Russian, One Mistake at a Time

Tammy
  • 0.0 (0)
  • Language Learning

Russian One Mistake at a Time is a podcast about the challenges, frustrations, breakthroughs, and funny moments that come with learning Russian as an English speaker. This podcast explores grammar confusion, language mistakes, cultural differences, and what it’s really like learning Russian while dating a native speaker. Honest, reflective, and occasionally frustrated — because language learning is never as simple as the textbooks make it seem. 

Episodes

  1. Why You Must Learn To Think Like a Russian Speaker

    Jun 17

    Why You Must Learn To Think Like a Russian Speaker

    Why do so many Russian phrases seem confusing when translated into English? In this episode of Russian One Mistake at a Time, I explore how my biggest breakthroughs came not from memorizing vocabulary, but from understanding the literal logic behind common Russian expressions. From у меня есть (“by me there is”) to мне нравится (“is pleasing to me”) and как вас зовут (“how are you called?”), I share how looking beyond the standard textbook translations helped me stop fighting the language and start understanding it. If you're an analytical learner who constantly asks “But why would they say it that way?”, this episode is for you. Sometimes the key to learning Russian isn't thinking harder in English—it's learning to think like a Russian speaker. Send us Fan Mail Спасибо, что послушали Russian One Mistake at a Time.   До следующей ошибки.

    10 min

  2. May 31

    Why Your English Brain Finds Russian So Strange

    Why does Russian feel so strange to English speakers? In this episode, I explore one of the biggest mistakes I made while learning Russian: trying to translate words instead of concepts. From почему vs. зачем to the surprising ways Russian and English organize information differently, I share the realization that changed how I think about language and made Russian feel much more logical. Because  sometimes the hardest part of learning Russian isn't understanding Russian—it's learning to stop thinking like an English speaker.  Send us Fan Mail Спасибо, что послушали Russian One Mistake at a Time.   До следующей ошибки.

    12 min

  3. May 24

    Why Trying To Memorize Russian Cases Didn't Work

    Russian cases can feel impossible when you first start learning Russian — especially if you try to memorize all the endings at once. In this episode, I talk about why memorizing Russian case endings didn’t work for me, how I finally started understanding what cases actually do, and why connecting grammar to meaning made such a big difference. I also share why the genitive case was the first case that started to make sense to me, how English speakers can think about cases more clearly, and why I now believe learners should focus on one case at a time instead of trying to learn everything all at once. If Russian cases feel overwhelming, confusing, or completely random, this episode is for you. Send us Fan Mail Спасибо, что послушали Russian One Mistake at a Time.   До следующей ошибки.

    12 min

  4. May 17

    I Have a Degree in Math and Physics… and Russian Still Makes Me Feel Stupid

    Learning Russian as an English speaker can feel confusing, humbling, and occasionally ridiculous. In the first episode of Russian One Mistake at a Time, I talk about why I started learning Russian, how the language completely humbled me despite my background in math and physics, and why learning a language is about much more than memorizing vocabulary. Send us Fan Mail Спасибо, что послушали Russian One Mistake at a Time.   До следующей ошибки.

    8 min
  • 4 Episodes

About

Russian One Mistake at a Time is a podcast about the challenges, frustrations, breakthroughs, and funny moments that come with learning Russian as an English speaker. This podcast explores grammar confusion, language mistakes, cultural differences, and what it’s really like learning Russian while dating a native speaker. Honest, reflective, and occasionally frustrated — because language learning is never as simple as the textbooks make it seem. 

Information