LinguaThree things this unit gave you
You can now name every letter, you know that one syllable is stressed and the rest are not, and you know that Russian spelling keeps letters the pronunciation throws away. Everything from here on assumes those three. Read the tables aloud once before the exercises.
| Rule | Written | Said |
|---|---|---|
| unstressed о sounds like а | хорошо | ха-ра-ШО |
| final voiced consonant goes quiet | друг | друк |
| г in -ого sounds like в | сегодня | си-ВОД-ня |
The five letters that keep catching you
| Letter | Not this | But this |
|---|---|---|
| В | the Latin B | the v sound |
| Н | the Latin H | the n sound |
| Р | the Latin P | a rolled r |
| С | the Latin C | the s sound |
| У | the Latin Y | a long oo |
Words that lie about themselves
A handful of very frequent words are said nothing like they are written. There is no rule to derive them from – they are learned one by one, and these four cover most of your first month.
| Word | Said as | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| что | што | what |
| конечно | канешна | of course |
| сейчас | сичас | now |
| его | иво | his, him |
Что вы читаете?What are you reading?
Конечно, я знаю.Of course I know.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| что | what | Что это такое? What is this? |
| конечно | of course | Конечно, я помогу. Of course I will help. |
| сейчас | now, right now | Сейчас я занят. I am busy right now. |
| очень | very | Очень интересно. Very interesting. |
| ещё | more, still, another | Ещё один вопрос. One more question. |
| тоже | also, too | Я тоже здесь. I am here too. |
| имя | first name | Как ваше имя? What is your first name? |
| фамилия | surname | Моя фамилия Петрова. My surname is Petrova. |
| читать | to read | Я люблю читать. I like reading. |
| писать | to write | Он умеет писать. He can write. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- match the pairs: 2
- fill the gap: 2
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which word is pronounced with a ш sound although it is written with ч?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.