Tag Archives: Cyrillic
Why Reading Russian is Better Than Relying on English Transcriptions Posted by Maria on Nov 21, 2019
For speakers of languages that use Latin letters, the Cyrillic alphabet is often the first obstacle for learning Russian. There are some crutches beginners can, such as relying on recordings or Latin transliterations, but these workarounds have some significant drawbacks. I’d like to share why actually learning to read Russian will help you in the…
Four Quirks Russian Non-Speakers Get Confused About Posted by Maria on Oct 1, 2015
Most of our posts are meant for people who already know or are learning some Russian, however little. Still, there are people out there who are interested in the language and the many cultures using it, but have not ventured past the first few phrases yet. For this reason, I will not be the…