Я изучаю русский язык. Есть ли у вас какие-нибудь советы или рекомендации по изучению русского языка? Или, может быть, кто-нибудь мог бы мне помочь? Заранее всем большое спасибо! Желаю всем хорошего дня! 😊

Hi everyone! / Привет всем!

I’m currently developing a Russian language learning app, and during my research, I noticed that almost every popular app (Duolingo, Babbel, etc.) uses the exact same L2 methods: translation, rote vocab memorization, and brute-forcing grammar cases.

But it made me wonder... how do native Russian speakers actually acquire and master their own language?

Naturally, toddlers don't start with grammar charts, and Russian adults don't study like foreigners. I want to build something more intuitive, and I'd love to hear from both native speakers (about their childhood memories/schooling) and educators about how Russian is taught to Russians.

I’m particularly curious about two phases: The Early Childhood / Toddler Stage and School-Age to Adulthood

I want to avoid just making "another flashcard app" and instead implement these natural, native-inspired methods. Any stories, memories, or childhood learning games you can share would be incredibly helpful!

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So, I've been learning Russian for a week now, mostly through the free course on YouTube by Real Russian Club. I already know the Cyrillic alphabet and some basic vocabulary, but I'm still not sure what I should focus on more. Should I focus on pronunciation, grammatical gender, or something else entirely? I'd appreciate any advice from people who have learned Russian.

всем привет!
i just started learning russian, and would like to talk to someone in the language so i can practice more. native english speaker, so i can help anyone trying to learn english as well!

Hi r/russian! I'm bilingual in Russian and Dutch, also speak English, and build NLP systems for a living as a data and AI engineer. I developed RusClip, an Android app for practising reading in Russian.

It's a reading trainer, not a grammar course. The idea is to get used to the Russian people actually read and write: graded stories from A1 to B2, but also how official documents are worded, how Russian speakers text each other, what product reviews sound like, proverbs and everyday phrases.

How it works:

- Tap a sentence to see its full translation and every word with its meaning in context, dictionary form, stress and pronunciation

- Save words and review them with spaced repetition (FSRS)

- Small trainers for sounds and word parts (prefixes, roots, endings)

- Paste your own Russian text and get the same breakdown

- Interface in English, Russian and Chinese

It works best alongside a grammar course or a teacher: they explain the rules, RusClip gives you lots of real text to read.

A1, A2 and the trainers are free, no ads. The paid tier adds B1/B2 and the themed collections (documents, chats, reviews and others). But you have a free texts in the shelves.

It's just been released, so there are rough edges. If anything feels confusing or missing, DM me - and if you send detailed feedback, I'll give you a couple of weeks of Pro.

RusClip on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.rusclip.android

(Android only for now.)

Above is how I normally write (which is a weird mix of cursive and printed) and below is my (frankly egregious) attempt at full cursive.

I do the same kind of mix when handwriting in my own language. Have never been able to really use full cursive.

привет, I wish to study Russian. It’s because I love Russia and one day I have to visit there. Russian language have got my interest. Can someone help me to study Russian. Please 🥹

I haven't tried cursive yet but this is the best I could do in normal handwriting. Please give me tips

It’s been about three months since I started learning cursive but I don’t know if I’m doing right. I need some advice!

Hola quiero aprender ruso pero soy muy malo siendo autodidacta por lo que he decidido buscar cursos o maestros de ruso pero he tenido malas experiencias, como que el profesor no sabe hablar muy bien español, costos excesivos, no tener un orden de enseñanza y eso de cambiar el maestro a cada rato me está agotando la paciencia y dinero, me ayudarían mucho con experiencias/ recomendaciones de cursos, maestros o academias que tengan un orden y no me deje tirado a la mitad del curso, gracias

***напишите, уже поздно изменить название поста

Уже несколько лет русским не занималась и не хочу чтобы язык полностью терялся. Хочется снова погрузиться и общаться с русскоязычными. Напишите мне в личку и мы построим языковой обмен, у меня ведь родной язык английский 🥰

I know it's very tight looking it's because I wrote slowly since it's not second nature yet, I am relearning the entire language. Do not mind what it says it's an older journal entry, unless you want to tell me it reads off like I'm 14 which yeah I'd agree.

For context, my native language is Croatian and i learnt the Cyrillic alphabet a few months ago so I only need to refresh my memory of it.

I don’t really know how to approach learning a language by myself which is why I am asking for help. Any app or website recommendations are welcome as is any type of advice! Thank you!

Hi everyone! I'm Recselserpel. This is the final version of my compact Cyrillic pixel art font. The uppercase letters are 5px high and the lowercase are 3/4px high. I fixed some previous consistency issues with letter heights (like the lowercase 'к') thanks to community feedback. Let me know what you think!

I would like to try these apps for speaking practice. Or do you know any other good apps?

i originally got into learning Russian because i love quite a few Russian music artists, and music (and being able to understand it) is really important to me so i decided to study it. i don’t practice every day or anything yet because i don’t quite have the time, but i do listen to Russian music every day and think about the lyrics i can understand, practice my pronunciation, etc. is this actually helpful to my progress or does it just feel that way?

Why is it каво?

Hanging out in areas with a lot of Russian speakers i have heard the word “Vamstak” before. I asked my Russian speaking friends if that means anything and they all say no. I heard people saying, “shto on vamstak zdyeluyet”

hi i'm 20f from korea and i'm majoring in russian. i'm looking for russian or russian speaking friends. i speak fluent english and korean and have 2 years of language tutoring experience, but it doesn't necessarily have to be language exchange. i would love to just make friends and chill as well. feel free to dm me or comment if you’re interested!

For a while, Russian seemed (to me) like that one language that just seemed to be “too complicated”. All the rules, exceptions, and complexities of the language just seemed to be too much.
However, after having tried my hand at some of the Easy Asian languages (mainly Japanese and Korean), I sincerely owe the Russian language an apology 😂
I don’t think I truly realized how easy I had it with Russian in comparison to these other beasts. For all of its complexities, Russian is still (at its core) a European language. And as such, it has many intuitive overlaps with other European languages. I feel after looking at those other languages, Russian oddly enough seems much more simple now (even with the cases and aspects).
Even vocabulary, as elaborate as it can be, is still so much more intuitive compared to the likes of other non European languages. Ironic seeing as how vocabulary is what I feel I struggle most with in Russian for the longest time.
For a while I truly felt like Russian was truly the absolute beast of languages. It just seemed way more complex and needlessly elaborate than most other languages. I can now safely say that I was ABSOLUTELY wrong 🤣