Learn Russian the Fast and Fun Way

by Thomas R. Beyer Jr.

Book Overview

Barron's popular Fast and Fun Way foreign language learning programs are designed primarily for travelers to foreign countries but are also suitable for instruction in classrooms and language labs.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812048466
• ISBN13: 9780812048469
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

I speak Russian already...

I can speak Russian already (pretty well) but I left Ukraine at a young age (about 4ish). I was already reading and somewhat writing -- on my magnet board-- well when I left there to come to the US sad to say I lost the ability to read and write the language. I speak it at home but that doesn't really help. My mom and I found this book at a bookstore and got it. I really like it because it has helped me a lot. I am reading sentences (slowly). I really don't think this book is for someone just randomly wanting to learn the language. It is far more complex and advanced then this book lets it out to be. To conjugate the words alone is novels on their own. The language is EXTRELY intuitive to some degree and this book is really only for those who know the language and need to brush up on their skills. A book will not really teach you Russian...and this one I promise you won't teach you anything that you can't get in a random guidebook.

Lots of fun!

Personally, I am really enjoying this learning system so far. The tapes do move pretty fast, but with repetition they become easier to keep up with. The speed can also be beneficial since native speakers tend to talk fast anyway and this way you get used to hearing and speaking the language quickly. I like the workbook as well. It has easy to understand exercises that get progressively more difficult and handy pronunciations over the larger words. In my opinion, this is a good system.