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Learn Russian by talking with Pingo.

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Three minutes to your first Russian conversation

  1. 01

    Talk to Pingo about your goals

    Tell Pingo your level, goals, and the situations you actually care about. Pingo starts building a path around you.

  2. 02

    Learn through real Russian conversations

    Talk with Pingo in Russian about everyday moments, upcoming trips, interviews, hobbies, or whatever you want to practice. Pingo teaches what you need, corrects you as you go, and helps you keep talking.

  3. 03

    Pick up where you left off

    Pingo remembers your level, mistakes, words, and goals, so every session builds on the last.

Made for moments like these

Some prepare you for real life. Some pick up from yesterday. All help you say what you actually mean.

  • Day one in Russian

    You said:
    Hi! I want to learn Russian.
    Pingo

    Привет! Let's start simple: how to say hello, who you are, and why you're learning. We'll go медленно — slowly.

  • Saying what you love in Russian

    Pingo

    Tell me what you love. Try Я люблю…

    You said:
    Я люблю русскую литературу.

  • Picking Russian back up

    You said:
    Что мы делаем сегодня?
    Pingo

    Yesterday the падежи got you a little. Let's pick it back up — спокойно.

  • Before St. Petersburg in Russian

    You said:
    I'm going to St. Petersburg this summer.
    Pingo

    Здорово! Let's practice asking Где Эрмитаж? and ordering Один чай, пожалуйста.

  • Talking about your day in Russian

    You said:
    Я устал.
    Pingo

    Good. Now let's make it sound more natural: Я устал, потому что день был длинным. What made your day long?

  • Late-night kitchen tea in Russian

    You said:
    Привет! Можно?
    Friend

    Заходи, заходи. Я как раз чайник поставил.

Join 400,000+ Russian learners getting fluent with Pingo

A few of them, in their own words.

  • “Lots of conversation topics to choose from and intelligent interactions with the bot. I find it better than talking with a real person — the bot rarely runs out of things to say. A great opportunity to practice speaking Russian.”

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  • “I've only had it for an hour and I've already spoken more than I have in a year with Duolingo.”

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  • “Only 34 days in, and it's increased my speaking ability and confidence in ways I couldn't have imagined.”

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  • “Pingo excels at the last mile of language learning — making you feel comfortable and confident in another language. It's like having a foreign friend available to you 24/7.”

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  • “Extremely effective for quickly improving listening and speaking. It responds naturally and meets you at whatever skill level you're at.”

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  • “By far the smartest, most intuitive AI language partner available. The only one that speaks slow enough for me to understand and feels realistic enough to be an actual conversation.”

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  • “I find this app to be the best way of learning a language because it's just like having a language teacher, but more flexible around your schedule and way cheaper too.”

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  • “Langua, Praktika, Speak, and others — I've tried them all. Pingo is the best. If you want to skip straight to the sauce, just download Pingo already.”

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  • “This is by and large the best app I have EVER used to study languages. It is so flexible, so engaging, and never dull. I'm actually upset I didn't try this sooner.”

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Frequently asked questions

Pingo helps you improve faster because you're speaking Russian from the start. Instead of memorizing case tables or vocabulary lists, you have real conversations — ordering at a café in Moscow, asking for directions on the metro, chatting with your partner's family over late-night tea — get corrected in the moment, and come back to practice what tripped you up last time. That loop builds confidence faster because it matches how Russian actually gets used.

Yes. Tell Pingo your goals and current level, and it builds a Russian learning plan around you. You'll start with the Cyrillic alphabet, greetings, numbers, and the difference between formal (вы) and casual (ты) speech through short, interactive conversations designed to get you speaking from day one. Pingo gives instant feedback on pronunciation, cases, and verb aspect so you build natural Russian habits from the start.

As you progress, conversational roleplay lets you practice real back-and-forth — ordering пельмени, asking for directions, chatting over tea at a friend's kitchen table. Pingo adapts to your pace, so early sessions stay manageable and rewarding.

Absolutely. Advanced learners can practice fast-paced debates, business Russian, storytelling, and the nuances of perfective vs. imperfective verbs and complex case usage. Pingo gives detailed feedback on register, idiom, and natural phrasing — helping you sound fluent in formal and casual settings alike.

Yes! The free trial lets you try Pingo's real Russian conversations and personalized lessons so you can see how it works before subscribing.

Pingo Pro unlocks unlimited conversations, custom chats on any topic you want to practice, lessons built around your goals, and progress that carries across every session.

Pingo supports teaching in 15+ native languages. If yours isn't here yet, email support@pingo.ai to request it. We prioritize new languages based on user demand.

Ready when you are.

Three minutes to your first Russian conversation.

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