Russian for Complete Beginners

First impressions matter! Learn formal and informal ways to say "hello" and "goodbye" in Russian, and find out how to introduce yourself and ask questions.

Learn the letters and sounds of the Cyrillic Alphabet. Russian vowel pronunciation, vowel reduction, and hard and soft consonants are also explained.

Patronymics difficult-to-pronounce middle names are challenge for non-native speakers, but this lesson explains how patronymics are formed and pronounced.

In this lesson, learn the most important Russian polite words and phrases, such as "thank you," "please,” "welcome," "tell me," "give me," and "help me."

Let's count to 100 in Russian! Once you learn numbers 1-10 in Russian, you can get to 100 using a few simple suffixes. It’s not as difficult as it seems!