Russian Language For Beginners

Survival Russian

What you'll learn
conduct a simple conversation in different levels of formality
talk about your family and your profession
ask for directions, understand the answer
you will be able to order food in a restaurant
and also talk with a doctor
sound like a Russian!
Requirements
Russian partner (kidding)
Strong motivation to learn a new language
A challenging language!
Description
The first elementary course FULLY in Russian! NO ENGLISH. That is why you can quickly immerse into the language situation and imagine that you are already in Russia, where most of the people do not know English! 64 mini-lessons and handouts with answers. Each video is no longer than 3 minutes, so you won't have chance to get bored. The topics which are covered in this course are enough to survive your first trip to Russia!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Course Outline

Section 2: ALPHABET AND SOUNDS

Lecture 3 Some letters

Lecture 4 Sounds: Н, М, Т, К, Р, С, Ш

Lecture 5 Pronunciation

Lecture 6 Instruction Words

Section 3: THIS IS… FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Lecture 7 This is… Meet my friends!

Lecture 8 Who is this?

Lecture 9 Grammar bit

Lecture 10 Speaking

Section 4: SOUNDS AND PRONUNCIATION

Lecture 11 Letters-2

Lecture 12 Sounds: Б, В, Ж, Ч, Щ, М', З'

Lecture 13 Pronunciation: words

Section 5: TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE

Lecture 14 Vocabulary: people

Lecture 15 Possessive pronouns

Lecture 16 Grammar: gender

Lecture 17 Talking about people

Section 6: SOUNDS AND PRONUNCIATION

Lecture 18 Sounds Х, Л, Л'

Lecture 19 Pronunciation: phrases

Section 7: GREETINGS AND BASIC CONVERSATIONS

Lecture 20 Vocabulary: Hello! What is your name? How are you?

Lecture 21 Functional Language: basic conversation

Lecture 22 Grammar: formal and informal greetings

Lecture 23 Let's speak!

Section 8: SOUNDS AND PRONUNCIATION

Lecture 24 Sounds P & Л

Lecture 25 Pronunciation

Section 9: PROFESSIONS

Lecture 26 Vocabulary: professions

Lecture 27 Grammar: masculine and feminine

Lecture 28 Speaking

Section 10: SOUNDS AND PRONUNCIATION

Lecture 29 Sounds: Ю, Ц, Л'

Lecture 30 Pronunciation: professions

Lecture 31 Sounds E & ë

Section 11: PROFESSIONS (CONTINUATION)

Lecture 32 Vocabulary: professions (+gender)

Lecture 33 Grammar: ты & вы, negative sentences

Lecture 34 Functional Language

Section 12: PRONUNCIATION

Lecture 35 Sounds P & Л

Lecture 36 Pronunciation of some city places

Lecture 37 Pronunciation: transport

Section 13: IN A CITY

Lecture 38 Vocabulary: places in a city

Lecture 39 Grammar: Where are you? I am…

Lecture 40 Functional Language: Where are you going?

Lecture 41 Grammar Practice

Section 14: DIRECTIONS AND TRANSPORT: VOCABULARY

Lecture 42 Types of transport

Lecture 43 Directions

Lecture 44 Trains

Section 15: DIRECTIONS AND TRANSPORT: GRAMMAR

Lecture 45 Going by…

Lecture 46 Verb GO, its conjunction

Lecture 47 Where are you?

Lecture 48 Functional Language: mini-dialogues

Lecture 49 Let's practice!

Section 16: FOOD AND RESTAURANTS

Lecture 50 Vocabulary: in a restaurant

Lecture 51 Pronunciation

Lecture 52 Grammar: nouns and adjectives

Lecture 53 Grammar: what, who, where / something, someone, somewhere

Lecture 54 Grammar: ordering food

Lecture 55 Grammar: I want, I would like…

Section 17: FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

Lecture 56 In a bar

Lecture 57 In a cafe

Lecture 58 Verb 'drink' (пить) and its conjunction

Lecture 59 I drink…

Section 18: SOUNDS AND PRONUNCIATION

Lecture 60 Sounds Ж Ш Щ Ч

Lecture 61 Pronunciation

Section 19: BODY PARTS

Lecture 62 Vocabulary: body parts

Lecture 63 Gramma: I am not feeling well

Lecture 64 I am sick

Those who think that Russian sounds harsh but still cute