Russian As We Speak It [Paperback]

S. Khavronina (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1985

This is the seventh edition, hardback, which features 19 lessons on practical and contemporary speech, with notes on grammar and syntax, exercises with answer key, and glossary.

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Language Notes

Text: Russian

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Firebird Pubns; 10th edition (January 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 5200003733
• ISBN-13: 978-5200003730
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,573,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent entry to the language for those who know some, March 9, 1998

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This review is from: Russian As We Speak It (Paperback)

This book really works you into the idioms and ways of expressing things. Once you know some grammer and the alphabet, this shows you how to say commonly used expressions. Its probably the next best thing to having someone who speaks the language with which to practice (which of course is the best way to grow in a language).

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - but you need a foundation in Russian, October 9, 2000

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Nathan Barrick (Garmisch, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Russian As We Speak It (Paperback)

This is a really good book, given to me by a Russian instructor at DLI. You must have a fairly good foundation in Russian to make it worthwhile - don't get the book and expect it to teach you the cyrillic alphabet - you need to already have that and some pretty good vocabulary. The emphasis is on conversation (of course) but there are bits of grammar put in now and then. Overall, a really good book

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, but shoddy binding, November 16, 2009

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This review is from: Russian As We Speak It (Paperback)

This is one of the best intermediate level grammar books on the market. It has very dense but digestible chapters, including dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises with an answer key. On the other hand, although the content is exceptionally good, the early versions of this book date from Soviet times and are indicative of poor Soviet quality--the book's glue binding inevitably falls apart within days. For the paperback version, a good idea is to have the book spiral bound upon purchase (and perhaps the covers laminated, too) or else you will end up with a stack of loose papers.