A1 · Beginner
Greetings and introductions
Russian greetings follow the time of day. A name uses звать, and the formal hello is not the same word as the informal one.
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Three lessons each at A1, A2, and B1. The explanation follows the language of this page. The examples stay in Russian.
This lesson is free practice. It does not award a CEFR certificate.
A1 · Beginner
A1 · Beginner
Noun gender
Russian nouns are masculine, feminine, or neuter. The ending is the usual clue, and a few people break it. моё is written with ё.
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Personal pronouns
Russian pronouns mark person and, in the third person singular, gender. вы is both the plural and the formal singular.
Open lessonA2 · Elementary
A2 · Elementary
The accusative
The accusative is the form of a direct object. Inanimate masculine nouns look like the dictionary form. Animate masculine nouns look like the genitive.
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The past tense
The Russian past does not say “I” or “you” inside the verb. It says whether the subject was masculine, feminine, neuter, or plural.
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The prepositional case
The prepositional case needs a preposition. In this lesson, в and на locate, and о names the topic. The noun’s ending changes.
Open lessonB1 · Intermediate
B1 · Intermediate
Going on foot and by vehicle
Russian chooses the motion verb twice. First, on foot or by vehicle. Second, one trip in one direction, or movement that repeats. The destination uses the accusative.
Open lessonB1 · Intermediate
Aspect
Russian verbs come in aspect pairs. The imperfective presents a process or a habit. The perfective presents a completed result. This lesson uses two pairs only.
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чтобы
хотеть takes an infinitive when the same person does both actions. It takes чтобы plus the past when someone else does the second action.
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