Sound Like a Russian

Looking for new ways to make language learning more effective, engaging, and fun? In this video, I’m sharing three tools that can help you bring more of your target language into your everyday life — whether you love gaming, want to immerse yourself in a language, or prefer structured speaking practice.

And yes, there are a couple of little gifts for you, too! 🎁

https://lookupper.com/

Love video games? Lookupper lets you look up words and translate on-screen text without constantly switching between your game and a separate translator. It’s a great way to turn gaming time into language-learning time.

There’s a free version, as well as paid features.

https://app.linguathor.com/t3/courses/maria

How can you make language learning more effective? I’ve created a series of three videos exploring four key principles that can help you build a more effective approach to learning a language.

The videos are hosted on LinguaThor, a platform designed to support language immersion and more structured learning.

Think of this as a little gift from me to you: three videos to help you rethink your language-learning journey!

https://polypractice.app/invite/FREETRIAL

Want to give a new language-learning tool a try?

Patrick has kindly offered my audience a free trial month of PolyPractice. Use the link above to explore the app and see whether it fits your learning routine.

A big thank-you to Patrick for this gift!

If you’d like to rethink your Russian-learning journey, develop your pronunciation, and explore how you express yourself through Russian speech, I’d love to welcome you to my Patreon community.

👉 Join me on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/soundlikearussian/membership

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Thanks for being here, and happy learning!

Maria | SoundLikeaRussian

Want to practice Russian between videos?

Join my free private Telegram community, where I regularly share short Russian listening and pronunciation activities!

And if you want to discuss how to turn real Russian content into your own study material, join my newsletter. I’m preparing a free mini-course on exactly that — how to use authentic Russian videos to improve your listening, vocabulary, pronunciation and fluency.

https://www.soundlikearussian.com/newsletter

About this podcast

This is another episode of Slow to Natural Russian — a series where I gradually increase the speed and complexity of my Russian so you can practice listening at a level that feels challenging but manageable.

In Part 1, we have a little small talk and I tell you what’s new in my life.

In Part 2, I speak a little faster and share my first hypothesis about language learning: speaking a foreign language can make you feel younger.

In Part 3, I speak at a more natural, comfortable speed and talk about my second observation: the role of an alter ego in learning a foreign language.

💬 Tell me in the comments:How many minutes of the video could you understand comfortably?Do you agree with my observations?Do you feel like a different version of yourself when you speak another language?

More from me:

🌐 Website: www.soundlikearussian.com

🎧 Patreon — focused Russian pronunciation & listening practice: patreon.com/soundlikearussian

In this episode, my husband takes on a Russian pronunciation challenge. I pronounce one word from a minimal pair, and he has to guess which one he heard.

Can you hear the difference better than he can?

If you’d like to train your listening skills and pronunciation, my Russian Pronunciation Gym is now available as a Telegram bot with dozens of short listening and pronunciation drills.

Available at the Caviar Sandwich level:

https://www.patreon.com/c/soundlikearussian/membership⁠

🎧 Transcript of the episode:
https://www.patreon.com/c/soundlikearussian/membership

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