Practice Russian conversation, corrected in English.
For heritage speakers, partners of Russian speakers and anyone who reads Russian but hesitates to speak it. Talk about ordinary things; every slip is explained in one plain English sentence.
Five mistakes almost every Russian learner makes
These are the corrections Parlenta gives most often. Each one comes with a single English sentence, not a grammar lecture.
| Topic | You write | Correct | Why, in one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbs of motion | поехал домой пешком | пошёл домой пешком | On foot is идти / пойти; ехать / поехать is for going by vehicle. |
| в + prepositional | в Москва | в Москве | В meaning in takes the prepositional case: в Москве. |
| Numbers | пять книги | пять книг | From five upwards, the noun goes into the genitive plural: пять книг. |
| Aspect | Завтра я буду написать письмо | Завтра я напишу письмо | For one finished action in the future, use the perfective verb on its own: напишу. |
| у меня есть | Я имею машину | У меня есть машина | Russian says what you have with у меня есть; я имею sounds bookish. |
Who it is for
Heritage speakers who grew up hearing Russian at home and want to answer back.
Partners and families of Russian speakers who want to follow the conversation at the table.
Readers who know a lot of Russian from books and want to speak it.
No Russian keyboard? No problem.
Type in Latin letters and Parlenta turns them into Russian, or use the on-screen Russian keyboard.
Practice Russian from day one.
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Russian questions
Do I need to read Cyrillic?
Reading it helps, since the conversation is in Russian script. Writing is easier: type in Latin letters, or use the on-screen keyboard.
Verbs of motion confuse me. Will this help?
When you mix up идти and ехать, пойти and ходить, Parlenta corrects it, with one plain English sentence about why.
What level do I need?
Any. You choose where to start, and Parlenta adjusts as it sees how you write.