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Russian speakers learning French
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (Русский) quietly pushes you into specific French errors. Here are the ones to watch — and the fix for each. This is exactly how WordSlick coaches you, every day.

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Articles (Russian has none)

Russian has no a/the, so le/la/un/une and the partitive du/de la get dropped. French needs an article before nearly every noun.

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Aspect maps onto passé composé/imparfait (advantage!)

Your aspect instinct transfers: perfective ≈ passé composé (one finished event), imperfective ≈ imparfait (ongoing/habit). Ask "сделал or делал?" to pick the French tense.

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"to be" in the present

Russian drops "to be" in the present ("он врач"); French requires it: "il EST médecin". Never skip est/sont.

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No vowel reduction, fixed final stress

Russian reduces unstressed vowels and moves stress; French keeps every vowel full and stresses the phrase-final syllable. Pronounce each vowel clearly, and add the nasals (on/en/un).

core challenge

Noun gender (le/la)

Gender is largely unpredictable — learn le/la with each noun.

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Partitive articles (du/de la/des)

"some" is expressed with du/de la/des and changes after a negative (pas de).

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