{"id":1940,"date":"2024-11-18T17:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2025-02-03T14:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:20:24","slug":"non-trivial-way-to-improve-your-russian-and-make-everybody-believe-youre-a-native-speaker-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/langlabbies\/2024\/11\/18\/non-trivial-way-to-improve-your-russian-and-make-everybody-believe-youre-a-native-speaker-sort-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-trivial way to improve your Russian and make everybody believe you\u2019re a native speaker (sort of\u2026.)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Soviet Winnie the Pooh is a core childhood memory of mine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

It\u2019s never been a secret \u2014 Russian is notoriously challenging, filled with confusing conjugations and challenging slang that leaves even the most experienced learners crying, screaming and pulling their hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you don\u2019t have to jump straight into banging your head with a thick Oxford dictionary \u2014 there are multiple easy – perhaps even childish – ways to upgrade your Russian skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Watch Peppa Pig and (Soviet!) Winnie the Pooh (the brown one)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Watching cartoons in Russian is a great way to advance those basic level speaking and comprehension skills if you\u2019re a beginner and just starting your journey. It\u2019s helpful to start with a form of media that incorporates straightforward, simple phrases that are yet widely used in a day-to-day speech of native speakers. For me, Soviet Winnie the Pooh is perhaps one of the first cartoon I became familiar with \u2014 it\u2019s an easy-going, kind and relaxing animation filled with witty comedy that will help you to accustom yourself to basic-level phrases, and pronunciation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving a link<\/em><\/strong><\/a> for everyone interested!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Read fan fiction!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re like me, you understand the frustration of finding a really-really good fan fiction after hours of scrolling only to discover it\u2019s in a language you don\u2019t understand. How about we use it to our advantage? Go to your favorite fan fiction website and search up anything related to your favorite fandom. It\u2019s a slightly more advanced technique than the one described above \u2014 as fan fiction are mostly written by native speakers, you might find yourself learning new slang or word order that you never encountered in your formal Russian textbook! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Crosswords\/Table games<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This one is rather self-explanatory \u2014 grab some friends, get a scrabble in Russian and learn as you go! A little hint: playing Monopoly in Russian is even funnier and I find it helpful to avoid conflicts typically caused by this infamous game when 80% of those involved are still learning how to curse \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s never been a secret \u2014 Russian is notoriously challenging, filled with confusing conjugations and challenging slang that leaves even the most experienced learners crying, screaming and pulling their hair. But you don\u2019t have to jump straight into banging your head with a thick Oxford dictionary \u2014 there are multiple easy – perhaps even childish … <\/p>\n

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