Course components:

• Introduction to written and spoken Russian
• Practicing Russian sounds and basic intonation patterns
• Learning to write block Cyrillic letters
• Everyday communication skills
• Categories of number and gender of Russian nouns.
• Pronouns (personal, possessive, interrogative, demonstrative)
• Verbs
• Subjugation of adjectives
• Grammar Cases (Nominative, Prepositional, Accusative)

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Greet people
• Become acquainted with somebody;
• Inquire and provide information about yourself, your partner, or a third party;
• Thank, respond to your opponent, express a desire;
• Name one’s profession and occupation;
• Inquire and inform about hobbies and interests;
• Buy food, drinks, clothes and souvenirs;
• Ask for and give an address or phone number;
• Offer to eat out; accept or refuse such an offer, explain the reason of refusal; agree on a meeting place and time; order food and drink; inquire or give information about favorite dishes; pay for the meal.
• Inquire and give information how to get somewhere; whether it is far or close; what the fare is.