1. Read the sign
Each sign is one word you would see in a Russian street. Sound it out letter by letter and choose how it is said. Stuck? Alphabet guide →
МЕТРО
КАФЕ
ВХОД
ВЫХОД
АПТЕКА
РЕСТОРАН
2. Sounds and stress
Tap each word to hear it before you answer. Pronunciation guide →
- Which syllable is stressed? water
- How does the first о sound? window
- How does the end sound? bread
- What does ь do? mother
3. First phrases
Read the situation, then choose what a Russian speaker would say. Phrases guide →
SituationYou walk into a shop.
SituationA friend calls your name across the street.
SituationSomeone holds a door open for you.
SituationYou leave your teacher’s office.
4. “Who is this? What is this?”
Russian has no word for “is” in the present and no “a” or “the”: Э́то кот means “This is a cat”. кто asks about people and animals, что about things. Questions guide →
… э́то? — Э́то кот. Who is this? — This is a cat.
… э́то? — Э́то стол. What is this? — This is a table.
Э́то … ма́ма. This is my mum.
Как … зову́т? What is your name? (to a friend)
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