Author:
Mark Sanchez
Date Of Creation:
3 January 2021
Update Date:
2 July 2024
Content
Learning Russian is not difficult if you have a new approach and don't get lost in complex grammar. Use natural and intuitive learning to quickly master the basics of the language!
Steps
1 Read and listen: Learning to read Russian in Cyrillic is not difficult. Don't start learning the alphabet and building sounds. Does learning your alphabet (pronouncing it) help you speak English? No. Start with simple words in dialogue where the thoughts are clear. 
2 Start learning to type in Russian: you can also learn it very quickly. In about two hours, using a good method, your fingers will know the keyboard. Your consciousness is not, but your fingers are! Just keep exercising and your speed will go up and up. Your best bet is to start right away so that you are typing at the same level as you are learning the language. For example: --- What is this? (What’s this?) --- What? (What?) --- This. (This.) --- This is a book. (That’s a book.) 
3 Speak Russian: Use simple Russian dialogues with audio reading and speaking aloud, 'mimicking' everything you hear. Just focus on producing the same sound. Since it is often difficult for beginners to hear the difference, it is best if you have a teacher who can help point out the details and master the sounds.But with good audio files and practice, you can actually do well on your own. Practice privately or rely on lessons. 
4 Practice every day: It is better to spend 10 minutes 3 times a day and practice. Practice reading, listening, and speaking. Learning a language is actually more like teaching sports or music and requires physical training, not just memorization. 
5 Throw away your flashcards: They are really not very effective. Just follow the steps above and you will physically practice speaking Russian on your own, and you will not need to consciously focus memorizing everything at all. It will just happen 'automatically'. 
6 Have fun! Seriously, being able to speak a foreign language is fun, so learning should be fun as well. Have fun with him. Find out little expressions like “What, what?” That people say when they haven't heard what you said. In English, we tend to say "Sorry?" or "What was that?" or politely "Pardon me?"
Tips
- Don't get bogged down in grammar. Just pay attention to the thought that is being expressed and the "sound" that is being transmitted. For example, in English we usually say: Wairdeego? (Where did he go?). Can you explain clearly why we use 'did', which is the past tense form of the verb "do"? Likewise in Russian: there are two common expressions for "Let's go!": Come on! and Let's Go !. These are different forms of the same verb (go), and go is a past tense verb, plural, but it is used in a present or future tense situation. It's a bit like the English 'present continuous', which is used for something that you are going to do in the future. (I'm going to Moscow next week). Don't get bogged down with grammar rules, just learn to express yourself correctly and naturally.
- Learning the sounds of the Russian alphabet is useful for reading.
- Learn step by step: learning all 6 cases and genders from grammar tables is the main task. Indeed, you don't even need to start learning the verb infinitive.Above you learned how to say “Let's go!” And now, using the same verb, here's the expression for you when you leave a group of friends: I went! (if you are a man) and I went! (if you are a woman). And if more people leave together, then you must say: We went! and you see the word "let's go" again. Slowly things start to connect and your understanding grows and you haven't learned grammar yet. And you also "need" the verb root and all its cases.
- Many Russian letters have an English equivalent, so common English words written in Russian are a big help when trying to learn the alphabet.
Warnings
- Not all books and materials are accurate or up-to-date. For example, some books teach Who are you? (What do you do for a living?), But it literally means "Who are you?" and is not used for the question "Where do you work?" ("Where do you work?")
- Don't get bogged down in grammar.
