{"id":9334,"date":"2016-08-11T07:49:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T07:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=9334"},"modified":"2016-08-11T20:46:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T20:46:55","slug":"ten-posts-for-beginners-to-help-you-ease-into-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/ten-posts-for-beginners-to-help-you-ease-into-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Posts For Beginners To Help You Ease Into Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You may have noticed that our blog’s been covering some of the more intricate aspects of the Russian language and culture, from\u00a0movie quotes<\/a> to concepts specific to Russian<\/a>. We are always happy to support our advanced readers — but we don’t want to forget about beginners, either! If you are new to learning Russian, here are some past posts that will get you up to speed.<\/p>\n

First Steps<\/h2>\n

If you are brand new to Russian, you may want to learn some quick meet-and-greet phrases listed in\u00a0Quick Start Guide to Speaking Russian<\/a>. You will learn to say “Hello,” “My name is,” “Where are you from?” and so on. For your convenience, a transliteration in Latin letters is provided.<\/p>\n

Since it may not very clear how to pronounce these words based on the transliteration, you may want to read\u00a0Three Basic Russian Words You Shouldn\u2019t Be Scared To Pronounce<\/a>, which breaks down three popular Russian words syllable by syllable. If you would like to learn to read Russian, check out our alphabet courses<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Further useful survival phrases can be found in\u00a0Top Ten Russian Phrases<\/a>, along with explanations on how and when to use them. These phrases will help you communicate in everyday situations, such as saying “Excuse me,” asking where the washroom is, or asking for an item you would like to buy.<\/p>\n

Once you are ready to build us a basic arsenal of Russian vocabulary, you may want to read\u00a0100 Must-Know Russian Words and How to Learn Them<\/a>. This post lists the most frequent words in the Russian language, breaking them down into 5 categories — nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and other. This is a good starting point to understanding some basic Russian texts and dictionary definitions. To keep building your vocabulary, make sure you subscribe to the word of the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Practical Phrases<\/h2>\n

The following posts will help you communicate in specific situations.\u00a0Russian Vocabulary: Finding and Getting Places in Russia<\/a>\u00a0will teach you how to find your way around a Russian-speaking destination. You will learn how to ask for directions and recommendations.<\/p>\n

Another post,\u00a0Russian for Travel<\/a>, is dedicated to the broader field of travel, including airport check-in, hotel reservations, and rail travel. You will hear what a typical flight announcement sounds like in Russian and learn about student discounts and privacy options in Russian trains.<\/p>\n

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Yes, this is Antwerp (\u0410\u043d\u0442\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043f\u0435\u043d). You may still run into Russian tourists who know their way around\u00a0but don’t speak anything but Russian. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

We realize that no one knows all the words in a language, least of all beginning students, so\u00a0Basic Russian: \u201cWhat Is It?\u201d<\/a>\u00a0will equip you with the skills needed to ask what something is, what something is called, or what the English translation for a Russian word is.<\/p>\n

Finer Points<\/h2>\n

You might have heard that Russian has a relatively free word order. Does that mean that you can arrange the words in a sentence in any order? Well, not quite.\u00a0Word Order and Logical Emphasis<\/a>\u00a0will help you recognize some patterns and reasons behind the Russian word order.<\/p>\n

Beginners will quickly learn that Russian has formal and informal registers for speaking to people. However, this distinction does not only affect the personal pronouns and their corresponding verbs, but also a slew of “politeness” phrases like “Excuse me” and “Goodbye.”\u00a0Beyond \u0442\u044b and \u0432\u044b \u2014 formality in Russian<\/a>\u00a0helps you make sense of the distinction.<\/p>\n

Finally, once you are ready to type some search queries, comments, and maybe even emails in Russian, the post\u00a0Digital Russian: How To View and Input Russian Text<\/a>\u00a0will guide you through the different input methods available for Russian. You will learn about the importance of character encoding and font support for the Cyrillic alphabet and, of course, about enabling typing in Cyrillic on your device!<\/p>\n

I’d like to reach out to beginning students of Russian — your challenge is to go through this list, if you haven’t already. Let me know how many\/which articles you get a chance to read. Do you feel you have a better grasp of Russian after reading them? What else do you wish was covered on this blog?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"little

You may have noticed that our blog’s been covering some of the more intricate aspects of the Russian language and culture, from\u00a0movie quotes to concepts specific to Russian. We are always happy to support our advanced readers — but we don’t want to forget about beginners, either! If you are new to learning Russian, here…<\/p>\n

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