Russian, One Mistake at a Time

Why does Russian feel so strange to English speakers? In this episode, I explore one of the biggest mistakes I made while learning Russian: trying to translate words instead of concepts. From почему vs. зачем to the surprising ways Russian and English organize information differently, I share the realization that changed how I think about language and made Russian feel much more logical.Because  sometimes the hardest part of learning Russian isn't understanding Russian—it's learning to stop thinking like an English speaker. Send us Fan MailСпасибо, что послушали Russian One Mistake at a Time.  До следующей ошибки.

Russian cases can feel impossible when you first start learning Russian — especially if you try to memorize all the endings at once. In this episode, I talk about why memorizing Russian case endings didn’t work for me, how I finally started understanding what cases actually do, and why connecting grammar to meaning made such a big difference.I also share why the genitive case was the first case that started to make sense to me, how English speakers can think about cases more clearly, and why I now believe learners should focus on one case at a time instead of trying to learn everything all at once.If Russian cases feel overwhelming, confusing, or completely random, this episode is for you.Send us Fan MailСпасибо, что послушали Russian One Mistake at a Time.  До следующей ошибки.

Learning Russian as an English speaker can feel confusing, humbling, and occasionally ridiculous. In the first episode of Russian One Mistake at a Time, I talk about why I started learning Russian, how the language completely humbled me despite my background in math and physics, and why learning a language is about much more than memorizing vocabulary.Send us Fan MailСпасибо, что послушали Russian One Mistake at a Time.  До следующей ошибки.