Comprehensible input · Russian
Texts you can actually read
Graded readers built for Slavic languages: every text is written for your level, every sentence is tappable for a translation, every word is one tap from the dictionary — and the whole story can be read to you out loud.
- Read at your level
- Listen before you read
- Check what you understood
A0 · First texts
Readable after your first few lessons
Tiny texts (40–80 words) built from greetings, family, and everyday objects. Short sentences, present tense only, lots of cognates.
Это я
This Is Me
Meet Anna, her room, and her sleepy cat — your very first Russian text, readable after one lesson.
Read & listenМоя семья
My Family
Ivan introduces his family — a doctor, an engineer, two siblings, and one very loved dog.
Read & listenМой дом
My House
A room-by-room tour of an ordinary home — and why an ordinary home is enough.
Read & listenВ кафе
At the Café
Anna and Mark order coffee and cake — until the cake mysteriously disappears. Your first Russian dialogue.
Read & listenA1 · Everyday life
Daily routines, shopping, weather — real situations
Short stories and dialogues (80–160 words) about everyday life. Present tense with natural case usage and frequent question-answer patterns.
Мой день
My Day
A teacher's ordinary day from seven in the morning to eleven at night — time phrases and daily verbs in action.
Read & listenВ магазине
At the Store
Anton shops for a dinner party, negotiates with his budget, and forgets exactly one thing.
Read & listenМоя подруга Катя
My Friend Katya
A long-distance friendship, video calls with a confused cat, and a first Czech word — for anyone learning a Slavic language.
Read & listenЗима в Москве
Winter in Moscow
Minus ten outside, hot tea with lemon inside — why winter is the coziest season in Moscow.
Read & listenA2 · Little stories
Real narratives with a beginning, middle, and end
Narrative texts (150–280 words) that tell a story: a trip, a memory, a small adventure. Past tense appears, sentences breathe a little more.
Поездка в Петербург
A Trip to Saint Petersburg
Two brothers, a night train, four hours in the Hermitage, and a pink sky over the Neva — your first past-tense story.
Read & listenБабушкины пельмени
Grandma's Pelmeni
Summers in the village, crooked dumplings, and why store-bought pelmeni will never taste the same.
Read & listenГде мой кот?
Where Is My Cat?
Barsik the cat climbs a tree, the whole street mounts a rescue — and the cat has his own plans.
Read & listenНовая работа
The New Job
A lost shirt, a missed bus, rain — Marina's first day goes wrong in every way, until it doesn't.
Read & listenHow to use graded reading
- Listen first. Play the story once without reading — catching even a few words trains your ear.
- Read without translations. Guess from context; tap a sentence only when you are truly stuck.
- Save the words that stopped you. Tap any word to hear it, see it in the dictionary, and star it for later.
- Check yourself, then move on. The questions at the end tell you if the level fits. Understanding ~90% means you are reading at the right level.
Re-reading old texts is not cheating — it is how vocabulary becomes automatic. Come back daily, even for five minutes.