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Russian from Zero: Cyrillic & Sounds (L1)

CEFR A1 · Cyrillic takes about a week, and half of it you already know. The real work is stress — which moves unpredictably and changes how every vowel is pronounced.

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1 module 11 lessons 10 enrolled ~9h of material
Russian from Zero: Cyrillic & Sounds (L1)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Read and write the full Cyrillic alphabet
  • Avoid the false friends — letters that look Latin and aren't
  • Produce the hard/soft consonant distinction that runs through Russian
  • Apply vowel reduction so unstressed о and а sound correct
  • Understand why stress must be learned with every word
  • Read Russian aloud accurately

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

11 lessons across 1 module, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.

Ready when you are.

Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.