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Говорим по-русски

Short daily lessons that get the phrases into your head fast — or tap any phrase to simply hear it.

Today's lesson

The lesson makes you recall each phrase — that's what makes it stick. The hands-free loop replays the phrases you're learning (English, then Russian, with a beat to repeat) — good for the car or the dishes, best after the day's lesson.

Build your own

Choose a style and a set of phrases. Listen & repeat is the hands-free version — turn on Loop and let it run.

Why lessons work this way
  • You say it before you hear it. Trying to recall a phrase — even when you miss — sticks far better than hearing it again. Each phrase is cued in English, then the track pauses for you to answer before the native voice does (Karpicke & Roediger, 2008; Kornell, Hays & Bjork, 2009).
  • Spaced, not looped. Replaying one clip back-to-back feels productive but fades fast; spreading practice out wins. Phrases come back within a lesson, then after 1, 2, 4 and 7 days (Kornell, 2009; Cepeda et al., 2008).
  • Out loud. Speaking a phrase makes it more memorable than hearing or reading it silently, and repeating along with a native voice builds fluency and listening (MacLeod et al., 2010; shadowing review, 2025).
  • Two voices. Hearing a man and a woman helps you understand voices you haven't met yet — like your student's (HVPT meta-analysis).
  • Sleep on it. Studying within a few hours of sleep improves recall, so an evening lesson beats a morning one. Ten to fifteen minutes a day beats an hour once (Gais et al., 2006).