Duration of the online course: 11 hours and 7 minutes
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Learning Russian can feel intimidating at first, but the right first steps make it surprisingly approachable. This free online course is designed for complete beginners and guides you from zero knowledge to an A1 foundation, helping you recognize Cyrillic with confidence and start using the language in everyday situations. Instead of overwhelming you with theory, the lessons focus on practical building blocks that quickly turn into real communication.
You will train your ear and mouth for Russian sounds, learn how to read common words, and avoid typical pronunciation mistakes with targeted practice. From the start, you build useful phrases you can apply immediately, then expand into making negative sentences and expressing simple ideas clearly. Step by step, you develop the core grammar habits that make beginner Russian feel logical rather than random.
As your base grows, you move into high-frequency vocabulary that supports real-life conversations: professions, personal and possessive pronouns, family words, common objects, and the logic of gender and plural forms. The course also helps you become comfortable with numbers, dates and schedules, so you can say phone numbers, talk about months and days of the week, and tell the time naturally.
To bring everything together, you practice everyday verbs and basic conjugation, describing routines, plans for the week, and hobbies. Regular drills and short check-in questions reinforce what you have learned, so you can remember faster and use the language actively—not just recognize it. By the end, you will be able to introduce yourself, talk about people close to you, describe simple activities, and handle common beginner scenarios with much more confidence.
Video class: Russian alphabet - Learn Russian letters and sounds | Lesson 1
06m
Exercise: _What is the Russian letter for the sound "Ya"?
Video class: How to pronounce and write international words in Russian | Drill
08m
Exercise: What is the correct pronunciation of 'document' in the audio transcript?
Video class: 3 MOST USEFUL Russian Phrases for Beginners | Lesson 2
07m
Exercise: _What are the three most useful phrases in Russian that we learnt in this lesson?
Video class: Negative sentences in Russian | Drill
07m
Exercise: Which word has a different stress pattern for 'E'?
Video class: Learn professions and personal pronouns in Russian. | Lesson 3
09m
Exercise: _What is Maria Sharapova's profession?
Video class: Learn plural nouns in Russian and drill professions | Drill
07m
Exercise: What is the plural form of 'driver' based on the given rules?
Video class: Family vocabulary and possessive pronouns in Russian | Lesson 4
10m
Exercise: _What is the profession of the narrator's mother in Lesson number four?
Video class: Family and pronouns in Russian | Drill
11m
Exercise: What is the correct possessive pronoun for 'This is me and ... sister'?
Video class: Common objects
13m
Exercise: _What are the four groups of gender in Russian language?
Video class: Practice common objects, gender and plural forms | Drill
12m
Exercise: Which object is considered feminine in singular form?
Video class: Numbers in Russian 1-10 | Lesson 6
07m
Exercise: What is considered the most important association with Russia according to the speaker?
Video class: Months, seasons, days of week in Russian | Drill
09m
Exercise: What month number is May?
Video class: Telling the time in Russian | Lesson 7
13m
Exercise: _What is the correct way to read the number 12 in Russian?
Video class: Learn and practice numbers to 1000 and say your phone number in Russian | Drill
11m
Exercise: What is the typical starting code for a Russian phone number?
Video class: Everyday Activities - Basic Russian verbs and verb conjugation | Lesson 8
12m
Exercise: _What are verbs?
Video class: 5 activities to practice Russian verb conjugation | Drill
11m
Exercise: What time do most people have lunch according to the practice session?
Video class: Your plans for a week: Learn events and how to say "I have" in Russian | Lesson 9
09m
Exercise: _What is Natasha doing on Friday evening?
Video class: Video Lesson 18
09m
Exercise: What does a photographer typically have?
Video class: Talk about HOBBY and learn verbs with suffixes | Lesson 10
09m
Exercise: _What does Konstantin like to do in his free time?
Video class: Video Lesson 20
07m
Exercise: What does Olya not love to do?
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Course comments: Russian language from 0 to A1
Students found the free course easy to understand, engaging, practical, and helpful for Russian beginners. They reported good progress and praised the professor’s experience.
N?rmin Ab?yeva
i can understand the teacher very well
Belindah Lynn Nampijja
very engaging class. Thank you Maria
Gorane-Maria Valentina
A very helpful course for Russian beginners
Moussa
very practical and the instructor is experienced
Heather Howell
great progress
Mehemmed Hesenli
Yohanes Giovanni Agusta
thank you