How To Get Really Good At Russian

Millions of people learn Russian but only a very small percentage of learners can actually speak it fluently. Why is that? People in general are quick to point out that some are naturally built more than others to learn Russian and other languages. This is not necessarily true, however, since we have all come to learn and speak our native language fluently. If you find yourself overwhelmed trying to study and review thousands of Russian phrases and vocabulary words or are struggling to speak Russian with native speakers, try this book! This is not a basic Russian for beginners textbook designed to teach the Russian language but a book that will teach you how to learn Russian the smart way and get you to fluency faster using highly effective language learning methods and techniques. There exists hundreds of Russian language coursebooks, Russian phrase books, and online resources to learn Russian, but without smart language learning techniques and strategies, you are likely to forget what you have studied and reviewed and especially during a conversation. There exists an easier and more fun way to build your overall Russian language ability. In How to Get Really Good at Russian, discover how you can easily conquer the Russian language using highly effective methods and strategies used by polyglots (language learning experts). These methods and techniques can even be used to learn Russian phrases, vocabulary, and grammar from TV shows, movies, videos, music, and video games. Learn Russian smarter and faster starting today!

This updated version of the Penguin Russian Course introduces the learner, through translation extracts, to the culture and life of the modern (post Glasnost) Soviet Union that was, as well as to the Russian language.

COLLOQUIAL RUSSIAN is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Russian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL RUSSIAN your best choice in personal language learning? Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice Clear – concise grammar notes Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide Complete – including answer key and reference section Whether you're a business traveller, or about to take up a daring challenge in adventure tourism, you may be studying to teach or even looking forward to a holiday - if you'd like to get up and running with Russian this rewarding course will take you from complete beginner to confidently putting your language skills to use in a wide range of everyday situations. Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack. Paperback: 978-0-415-46995-1 (please note this does not include the audio) CDs: 978-0-415-48629-3 eBook: 978-0-203-87386-1 (available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx. Please note this does not include the audio) MP3s: 978-0-415-55068-0 (available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx) Pack: 978-0-415-48628-6 (paperback and CDs)

Whether you're planning a trip to Russia or adding a second language to your resume, this book will help you to: recognize and read Cyrillic letters; pronounce Russian words like a native; ask for directions, order dinner, and conduct business; and hold your own in a conversation. Includes step-by-step lessons in vocabulary, grammar, and conversation.

This textbook will teach you the Russian language in only 30 days, starting from zero. And this is more than a simple promise. Let me explain… The method is really simple: the textbook is divided in 30 chapters, one per day, in order to make you learn the basis of this language in just one month. In order to obtain the best results from this course, you just have to follow one rule: read one chapter per day, not more and not less than one. If you follow this rule and also the recommendations contained in this textbook, the result is guaranteed. Forget the same old boring grammar courses, featureless and depersonalized. “How to learn Russian in 30 days” has been realized according to the rules of the self-help, as a practical handbook, personal, funny and motivating. It is full of curious anecdotes and useful advices not just to speak Russian, but also to get by during a travel. If you are not convinced yet, keep reading… From the introduction of the author: WELCOME! ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ! Dear reader, welcome to this course of Russian language! If you are here, it means that you have always wanted to comply with the desire to learn something more about this fascinating eastern language. Let me tell you that you did the right thing! There are a lot of good reasons why studying Russian nowadays: it is the ninth language in the world for numbers of speakers (according to the survey of the UN in 2007), and besides being a useful tool to travel through Russia, it is also a language with a huge cultural, artistic and literary background. Furthermore its role in the economy is growing more and more. Whatever the reason that brought you here, it is already a good start on which to base your study. This course is divided into 30 lessons, conceived to be tackled consecutively in one month. I know, you will be thinking that learning Russian in one month is impossible: I can assure you though, that you will be amazed by the number of notions you will learn and the results will be astonishing, thanks to our fast and funny learning method. Are you ready? Let’s go!

Katia’s father was evil. With her mother’s help, she’d escaped his home and learned to live on her own, hiding, her life revolving around secrecy so her father wouldn’t find her. Everything was fine, until the day Sergei walked into her coffee shop. In that moment, her life turned upside down. But she soon discovered that this tall, scary man with the scarred face wasn’t here to bring her back to her father. He was here to…marry her? Yes – a marriage to this man would stop her father’s cruelty. She had to do it! Katia wasn’t what Sergei was expecting. She was sweet and kind and beautiful…and stronger than he would have realized. Not to mention brilliant and creative. Together, they would stop her father. What he also hadn’t anticipated…falling in love with his enemy’s daughter.

Based on American rather than British English, this is among the first Russian dictionaries revised for the post-Soviet era. Includes new political terminology, new Russian institutions, new countries and republics and new city names. Contains 26,000 entries in the English-Russian section and 40,000 words in the Russian-English section. Irregularities in Russian declensions and conjugations appear at the beginning of each entry.