Hi everyone (Всiм привiт)!
I've been studying Russian for nearly 6 months now. Lately, I've had a growing interest in Ukrainian. I've heard and understand that they're very similar to each other, both being East Slavic languages. However, I looked into the very basics, and it seems to me that they are a lot more different than I expected. I've also heard the grammar is more confusing. I'm at a beginner to early intermediate level with Russian, but I know next to zero Ukrainian (aside fom the alphabet and maybe a few phrases).
My main concern is that if I try to learn both at the same time (not being very advanced in Russian yet) I could easily confuse the vocabulary and grammar and should wait until I'm better at Russian. But I also wonder if learning Ukrainian now would make both easier for me.
Would it be a bad idea for me to try to learn both at once, or is this okay? Also, would you say Ukrainian is harder or easier than Russian?
Thanks for the help,
Jon