Русский· Central & Eastern Europe
Learn to speak Russian out loud
Russian is the most widely spoken Slavic language and the cornerstone of a large region, and its sounds are very regular once you know the alphabet.
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Your first Russian words
Say these before you sign up
Hello
Здравствуйте
Hello
Thank you
Спасибо
Thank you
Your first sentence
Где метро?
Where is the metro?
Play buttons use your device’s own voice, so they appear only when it has one for Russian.
How it works
Four steps for every Russian sentence
One loop you repeat on every sentence, ending with you speaking Russian out loud.
Step 1
Order
See a Russian sentence and rebuild it in English from a bank of words.
Step 2
Translate
See the English and build the sentence in Russian, word by word.
Step 3
Listen
Hear the sentence spoken in Russian, then type what you understood.
Step 4
Speak
Say it out loud in Russian and see which words landed and which to try again.
Speaking Russian
Why speak Russian from day one
Stress decides how Russian vowels sound: stressed ones are clear and unstressed ones shrink. Hearing every sentence and then saying it is the best way to absorb that rhythm.
Russian is written in the Cyrillic script. You hear and say each sentence while you learn to read it, so the writing system is never a wall in front of speaking.
A sentence to start with
Где метро?
Where is the metro?
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Russian questions, answered
Can I learn Russian for free with 4ToSpeak?
Yes. The free plan needs no card and has no time limit. You get 25 daily energy, about 3 to 4 full lessons a day, and the whole module store is open to you (some modules cost coins you earn by practising).
How does 4ToSpeak teach Russian speaking?
Every Russian sentence goes through four steps: you order it, translate it, listen and type it, then say it out loud. The last step is the point. You hear how close you were, word by word, instead of tapping an answer.
Do I need a microphone to practise Russian?
Yes, for the speaking step. Your browser asks permission the first time, and it works on a phone, a tablet or a computer. The other three steps work without one.
Do I need to know any Russian already?
No. Lessons start from short everyday Russian sentences and build up, so you can begin from nothing.
Is Russian hard to learn for English speakers?
Takes time. The alphabet is a weekend job. Cases and verb forms are the long part, which is why short, whole sentences work better than lists of endings.