Russian for beginners 2. Русский язык A1 (Coursera)

Russian for beginners 2. Русский язык A1 (Coursera)

Russian is considered to be one of the world's most difficult languages. This course aimed at helping those who are interested in understanding the Russian language. Every unit of the course consists of several parts explaining vocabulary, phonetics (pronunciation), grammar, and provides examples of simple dialogues in Russian. Russian for Beginners 2 continues to explain the basics of Russian to those who have already completed the first part of the course (Russian for Beginners 1).

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Upon completion of the course students will have learned: the main Russian verbs of movement as well as their conjugation in the Past, Present and Future tense; the formation of Genitive, Dative and Prepositional case of Russian nouns, pronouns and adjectives; the formation of cardinal and ordinal numerals.
The course contains more than 150 new words and conversational phrases providing the learner with a basic vocabulary for everyday communication on such topics as shopping, traveling, life in a city and personal activities.
Course 3 of 4 in the Russian for beginners А1. Русский язык: A1 Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Unit 1. At the shop
WEEK 2: Unit 2. Where?
WEEK 3: Unit 3. In the city
WEEK 4: Unit 4. What are you doing?

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