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Hello! I’m really interested in learning russian , but I’m having a hard time with the alphabet. Do you have any tips??

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There are nurmerous ways to learn alphabets, and some may work better for you you than others. But a few that I know work well for people (and myself when I was learning it) include:

Flashcards

It’s usually really easy and cheap to find small, blank cards or notes at stores, but if not, you can cut cardstock paper into 4-6 pieces and use them. Then you write the letter in large print at the top (you can find the letters here if you need to, and yes, making these helps the learning process) with their name and sound below, written in a way that makes sense to you. Then you write only the letter on the other side. You can use them to quiz yourself, but to start, try having the first side facing you, just until you start learning them.

Grouping

Another way you can do it is to break up the letters into groups (either of familiar-looking letters, like А, Е, Р, О, then Ш, Ф, Б, Ж, etc., or in alphabetical order, which you can find here), and memorizing 6-8 at a time. You can write them, or just look at them, cover, and say their name/sound. You could also combine this method with the others. Whatever works best for you!

YouTube

There are some YouTubers out there who have some great videos on the Russian alphabet. For example, Learn Russian with RussianPod 101 makes great videos, like this one specifically designed to help you learn the alphabet (the method they use is my Grouping category, by the way). All you have to do is search “Russian alphabet.”

Transliterate

This method works to solidify what you already have learned. Basically, you type/write words in a language you already know, using the cyrillic alphabet. For example, dog would be дог, cat would be кат, and mirror would be миррор. Play around with the names of what’s around you, and don’t worry if you mess up; you’ll get better with practice. If you need to check your words, you can use Google Translate (free, easy to access) and type “дог” in, then listen to them say it with the speaker button. In the end, you’ll be able to read and spell Russian words with speed and accuracy.

I hope this helps!

If you need more methods listed, I’d be happy to make another post about this. Just let me know!

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