To learn Russian online as quickly and easily as possible we recommend that you follow these steps!
- Start by perfecting your pronunciation using true voice recognition
- Build your Russian vocabulary with relevant words and phrases
- Get used to the rhythm of Russian by listening to real-life Russian conversations
- Understand the mechanics of Russian and figure out how it all fits together
- Reinforce the Russian that you have learned to maximize your study time
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Start by perfecting your pronunciation with true voice recognition
The most important part of learning Russian successfully is speaking it out loud. It’s a great way to overcome any potential embarrassment that many people report when learning a new language. Now you can practice speaking Russian in the privacy of your own home before trying it out in a real-life situation.
Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record
Want more? Take the free Rocket Russian trial for 100’s more Russian words and phrases.
Build your Russian vocabulary with relevant words and phrases
Building useful vocabulary while using our voice recognition tool, Rocket Record, will help cement the Russian you learn into your mind. Have a go at pronouncing the Russian words and phrases from this simple conversation between two native Russians.
Role Playing
Role play as one of the characters in the conversation
Ivan
Natalya
Ivan
Natalya
Ivan
Want more? Take the free Rocket Russian trial for more real-world conversations.
Get used to the rhythm of Russian by listening to real-life Russian conversations
If you are serious about learning Russian then it’s important to get used to the rhythm of Russian. To get you started here is the first Interactive Audio course track from Rocket Russian. You can stream it or download it and use offline.
If you are an absolute beginner a Russian conversation may sound like complete gobbledygook (it’s actually very common), but once you listen to the Audio lesson a few times it will become clearer!
Understand the mechanics of Russian and figure out how it all fits together
A surprising amount of “language learning” companies don’t explicitly teach how Russian works. Rocket Russian takes completely the opposite approach and breaks down Russian grammar into understandable chunks. For example...
Hard vs Soft Consonants
A special feature of the Russian phonetic system is that it has two types of consonants, "hard consonants" and "soft consonants". The vast majority of consonants are hard unless they are followed by the soft sign - Ь or the letters Е, И, Я, Ю and Ë.
Example of a hard consonant; р
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Reinforce the Russian that you have learned to maximize your study time
If you want every minute you spend learning Russian to count, then the Rocket Reinforcement activities are for you! The Rocket Reinforcement activities are scientifically designed to enhance your recall and understanding of spoken Russian.
The 3 main Rocket Reinforcement activities are;
- Hear It! Say It!
Training your ear for Russian can be one of the things that Russian learners find the hardest to master. That’s why we came up with Hear It! Say It!
- Write It!
It's one thing being able to pronounce Russian words correctly, it's quite another figuring out how those sounds turn into written words, which is why we have Write It!
- Know It!
Now, all the training in the world won’t help you if someone is talking to you in Russian and your mind freezes when it’s your turn to speak! That’s why we developed Know It! The self-testing tool that really puts you on the spot!
Why not try them out?