App Store A selection of applications to improve literacy. How to install Russian language on Android

Foreign languages require constant exercises, and the more you do them, the more confident you will feel in a real communication situation. Today we will show you the best, in our opinion, iOS applications for learning the Russian language, which will help you start learning the language on your own or consolidate your existing knowledge.

Why use mobile apps

Mobile apps can be used on the go. There is nothing more convenient than having all the materials you need to learn a language in mobile phone or tablet. This way, you will be able to devote time to learning even while you are traveling to work or study.

There are solutions for any level of language proficiency. You can easily find an application that will match your knowledge. You will be able to consolidate existing skills or go further and progress in your knowledge of the language.

Different approaches to language learning. There are many applications, everyone can find something convenient for themselves. Some people learn visual material better, while others find it easier to perceive new knowledge by ear or in the form of a game. In any case, there is sure to be something that suits you.

Top five apps for learning Russian according to Learn Russian in the EU

It is the Russian alphabet that for many remains the difficult first step that prevents them from starting to learn the Russian language. Using this program, learning the Cyrillic alphabet is much easier.

Peculiarities:

Pronunciation of each letter separately;
For each letter, you can read and listen to the word that begins with it;
An opportunity to learn the spelling of each letter of the Russian alphabet.

Russian Alphabet is a great solution to take your first step towards learning the Russian language. With its help, you will easily master the Russian alphabet, learn how to write and pronounce each letter correctly.

Mondly is a personal assistant for learning Russian that will help you improve your writing, speaking, reading and listening skills. The program is suitable for people with both beginner and advanced levels of Russian proficiency, travel enthusiasts and businessmen who require the language for work.

Peculiarities:

Only really useful words and phrases that will be useful to you in a real conversation;
Verb conjugations. Want to deepen your knowledge? Click on any verb and get all its forms with translations;
All materials are available in audio version - learn correctly and clearly Russian pronunciation written down by native speakers.

Mondly users have access to visual statistics to track their progress. The application builds your personal rating, allowing you to compare your achievements with people around the world.

Learn Russian with Babbel offers the user a set of short lessons that comprehensively develop language skills. Lessons do not take much time, allowing you to learn the language on the way to work or school.

Peculiarities:

Suitable for people with different levels of language proficiency;
Lessons are created by professional teachers, native speakers;
Pronunciation training using speech recognition technology.

The application is also available for iPad, and synchronizes all your achievements. Didn't have time to complete the lesson on the road? Continue it at any time on any device from where you left off!

6000 Words – Learn Russian Language for Free

The name of the application speaks for itself. It is designed to expand your vocabulary and has an impressive base of words for all occasions. The words are conveniently divided into groups according to difficulty level and topic; each is accompanied by a picture, transcription and sound file.

Peculiarities:

An impressive base of words from all areas - from the animal world to mathematics;
Different ways of learning. Interaction with the program is based on mini-games that allow you to visually study words, their spelling and pronunciation;
The program does not require access to the Internet - all 6000 words will always be in your pocket.

6000 Words – great helper for those who already know the basics of grammar and want to expand their lexicon or deepen your knowledge of specific vocabulary.

SpeakEasy Russian is a convenient phrasebook with an impressive database of phrases. It is intended for those who often communicate in Russian or travel to Russian-speaking countries. Phrases are divided into groups, provided with transcription and available for listening.

Peculiarities:

Convenient search that provides options as you enter part of the phrase;
Slow listening function – if necessary, any phrase can be listened to slowly;
Flashcards for studying – with the help of flashcards you can easily test yourself and your knowledge.

SpeakEasy Russian will allow you not to get confused in any situation, no matter whether you are going through passport control at the border or making purchases in a store. And, of course, the program does not require an Internet connection.

These are not all the applications that are available for your smartphones. But, in our opinion, they are one of the best, and allow you to study different aspects of the Russian language. Do you use any applications? If yes, then share your experience in the comments!

