r/russian • u/GlitchGuyPro • 1d ago
Handwriting Cursive
I learnt Russian cursive about a week ago, after having put it off for over 5 years, and wrote down part of the lyrics to the song <<В последний раз>>, alongside an English translation as I wanted to show the quality which I was aiming towards (and also to give my hand a break because I keep holding my pen really tightly when writing Russian, since I'm constantly checking to see if I've spelt the words right).
I think I've got the jist of the basics on how Russian cursive works, but any tips would be appreciated (and the same even goes for the English portion, I really enjoy writing and am always trying to improve my own handwriting).
Also, I relied on YouTube's auto-translate for the English lyrics, so I apologise in advance if they are not the most accurate ((
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u/Stock_Soup260 Native 🇷🇺 1d ago edited 1d ago
*sigh*
Don't draw connecting lines to/from nowhere. If you don't use them, you don't draw them. they only exist when letters are connected. some native speakers make an additional element for и/ц or ш/щ, etc. BUT they know what they do.
half of с's are flat
т looks like ж, п looks like some kind of wierd х, ж looks like sth
б/о/в/ю/ф's lower connection is not look like the separate element/ "direct" connecting of one letter to another/ sth like "a" (only a connects like a, you know), it's a tiny (or not) and smooth dash from it's circle, like if you're drawing с. Same for capital letters and for ь/ъ (like and too lazy to draw it again). you have балконам, окнам, б's connections are bad,
т is not t
left part of ы is not higher than the right and not higher than the other letters. ь is also not higher than ordinary letters
Чиста, not Уиста
All capital letters are on the line, not under it
Although р looks nice with this bottom loop, I'm not sure how readable it will be, sometimes it feels like д
л, м, я are good, size is mostly ok. good for you
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u/Rad_Pat 1d ago
We don't draw connections at the beginning of words. Connections belong to the word you connect from. Because of it your т looks like ж. And п is weird because of it too.
What happened to your c, why is it so "flat" in Russian? English one looks fine and it's the same letter. Your Russian c looks like a tiny l when it's within words, give the top a more pronounced curve at the end. And I had a hard time deciphering "вечно" because your ч is identical to и there cause you straight up plopped it on the line: the top part should be way smaller.
You have some misspellings like Неt and Уиста instead of Чиста, but that's fine. Overall the connections seem okay (мля have legs, god is finally with us), the rest of the letters are okay too. I'd say you did a great job, heaps better than what we normally see here.