Once upon a time, it was really hard to learn a new language. If you were an average (not poor, not rich) person living in a rural area, you might have been limited to whatever couple of languages your
Continue readingThere are four skills associated with language acquisition: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. A lot of learners spend all their time working on their speaking skills, but struggle with the listening
Continue readingImmersion is the best way to learn Russian The absolute best way to learn Russian is through immersion. Immersion means surrounding yourself with the language and doing most (if not all) of your day
Continue readingIn our last grammar post we looked at how to express real conditions in the Russian language. That is, talk about something that might happen (something that's possible). This is all well and
Continue readingRussian is hard...We all know Russian is hard. As a language it's a lot further from English than other more popular foreign languages like Spanish, French, or even German. The lack of commonality between
Continue readingI’ve had the good fortune of learning languages on my own and with the guidance of instructors. Both have their advantages, but there is something special about embracing the independence that comes
Continue readingWhen I started learning Russian, I had never even heard of cases and I definitely didn’t know that Russian had six essential ones. Looking back, I’m glad that I came in blind because I might have been
Continue readingWhen it comes to learning Russian, there are two types of people: those who are kind of interested and those who really want to learn.There is nothing wrong with either group. I can’t even count all
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