Russian language rules
Russian loanwords in English. Words you know
If you say the word "babushka" to an Englishman or an American, they'll most likely think not of a kind old woman, but of a headscarf,...
Is Russian difficult to learn?
A mother in a suburb north of Denver has done the reading that many parents in her position…
Podcasts for learning Russian from the first word to fluent speech
Anyone who has learned a language remembers this moment. The words are learned, the grammar is understood, everything in the textbook makes sense, and then a living person opens their mouth,...
Russian Pronouns: Table and Declension
At six years old, Masha already knows for sure that she has a very beautiful mother. She says this with pride, in two...
Russian TV Series for Language Learning by Level
No textbook in the world has ever made someone whisper «just one more episode» at 1 AM. But a TV series does. In...
Russian Language Courses Online. Review and Comparison 2026
The search query «online russian classes» yields millions of results in Google: app advertisements, tutor listings, platform reviews, "top 10" rankings, university courses...
Verb aspect. Perfective and imperfective
In English, «I wrote a letter» is a single phrase. In Russian, you have a choice. «Ya pisal pis'mo» (I was writing a letter). «Ya napisal..." (I wrote...).
Adjectives in Russian. Agreement, endings, and how to remember them
Twenty-six-year-old Caitlin from Boston sits over the translation of a simple English phrase, «I bought a new red bag.» She thinks for a minute. She writes down: «Ya..."
Is Russian hard to learn? An honest answer for English speakers.
A 35-year-old engineer from San Francisco is watching the third episode of «The Boy's Word» with English subtitles. He listens to the characters cursing in something incomprehensible, and...
Verb Conjugation in Russian for Foreigners with Examples and Tables
A bilingual child is doing their Russian homework. Verbs. On the sheet, there's a line: «I ___ to school.» The task is to put the verb «идти» (to go) in the correct...
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