Practice Russian with native speakers
Russian grammar makes sense on paper; speaking it smoothly takes practice. Talk with native Russian speakers on live video, at your level.
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Cases, verbs of motion and stress patterns are hard to use in real time until you've practiced them out loud. Conversation partners help you hear where the stress falls and use endings without stopping to think. Russian is spoken in many countries, so your partners may be from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Baltic states, Israel, Germany or elsewhere.
How a Russian practice call works
- Matched by level, so beginners get slow, clear speech.
- A swap timer splits the call between Russian and your language.
- Text chat to see words in Cyrillic.
- Topic cards to start talking straight away.
Useful phrases
| Russian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Говорите медленнее, пожалуйста. | Govorite medlenneye, pozhaluysta. | Please speak more slowly. |
| Как сказать … по-русски? | Kak skazat' … po-russki? | How do you say … in Russian? |
| Я не понял. Повторите, пожалуйста. | Ya ne ponyal. Povtorite, pozhaluysta. | I didn't understand. Please repeat. |
| Поправляйте меня, пожалуйста. | Popravlyayte menya, pozhaluysta. | Please correct me. |
| Откуда вы? | Otkuda vy? | Where are you from? |
Ty or vy?
Start with vy, the polite "you". Language partners often switch to ty quickly; you can ask Можно на «ты»? ("Can we use ty?").
Questions
Is Russian practice free?
Yes. The free plan includes 10 minutes of video calls a day.
Can people in Russia use AmbosLive?
Yes, AmbosLive is open in Russia. Some payment methods may not work there, so the free plan is the easiest way to start.
Where are the Russian speakers from?
Russian speakers join from many countries, not only Russia.