Read Russian like a Russian

Read Russian like a Russian, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4.7, with 27 lectures, 5 quizzes, based on 19 reviews, and has 157 subscribers.

You will learn about Ideally, with practice, you will be able to read and pronounce Russian words, spell words (easy and straight forward ones). This course is ideal for individuals who are 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. It is particularly useful 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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Summary

Title: Read Russian like a Russian

Price: $49.99

Average Rating: 4.7

Number of Lectures: 27

Number of Quizzes: 5

Number of Published Lectures: 27

Number of Published Quizzes: 5

Number of Curriculum Items: 32

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 32

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

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

Who Should Attend

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.

Target Audiences

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.

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.�

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Letters whose sounds are similar to English: д-d, т-t, н-n, л-l, к-k and о-о

Lecture 1: Intro to Russian Cyrillic Alphabet. Practice д-d, т-t, н-n, л-l and о-о.

Lecture 2: Practice reading words with д, т, л, н, п, к, о

Lecture 3: Д may sound like Т. Russian is tricky.

Chapter 2: Roaring "ррррр" and consonants chameleons: г- к, з – с, ж – ш, в – ф

Lecture 1: Г-К, Б-П. Бар, пар, краб, Бог

Lecture 2: Practice your roaring "R"

Lecture 3: Practice words with the 12 Russian letters you know by now.

Lecture 4: A word game

Lecture 5: Зз – Сс. Роза, проза and other words with "з"

Lecture 6: Words with "c"

Lecture 7: Letters Жж and Шш

Lecture 8: Вв and Фф

Chapter 3: 4 more vowels: у, ы, и, е

Lecture 1: Introducing the rest of the vowels. Practice Уу

Lecture 2: The dungeon in your throat – ы

Lecture 3: It's a flipped N with a smile – Ии

Lecture 4: Ее, that looks like Ee, sounds somewhat like Ee, but is not Ee at all!

Lecture 5: The Stress of No Stress, or Vowels are tricky too!

Lecture 6: Three Tongue Twisters and a Dare

Chapter 4: Soundless letters ь and ъ

Lecture 1: Soundless letters

Chapter 5: Яя, Юю, Ёё

Lecture 1: Яя, Юю, Ёё

Chapter 6: Чч, Щщ, Хх, сч, чт and other oddities

Lecture 1: Чч, Щщ

Lecture 2: Цц, Хх

Lecture 3: Three more tongue twisters

Lecture 4: Йй, + a tongue twister

Lecture 5: Ээ – the last letter for us

Lecture 6: -шь, -чь, -щь

Lecture 7: -тся / -ться sound like -ца

Lecture 8: Stresses and ё.

Instructors

Nina Kozlova
Russian

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