How to start learning Russian

It is normal that English-speaking people who startmistakes. Thus, even if you have already learnt
learning Russian encounter many difficulties at thethe Russian alphabet, keep working on Russian
very beginning. The Russian language has manyreading rules and pronunciation.
peculiarities in grammar and pronunciation.If you can study Russian about thirty minutes a
Nevertheless, regular lessons allow to get familiarday, you can learn to speak basic Russian in a
with basics of the Russian language andfew weeks. In case you take a long break
overcome the difficulties of the beginning.between your lessons, it is always good to review
It is really useful to listen and repeat after nativethe previous material before starting on a new
Russian-speaking people. You should not worry ifone. It is also necessary to study the material
you cannot pronounce all sounds properly the firstfollowing the recommendations of the authors,
time around. You can study Russian starting withwithout skipping any parts of lessons.
simple words and progressing to more complexA very important and helpful way to study
phrases and expressions. You can try it again andRussian is to practice this language as much as
keep repeating until you are comfortable with thepossible. Nowadays, the Internet provides a good
Russian words and phrases.opportunity to realize it. There are so many
Those who are learning to read in foreignwebsites where you can watch Russian movies
languages may have the following difficulties.and television, read Russian newspapers and
Reading in Russian has its own peculiarities whichmagazines or chat with Russian-speaking people.
represent both advantages and disadvantages forMoreover, you can find a lot of web resources
people learning Russian. It is relatively easy andwith online courses, interactive exercises for
fast to start reading so that the native speakersvocabulary and grammar, and language games to
could understand you. However, it is ratherlearn foreign languages with fun.
challenging to be able to read correctly, without