them, they just pop up in my head when i'm phrasing a sentence. we're chronically online. that is it. that's the reason
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).
@@eloquentia7207 exposure to native speakers is very important. I exclusively spoke russian until I was around 7-8, the slowly gathered an accent up until 2022. I managed to reverse it quite a bit, my accent isnt as noticeable anymore, but my lack of vocabulary is.
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.
@@Ниггерфиш He's born in Russia to a Russian Ukrainian parent. But he only stays in Russia until age 5 before moving into the US. Since Russia does not really allow dual citizenship especially with "enemy" country like the US, I doubt Dr Mike has Russian citizenship. But yeah, he's ethnically Russian Slavs. Since he only converses Russian language to his father, his vocabs probably are limited. So, it's best for him not to speak more Russian publicly. Just limit to basic phrases. This will trick people that he speaks Russian fluently.
@@HECTORCOMEHOME 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.
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
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.
@@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..
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
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))
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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!
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.
@@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.
Здорово знать несколько языков 💪👌 Ну а акцент… он есть почти всегда у билингвов, это нормально, тем более, если второй язык ты используешь реже основного… да и в принципе акцент - это нормально. Ненормально быть злыднем. А доктор просто умница.
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!
@@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.
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.
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
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 👌
everybody fighting in the comments like he didn't immigrate to the US as a child and spends MOST of his days speaking English, like duh ofc it's not gonna be perfect Russian 😭
@@RoZaSims Ah yes, thank you, I have now seen the video of him with his sister - great fun, those two 😄and so I heard the surname. Its interesting though, they are Russian, yet the name Varshavski means "someone from Warsaw" - which is a capitol of Poland. I wonder if they also have Polish blood in the mix...
@@Hana_goes_Eastthat's no surprise. Several millions of Russians have Polish roots with altered surnames, which is especially common among Jewish immigrants to the west
I moved from Belarus at a young age and im currently re-learning my language which is just basically Russian, but I have an American accent so I’ve always been so shy to speak even with my family 😭 I’ll get over the fear eventually.
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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.
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
@awesomeenglish60 Good for them? Idk what you want me to say. He can still speak Russian.
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.
How dear that he retains and uses his native language for conversing with his father. Respect.
his dad could also not really know any english. My best friend’s abuela has been naturalized here in the US but she forgot basically all of english even though she’s been here for 15 ish years
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.
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 :)
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
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 RUclips and other sources
@@mbrofoc да что ты говоришь
@@mbrofoc bro same. i'm not specifically "prefer" them, they just pop up in my head when i'm phrasing a sentence. we're chronically online. that is it. that's the reason
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).
@@eloquentia7207 exposure to native speakers is very important. I exclusively spoke russian until I was around 7-8, the slowly gathered an accent up until 2022. I managed to reverse it quite a bit, my accent isnt as noticeable anymore, but my lack of vocabulary is.
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.
He's literally native Russian
@@Ниггерфиш He's born in Russia to a Russian Ukrainian parent. But he only stays in Russia until age 5 before moving into the US. Since Russia does not really allow dual citizenship especially with "enemy" country like the US, I doubt Dr Mike has Russian citizenship. But yeah, he's ethnically Russian Slavs. Since he only converses Russian language to his father, his vocabs probably are limited. So, it's best for him not to speak more Russian publicly. Just limit to basic phrases. This will trick people that he speaks Russian fluently.
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
@@HECTORCOMEHOME 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.
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. :)
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 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
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
Lol it's the opposite for me:I(The older son)speak worse Bengali than my little sister.
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))
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.
I speak Russian and yeah, it was a bit awkward with the accent but he speaks English so fluently so it is understandable
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
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.
It’s nice because I’d still be able to recognize the voice
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
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.
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.
he's so real for this
My degree in Russian language and literature was 40 years ago but I understood him clearly. Yes, I didn't need the subtitles.
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
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.
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.
He speaks like someone who learned Russian in USA
He’s so gorgeous
He actually speaks pretty well, not a bad accent either.
I was scared for a moment 😂😂 0:23
Father - MASSIVE reason xD
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 🤣.
I wish he'd speak it more
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.
Accents are hot bro , don’t be afraid of it
as a person that knows both of these languages, he did totally okay. ❤
the boat 💀😭
No way my two favourites !!!! 😍😍
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 😆
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)
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.
