Does learning Russian have to be so hard? Nyet! Learn the basics of the Russian language without getting discouraged. This friendly, fun, and practical approach offers first-time learners and re-learners of Russian the basics of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversation. Whether learning Russian for business, school, or travel, or just to have a friendly conversation, this book is must. One of the five official languages of the UN An increasingly important language for business, trade, and science Russian is the third most popular language for multilingual skills in the U.S.
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I didn’t bother reading the reviews on Amazon.com when I bought this which was a big mistake. I decided to buy this book on impulse more than anything else at Dymocks. I just really wanted to buy something I suppose.
When I read about the author’s credentials in teaching Russian (none), it should have rang a bell (ding! ding!) It didn’t.
Whilst I’m sure the author’s really, really good at… Russian, he’s definitely not very good at *teaching* it, which is what I’m more interested in as the student. The way he teaches how to read the Cyrillic alphabet, the way to remembering what’s stressed & what’s not & various other essentials (some of which aren’t covered) are very lax, to say the least. I don’t mean to sound too harsh or anything but if you’re intent on actually LEARNING Russian, this book won’t help you. If you want to learn a word here & there to impress someone, then this book might be the one.
The reason I didn’t give the book a 1 is:
-He can write English well & explains himself clearly
-The book looks pretty
-Some interesting points are made
I recommend “Russian Course”. That’s THE book to use to learn Russian.
Richard
Once you learn the alphabet (no small feat) you’ll have fun with this book. And, you’ll UNDERSTAND why Russian-speakers have difficulty learning perfect English (and that will be an epiphany).
So, in all circumstances, try this book out. Knowledge of another language that has gender cases for nouns (such as German) is helpful, because you have already jumped that hoop. Get ready to encounter a language with no real prepositional phrases, definite articles (”the”), and no particular concern about word order. However, it can be fun, and will give you some great insights into one of the world’s great and most spoken languages. All thanks to St. Cyril, who wanted to invent an alphabet that took the best from the available ones. He missed on a few points, and those are worth discovering too!
One of the best free-standing Russian language books I have uncovered.