{"id":116732,"date":"2016-12-05T13:04:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T10:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/?p=116732"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:05:57","slug":"understanding-russian-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/fr\/understanding-russian-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"How to understand Russian speech by ear?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><style>.rc-legacy-title{margin:0!important;color:inherit!important;font-family:inherit!important;font-weight:inherit!important;font-size:56px!important;line-height:1.12!important;letter-spacing:0!important}@media(max-width:640px){.rc-legacy-title{font-size:36px!important;line-height:1.16!important}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"rc-legacy-title\">How to understand Russian speech by ear?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a href=\"..\/tag\/learning\/\">#Learning<\/a><br \/><a href=\"..\/tag\/tips\/\">#Tips<\/a><br \/><a href=\"..\/tag\/russian\/\">#Russian<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">There are many reasons for misunderstanding including speech tempo, unusual voice tone (as a rule, while learning Russian one gets used to the teacher\u2019s voice), the presence of different types of connections, bindings and sound omissions in the speech flow of the speaker and so on. So, here are some tips to avoid misunderstanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/vinyl-listening-booths-1950.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/vinyl-listening-booths-1950.jpg 300w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/vinyl-listening-booths-1950-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"wp-image-116871\" title=\"How to understand Russian by ear\" alt=\"How to understand Russian by ear\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Carefully listening<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">To begin with, remember the main rule \u2013 in order to hear one needs to listen. Listen to everything that is available in Russian: radio, television, songs... Let Russian sound at your home and all around you: \u00a0listen to it while cleaning, while having breakfast, while travelling to work. Download Russian songs or any audio text to your mobile. Listen again and again. At first will you will understand nothing, but occasional individual words, don\u2019t be afraid of that. Try listening many times without translating every single phrase and soon you will start to reach the meaning, you will recognize more and more individual words, they will connect with each other into sentences and sentences will connect into the text. Of course, you have to constantly expand your vocabulary, learn some new words every day and practice what you\u2019ve learned in exercises and texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">\"The study of grammar is necessary. Mastering lexis extends the vocabulary. However, the study of these two components of language separately complicates the process of using language in everyday life. \"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Don\u2019t miss any opportunity to practice the usage of Russian language. If you have the opportunity to communicate with native speakers, use it, get yourself a pen pal and chat with him or her on Skype, ask for help in learning Russian. Practice and regular training is the key to success. And once again try to understand the foreign speech without translating into your mother tongue. To develop such a habit, first of all try to \"grab\" the essence of what have been said by your partner, or at least to understand the general idea. At first it will be difficult. If you communicate with a partner directly, the nuances and the details can be clarified through questions. You can also record your dialogues and then play them in short snippets, such as 1-2 sentences, until you reach a complete understanding of what was said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1.1.jpg\" width=\"593\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1.1.jpg 593w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1.1-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" class=\"wp-image-116736\" title=\"How to understand Russian by ear\" alt=\"How to understand Russian by ear\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1.3.jpg\" width=\"593\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1.3.jpg 593w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/1.3-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" class=\"wp-image-116737\" title=\"How to understand Russian by ear\" alt=\"How to understand Russian by ear\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Another good tool for the development of auditory comprehension skills is watching movies in foreign language. First try to watch a movie in Russian with Russian subtitles. In this case a \u201cvague continuous speech\u201d will become easy to understand. Some make a mistake watching Russian movies with subtitles in their native language. Such an activity won\u2019t let you succeed in learning Russian, because in this case one fixes attention on the content and ignores the form of the expression of this content in Russian language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Work on correct pronunciation. The one who understands well is the one who speaks well. Repeatedly recite tongue twisters in Russian. This contributes to the formation of the correct pronunciation and tempo of speech. Understanding spoken Russian language is not a quick process, but daily practice will bring results. 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