Everyone thought he is an F-22 but deep inside he is a Su-57
He need to eat cold potatoes again to speak Russian
I wonder if he ever caught some Russians talking shit about him thinking that he didn’t know what they were saying.
the "higher pitch voice" took me off, but it happens in some languages.
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.
The fact that I'm Slovenian and I understand 90% of what he says is proof that all slavic languages are the same.
Здорово знать несколько языков 💪👌
Ну а акцент… он есть почти всегда у билингвов, это нормально, тем более, если второй язык ты используешь реже основного… да и в принципе акцент - это нормально. Ненормально быть злыднем.
А доктор просто умница.
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.
He has a thick American accent when he speaks Russian
Similar to Polish so I caught some words.❤
Sometimes i just talk in my language with my friends but only if I’m REAL COMFORTABLE
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!
He came to America from Russia when he was five 🥰
Dr Mike is so utterly adorable. And hell that Russian is HOT 😍😍
do yall even see his nametag there… of course a dude named “Mikhail Varshavski” speaks russian
The fact that he speaks Russian makes him soooo much hotter
I’m glad more people speak my language but he has a quiet strong accent 😅 (he’s fine, just a fact)
Акцент очень сильный)
I don’t get why so many people are commenting on his accent. I don’t think it’s super heavy
Have a friend who came here at 4, he has an american accent, the younger, the more likely you’ll pick up the accent
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.
i’m learning russian! I think it’s a really cool and interesting language and alphabet
Need help? 😌
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.
I started barking 🥵🥵🥵🥵
That’s brilliant. My sons love Russian lol you should teach some Russian.
I think Russian is a really cool language
At least he speaks it 😂
I dunno who is he, but as a Russian I can admit he is iconic
My guys, gals and non-binary pals. Mike moved to America when he was *_five._* What else were you expecting. Stop ripping into the man, istg
bro became the Winter Soldier
He speaks like Mila Kunis. Like all the children from Brighton Beach))
Что ты можешь забыть друг, ты единственный в моем мире грез🏥💉💊
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
I can’t imagine how little he speaks russian if he has this american accent while speaking it
do you know any other languge than your mt? if so, do you speak it with native-like pronounciation?
id like to see you speak a different language perfectly and without an accent. oh wait you only know english
@@luvtotk5986 ik russian too, so eat ur own poosay
His English is so good 😍
Yes because he came to the us when he was 5 so he had lots of time to learn English
He drops his pitch to English pitch. How interesting.
Dont be ashamed of who you are!
Ой как мило))
Определенно!
Охотишься на американцев?)
Oh no, this is how Russian people hear me😅
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
Russian Is My Favorite Language ❤
What's your native language?
@@TimmcraftJitney English
everybody fighting in the comments like he didn't immigrate to the US as a child and spends MOST of his days speaking English, like duh ofc it's not gonna be perfect Russian 😭
I kinda feel him. He has american accent when speaking russian. I have a slavic accent when speaking english.
HE CAN GET HOTTER?!??
How I hear it as my Russian is native:
- I speak Russian
- I don't know what that meant
😄😂
I am speaking english but my russian accent is even thicker than his english accent.
Omg I had no idea he was Russian!
Has last name is very Russian
@@roter13 ok, what is it please?
Btw I meant my comment as a compliment and I originate from Eastern Europe myself
@@Hana_goes_East He goes by Dr Mike, but his actual/full name is on his scrubs. It's Mikhail Varshavski :)
@@RoZaSims Ah yes, thank you, I have now seen the video of him with his sister - great fun, those two 😄and so I heard the surname.
Its interesting though, they are Russian, yet the name Varshavski means "someone from Warsaw" - which is a capitol of Poland. I wonder if they also have Polish blood in the mix...
@@Hana_goes_Eastthat's no surprise. Several millions of Russians have Polish roots with altered surnames, which is especially common among Jewish immigrants to the west
It’s a thick Russian accent reminds me of when I was in Dagestan 🥹
it somehow made him even hotter what
He is a bit high pitched when he speaks Russian, most Russians have a deep guttural tone, but I actually like it.
I feel that. I was made fun of my accent in my mother tongue so I don’t speak it either.
Ого, очень красиво говорит :О
I moved from Belarus at a young age and im currently re-learning my language which is just basically Russian, but I have an American accent so I’ve always been so shy to speak even with my family 😭 I’ll get over the fear eventually.
Don't most people in Belarus speak Russian?
@@Chicken_sandwich52 yes
I was looking for the other Dr Mike
The funny bald one
@@lukasgrootOh I don’t even know who that is but it’s funny there’s 2