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Free online courseRussian A1 and A2 for Foreigners

Duration of the online course: 6 hours and 53 minutes

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Start speaking and reading Russian fast with a free online course: Cyrillic, core grammar, cases, verbs, and everyday phrases—learn at your pace.

In this free course, learn about

  • Read/write the 33-letter Russian Cyrillic alphabet; key learning focus and sound-letter patterns
  • Recognize Russian vowels and vowel pairs; know how many vowels and their basic behavior
  • Use core sentence patterns: "I have/there is", introductions: "My name is/They call me"
  • Apply personal & possessive pronouns, incl. gendered forms and object pronouns (e.g., "He knows her")
  • Understand noun gender rules from endings; form adjectives (hard/soft endings) and compare degrees
  • Grasp the idea of Russian cases; use accusative for objects and prepositional for locations (+ exceptions)
  • Form past tense with gender/number agreement; express obligation in the past
  • Use future tense markers/structures and basic verb conjugation types; build imperative forms
  • Master numbers (0–1,000,000) incl. feminine "two"; ordinal numbers; quantity-case rules (>4 = genitive)
  • Build negatives with multiple negatives; use nobody/nothing/nowhere/never constructions correctly
  • Use connectors and logic: what/that/when/where; why/because/that’s why; first...then sequencing
  • Learn verb groups & aspect: common verbs, pairs like buy (process/result), perfective vs imperfective
  • Use movement/transport verbs (one-time vs repeated); correct prepositions/cases for leaving/returning
  • Use genitive for possession and after certain prepositions; form genitive plural (incl. common patterns)

Course Description

Build a solid Russian foundation from the very first step and move confidently through A1 to A2. This free online course is designed for foreigners who want practical progress: reading Cyrillic without guessing, forming correct sentences, and understanding why Russian words change in real speech. You will develop the habits that make Russian feel logical, not random, so you can keep improving long after the lessons end.

You begin with the Cyrillic alphabet and the sounds behind it, so you can recognize letters, avoid common pronunciation traps, and read simple words and signs. From there, the course guides you into the grammar that actually unlocks communication: personal and possessive pronouns, noun gender, core verb patterns, and the everyday structures people use to introduce themselves, talk about what they have, and describe what is happening around them.

As you progress, you will gain control over the key cases and how they shape meaning in Russian sentences. Instead of memorizing tables in isolation, you will see how cases work in context: talking about objects, locations, movement, time, quantity, and possession. You will also train essential verb skills, including past and future forms, imperatives, and modal meanings, plus the crucial perfective vs imperfective contrast that helps you express process versus result naturally.

To make your Russian sound more complete, the course strengthens the building blocks of fluent speech: connecting words, adverbs, comparison, adjectives, numbers, days of the week, and common negative constructions. Short stories and practice-focused lessons help you apply new grammar to real phrases, reinforcing comprehension and recall. With integrated exercises and frequent checks, you can study at your own pace while steadily turning passive knowledge into usable Russian for everyday life, travel, and further language study.

