How I use Anki to learn Russian
Learning the vocabulary of a non-native language is a daunting task. The Russian vocabulary encompasses an estimated 200,000 words. Facing the task of learning this massive vocabulary for a foreign speaker is a Herculean task.^[Fortunately, many words are rare or obsolete and my experience with other languages is that you can make yourself understood with far less than the complete vocabulary.] The average adult English speaker is said to use about 20,000 words. Presumably Russian speakers can get by with about number too. Nonetheless, it remains an enormous task, one that can’t be conquered solely by brute force.