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Russian is the language of Russia and is understood in several countries of the region. It is one of the most important languages of literature and science, with authors such as Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, and is in high demand for work and study.

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The Cyrillic alphabet has 33 letters and takes a few days to learn. The grammar has six cases, three genders and verbal aspect (perfective and imperfective). There are no articles, and the verb to be is usually omitted in the present.

Cyrillic with romanization next to it
Six cases with examples
Verbal aspect and verbs of motion

Grammar with 57 points explained, with examples, exercises and videos.
Vocabulary organized by topic and dialogues from real situations.
Conversation units in a learning path.
Verb conjugation in the main tenses.
Flashcards and games to help you memorize.
Audio and pronunciation practice with voice recognition.
Live TV and radio in the language, to train your listening.
Certificate of completion.

These are the topics you will find in Linguarudo's Russian grammar:

Introdução

Introdução

Entrada

História da Língua
Alfabeto - А, Б, В, Г, Д (a, b, v, g, d)
Pronúncia - ы, ж, ш, щ, ь (y, zh, sh, shch), acento tônico (udarenie)

Artigo

Artigos Indefinidos - não existe artigo; один (odin), какой-то (kakoy-to), кто-то (kto-to)
Artigos Definidos - não existe artigo; этот (etot), тот (tot), тот самый (tot samy)

Substantivo

Masculino e Feminino - мужской, женский, средний род; студент/студентка, актёр/актриса
Nomes Abstratos - дружба, надежда, благодарность, -ость, -ство
Coletivos - стая, стадо, толпа, команда, семья, молодёжь
Compostos - самолёт, водопад, листопад, вуз, диван-кровать
Prefixos e Sufixos - пере-, при-, вы-, без-, не-, -тель, -ик, -ка
Plural - -ы, -и, -а, -я; люди, дети, друзья; очки

Saudações e Conversação básica

Saudações - Здравствуйте, Привет, До свидания, Пока, Спасибо
Interjeições - Ой!, Ура!, Молодец!, Отлично!, Помогите!

Adjetivos

Adjetivos Qualificativos - новый, новая, новое, новые; -ый, -ая, -ое, -ые
Adjetivos Demonstrativos - этот, эта, это, эти; тот, та, то, те (etot, eta, eto, eti; tot, ta, to, te)
Adjetivos Distributivos - каждый, весь, любой, другой, оба, никакой (kazhdyy, vesy, lyuboy, drugoy, oba, nikakoy)
Adjetivos Quantitativos - много, мало, несколько, достаточно, некоторые (mnogo, malo, neskolko, dostatochno, nekotorye)
Adjetivos Interrogativos - какой, чей, который, сколько (kakoy, chey, kotoryy, skolko)
Adjetivos Pátrios - бразильский, японский, ливанский, украинский (brazilskiy, yaponskiy, livanskiy, ukrainskiy)
Adjetivos Numerais - один, два, три, четыре, пять (odin, dva, tri, chetyre, pyat)
Adjetivos Comparativos e Superlativos - выше, лучше, самый, чем, такой же ... как (vyshe, luchshe, samyy, chem, takoy zhe ... kak)

Pronomes

Pronomes Demonstrativos - это, этот, тот, то, такой (eto, etot, tot, to, takoy)
Pronomes Relativos - который, что, кто, где, куда, чей (kotoryy, chto, kto, gde, kuda, chey)
Pronomes Interrogativos - кто, что, где, куда, когда, почему, как (kto, chto, gde, kuda, kogda, pochemu, kak)
Pronomes Reflexivos - себя, -ся, сам, свой (sebya, -sya, sam, svoy)
Pronomes Pessoais - я, ты, он, она, оно, мы, вы, они (ya, ty, on, ona, ono, my, vy, oni)
Pronomes Possessivos - мой, твой, его, её, наш, ваш, их, свой (moy, tvoy, yego, yeyo, nash, vash, ikh, svoy)
Pronomes Indefinidos - кто-то, что-то, никто, ничего, все (kto-to, chto-to, nikto, nichego, vse)

Advérbios

Advérbios de Modo - хорошо, плохо, быстро, медленно, тихо (khorosho, plokho, bystro, medlenno, tikho)
Advérbios de Lugar - здесь, там, близко, далеко, везде, нигде (zdes, tam, blizko, daleko, vezde, nigde)
Advérbios de Tempo - сегодня, вчера, завтра, сейчас, скоро (segodnya, vchera, zavtra, seychas, skoro)
Advérbios de Frequência - всегда, обычно, часто, иногда, редко, никогда (vsegda, obychno, chasto, inogda, redko, nikogda)
Advérbios de Quantidade - очень, много, мало, немного, слишком, почти (ochen, mnogo, malo, nemnogo, slishkom, pochti)
Advérbios Interrogativos - как, где, куда, когда, почему, сколько (kak, gde, kuda, kogda, pochemu, skolko)
Advérbios Ordinais - первый, второй, третий; сначала, потом, наконец (pervyy, vtoroy, tretiy; snachala, potom, nakonets)
Advérbios de Afirmação, Probabilidade e Negação - да, нет, не, конечно, может быть (da, net, ne, konechno, mozhet byt)

Preposições

Preposições - в, на, к, от, из, с, для, без, под, между (v, na, k, ot, iz, s, dlya, bez, pod, mezhdu)

