Essential Russian In 5 Lessons Mini-Course

Full introduction to Russian: alphabet, pronunciation, core vocabulary, and key grammar for confident communication

What you'll learn

Learn the Russian alphabet and be able to read and write simple words and sentences

Study basic topics like greetings, professions, and nationalities

Learn essential vocabulary, questions, and first verbs.

Study at your own pace and rewatch lessons anytime

Get homework with answer keys

Requirements

No prior language skills needed - This course is designed for absolute beginners.

Internet access & a device - Watch video lessons on your phone, tablet, or computer anytime.

Time for practice - Just a few hours per week will help you progress quickly.

A desire to learn - Motivation and consistency are key to success.

Description

Welcome to Essential Russian in 5 lessons Mini-course (Russian for Complete Beginners) - your structured introduction to the Russian language. This course contains 5 lessons. Lesson 1 is a review of the Russian Alphabet, which duplicates the material from my course ‘Russian Alphabet: Pronunciation and Spelling Rules’. It is included here so that new students can start without taking the previous course. If you have already completed the Alphabet course, you may skip Lesson 1 and continue directly from Lesson 2.At the end of this mini course, you will: learn the Russian alphabet, be able to read and write in Russian, understand and use first greetings, questions, professions, names, verbs and useful phrases, learn simple grammar (personal pronouns, gender of nouns, adverbs and two main verb groups).Each lesson follows a consistent structure to support different aspects of language learning:Video LecturesEach lesson includes several short video presentations with explanations, covering grammar, vocabulary, and communication strategies. Watch these carefully - feel free to pause, rewind, or rewatch.Homework worksheets with answersAfter the video, download the worksheet with self-study exercises. These help you internalise new grammar and vocabulary. Use the answer key to check yourself.Vocabulary ListsEach lesson includes a vocabulary list to help you memorise and review new words.Extra ResourcesEvery video comes with a PDF presentation that includes the lesson material and answers. Some modules include additional content to deepen your understanding and provide more practice. ESSENTIAL RUSSIAN MINI-COURSE PROGRAM:Урок 1. Алфавит. Lesson 1. The Аlphabet.Урок 2. Знакомство. Lesson 2. Greetings.Урок 3. Что это? Кто это? Lesson 3. What is this? Who is this?Урок 4. Кто вы по профессии? Lesson 4. What’s your profession?Урок 5. Вы говорите по-русски? Lesson 5. Do you speak Russian?

Overview

Section 1: Module 1. Russian alphabet. Pronunciation and spelling.

Lecture 1 Getting Started

Lecture 2 Alphabet. Introduction.

Lecture 3 The overview of the Russian alphabet.

Lecture 4 True friends.

Lecture 5 False friends.

Lecture 6 New friends.

Lecture 7 Strangers.

Lecture 8 Vowels.

Lecture 9 Syllables and word stress.

Lecture 10 Reduction of unstressed vowels.

Lecture 11 Hard and soft consonants.

Lecture 12 Voiced and voiceless consonants.

Lecture 13 Spelling rules.

Lecture 14 Wrap-Up & Homework

Section 2: Module 2. Greetings. Знакомство.

Lecture 15 Greetings. Introduction.

Lecture 16 First common phrases.

Lecture 17 Presenting yourself.

Lecture 18 Practice. Presenting yourself.

Lecture 19 Russian first names.

Lecture 20 Practice. Formal / informal names.

Lecture 21 Как дела? How are you?

Lecture 22 Revision of formal and informal greetings.

Lecture 23 Grammar. Personal pronouns in the Nominative case.

Lecture 24 Personal pronouns in dialogues.

Lecture 25 Practice. Personal pronouns.

Lecture 26 Wrap-Up & Homework.

Section 3: Module 3. What is it? Who is it? Что это? Кто это?

Lecture 27 Who is it? What is it? Introduction.

Lecture 28 Grammar. Кто это ? Что это? Animate and inanimate nouns.

Lecture 29 Animate and inanimate nouns. More examples.

Lecture 30 Practice 1. Animate and inanimate nouns.

Lecture 31 Practice 2. Animate and inanimate nouns.

Lecture 32 A general Да / Нет question "Это … ?"

Lecture 33 Grammar. Gender of nouns: он, она, оно, они.

Lecture 34 Practice. Gender of nouns.

Lecture 35 Question Где? Где он? - Вот он.

Lecture 36 Wrap-Up and Homework

Section 4: Module 4. What is your profession? Кто вы по профессии?

Lecture 37 Кто вы по профессии? Introduction.

Lecture 38 Grammar. Personal pronouns in the Accusative case.

Lecture 39 Practice. Personal pronouns in the Accusative case.

Lecture 40 Vocabulary. Профессии.

Lecture 41 Practice. Как вас зовут?

Lecture 42 Grammar. Verbs of the 1st conjugation.

Lecture 43 Practice. Знать, думать, работать.

Lecture 44 Dialogues "Профессии".

Lecture 45 Wrap-Up & Homework.

Section 5: Module 5. Do you speak Russian? Вы говорите по-русски?

Lecture 46 Вы говорите по-русски? Introduction.

Lecture 47 Vocabulary. Countries. Cтраны.

Lecture 48 Question Откуда вы? - Я из …

Lecture 49 Practice. Where are you from?

Lecture 50 Vocabulary. Национальности и языки.

Lecture 51 Grammar. The verb говорить. 2nd conjugation.

Lecture 52 Adverbs. Как вы говорите по-русски?

Lecture 53 Wrap-Up & Homework

Absolute Beginners - If you have no prior experience with the language, this course is the perfect starting point.,False beginners - You need to restart - You tried before but got stuck,Self-Paced Learners - Study at your own speed with bite-sized video lessons, PDFs, and exercises.,Busy Professionals & Adults - No time for traditional classes? Flexible learning lets you study whenever it suits you.