Learn Russian vocabulary
English speakers learning Russian should front-load the Cyrillic alphabet (a weekend, not a month) and then live inside real sentences — Russian grammar only makes sense in context.
What to focus on as an English speaker
- Cyrillic looks intimidating but takes only a few days — the real work is the six-case system.
- Verbs come in aspect pairs (perfective/imperfective) — learn them together.
- Word stress is unpredictable and shifts meaning — save words with audio, not just spelling.
Start with these vocabulary topics
greetings and introductionsfamilynumbers and timecity and transportfood
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How PairLingua helps
- Spaced repetition — reviews scheduled right before you would forget a word.
- Real context — read books and click any Russian word for an instant English translation.
- AI tutor — chat and voice practice in Russian with feedback in English.
- Your own dictionaries — build English → Russian decks or copy shared ones.
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