Language for everyday life

Know English? Learn Russian

Learn Russian using your knowledge of English. The card front shows a word and example in your target language. Reveal the answer to check the meaning in the language you know.

Set up learning

Advanced settings

Changing a language opens the matching direction page. Start keeps the pair, level and order. Interface language changes only menus and descriptions.

Your learning rhythm

Small steps you can return to

  1. Try to recall
  2. Check the meaning
  3. Listen and revisit

First try to recall the meaning, then reveal the answer and read the sentence. Listen in your target language and revisit difficult cards. A1–C2 availability depends on your level and plan; you can start with free flashcards.

Meet your first flashcards

See a word in a sentence and reveal its meaning. Choose “Listen and practice” to start learning with that card.

Card front: RussianA1
пробовать

Я хочу попробовать ещё раз.

Answer: English
try

I want to try again.

Card front: RussianA1
спрашивать

Спроси дорогу, прежде чем мы выйдем.

Answer: English
ask

Ask for directions before we leave.

Card front: RussianA1
нуждаться

Мне нужно больше времени, чтобы закончить.

Answer: English
need

I need more time to finish.

Practical pointers

English → Russian: learn with context

Your starting point: English

Bring your habit of listening to whole phrases from English, but do not assume a fixed subject–verb–object order. Gender and inflection may have no direct English equivalent.

Explore Russian

Russian cards connect Cyrillic spelling, meaning and audio. Listen for stress and vowel reduction, and notice cases and verb aspect in the sentences.

Start with a few flashcards

Your level, your language pair, your pace.