Colloquial Russian: The Complete Course For Beginners

by Svetlana Le Fleming

Colloquial Russian is easy to use and completely brilliant! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Russian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
What makes Colloquial Russian your best choice in personal language learning?
* interactive - lots of dialogues and exercises for regular practice
* clear - concise grammar notes
* practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
* complete - including answer key and special reference section
By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction, Russia, Reference

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book for learning basic Russian!

However, I found the dialogues included pretty boring and mechanical, and the exercises leave a lot to be desired. They also contain some errors, like not matching up correctly with the answer keys, but I'll just assume they were making sure I was paying attention and I passed :).

Overall, some more focus on pronunciation in the alphabet chapter would be nice. It is deceptively tricky to learn decent speaking/pronunciation in Russian. The grammar explanations also aren't my favorite. Still, using this book in tandem with other resources really did give me a nice base.

[Ruxandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably one of the best books on the market for Russian language students. Challenging yet lovely.

[Najwa Raz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still studying and get ready to communicate in Russia