| 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 è and à |  Introductory Lesson 3 Learn Russian hushing and velar sounds. Stress and vowel reduction (à, î)
 |  Quiz 1 Check what you have learned from Lessons 1-3 with this 10 minute quiz. |  Introductory Lesson 4 Letters ö,é,û,è |  Introductory Lesson 5 Learn Russian 7-letter spelling rule |  Introductory Lesson 6 Learn Russian Hard and Soft ñonsonants. Vowel reduction (ÿ, å) |  Quiz 2 Check what you have learned from Lessons 4-6 with this 15 minute quiz. |  Introductory Lesson 7 Letters ü and ú. Pronunciation of ÿ, ¸, þ, å. Letters ê, ã, õ |  Introductory Lesson 8 Unpaired hard and soft consonants. The soft consonant é |  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 ã, ÷, òñÿ and òüñÿ |  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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          7-letter spelling rule
             For an English speaking person it is often hard to
            hear the difference between  û and  è sounds.  
            Having learned the following spelling rule you will avoid some
            common mistakes in your written Russian. 
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              After consonants   ã, ê, õ, æ, ø, ù, ÷ 
            do not write the letter  û. Whenever an
            [û] or [è] sound  
             follows one of these letters, it is spelled è. This is called
            7-letter spelling rule. 
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          Click each combination to listen, then click again and
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             Practice reading words with consonants  ã, ê, õ, æ, ø, ù, ÷ 
            followed by è. Click each word
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                ãèìí  | 
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                hymn, anthem  | 
               
              
                êèâè  | 
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                kiwi  | 
               
              
                õèòðûé  | 
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                cunning  | 
               
              
                ÷èçáóðãåð  | 
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                cheeseburger  | 
               
              
                ùè  | 
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                cabbage soup  | 
               
              
                æèð  | 
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                fat  | 
               
              
                øèíà  | 
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                tire  | 
               
             
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            Click the sentence to listen, then click again and say it with me.  
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                Ýòî ìîòîöèêë, à ýòî ìàøèíà.    | 
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          Reading  ×òåíèå | 
         
        
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          Practice reading some Russian words aloud.
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           ×èëè, ãèìíàñòèêà,
            ãèòàðà, Êèåâ, êèëëåð,
            êèëîãðàìì, êèëîìåòð, êèìîíî,
            Êèòàé, õèïïè, ×èêàãî,  ÷èïñû,
            æèðàô, øèê, øèìïàíçå.
              Kiev, guitar, gymnastics,  killer,  hippie, kilogram, kimono, giraffe,
            China, chips, Chicago, kilometre, chimpanzee, Chile,  chic. 
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          Exercises  Óïðàæíåíèÿ | 
         
        
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