#learnrussian

[haxyr3]

New post is up on my blog: a case study, how Russian can be taught without saying a single word in "Grammarian"

One of my students walked into our first lesson and said: "I don't want grammar terminology. I just want to speak Russian."

So I threw out the lesson plan and started over.

19 lessons. No grammar yada-yada. One family reunion.

The full story — including why role plays are irreplaceable, how context teaches better than rules, and what can be achieved if you ban linguistic yada-yada in your lessons — is on the blog now.

[learning-russian0]

📣 Practice Pronunciation of the Russian Alphabet Step by Step!

Vowels (гласные)

А – [ah] as in father • Example: мама (mah-mah) – mom

О – [oh] as in or (stressed); [ah] as in about (unstressed) • Example: молоко (muh-lah-KOH) – milk

У – [oo] as in moon • Example: сумка (SOOM-kuh) – bag

Э – [eh] as in met • Example: это (EH-tuh) – this

И – [ee] as in see • Example: кино (kee-NOH) – cinema

Ы – A sound between [i] and [u], like ill, but deeper • Example: быстро (BUI-strah) – quickly

Consonants (согласные)

Soft and Hard Variations

Б – [b] as in bat • Hard: брат (braht) – brother • Soft: бить (beet') – to beat

В – [v] as in vet • Hard: вот (voht) – here • Soft: весь (vyes') – all

Г – [g] as in go • Hard: где (gdyeh) – where • Soft: гибкий (GEEP-kee) – flexible

Unique Sounds

Ж – [zh] as in measure • Example: жизнь (zhizn') – life

Х – [kh] as in loch • Example: хлеб (khlyeb) – bread

Ц – [ts] as in cats • Example: цена (tseh-NAH) – price

Ч – [ch] as in chess • Example: часы (chuh-SY) – clock

Ш – [sh] as in shut • Example: шапка (SHAHP-kuh) – hat

Щ – [shch] as in fresh cheese • Example: щёки (SHCHYOH-kee) – cheeks

Hard and Soft Signs

Ъ – Hard sign: separates sounds (no pronunciation) • Example: объект (ob-YEKT) – object

Ь – Soft sign: softens the preceding consonant • Example: день (dyen') – day

Let’s Practice Sentences!

1. Мама мыла раму.

Translation: Mom washed the window frame. Phonetic Pronunciation: [MAH-mah MY-lah RAH-mu]

• Мама (MAH-mah) – Mom

Stress on the first syllable.

The vowel "А" is pronounced [ah].

• мыла (MY-lah) – washed

"Ы" is a deeper sound, like in ill.

• раму (RAH-mu) – frame (accusative case of рама)

Roll the "R", and "У" sounds like [oo].

Practice:

Say each word: Мама... мыла... раму.

Full sentence: Мама мыла раму.

2. Где твоя книга?

Translation: Where is your book? Phonetic Pronunciation: [Gdyeh tvah-YAH KNEE-gah]

• Где (Gdyeh) – Where

Merge "г" and "д" into [gd], soften with [yeh].

• твоя (tvah-YAH) – your (feminine)

Stress on the second syllable.

• книга (KNEE-gah) – book

"И" sounds like [ee]; "г" is hard [g].

Practice:

Say each word: Где... твоя... книга.

Full sentence: Где твоя книга?

3. Я люблю русский язык.

Translation: I love the Russian language. Phonetic Pronunciation: [Ya lyoo-BLYOO ROOS-kee ya-ZYK]

• Я (Ya) – I

A single syllable word, pronounced [ya].

• люблю (lyoo-BLYOO) – love

Roll the "л", stress the "yoo".

• русский (ROOS-kee) – Russian

Stress on "ROOS"; roll the "р".

• язык (ya-ZYK) – language

Stress on the second syllable; "ы" is a deep [i].

Practice:

Say each word: Я... люблю... русский... язык.

Full sentence: Я люблю русский язык.

✨ Your turn to practice! Drop your favorite Russian phrases in the comments. 😊

[europeanlanguages]

Resource List for Learning Russian

Hi Language Enthusiasts,

Do you want to learn Russian but don't know where to start? Then I've got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its links below. Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it. I hope everyone can enjoy it and if anyone notices any mistakes or has any questions you are free to PM me.Here is what the resource list contains;

Handmade resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.

Resources on learning pronunciation.

Websites to practice reading.

Documents to enhance your vocabulary.

Notes on Colloquial Language and Dialects.

Music playlists

List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of grammar!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IUZPxKviSmPFO6S8go2_BqqE58Bbjsqfj4QqzC_r5yI/edit?usp=sharing

[russianclasses]

Learning Russian Numbers Made Easy

Learning the Russian language requires a good understanding of the numbers. If you're planning to visit Russia or just want to expand your language skills, mastering Russian numbers is a must.

Let's start with the basics, numbers 1-10. Repeat after me:

один ("a-deen")

два ("dva")

три ("tree")

четыре ("chye-tir-ye")

пять ("pyat")

шесть ("shest")

семь ("syem")

восемь ("vo-syem")

девять ("dyev-yat")

десять ("dyes-yat")

Good job! Now, let's move on to numbers 11-19:

одиннадцать

двенадцать

тринадцать

четырнадцать

пятнадцать

шестнадцать

семнадцать

восемнадцать

девятнадцать

And finally, the compound numbers:

двадцать ("dva-dtsat")

тридцать ("tree-dtsat")

сорок ("so-ruk")

пятьдесят ("pyat-des-yat")

шестьдесят ("shest-des-yat")

семьдесят ("syem-des-yat")

восемьдесят ("vo-syem-des-yat")

девяносто ("dyev-ya-nos-to")

сто ("sto")

двести ("dva-sti")

триста ("tree-sta")

четыреста ("chye-tyr-es-ta")

пятьсот ("pyat-sot")

шестьсот ("shest-sot")

семьсот ("syem-sot")

восемьсот ("vo-syem-sot")

девятьсот ("dyev-yat-sot")

тысяча ("tysyacha")

миллион ("meel-yon")

миллиард ("meel-lee-ard")

Practice counting from 1 to 10, then backwards from 10 to 1. Challenge yourself by counting in increments of 10, and eventually practice forming bigger numbers. With enough practice, you'll soon be able to understand Russian numbers with ease!

[innovativelanguagelearning]

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[mondlylanguages]

Asking the real questions - here's how we do that in Russian! 😎

[russianwithasta]

I am back!

I have an idea to post here the information related to my work as a Russian tutor. So if any topic is interesting for you, let me know.

Now I am a certified Russian teacher, so I am more than happy to help other learn my native language!

One of my students studies Russian at university and we practice with him oral Russian, so he can feel more confident while speaking. He has a textbook which he uses to write down the words he can not understand. So in the previous lesson, I explained to him the meaning of some words and phrases, gave him a context to use them. And asked him to make a sentence, using these words and phrases.

Here are some of them:

- На халяву - бесплатно, не прилагая усилий (when you obtain something without any effort);

- Халява - что-то бесплатное (something that you obtained for free, without any effort);

- "Халява, приди" - то, что кричат российские студенты перед экзаменами (that's what Russian students cry out right before the exams).

So the question for you: what does "халява, приди" means for Russian students?

Вопрос для вас: что означает фраза "халява, приди"?

[linghxr]

Post-Anki review 📝

I’ve been taking an intensive Russian class this summer, so I have a lot of vocab to keep up with!