Common mistakes by Russian speakers
Some mistakes are made by almost all Russian-speaking students.
Knowing your weak spots is the first step to fixing them.
Articles
A and The — an eternal problem. Russian has no articles, so we simply forget them.
- •Mistake: I go to school (specific school)
- •Correct: I go to the school
Prepositions
- •Depend on (not depend from)
- •Listen to (not listen —)
- •Interested in (not interested by)
80% of mistakes come from direct translation from Russian. Learn whole phrases!
80%
Of mistakes are related to direct translation from Russian