If you are in doubt about how to write a particular word, you can always check it on the old and respected portal “Gramota.ru”. To do this, the site has a search form for web dictionaries. In addition, “Gramota.ru” offers visitors a text course “Online Tutor” with spelling and punctuation rules, as well as interactive dictations and other tasks to consolidate the material covered.

2. “Language Eye”

This program, in the creation of which teachers from St. Petersburg State University participated, is an original collection of short articles about the history, syntax, phonetics, stylistics and other sections of the Russian language.

Due to the hyperlinks that link the texts, the format of the reference book is reminiscent of Wikipedia. After launching the program, its wonderful design catches your eye: it looks unusually stylish for its subject matter.

“True Words” is a children's interactive Russian language textbook. Accessible and fun materials on this resource, written by professional teachers, will help your child fill gaps in knowledge of the school curriculum.

The site uses game mechanics and bright design to draw the child into educational process and teach how to write without errors. The system evaluates students using tests and provides parents with statistics on progress. The site is paid, but trial lessons are freely available.

4. “The Russian language is literate”

Within this program there are more than 16,000 test tasks on spelling, punctuation and more. According to the developer, Russian language experts took part in drawing up the questions. When faced with a difficult test, you can request help - the program will display the theory section associated with the question.

"Spelling" allows you to improve your command of the Russian language in practice. If you have to write a lot of texts, then you can check them in this service. The system analyzes what is written taking into account numerous language norms, indicates errors and displays the rules associated with them. The service operates on a paid subscription basis, but the cost of the tariffs is unlikely to scare away an interested user.

6. "Punctuation"

With this program you can check and, if necessary, improve your punctuation knowledge. It works like this: they show you sentences from famous books, and you add punctuation marks. The system evaluates the result and comments on errors.

Only 20 proposals can be processed for free, another 200 are available for a symbolic price.

Dictations based on the works of outstanding Russian writers appear on this resource of the City Methodological Center of the Moscow Department of Education. Each text has gaps - you need to insert the missing characters, choosing them from the options provided. Upon completion, the system counts the number of errors made and displays the result.

8. "Spelling"

Apparently, “Spelling” is a program from the developer of the already mentioned “Punctuation”. The applications are very similar, but if the previous one was devoted to punctuation marks, then “Spelling” helps improve your spelling skills.

The system shows sentences with missing letters. You fill in the blanks, and the app points out your mistakes and provides spelling rules associated with them.

25 offers are available to every user for free. A few hundred more can be purchased for a small amount.

How to translate App Store into Russian? We found 2 working methods.

After installing the App Store, the language you installed on your device is used. If you accidentally changed the language of your iPhone (5, 6, 7, 8) or iPad, you can change it to the language you need (Russian) through the Settings application. However, if you need to change the country or region associated with your Apple ID, you'll need to access your account settings.

When you move to another country, changing your country or region allows you to browse the App Store for that country. Once you change your country, you won't have access to purchases made from your previous country, so you should consider creating a new Apple ID.

Here are instructions on how to change the App Store to Russian:

1. Go to settings.

2. Open iTunes & App Store.

3. Tap your Apple ID and then View Apple ID.

5. You will be asked to select your region (country), select the country that has the Russian language AppStore you need (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and other countries). Scroll to the very bottom.

7. Fill in your details until you are asked for your bank card information.

8. When you are asked to fill in information about credit card, click cancel and exit the section. (Or click next after filling out all fields).

9. Open the App Store and everything should be in your chosen language.

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How to change the game language?

Most games on the App Store are available in multiple languages. Available languages can be viewed on the left side of the App Store product page.

To change the game language, you need to change the main operating system language:

Open the System Settings / Languages and Regions menu.
Set the primary operating system language to one of the supported languages listed on the product page.
Restart the game.

Please note that the language MUST be listed as supported on the game's product page. The game will not change to a language that is not available.

If you have any other problems, please write to us.

The more intense modern communications, the more more people deal with text: write emails, draw up contracts or sit in chat rooms. CHTD talks about applications that will help improve literacy and finally start corresponding with friends in the language of Pushkin and Tolstoy.

