How to Learn Russian

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Learn the Cyrillic alphabet quickly by: Learning vowels

   * Learn Russian alphabet with videos
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   Step 2: which are similar to Spanish vowels in sound

   and "What's that?") where you can read and listen at the same time. , (Or, alternately, progress with simple dialogues, which allows you to learn the grammar naturally and intuitively and have it explained step by step in manageable amounts.) ,, This will give you a base on which to learn more.
   
   Learn the rules in determining which gender it is: male, female, neutral. , (listen to lots of audio with text you can read.) , (As above, learn real and useful expressions in simple dialogues that show you how the language works.) , (Что ты делаешь?) "I'm reading a book." (Я читаю книгу.) , Memorize the patterns for changing words. (You might also prefer to learn them naturally in a dialogue, ex: "What's this?" (Что это?) "It's a book." (Это книга.) "What's he doing?" (Что он делает?) "He's reading a book." (Он читает книгу.) This might be confusing initially, but it more closely mirrors the way you learned your native language, as you begin to pick up those clues intuitively.) There IS in general an order to it.
   
   You may learn the cases in this order to make it easier: nominative (the original case) accusative (mostly direct objects) dative (from the Russian word "dat" meaning "to give," mainly carries the meaning "to": "to him it is cold," "give the book to me") genitive (often "of" as in "the book of Petr," and in other instances) prepositional (used with one of several prepositions, mainly to show location, ex: "in the house," "on the floor") instrumental (mainly the instrument, or method, by which something is done) ,,,, These are mostly adjectives with an "o" ending. ,,,, There is a pattern and it IS possible to learn. , This how-to has covered the first steps. , You can only go so far with a language on your own. , They can be a great help as well.
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   Step 3: and listening to and repeating a recorded tape of all the possible syllables while reading them.

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   Step 4: Practice reading short

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   Step 5: simple dialogues (like "What's this?"

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   Step 6: Get a good book that explains grammar simply and study it.

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   Step 7: Find a quick reference fold-out chart for Russian grammar and consult it frequently.

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   Step 8: Learn nouns first.

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   Step 9: Always find where the emphasis is put in a word

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    Step 10: as this will change the pronunciation

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    Step 11: and often the meaning

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    Step 12: of the word.

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    Step 13: Learn adjectives next

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    Step 14: to describe the nouns.

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    Step 15: Start learning verbs

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    Step 16: in the original

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    Step 17: infinitive

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    Step 18: case: Ex: to run

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    Step 19: to see  ; Or

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    Step 20: alternately

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    Step 21: learn complete sentences: "What are you doing?"

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    Step 22: Learn the 6 cases for nouns and adjectives.

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    Step 23: Learn the present tense forms for verbs: 1st - 3rd person

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    Step 24: singular and plural

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    Step 25: 6 forms.

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    Step 26: Learn the past tense of verbs

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    Step 27: which change according to gender and number.

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    Step 28: Practice verbs with nouns and adjectives.

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    Step 29: Try adverbs

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    Step 30: which describe verbs.

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    Step 31: Continue to learn vocabulary.

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    Step 32: Learn the future tense of verbs.

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    Step 33: Practice simple sentences when you are visiting the CIS or in a Russian store.

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    Step 34: Continue to speak and especially study the complex grammar.

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    Step 35: Continue to study the many other sentence parts.

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    Step 36: Find a good tutor.

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    Step 37: Get skype

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    Step 38: or another messenger service if you prefer

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    Step 39: and seek out native speakers online who are learning English.

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