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BySteveKaufmannwww.lingq.com

Take an interest.

Discover the
fascination of
the Russian
world, its
history, its
culture, its
achievements
and its
people.

Recognize.

Recognize that Russian is the lingua franca of

the countries of a former Empire, stretching
from Eastern Europe to the Pacific.

Learn the Russian

alphabet.

Learn the
Russian
alphabet right
away. It is
almost parallel
to the Latin
alphabet, with
just a few extra
letters.

Read as much as
you can.

Listen a lot.

Russian is a beautiful
language. Dont let the
pronunciation intimidate
you. Gradually you will hear
the language better, and
be able to pronounce
more clearly.

The three
grammar issues.

thethree

issues

cases

aspect
of verbs

verbs of
motion

The difficulties of Russian grammar

revolve around three issues,

The rest is a breeze.

Get acquainted with these three

but dont expect to understand

nor remember much at first.

Dont spend too much time

trying to memorize rules
and tables.

Your grasp will grow gradually.

Tenses.

Personal pronouns.

Personal
pronouns
are not
always used
and word
order is
flexible.

Questions.

QUESTIONS

are often a matter of

intonation.

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Recognize.

Recognize that the journey is a

longer one than for Romance
or Germanic languages (unless
you already know a Slavic
language), but it is definitely,
definitely, worth it.

@lingosteve

www.lingq.com