r/LearnRussian

Hi my name is Vlad. I want English speaker for teaching me language. You see, my English is bad. I want learning English on the practics. Who help me with my searching? I be thanks for your helps. I can give Russian language for you. I am a speaker.

so my russian is like A1-A2 and i borrowed 2 childrens books that are for elementary school kids ,and right now i can read it kinda ​smoothly but there are so many words i dont know and i dont get the storyline most of the time lol i cant tell if they are being poetic or explaining something

so what is the most effective way to read them so i can get the maximum effect from these books?

Hi!

I'm learning russian since 2 years, as a native german-speaker, I'm on B2+ level by now, speaking only russian and partly ukrainian at home with my ukrainian husband but I feel like I am at a point where progress is hard. Does anyone has any life-changing tips and tricks? Any recommendations on books to enlarge my vocabulary and get more security when it comes to grammar?

I understand everything without any issues and can write on a fairly advanced level, but when speaking I sometimes lack specific words and sometimes struggle with the endings of different cases and really advanced sentence structures.

We only watch TV/movies/YouTube in russian, I talk at least 4-5h russian per day, when not even more, and I also read books only in russian but at this point I'm just struggling.

I've been trying to learn Russian for a couple of years, as an English speaker. I'm not very good at it yet but I adore it. First few months, I wasn't reading or typing much of anything in English. Just focused on learning Cyrillic alphabet, and the bemusing wonders of the Russian language.

Since mastering the alphabet, I find that in unknown English words - particularly acronyms, abbreviations - my brain came to default to Cyrillic. I would read the Englush/Latin letters as Russian sounds. This has only amused me, now having a dual alphabet brain.

Yesterday, however, I encountered a genuine problem 😄. I had an eye sight examination. Ages of reading wall charts with dozens of different lenses in, being asked to read the bottom two rows of letters. Being in England, the letter chart has Latin letters, and I have to read them aloud to show the optometrist any vision problems.

But all the letters that our two alphabets have in common, like P, H, but have different sounds, I kep getting wrong. Telling the optometrist I could see an N when actually it is an H. Telling him i see an R when actually it is a P. I struggled over every letter, working hard to try pronounce it in the requested English language.

Afraid i was going to end up with quite the wrong lens prescriptions, i had to explain my difficulties to the optometrist. I can read the letters correctly, with clear sight, but am pronouncing them wrong.

Женат на русско-язычной, спросил, в чём разница между словами «остывать» и «остыть». В ответ получил «это русский язык, это не для тебя». Может есть еще другое обяснение, или это просто синонимы?

Edit: ошибся, слово «остыдать» а не «остывать». Титул поправить не могу.

Hi everyone! I’m looking for an English-speaking partner to play Dead by Daylight with.
My name is Olya, I’m 32, and I play Dead by Daylight - usually in a team with a friend of mine.
My English is quite poor—probably A1 or A2 level—though my friend’s is better. We’d love to find friends who share this hobby and play together to have a good time. Real-time conversation is a great way to improve communication skills; we could practice English, and others could practice Russian.
Anyway, feel free to reach out if you’re interested—I’d love to make new friends.
(Sorry if I made any mistakes; I’m using a translator.)

I've been learning Russian for over a year and I don't think I'm actually learning anything, I don't remember anything, and I can't. I really need help.

So I'm 14m I've already learned the Cyrillic alphabet and was wondering where do I go from there cause it just seems a little overwhelming 😅

I'm Arina, a native Russian speaker and teacher (Master's in Linguistics, plus a teaching qualification from RUDN University).

My students learn Russian for all kinds of reasons – relocating for work, marrying into a Russian-speaking family, prepping for TORFL/ТРКИ or just being language enthusiasts. They've come from the US, Germany, Austria, Indonesia, Canada and France, ranging from complete beginners to near-fluent speakers.

What I can help you with:

• moving from one level to the next
• conversational practice, tricky grammar and vocabulary
• Russian for everyday life, work or just because you love the language
• TORFL / ТРКИ exam prep

My lessons include cultural context – movies, street interviews, music and literature – to make learning fun and immersive.

Many of my students found me right here on Reddit – DM me or visit saydawitharina.com for lesson examples, pricing and practical tips.

Say Da With Arina! 🇷🇺

Like Cambridge for English or Goethe for German, Cervantes for Spanish, etc. If I want to take a Russian language exam that'll be recognized wherever I go, where should I take it?

Hey everyone! Not sure if this kind of post is allowed but thought I'd try anyway. I'm considering teaching Russian as a potential career path. I do have a linguistic background but I don't have any formal credentials as a tutor specifically, so I thought I'd try doing it free of charge first to gain some experience.

Any volunteers? If you want to learn some Russian for free, send me a DM and tell me a bit about your general goals (what you need Russian for and your current level). One thing I will require is consistency though, I want you to be more or less serious about it. I want our lessons to be structured so they include both grammar and general conversation practice. If we click and I can see your real progress over time then hopefully you'll endorse me on various platforms, and that will be your payment to me :)

Thanks!

I love my girlfriend very much and while we are apart I’m starting a diary where I will journal the times in the day that I think of her and I’m looking for an old school 90’s feeling saying that I want to repeat hopefully until the very end, like deep lovers language to express to her that I won’t let her go no matter what she is the one.

She is very soft hearted but tries to hide it with her alternative style tough image, & unless you know pls look up alt p.rn star images lol that’s her, I am also a rock musician and Slavic myself so I have deep appreciation for 80-90 nostalgia from my homeland and always say things like “срце мое” or “duшо моја” to her when we hugged.

**I want the thing to mean or represent the fact that I won’t ever abandon her** as she has shown me that she may have those kind of fears and we are living apart at this time.

Im moving across the world in a few months and the country ill live in requires russian as a second language just like spanish is in america. I cannot speak a drop of russian. So now I have less than two months, 10 grades worth of russian to learn, and a dream🥲