Lesson 6: Congratulating People
Colorful Birthday Party Balloons. Photo by D Sharon Pruitt CC-GA2.0
In this lesson you will learn:
- how to say "Merry Christmas!" and "Happy New Year!" in Russian
- how to say "Happy birthday!" in Russian
- how to congratulate people in other situations
- how to use verbs in the past, present and future tense
- aspect of the verb
- the perfective and imperfective verbs
Lesson self-study checklist
This checklist will help you to learn the lesson materials. You can study at your own pace, spending as much time to master the new concepts and vocabulary as you need. If you need help at any time, please post your questions on the forum and someone will be happy to help you. The difficulty level of the Russian lesson materials increases gradually so it's best to learn them in order.Check | Activity | Study materials (opens in a new window) |
Vocabulary | Phrases for Wishes and Invitations | |
Listening | Lesson conversations | |
Grammar | Conjugation of Russian verbs | |
Grammar | Aspect of the Russian verbs | |
Grammar | The tenses of the Russian verbs | |
Vocabulary | Lesson words and phrases |
Optional external materials
Here are a few extracurricular lessons from other great websites for learning Russian. Please make sure to study the materials on the self-study list above. If you have some extra time left, you may want to read these pages for alternative explanations of grammar topics and vocabulary covered in this lesson. Note, that these links will open in a new window.
- Russian Tense and Aspect - examples of usage of tense in relation to aspect
- Russian Verb Aspects - explanation of verb aspect
- Russian Nesting Dolls - learn about a traditional Russian souvenier