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Learning Russian

ComahawkComahawk Registered User regular
edited September 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
So, i randomly decided to start learning Russian... and I'm loving it. The book/CD combo I got is currently teaching me the alphabet and how to read/pronounce the Russian characters. However, I'm realizing that this will only go so far, I will have to commit Russian words to my memory for what they are etc.

What I want to know, is if anyone here has some good websites or anything with games and learning aids so that I can pick the language up a bit quicker, as I routinely find myself with 30 minutes to spare before work and can put that towards my learning of the language.

So, thanks in advance for any help!

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  • DamienThornDamienThorn Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    I'm using the below website to learn converstaional Brazilian Portuguese and it's been good - don't know if it's exactly what you want, but I'd highly recommend taking a look at it and see if it helps with your Russian.

    Link http://www.trymango.com/

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  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    FWIW we had a thread on learning Russian a couple of weeks back. It's not really resource heavy but it has some anecdotal stuff that might interest you.

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  • ComahawkComahawk Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Yes, that is the kind of thing I'm looking for.. Thank you!

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  • ComahawkComahawk Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Organichu wrote: »
    FWIW we had a thread on learning Russian a couple of weeks back. It's not really resource heavy but it has some anecdotal stuff that might interest you.

    Thank you, from what I read there, most people find it difficult because of the alphabet... I'm actually finding it easier because of the alphabet, a lot less mixing of my English with the Russian.

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  • ShmoepongShmoepong Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Eventually you'll want to learn the grammar too. I suggest Schaum's Outline for Russian Grammar. James Levin was my professor and he knows his Russian cold.

    Also get 101 Russian Verbs. I can't seem to find it on Amazon, but the same publisher does this for French, German, etc....

    Both these books are the cornerstones of my Russian vocab.

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  • RegrettableRegrettable Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Rosetta Stone is a pretty neat program for learning a language, it is fairly pricy though.

    http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/languages/russian if you're interested.

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