Course content

  • Video class: Russian alphabet | 33 sacred letters 05m
  • Exercise: What is the primary focus when learning the Russian Cyrillic alphabet?
  • Video class: Pairs of vowels 02m
  • Exercise: How many vowels are in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet?
  • Video class: Idea of russian cases. 03m
  • Video class: Personal pronouns 01m
  • Exercise: What is the role of personal pronouns in language?
  • Video class: Gender of nouns in russian grammar 03m
  • Exercise: In Russian, the gender of a noun is determined by the ending of the word. Which ending typically indicates a feminine noun?
  • Video class: I have ... | There is something next to me 02m
  • Exercise: Which sentence represents the Russian structure for 'I have a telephone'?
  • Video class: My name is | They call me ... 02m
  • Video class: He knows | Sentences with alive object 02m
  • Exercise: What is the correct form of the pronoun in the sentence 'He knows ____' when referring to 'she'?
  • Video class: Verbs like To Do | Basic verbs in Russian 02m
  • Exercise: What is the Russian infinitive form of the verb 'to do'?
  • Video class: Possessive pronouns | Whose? 03m
  • Exercise: Which pronoun form corresponds to a feminine object?
  • Video class: Yes, No, Or | Construction Not.. but... 02m
  • Exercise: What is the Russian word used to show a choice between two options?
  • Video class: Numbers in Russian | From zero to million 04m
  • Exercise: What is the special form for the digit '2' with feminine words?
  • Video class: Luckily and unfortunately 03m
  • Video class: At first.. then... | How to split actions in time 01m
  • Exercise: What is the purpose of the "first... then" construction as described?
  • Video class: Adverbs | How do we do an action? | How is the situation around? 02m
  • Exercise: Which Russian adverb would you use to express that someone understands something 'very well'?
  • Video class: Days of the week | 7 days in Russian | Resurrection = Sunday 03m
  • Exercise: In the Russian language, what is the origin of the word for Monday?
  • Video class: Reason and result | Why, Because, Since, That`s why 01m
  • Exercise: What is the correct word to use in Russian when asking for the reason behind an action?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 18 03m
  • Exercise: How many types of verb conjugations exist in the Russian language?
  • Video class: Connecting words | What, That, When, How, Where etc. 02m
  • Exercise: In Russian, which of the following connecting words can often be translated as both 'what' and 'that' depending on context?
  • Video class: Verb To Live | Life 01m
  • Exercise: How is the past tense of a Russian verb formed based on the given subject and its attributes?
  • Video class: Accusative case for nouns | Object in the sentence 04m
  • Exercise: What is the rule for changing the ending of a feminine noun in the nominative case ending with 'a' or 'я' when converting it to the accusative case in Russian?
  • Video class: Past tense in Russian | Gender and quantity specific adjustment of the verb 03m
  • Video class: Prepositional case | Location in Russian sentences 02m
  • Exercise: What is the typical ending for a noun in the prepositional case that originally ends with a consonant?
  • Video class: Plural nouns in Russian 03m
  • Video class: Future tense in Russian 02m
  • Exercise: In Russian, which word or phrase might indicate the use of the future tense?
  • Video class: The whole | Entire | Gender and quantity specific word 02m
  • Video class: How often | Regular actions 01m
  • Exercise: In the Russian language, when constructing negative sentences, why do multiple negative parts appear in the sentence structure?
  • Video class: Plural nouns with exceptions 03m
  • Video class: Adjectives in Russian | Hard and soft ending 04m
  • Exercise: Which word ending is important to pay attention to when forming adjectives in Russian, especially to determine the gender and plurality?
  • Video class: Comparative and superlative in Russian 03m
  • Video class: Colors in Russian | Rainbow 02m
  • Exercise: In Russian, how do you distinguish between the plural form for 'colors' and the plural form for 'flowers'?
  • Video class: Imperative form of the verb | Action! 01m
  • Video class: Modal verbs in Russian 04m
  • Exercise: In Russian, how do you form the past tense of a verb to express a past obligation?
  • Video class: Love, sleep, cook, save | Group of verbs 02m
  • Video class: Negative phrases | Nothing, noone, nowhere, never 02m
  • Exercise: In Russian, how do you construct a negative sentence when using words like 'nobody' or 'nothing'?
  • Video class: Function Topic | About | Three forms of preposition O 02m
  • Video class: Prepositional case, exceptions | Ending ? for masculine words 01m
  • Video class: To sit and to see | Change consonant in the verb 02m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 39 02m
  • Video class: To go - one action or repeated action? 03m
  • Video class: Defining the Purpose 02m
  • Exercise: Which question word is used in Russian to clarify the purpose of an action?
  • Video class: All verbs around education | Know how 02m
  • Video class: Ordinal numbers in Russian 02m
  • Exercise: Which of the following sentences correctly uses an ordinal number to describe a masculine object in Russian?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 44 02m
  • Video class: When? or How long? - correct case and preposition 01m
  • Exercise: In the Russian language, which word would you use to ask about the duration of an event?
  • Video class: Verb To Play | Two cases | Two prepositions 01m
  • Video class: To wash, to eat, to drink, to sing | Group of verbs 02m
  • Video class: A1 Russian Course. Marathon weeks 31 - 40. 23m
  • Video class: A1 Russian Course. All videos for weeks 1 - 40. 2h15m
  • Exercise: How many letters does the Russian alphabet contain, and what are some important features to consider when learning them?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 50 03m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 51 02m
  • Video class: Story Family Happiness | Practice Adjectives 03m
  • Video class: Story I am not a workaholic | Practice verbs 02m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 54 02m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 55 03m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 56 02m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 57 04m
  • Video class: Genitive Case in Russian 03m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 59 02m
  • Video class: Perfective verbs | Change focus from process to result or immediate aspect 04m
  • Video class: To buy - Two verbs | Process and result 01m
  • Video class: Feelings | How to Manage Emotions 01m
  • Video class: Vladimir`s phone and map of Russia | Genitive case 02m
  • Exercise: In the sentence 'телефон Влади́мира', which case is used for the word 'Влади́мира' to indicate possession?
  • Video class: See, pay, request, clean | Group of verbs 01m
  • Video class: Look, see, listen and hear | Verbs logically connected 01m
  • Video class: Write, cut, search, cry | Group of verbs 02m
  • Video class: A2 Russian Course. Marathon weeks 1 - 10 22m
  • Video class: Talking - Speak, Say, Tell 01m
  • Video class: Quantity as a function 02m
  • Exercise: When expressing quantity in Russian, which grammatical case is used for numbers greater than four?
  • Video class: Genitive case prepositions 02m
  • Video class: Genitive PLURAL 03m
  • Exercise: What is the correct genitive plural form for the Russian word 'стул' (stool) when referring to five or more items?
  • Video class: Same or different? 02m
  • Video class: Going back with correct preposition 02m
  • Exercise: In Russian, which case is typically used when leaving a location, as illustrated by the use of specific prepositions?
  • Video class: A2 Russian Course. Marathon weeks 11 - 20 26m
  • Video class: Seek, and ye shall find 02m
  • Exercise: In Russian, which verb would you use when you finally found something you have been looking for?
  • Video class: To be located 01m
  • Video class: Move on transport 02m
  • Exercise: Какое глагол использовать для обозначения регулярного передвижения на транспорте?
  • Video class: Till, after, during 02m
  • Video class: To take - all meanings 03m
  • Exercise: In the context of Russian A2, which verb pair focuses on separating the process and the result when used?

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