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

Your native language (Русский) quietly pushes you into specific Italian 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 il/la/un/una get dropped — and Italian articles also change with the noun's first sound (lo studente, gli amici). An article goes before nearly every noun.

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Aspect maps onto passato/imperfetto (advantage!)

Your aspect instinct transfers: perfective ≈ passato prossimo (finished event), imperfective ≈ imperfetto (ongoing/habit). Ask "сделал or делал?" to pick the tense.

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"to be" in the present

Russian drops "to be" in the present ("он врач"); Italian requires it: "È medico". Never skip è/sono.

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No vowel reduction

Russian reduces unstressed o to a; Italian keeps every vowel full wherever the stress falls. Say each written vowel clearly — "domani" starts with a real o.

core challenge

Gender + agreement

Articles and adjectives agree: il libro rosso / la casa rossa.

core challenge

Article forms (il/lo/la/i/gli/le)

The article changes with the noun’s first sound (lo studente, gli amici).

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