Read Russian

Name: Read Russian
Rating: 4.8 (98 reviews)

Break the Secret Code and Learn Cyrillic

Created byNancy Howland Walker

Last updated 1/2017

English

What you'll learn

Read and understand hundreds and hundreds of words in Russian without learning the language!

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 2h 3m total length

Introduction to the Course6:22
A brief introduction to the course, showing the different elements and how the course is put together.
Class 1: Same Letter, Same Pronunciation6:36
In this lesson you learn the letters: A, E, O, K, M,T and C.
Class 2: Same Letter, Different Pronunciation (Part 1)8:20
In this lesson you learn the letters P and H.
Class 3: Same Letter, Different Pronunciation (Part 2)11:20
In this lesson you learn the letters B, Y and X
Class 4: Based on Greek Letter (Part 1)8:44
In this lesson you learn the letters г and д.
Class 5: Based on Greek Letter (Part 2)10:15
In this lesson you learn the letters л, п and ф.
Class 6: Based on Hebrew Letters9:11
In this lesson you will learn the letters ш and ц.
Class 7: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 1)12:04
In this lesson you will learn the letters б and ж.
Class 8: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 2)10:49
In this lesson you will learn the letters з, и and й.
Class 9: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 3)11:26
In this lesson you will learn the letters ч, щ and э.
Class 10: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 4)14:08
In this lesson you will learn the letters ю, я, ы and ё.
Class 11: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 5)14:09
We will conclude this course with the final phonetic symbols ь and ъ. We will also take a quick look at cursive and italic letters.

Requirements

No prerequisites what-so-ever. This course starts very simply at the beginning.

Description

Who has time to learn a new language?! If you're planning a trip to Russia or any country using the Cyrillic alphabet, this course is for you! In just an hour and a half, you can be a master at reading Russian. Which means you will be able to read and understand hundreds of words, simply because they are the same as words you already know! Getting around will be much easier and way more interesting, as you will be able to translate many signs.

Nancy Howland Walker has been teaching nearly her entire life - topics from Russian and English as a Second Language, to Sailing and Improv Comedy. Her teaching style is easy going and fun.

Who this course is for:

Any fun-loving and curious traveller who will be going to Eastern Europe where the Cyrillic alphabet is in use. Or if you just want to learn something new!