Languages-Russian
Russian is the largest native language in Europe, and with some 145 million native speakers it is the 8th most popular language in the world, and the official language of Russia and Belarus. It belongs to the main Slavic group of languages and uses a Cyrillic alphabet which contains 33 letters. The Cyrilic alphabet seems daunting at first but is not difficult to learn.
- Number of speakers(as first language)
145 million - World ranking
8th - Number of countries where it is official
2 (Rusiia, Belarus) - Language family
Indo-Europian, Slavic subgroup - Alphabet
Cyrillic - How to say "Hello" in Russian
Zdravstvuite (zzDRAST-vet-yah) - Russian words you already know
vodka, tsar, sputnik(which means 'satellite' or 'travelling companion')
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Basic Russian phrases
Reasons to Learn Russian
- Russian is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations.
- Spoken Russian is widely regarded as being one of the most beautiful languages in the world
- Russian literature is extremely significant, with authors such as Tolstoy and Dostoevsky
- From the G8 to the UN and beyond, Russia plays a crucial role in world affairs
- Russia has emerged as an economic super-power
Proficiency Level
- Russian For Beginners
- Russian For Students
- Intermediate/Advanced Russian
Russian Proverb Of The Day
Ерёма, Ерёма, сиде́л бы ты до́ма, точи́л бы свои́ веретёна. Transliteraton: Yeryoma, Yeryoma, sidel by ty doma, tochil svoi veretyona. Translation: Yeryoma(Jeremy), Yeryoma, you [would better] sit at home and cut your spindles. Moral: Wish I stayed out of this trouble.
