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Master Russian from absolute beginner to A1.1 level through this comprehensive 9-hour course taught by Yula, a professional Russian teacher with a Ph.D. in linguistics and CELTA certification from Cambridge University. Begin with the Russian alphabet and basic pronunciation rules, learning to read Cyrillic letters and form syllables. Progress through essential greetings, farewells, and introductions while mastering fundamental pronunciation concepts including soft and hard consonants, stress patterns, and vowel reduction. Explore Russian grammar systematically, covering personal pronouns, noun genders, plural formations, verb conjugations (both first and second conjugation), past and future tenses, and the prepositional case. Build practical vocabulary for everyday situations including professions, family members, classroom objects, places in the city, musical instruments, sports, apartment features, seasons, days of the week, and cardinal directions. Practice essential verbs like делать (to do), читать (to read), знать (to know), понимать (to understand), работать (to work), and many others, learning important distinctions such as помнить vs понимать and слышать vs слушать. Develop conversational skills through speaking exercises about friends, family, and future plans. Apply your knowledge in practical scenarios including airport check-in procedures and restaurant interactions. Access supplementary materials including a list of 1000 essential Russian words and exercises to reinforce learning throughout the course.
