Russian Lesson 2
Meetings and Greetings
In this lesson you will learn:
- Russian greetings for any time of the day
- how to make simple statements
- how to say hello in Russian
- how to ask simple questions with the words ЧТО and ЭТО
- how to determine the gender of nouns by their endings
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 other students and language teachers will be happy to help you. The difficulty of the lessons increases gradually so it's best to study them in order.Check | Activity | Study materials (opens in a new window) |
Vocabulary | How to say hello in Russian | |
Listening | Lesson conversations | |
Grammar | The gender of nouns | |
Grammar | Statements vs. Questions | |
Grammar | Usage of KTO, ЧТО, ЭTO in questions | |
Grammar | Polite forms of addressing people | |
Grammar | Subject pronouns | |
Vocabulary | Lesson words and phrases |
Optional 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 Hospitality - learn about the Russian tradition of hospitality