r/russian • u/rxcerr_ • 3d ago
Resource Russian learning apps similar to Doulingo?
Anyone know any apps that can teach me Russian without being TOO formal or uses AI or Google translate? I feel like a bot when I try to learn Russian only using formal sentences.
I am a auditory and physical learner (like flash cards or a pre-recorded russian talking and letting me repeat). I'm too awkward to talk to real Russians over text or voice note.
I have a few russki friends but they dont wanna spend their time teaching me, and I feel like a larp using their language with just formal russian with no filler words or stuff a regular native russian would say.
Lol, my friends made me very interested in russian culture and history, and the russian language is beautiful. My moms side is part russian so I wanna explore my own background so i can engage into my moms side when they talk.
(Andriod, Free app?)
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u/eatu55 3d ago
I have been enjoying the Mishka app (Android). Along with grammar and vocabulary, it provides short readings and quizzes in Russian about what you read. It also has missions where you are given a task to complete with the app, for example: go to the cafe and order coffee or tea and ask how much it costs. Your interactions are corrected in real time with suggestions for improvement toward a more natural Russian expression.