| Introduction. Russian letters and sound system | Russian alphabet
Sounds, handwriting, keyboard | Introductory Lesson 1
Reading syllables. Translating This is..., Here is...
| Introductory Lesson 2
Reading syllables. Conjunctions и and а | Introductory Lesson 3
Learn Russian hushing and velar sounds. Stress and vowel reduction (а, о)
| Quiz 1
Check what you have learned from Lessons 1-3 with this 10 minute quiz. | Introductory Lesson 4
Letters ц,й,ы,и | Introductory Lesson 5
Learn Russian 7-letter spelling rule | Introductory Lesson 6
Learn Russian Hard and Soft сonsonants. Vowel reduction (я, е) | Quiz 2
Check what you have learned from Lessons 4-6 with this 15 minute quiz. | Introductory Lesson 7
Letters ь and ъ. Pronunciation of я, ё, ю, е. Letters к, г, х | Introductory Lesson 8
Unpaired hard and soft consonants. The soft consonant й | Quiz 3
Check what you have learned from Lessons 7-8 with this 15 minute quiz. | Introductory Lesson 9
Voiced and Voiceless Consonants. Devoicing of Final Consonants. Consonant Clusters | Introductory Lesson 10
Pronunciation of г, ч, тся and ться | Phrasebook Topic 1
Learn how to greet people and say goodbye in Russian | Phrasebook Topic 2
Introducing Yourself in Russian | Quiz 4
Check what you have learned from Lessons 7-8 with this 10 minute quiz. |
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How the consonant г is
pronounced in different words
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Pronunciation of some Russian
words and combinations of letters are to be memorized.
- In a few words the letter г is pronounced [в].
For example, the possessive pronoun his is spelled его
but pronounced [йиво]; the word today is spelled сегодня
but pronounced [с'иводн'
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the genitive case adjectival endings are
spelled -ого, -его but pronounced [-в],
[-иво/-ив].
- In a root г is pronounced [г]. For example, men's name Егор sounds [йигор]
(его and сегодня are rare exceptions, they are to be
memorized).
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Click the sentences to listen, then read them aloud.
Note how
-его, -ого combinations are pronounced when they are adjectival endings,
in the possessive pronoun его (his) and in the name
Егор (George).
1. - Как
зовут твоего
русского друга? |
1. - What is your Russian friend's name? |
- Его
зовут Егор. |
- His name is Yegor. |
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How the consonant ч is
pronounced in different words
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- In a few words the letter ч is pronounced [ш].
The common ones are: что (what), чтобы (in order to), конечно
(of course, sure), скучный.
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Click the following words to listen, then read them aloud.
Note how ч sounds in these words. Memorize the words.
что |
what |
чтобы |
in order to |
скучный |
boring |
конечно |
of course, sure |
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How the combinations тся
and ться are pronounced
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- The combinations тся and ться can be
seen only in some verbs endings and both are pronounced [ца].
For example, учиться (to study at), он учится (he
is a student at), познакомиться (to meet).
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Click the words to listen, then read them aloud.
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учиться |
to study at |
он
учится в университете |
he
is a university student |
Приятно
познакомиться! |
Nice to meet you! |
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* The difference between тся and ться is
grammatical, and you will learn about it in the Grammar section.
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