Start learning basic Russian

The Russian language is used by more than 250 million people in the Russian Federation, the former Soviet republics, and in Russian-speaking communities worldwide. It is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is also one of the official languages of the United Nations.

Russian Learning Tips

• Russian pronunciation and spelling are consistent and uniform.
• You will see that a single consonant can be pronounced in two separate ways, either ‘hard’ or ‘soft’.
• It is vital to place the correct stress within a word to ensure accurate pronunciation. Rosetta Stone will guide you towards fluency through exposure to native speech, effective exercises, and constructive feedback.
• Russian nouns are divided by gender: masculine, feminine and neuter.
• The endings of nouns and their corresponding adjectives change to reflect the function of the noun. Our system offers progressive exposure to the various forms and helps you become more familiar with them.
• Russian has both formal and informal methods of addressing others, depending on the age of the speaker and his or her relationship to the addressee.