Grammar library
Every grammar topic as a standalone, interactive lesson — pick whatever is confusing you right now. New to Russian? The beginner path walks through these lessons in the right order.
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Beginner paths
Ordered lessons from the alphabet to the case system — with practice at every step.
Interactive Lessons
Grammar Topics
In roadmap order, shown here in Russian. Each topic has a lesson, fresh practice exercises, and progress tracking — and most are also available in Polish, Czech, Serbian, and Croatian via the language hubs above.
Cyrillic I: Old & False Friends
Read your first Russian words in ten minutes — А, К, М are already yours.
Cyrillic II: The New Shapes
Ж, Ш, Щ, Ы — the genuinely new letters, each with one reliable sound.
How Russian Sounds
Stress, the disappearing «о», and why хорошо sounds like “kharasho”.
Hello & Goodbye
Say hello, thank people, and know привет from здравствуйте.
Who Are You?
Introduce yourself with я, ты, он — and the “is” Russian skips.
First Sentence Patterns
Build real sentences: Это…, У меня есть…, questions, and не.
Asking Questions
кто, что, где, когда, почему — get any answer you need.
Things Around You
Name everyday objects — and spot every noun’s gender from its ending.
Colours & First Descriptions
красный дом, красная машина — describing things that agree with you.
Numbers 0–20 & Your Age
Count, give your age, and catch numbers at speed.
My Family
мама, брат, бабушка — the people who matter, and whose they are.
At the Café
Order coffee and blini with fixed polite phrases — a full transaction.
Present Tense I: What You Do
The -ешь melody: работать, читать, понимать — and «я не понимаю».
Present Tense II: Speak, Live, Love
The -ишь melody: говорить по-русски, жить, любить.
One Book, Many Books
Turn one книга into many книги — the core plural endings.
Describing Things
новый, старый, интересный — full adjective agreement.
Where Things Happen
в Москве, на работе — your first case, learned through addresses.
My Home
Rooms and furniture — the prepositional case moves in.
What You Want
Want, read, see, buy — the direct-object case.
Numbers to 1000 & Money
Real prices — and why it’s рубль, рубля, рублей.
Shopping
У вас есть…? Можно померить? — clothes, sizes, and paying.
Nothing & Nobody
нет молока — the case of absence, origin and belonging.
Eating Out
Order a full meal — Я буду…, чашка чая, and the bill.
Time & Days
Который час? — tell time and plan your week.
Going & Coming
идти or ехать — and the little switch from где to куда.
Every Day I Go
ходить or ездить — habits and round trips, the second half of the famous four.
Asking for Directions
прямо, налево, направо — never stay lost.
Taking Transport
на метро, на автобусе — tickets, transfers, announcements.
To Me, To You
мне нравится — the case of giving and liking, finally explained.
Weather & Seasons
Сегодня холодно. Идёт дождь. — sentences with no subject.
With Milk, With Friends
с молоком, с другом — the togetherness case.
Yesterday: the Past Tense
Four endings — читал, читала, читали — and your whole story.
A Trip to Remember
Hotels, suitcases, the sea — and telling the story afterwards.
The Six Cases, One Map
You’ve met all six — one job description each, one mental map.
Tomorrow & Plans
буду + verb — the easy future for making plans.
Done or Doing? Aspect I
читать vs прочитать — the difference English hides.
I'll Get It Done: Aspect II
я прочитаю, я позвоню — the one-word future for promises and results.
Health & the Body
у меня болит голова — explain what hurts and get help.
Work & Career
работать врачом, хочу стать… — jobs, studies, and patronymics.
Hobbies & Free Time
играть в футбол, играть на гитаре — and how often.
What People Look Like
у неё длинные волосы — describe anyone: looks and character.
Better, Bigger, Best
больше, лучше, самый — compare everything.
Arriving & Leaving
пришёл, ушла, вышел — five prefixes that multiply your verbs.
Dates & Celebrations
какое сегодня число — ordinals, dates, and С днём рождения!
Once Upon a Time
сначала, потом, вдруг — tell a story that flows.
Invitations & Arrangements
Давай пойдём! — invite, accept, decline, reschedule.
Cases in the Plural
много друзей, пять рублей — the missing plural endings.
Your Life in Russian
Расскажите о себе — the A2 capstone: your story, three minutes, connected.
In My Opinion
я считаю, мне кажется, по-моему — agree and disagree politely.
Feelings & Reactions
рад, боюсь, скучаю по — say how you actually feel.
Giving Advice
советую, стоит, лучше — help people decide.
What If: бы
если бы я выиграл миллион… — dreams and polite requests.
Aspect Mastery
Aspect in requests, prohibitions, and phases — the native touches.
Books & Films
сюжет, главный герой — discuss what you read and watch.
Understanding the News
сообщается, что… — crack the code of headlines.
How Russians Live
Banya, dacha, superstitions — the unwritten rules.
Idioms & Particles
же, ведь, ну — the tiny words that carry the tone.
Participles for Readers
читающий, сделано — the forms that fill every written page.
Verbal Adverbs
читая, прочитав — the literary gear, decoded not memorized.
Complex Sentences
который in all cases, чтобы, хотя — sentences with rooms in them.
The Full Motion System
пере-, до-, об- — every prefix, plus нести, вести, везти.
Nuance & Register
Formal, neutral, or among friends — the same thing three ways.
From Adapted to Authentic
Read real Russian prose with 90% comprehension and no panic.
Conjugation Trainer
Drill verb endings with instant feedback — Russian, Polish, and Serbian.
Same word, different meaning
Slavic languages share most of their vocabulary — which is exactly why some words betray you. Knowing the common false friends prevents the most confusing mistakes.
- sklep · Polish: shop vs Russian: crypt
- pokój / pokoj · Polish: peace vs Czech: room
- zapomnieć / запомнить · Polish: to forget vs Russian: to memorize