Read Russian like a Russian

Name: Read Russian like a Russian
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Learn to read Cyrillic, polish your accent and learn some words while you're at it.

Created byNina Kozlova

Last updated 4/2017

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What you'll learn

Ideally, with practice, you will be able to read and pronounce Russian words, spell words (easy and straight forward ones).

Course content

6 sections • 27 lectures • 1h 47m total length

Intro to Russian Cyrillic Alphabet. Practice д-d, т-t, н-n, л-l and о-о.8:00
Learn letters д, л, н, к, т, о
Match the 'siblings' and 'cousins twice removed'.
Practice reading words with д, т, л, н, п, к, о4:23
Practice reading words with "д", "т", "л", "н", "п", "к", "о".
Д may sound like Т. Russian is tricky.8:40
Learn when д sounds like т

Г-К, Б-П. Бар, пар, краб, Бог3:39
Paired letters "г" - "к", "б" - "п". Learn some simple words with those letters.
Practice your roaring "R"1:24
Practice roaring your Rrrrrrrrrr (as in Рррррррр)
Practice words with the 12 Russian letters you know by now.4:43
Additional practice in reading / pronouncing words with the 12 letters we have gone over by now.
A word game3:06
Make words out of given letters. Audible comprehension + spelling practice.
Match the picture with a Russian word for it
Зз - Сс. Роза, проза and other words with "з"5:22
Practice the pair "з" - "с".
Match the picture with a Russian word for it
Words with "c"2:25
Practice and learn some words with the letter "c".
Words with "c"
Letters Жж and Шш6:08
Introducing "ж" - "ш". Practice reading / pronouncing words with these letters.
Words with "ж" and "ш"
Вв and Фф4:43
The pair "в" - "ф". As close to the English sounds as they get.

Introducing the rest of the vowels. Practice Уу9:48
The difference between "y" and "oo".
The dungeon in your throat - ы2:53
The sound we don't have in the English language. This will take some practice. Be patient.
It's a flipped N with a smile - Ии3:57
Somewhere between pit and Pete there is "и".
Ее, that looks like Ee, sounds somewhat like Ee, but is not Ee at all!3:48
The very un-English-like "e".
The Stress of No Stress, or Vowels are tricky too!2:13
Learn how vowels change their sound, depending on where the stress falls in a word.
Three Tongue Twisters and a Dare4:23
Take it easy, mind the sounds and increase your speed - gradually.

Чч, Щщ4:37
Letters whose sounds resemble "ch"/"tch" and "sh".
Цц, Хх2:14
The letters whose sounds resemble "t's" and "h". But not quite.
Three more tongue twisters1:53
Take it easy and have fun.
Йй, + a tongue twister1:34
The funny looking letter that sounds like "y".
Ээ - the last letter for us1:20
The final letter for this course.
-шь, -чь, -щь0:56
When "ь" is there for decorative (spelling) purposes.
-тся / -ться sound like -ца3:55
They may sound like "ца", but they are not "ца".
Stresses and ё.1:29

Requirements

Desire to learn and patience to practice pronunciation

Description

This course is meant for those who don't know how to read Cyrillic and those do, but would like to improve their pronunciations.

You will:

Learn all the 33 letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make (or don't)
Practice prononciation, concentrating on the specific differences from similar sounds in English, which tend to cause foreign accents.
Test reading and spelling skills while adding Russian words to your vocabulary.
Receive live practice and tips on pronunciation via Skype from the teacher.

Course outline

Starting with consonants, which make sounds similar to those in English, and two simple vowels - "o" and "a", you will gradually move to completely 'foreign' letters and sounds, practicing and checking your reading and pronunciation skills every step of the way.

From one-syllable words, to words with 5+ syllables, each lesson will guide you through peculiar sounds and give you tips on how to master them. There is a number of tongue twisters to challenge you.

Additional reading practice is available as PDF.

Upon request, Skype practice sessions are available to help you perfect your pronunciation.

Who this course is for:

Beginners who do not know how to read Cyrillic alphabet and those who would like to polish their pronunciation and shed their foreign accent when speaking Russian.

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Letters whose sounds are similar to English: д-d, т-t, н-n, л-l, к-k and о-о3 lectures • 21min

Roaring "ррррр" and consonants chameleons: г- к, з - с, ж - ш, в - ф8 lectures • 32min

4 more vowels: у, ы, и, е6 lectures • 27min

Soundless letters ь and ъ1 lecture • 7min

Яя, Юю, Ёё1 lecture • 3min

Чч, Щщ, Хх, сч, чт and other oddities8 lectures • 18min

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