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Why choose the WordDive Method?
1Using multiple senses is efficient.
2Learning is individually optimized.
3Speaking becomes easy and natural.
Anybody can learn Russian with the WordDive method. Only $9.99 USD / month
I have never believed in online learning site before but WordDive changed my mind. It's really great. I don't know any single German word when I started. So far, I have learned permanently more than 200 words just in 2 weeks. I'm very happy with the result. I hope that there will be more and bigger language packages offered so we can learn more and longer with WordDive!
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Russian language courses
WordDive's Russian courses take place online. You can try a Russian course for 14 days for free. The WordDive method gives you permanent learning results in just one week! The range of courses includes Russian for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced levels.
Why choose the WordDive method?
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Using multiple senses is the most efficient way to learn a new language.
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The WordDive method optimizes learning speed and exercising of study items individually for each user.
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The WordDive method leads to permanent learning, which means that using the new language becomes easy and natural.
Anybody can learn Russian with the WordDive method.
1Started: study items that you have started to learn.
2Exercised: study items that you knew the last time but that require more exercising to become permanently learned.
3Permanently learned: study items that you can use easily and naturally. For example, you can answer a question quickly without thinking.
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Learn Russian online
Learn Russian online! Studying Russian online is efficient with WordDive. It's easy to get started and learn. You can try studying Russian for 14 days for free.
Studying Russian
Activating your brain through the use of multiple senses is what makes studying Russian with WordDive so efficient. You'll see, think, read, write, listen and pronounce.
Russian language
Russian is an Indo-European language that is closely related to the other major European languages. It is written with the Cyrillic alphabet.
Russian is the native language of 175 million people and spoken as a second language by 130 million, over 300 million speakers in total. Differences between dialects are small, and Russian speakers around the world understand each other easily.
Russian you already know
If you do not let the alphabet get in the way, you will find that a significant part of the Russian vocabulary is shared with other European languages. Words with common roots include these:
- автобус (avtobus) – autobus (bus)
- метро (metro) – metro
- фотография (fotografia) – photography
- директор (direktor) – director
- процесс (protsess) - process
There are also many loanwords:
From English:
- студент (student) – student
- футбол (futbol) – football
From German:
- галстук (galstuk) – Halstuch (scarf)
- рюкзак (rjukzak) - Rucksack
From French:
- браслет (braslet) – bracelet
- режиссёр (rezhissjor) – régisseur (theater or film director)
From Spanish:
- томат (tomat) – tomate
- табак (tabak) – tabaco
Alphabet
The Russian alphabet has 33 Cyrillic letters.
- 6 letters are similar to English:
A, E, K, M, O, T - 6 letters look similar but have different sounds: В, Н, Р, С, У, Х
- 18 letters look different but have familiar sounds: Б, Г, Д, Ё, Ж, З, П, Ф, И, Й, Л, Ц, Ч, Ш, Щ, Э, Ю and Я
- 1 letter has no English equivalent: Ы
- 2 letters are without sound: soft sign ь and hard sign ъ
Pronunciation of the Russian alphabet
Typing and keyboard
Both Windows and Apple computers support the Russian language, but the keyboard differs from English, and even common letters are in different places.
The WordDive course 100 Russian words has been designed with this in mind. You will start with common letters in the middle of the keyboard and automatically proceed toward the edges as you learn.