r/russian

Привет! Native English speaker here.

I've nearly mastered Cyrillic-Script, outside of the pronounciation on "P," because I mean that's just gonna take time with the technique. But outside of this there isn't a lot of clear answers on where to progress.

I've ordered the new edition of penguin for beginners, but should I be using anki to learn new vocabulary, should I be doing passive listening or something else? I don't know if the book covers grammar so I don't know if I should be getting that looked at as well or not.

Any advice would be great!

A friend and I decided to teach each other Chinese and Russian (she is Chinese). I’ve already taught her some English, and in Chinese, I’ve reached the level where I can count to 1,000, talk about where I want to travel, and ask the price of an item—but I certainly couldn't read a Russian-language assignment written in Chinese in order to explain the vocabulary.

Do you have any textbooks in Russian or English for teaching a Chinese friend to speak Russian?

Я американец который снова начал учить русский язык после не учиться спустя очень долго. Кто вы рекомендуете чтобы слышать? Простите меня за мой очень плохой русский язык, если вы хотите помогить меня с этими предложенами что я писал, я будет бы очень счастливо.

Здравствуйте

Pardon me for asking a beginner's question. (to be exact, a kindergarten 😅)
I just completed learning about the alphabet & its pronunciation;
now proceeding to the writing form.

з is a consonant & э is a vowel.
How should one write з & э properly, especially in cursive form?
And how to differentiate between the two while reading texts in cursive form?

Большое спасибо!

I’m planning to start learning Russian over the next few months, but before I actually begin studying it, I’d like to spend some time getting familiar with the language and culture first.
I live quite far from Russia and I’m not very familiar with Russian culture, so I find it a little difficult to know where to start or what kind of content to look for.
What celebrities, creators, artists, TV shows, movies, music, or social media accounts would you recommend following? And where can I find good Russian content?
My goal is simply to learn Russian for fun, exploration, and curiosity, so I’d love to immerse myself in the language and get to know the culture naturally before I start studying it seriously. 🇷🇺✨
Any recommendations are welcome!

Прошу, помогите. Как правильно переносится слово «заставляйте»? За-ставляйте или зас-ставляйте?

Why do we sometimes use the phrase сегодняшний день when we want to turn сегодня from an adverb into a subject instead of just сей день? Or better yet, этот день. Why does the word сегодняшний even exist? How would the natives here react to hearing people use сей день in place of сегодняшний день?

If you had a short 3–6 minute story in Russian, what would make you want to listen to the whole thing?

Funny true stories, everyday life, travel, Russian culture, history, mysteries, science, food, personal experiences, fairy tales — or something else?

If you want, mention your level too (A1/A2/B1/B2+). I'm especially interested in what you would choose because it sounds genuinely interesting, not just "useful for studying"