Conjunções

Conjunções - и, а, но, или, что, потому что, если, когда (i, a, no, ili, chto, potomu chto, yesli, kogda)

Tempos Verbais

Verbo Ser e Estar - не existe no presente; я, ты, он, она (ya, ty, on, ona); был, буду; есть (byl, budu; yest)
Presente do Indicativo - я читаю, ты читаешь, он читает (ya chitayu, ty chitayesh, on chitayet)
Presente Contínuo - não existe; presente + сейчас (seychas), как раз (kak raz)
Passado Simples - -л, -ла, -ло, -ли (-l, -la, -lo, -li); читал, читала (chital, chitala)
Passado Progressivo - não existe; verbo imperfectivo no passado (читал, читала)
Futuro Simples - я буду читать, я прочитаю (ya budu chitat, ya prochitayu)
Futuro Progressivo - não existe; буду + infinitivo imperfectivo (буду читать, budu chitat)
Imperativo - читай!, читайте!, говори!, говорите! (chitay, chitayte, govori, govorite)
Verbos Modais - могу, должен, надо, можно, нельзя (mogu, dolzhen, nado, mozhno, nelzya)
Particípio - não existe "tenho viajado"; -ющий, -вший, -нный (-yushchiy, -vshiy, -nnyy)
Condicionais - бы (by), не могли бы вы (ne mogli by vy), я бы хотел (ya by khotel)
Verbos Irregulares - быть, идти, есть, хотеть, мочь, дать (byt, idti, yest, khotet, moch, dat)

Subjuntivos

Presente do Subjuntivo - чтобы (chtoby), пусть (pust), хотеть (khotet)
Pretérito Imperfeito do Subjuntivo - если бы (yesli by), хоть бы (khot by), бы (by)
Futuro do Subjuntivo - если (yesli), когда (kogda), как только (kak tolko)

Outros

Uso do Gerúndio - читая, прочитав (chitaya, prochitav); estou viajando = presente

Extra

Gírias e Expressões - Круто! Ладно. Не парься. Ничего себе! (Kruto! Ladno. Ne parsya. Nichego sebe!)
Erros Comuns

A path of 50 units to learn Russian through conversation, each with dialogues, vocabulary and exercises:

Introductions and first contacts - name, origin, age, profession
Greetings and goodbyes - good morning, good afternoon, bye, thank you
Meeting people - work, housing, hobbies, questions
Family and relatives - parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins
My house - rooms, floors, address, describing the house
Objects and rooms of the house - furniture, appliances, where is it?
My daily routine - waking up, working, eating, sleeping
Times, days and dates - hours, days of the week, months, scheduling
School and classroom - teacher, student, school supplies, homework
Studying and learning - studying, practicing, making mistakes, study techniques
Professions and work - professions, company, salary, job
At the office - meeting, e-mail, deadline, equipment
At the supermarket - shopping list, groceries, checkout, sales
Buying clothes - clothes, sizes, fitting room, prices
In shops and businesses - shops, bakery, bookstore, opening hours
Money, prices and payments - prices, card, change, paying
At the restaurant - reservation, menu, ordering, bill
Food and drinks - food, drinks, fruit, tastes
Cooking and preparing food - recipes, ingredients, cooking verbs
At the café, bakery and snack bar - coffee, snack, cake, to go
Health and parts of the body - body, pain, well-being
At the doctor's - appointment, symptoms, tests, prescription
At the pharmacy - medicines, dosage, prescription, precautions
Sports and physical activities - sports, training, teams, matches
Leisure and free time - weekend, hobbies, outings
Cinema, television and music - movies, series, concerts, tickets
Friends and social life - friendship, getting along, trust, conversation
Invitations, meetups and events - invitations, parties, confirming, accepting, declining
Phone and conversations - calls, messages, notes, mobile phone
Internet, technology and social media - apps, passwords, social media, security
Transport and getting around - bus, subway, tickets, timetables
On the street and asking for directions - directions, addresses, maps, landmarks
In the city - places, sights, neighborhoods
Hotel and accommodation - reservation, check-in, rooms, services
Airport and travel - check-in, passport, boarding, customs
On the plane - seat, flight attendant, takeoff, connection
Tourism and tourist attractions - attractions, guide, photos, souvenirs
Car rental and transport - rental, insurance, gasoline, road
Emergency situations - help, police, ambulance, danger
Bank and financial services - account, balance, transfer, currency exchange
Post office, documents and public services - mail, parcels, forms, documents
Job interview - résumé, experience, strengths, vacancy
Meetings and the professional environment - agenda, goals, agreeing, disagreeing
Making plans for the future - plans, dreams, goals, intentions
Opinions, preferences and arguments - opinion, advantages, preferences, debate
Problems, complaints and solutions - complaining, refund, exchange, warranty
News, events and current affairs - newspaper, headlines, government, economy
Culture, customs and differences between countries - customs, traditions, etiquette, cuisine
Social situations and more advanced conversations - compliments, accent, politeness, sincerity
Communication in real situations: final mission - review, requests, reservations, thanks

Russian	Reading	Portuguese
🔊 бумага	bumaga	Papel
🔊 доска	doska	Lousa
🔊 доска	doska	Quadro
🔊 ежедневник	yezhednevnik	Agenda
🔊 зубная паста	zubnaya pasta	Pasta de dente

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