Russian for Beginners
Course facts
- Payment: Free to learn, certificate paid
- Credits: CPD Credits
- Learning style: Self-paced, start anytime
- Format: Video Based
- Video access: Offline Download (App)
- Refund: Conditional Refund
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Learn Russian for beginners: the Cyrillic alphabet, reading and stress rules, hard and soft consonants, greetings, noun gender and verb conjugation.
Learning Russian starts with its Cyrillic alphabet and the reading rules that tell you how each word sounds. The lessons cover the alphabet in its classical order and its letter groups, how to recognize each letter in writing and speech, reading rules and word stress, hard and soft consonants and their pairs, voiced consonants that change in speech, reading unstressed vowels, formal and informal greetings and basic manners, personal pronouns, the gender of nouns and adjectives, and the first and second verb conjugations, with speaking practice.
What You Will Achieve
- Read the Russian alphabet and its letter groups
- Apply Russian reading, stress and pronunciation rules
- Use formal and informal greetings
- Conjugate first and second conjugation verbs
Program Overview
Basic Russian Phonetics and Lexis
The alphabet, pronunciation and first words.
- Introduction
- Basic terms and expressions
- Verb conjugation and speaking practice
Certificate Awarded (Paid)
Pass the final course assessment to earn it. The course is free to study; the certificate is optional and has a fee.
Job Outlook
Russian is useful for translators and interpreters, and for anyone working with Russian-speaking clients or colleagues.
- Translator
- Interpreter
Good for: Complete beginners who want to read Cyrillic and say their first Russian phrases.
Keep in mind: It focuses on the alphabet and pronunciation, so conversation practice is limited to a few basic expressions.
Bottom line: A useful first step into reading and pronouncing Russian.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the course teach the Cyrillic alphabet?
Yes. It covers the Russian alphabet in its classical order, its letter groups and how to recognize each letter in writing and pronunciation.
Does it teach verb conjugation?
Yes. It explains the first and second conjugation of Russian verbs, along with personal pronouns and the gender of nouns and adjectives.
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