How to Learn Beginning Russian on Your Own in less than a week
Russian teacher Katya Paukova teaches an 8 hour class in beginning Russian with accompanying handouts. A video camera was in the back of the room and you can have a bird’s eye view and follow along.
https://fluencyfast.com/product/beginning-russian-on-line/
We are temporarily reducing the price of the class to $30.07, as we anticipate moving it from our site at the end of 2017.
If you want to fluency in Russian, or any language, here is what matters: first, you must get Comprehensible Input in the target language. This means you must hear the language and read the language and understand it as you are hearing it or reading it.
There are TPRS Books in Russian – very few. But even before you read your first novel, you can start by learning words, listening to Russian and putting together the building blocks that will allow you to read the short stories in our handouts. (https://fluencyfast.com/resources/language-resources/russian-resources)
Does Fluency in Russian matter more than learning the grammar of the language? Absolutely! Fluency in a language does not require painful study and memorization. Laugh along with the teacher and the class and it won’t even matter that it’s in another language – it will feel that easy to understand.
Watch the video more than once, review the handouts, read and re-read the stories. After a week, if you feel like you’re ready for TPRS Books in Russian (with glossaries!) you’ll be on your way! If not, watch the videos and read the handouts again and watch your passive language skills grow and grow.
Ноги, руки, голова Nogi, ruki, golova Legs, arms, head
Ноги, руки, голова; Nogi, ruki, gаlаva Legs, arms, head.
Ноги, руки, голова. Nogi, ruki, gаlаva Legs, arms, head.
Ротинос, и уши, Rot y nos, y ushi, Mouth and nose, and ears,
и глаза. y glaza. and eyes.
Ноги, руки, голова. Nogi, ruki, gаlаva Legs, arms, head.
Я не знаю… Ya ne znayu I don’t know
Я не знаю (2) Ya ne znayu (2) I don’t know
Ничего (2) Nichevo (2) Nothing (=anything)
Ничего не знаю (2) Nichevoneznayu (2) NothingI (don’t) know
Молодец! (2) Maladets! (2) Good job!
Очи чёрные Ochi chornie Black eyes
Очи чёрные, Ochichornye Black eyes,
Очистрастные, Ochi strasnye Passionate eyes,
Очижгучие Ochi zhguchye Eyes burning
И прекрасные. Y prekrasnye And beautiful.
Каклюблюявас! Kak lyublyu ya vas How I love you!
Какбоюсьявас Kak bayus ya vas How I fear you!
Знатьувиделвас Znat uvidel vas I guess I saw you
Я не в добрый час. Ya ne v dobry chas Not at a good time.
Подмосковные вечера Padmaskovnye vechera Moscow nights
Неслышнывсаду Ne slishni v sadu You can’t hear in the garden
Дажешорохи. Dazhe shorahi Even sounds.
Всёздесьзамерлодоура. Vsyo zdes zamerla da utra. Everything froze till morning
Еслибзналивы, Yesli b znali vi, If you (only) knew,
Какмнедороги Kak mne doragy How dear to me
Подмосковные вечера! Padmaskovnye vechera. Are Moscow nights!
Речкадвижется Rechka dvyzhetsa The river is moving
Инедвижется, Y ne dvyzhetsa, And not moving,
Вся из лунного серебра. Vsya yz lunnava serebra. All made of moon silver
Песняслышится, Pesnya slishitsya, The song is heard,
Инеслышится Y ne slishitsya And (then) not heard
В эти тихие вечера. V eti tyhie vechera. On these quiet nights.