Russian language - literate

Excellent student

As the name suggests, the program (AppStore) treats all users like schoolchildren. But let's not forget that our problems with the Russian language begin with unlearned lessons. As for the application itself, in it you can work on spelling, punctuation and even orthoepy (pronunciation and stress standards). The last option is especially useful if you have an argument with a colleague about which is correct: yogurt or yogurt.

However, there is an example of a somewhat strange test, where it turns out that the correct stress in the word “pizzeria” is on the second syllable. Indeed, today the rules allow such a pronunciation, but “Excellent” does not offer the user the more common option with an emphasis on the penultimate syllable. Not very pedagogical.

The rules are not shown explicitly - so that you can figure out what the mistake is - in "Excellent Student" either. Despite these disadvantages, the developers worked hard on the interface and tried to make sure that advertising did not distract from the exercises.

Tongue glasar

Letters

A useful application (AppStore) for those who needed to quickly Google something, but there is no Internet or search query doesn't give the answers you need.

Here you can learn about the spelling of unstressed vowels in prefixes and suffixes, repeat the rules for using particles “not” and “nor” and generally refresh your knowledge on the main sections of spelling and punctuation.

It’s a pity that there are no exercises in Literacy. But all the rules are given with clear examples, written in simple and understandable language.

And even if you got an A in Russian at school, it becomes increasingly difficult to remember where to put a comma and what rule is responsible for it. “Theories and Practices” has selected several applications that will help you remember spelling and punctuation, expand your vocabulary and speak correctly.

“Excellent Student” is a spelling, punctuation and stress trainer in test format. There are many similar applications, but this one stands out because of its nice design. In addition to the usual grammatical questions, there is a useful test for the pronunciation of foreign brand names, which many people get confused about. There are few tasks in the free version, although repeated repetition can even be useful if you can’t remember the spelling. 300 new words for a spelling test will cost 169 rubles. The entire “Punctuation” section is available only by subscription; it can be purchased for 149 rubles. The downside is annoying advertising.

"Glazar" appeared as electronic version textbook “Russian Language”, published by the Faculty of Philology of St. Petersburg State University. The application is a voluminous philological reference book, consisting of a dictionary of terms and a collection of articles. The authors of the textbook are the best modern linguists, including, for example,. You can search by sections, alphabet or keyword- whichever is more convenient. In addition to philological concepts, there are also brief information in literary criticism. The amount of information is huge, and this makes navigation quite confusing. Articles can be added to favorites, otherwise there is a risk of never finding again what you once stumbled upon. The application will be useful for philology students and those who want to understand the differences between metonymy and synecdoche, for example. “Glazar” also has a telegram channel, facebook page and a monthly online magazine.

"Spelling" consists of short cards with texts from literary works, where you need to insert the missing letters - exactly as in school textbook Russian language. After completion, you can click on any of the tasks and read the theory. The exercises are simple, at the level of the fifth or sixth grades, so the application is primarily suitable for schoolchildren (although it will not harm adults either). Only 25 cards are available for free, an additional 200 can be purchased for only 15 or 29 rubles - cards with excerpts from Russian literature for some reason cost twice as much as foreign ones.

Athenians, Bali? It turns out that this is correct. The dictionary application was made at the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University under the guidance of Associate Professor Mikhail Studiner. This is a simple list of words, including proper names, that are easy to misspell. The meanings of the words are not indicated: the application helps with correct pronunciation. There is a search and the opportunity to offer your word for publication. The list is sorted alphabetically, but there is no option to switch between letter sections, so it is not very convenient to use.

One of the versions of the popular word search game in a letter square. At the start it’s not at all difficult: there are only nine cells in a square. The number of letters gradually increases to 64, and the hidden words become longer and more intricate - once you start, it’s hard to stop. Among other things, the application contains a funny animation of weirdos similar to the heroes of “Monsters, Inc.”

One of the best mind games for a party - now in app format. Everything is the same as in the usual cards, only they will not end at the very interesting point. You can choose any number of teams, difficulty, duration of the round, and even words in English.