Question by Æ: What is the best way to learn Russian without taking classes?
I really want to learn Russian and become trilingual. I don’t have too much time but enough to learn a little everyday. So does anyone have any method for learning the language without having to leave home? Preferably something free too.
Thanks!
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Answer by pinkcatmiff
Those tapes where you repeat what they say are pretty good.
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1iz@rd0ne@rth says
Pimsleur is pretty decent,,,I also used barrons express track to russian because it has textbooks and practice. It helps if you have russian friends to practice with.
Also,,,you will have a hard time with a. grammar b. prononciation the kh (х), zh, (ж) shch (щ) and iy (ы) sounds are very hard if any of your languages dont have the equivalent.
The prononciation requires alot of practice.
http://masterrussian.com/
http://www.omniglot.com/books/language/russian.ht… some helpful books.
olga says
get a russian friend nd slowly u will be learnin more nd more words. but u might wanna find another language, russian is really hard, to write nd to speak. if ur American, u will probably never pronounce anything right(no offense) U might want to try something easier.
Jeff M says
I learned it by reading a textbook(Lonely Planet Publishers) and talking to Russians. Good luck!
Iota says
Get Barry Farber's "how to learn and language," which'll help set you up with a program of language self-study. If you want to save money, use your local library's inter-library loan system (if you're in the U.S.) to get all your language materials.
Also, please realize that Russian grammar is a bear, but if you learn Russian, you'll be well on your way to learning another slavic language. Serbian or Bulgarian anyone?
For an audio program, pimsleur is good as always.
yadu says
Marry a Russian. You will get plenty of free lessons without leaving your home plus surprise tests every day when you argue.
sdormanmd says
How much you can learn depends on your other languages. Russian has a complex grammatical structure, and vowels that are difficult to pronounce for English speakers. Rosetta Stone software system is excellent. You don't have to leave home.. but if you don't leave home, why learn Russian?