FAQ

	Q: Why should I learn Interslavic? (If you're a native speaker of a Slavic language)
1. Not all Slavs speak English, and they will be able to at least understand you if you speak Interslavic.
2. Interslavic is a young project that only autists can popularize. This would've been difficult before the Internet.
3. To better understand each other's cultures and differences.
4. It's fun.




	Q: How to learn Interslavic? (If you're a native speaker of a Slavic language)
Before you start read this:
Check out the basic alphabet. https://interslavic-dictionary.com/grammar
Don't use any letters that aren't in the Interslavic alphabet.
There is still little standardization of the language in terms of ortography, so you will see some people use more diacritics than others.
However in my opinion you should keep the quirks/bloat to the minimum to spare people confusion.

The essential Latin diacritics are all hačeks: č, ž, š, ě.
The secondary Latin diacritics are: å, ò, ę, ų.
You don't have to use the secondary diacritics, but you should at least use the essential ones.
Also you shouldn't use any more diacritics than that.
I've seen ć in some words as well, but it's very rare and I wouldn't worry about it for now and just stick to the previous eight.

I don't have a similar list for Cyrillic yet, as I haven't analyzed it enough, but if you write up a similar guide in the nutshell for beginners about Cyrillic then feel free to post it.
From my initial experience I think you should avoid using letters like ђ and џ in Cyrillic, but I don't have a complete list to provide.

After you've completed the steps above, all that remains is the daily grind:
1. Shitpost in /interslavic/ using the dictionary.
2. Immerse yourself in other ways (YouTube, books — lists below).
3. Post Interslavic memes.
4. Try to be precise in correcting others and let others correct you.
(5.) I have plans to make a frequency vocabulary Anki deck.




	Q: I'm not a Slav, but want to visit a Slavic country/learn a Slavic language. Should I learn Interslavic or a natural language (Russian, Polish, etc.)?
It depends on your background, motivation, expectations, etc.
Interslavic is so far a young project and it is meant to be primarily used by Slavs.
There aren't a lot of resources to learn it, but Slavs don't need to learn all the basics, because it's constructed in such a way that they "feel" the grammar.

If you plan to just be a tourist in Slavic countries, then learning some basic Interslavic vocabulary might be a great idea, especially if you want to visit multiple countries, not just one.
There is in fact a "simplified" Interslavic for that purpose, called "Slovantio" (http://steen.free.fr/interslavic/grammar.html#simple_grammar)
It kind of sounds like ebonics English, but you can communicate using it in all Slavic countries and it's the greatest bang per hour of your time.

However if aspire to learn Interslavic to fluency and you don't know any other Slavic language, then you will be probably better off learning a natural language first.
Why? Because to learn a language, especially a very different language from what you're used to, you need a lot of IMMERSION.
And to have a lot of immersion, you must be around native/fluent speakers for a long time every day.
You could try joining some Interslavic Discords and watching whatever is available on YouTube, but for most people that might be too little variety.
With that knowledge you shall decide on your own.