Russian for Beginners

About this course

Start speaking Russian with confidence. You will read and write Cyrillic, master greetings and introductions, and use the present and past tenses to talk about yourself, your work and your day.

The course introduces the case system gently, one case at a time, so grammar supports conversation rather than getting in its way. Seven days of practical sessions, run on demand, give you the language for shops, cafés, transport and everyday encounters, with an Alalamia certificate when you finish.

What you'll learn

• Read and write the Cyrillic alphabet with correct pronunciation and stress
• Greet people and introduce yourself using formal and informal address
• Apply noun gender, plural forms and adjective agreement in simple phrases
• Conjugate common verbs in the present and past tenses
• Use the prepositional and accusative cases in everyday sentences
• Talk about time, dates and numbers
• Manage everyday situations such as shopping, eating out and travelling

Curriculum

Who it's for

Adults with no prior Russian who need the language for work, study or travel.

Before you start

• No previous study of Russian is required