Tips for Learning Russian Effectively Learning Russian can feel challenging, but the right approach makes a big difference. Here are three simple tips that help learners stay motivated and make real progress. Start with Light Content Begin with easy and enjoyable materials like cartoons, short videos, or simple shows. Visual context helps you understand meaning without translating every word, and it makes learning feel natural rather than overwhelming. Listen to Russian Songs Music is a powerful learning tool. Songs help you get used to pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation, while common phrases are easier to remember through repetition. Even passive listening builds language intuition over time. Take Regular Lessons Consistency matters more than intensity. Regular lessons help you stay focused, correct mistakes early, and build confidence step by step. Even short but frequent sessions are more effective than rare, long ones. Learning Russian is a journey, and small daily habits lead to big results. Which of these tips do you already use in your Russian studies?

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Japanese is T+P. It's often said that English is S+V+O, while Japanese is S+O+V. Sometimes it happens to be that way. Then how do you explain this sentence? “Cherry blossoms 'wa' beautiful.” This is correct Japanese. It's not an omission. This sentence has no verb 😮 S+V+O is a Western way of thinking. You shouldn't force it onto Japanese. Japanese is Topic + Predicate. T (topic, theme) + P (predicate) Once you understand this, sentences like “Tokyo 'wa' 3 o'clock.” “I 'wa' an eel.” make perfect sense. The foundation of Japanese is Topic + 'wa' + Predicate + (da, desu). “da” and “desu” are auxiliary verbs, not verbs. Furthermore, as in the example above, sentences can be formed without “da” or “desu”. Once you grasp this, you won't need to ask “What is 'wa'?”

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I came across an interesting paper online about "Future Chocolate" . Actually, I have a huge sweet tooth and chocolate is one of my favorite food. So, I would like to summarize and share some of the interesting points here. It said that future chocolates don't need cacao. Cacao trees are grown within about 20 kilometer south north of the equator, but they are well-known that it's very hard to grow them. Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire account for over 50% of the supply of cacao beans. However, the weather in the plantation for cacao beans is unstable due to climate change and it threatens the supply of chocolate across the world. Scorching heat is also hitting growing environment of cacao beans hard. That's why the food development as a substitute for chocolates has been attracting a lot of attention lately. Some companies have been finding more sustainable solutions. One of them finally reached two materials. They are sunflower seeds and oats. Unlike cacaos only grown around the equator, sunflower seeds and oats are possible to grow everywhere. On top of that, they need less wafer than cacao beans plantation. It feels like we eat authentic chocolates because the company was particular about flavors and components . The paper said the chocolate has already been commercialized. I really try it in the future.

What do the two prepositions 'in' marked in the picture mean?

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English students, try this. Topic: fixed expressions