Lesson 1. The Russian Alphabet || Russian for beginners

Welcome to the course of the Russian language for beginners. This is the course in English where we make the first steps in learning Russian. I will teach you how to pronounce Russian sounds correctly, how to read according to the rules, and how we use the intonation.

The first lesson is about the Russian alphabet. You will find out what kind of vowels, consonants, and signs we have. Then, I explain the pronunciation and show how to print the Russian letters.

Download the file with the Russian alphabet:

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[luzherrera]

The algorithm has a very funny sense of humor.

[forestplay]

Офигеть! Я выучил русский за 1 курс и теперь я полноценный русскоговорящий! Советую всем смотреть этот канал, реально помогает в обучений.

[galibashurov]

Кто хочет чтобы наша Ира сделала урок по падежам имен прилагательных.
Если хотите, подержите лайком чтобы она увидела это!!

[kristym]

Thank you teacher, I am Thai and i learning Russian language, your video tutorial is very helpful and good. Please keep doing it, I want to be your student.🙏🏻❤️

[americanstudyingrussian]

I will write in English today. Your English was clear. I understood everything. You pronounced э so clear that I now understand exactly why it's so difficult for Russians to hear the difference between pen/pan, bed/bad, men/man, etc. The sound of э is exactly in the middle between the 2 English sounds a and e.
I've noticed that we have the same problem in English. 'sh' is in between the 2 Russian letters ш and щ. It's very difficult for us to hear the difference, even in videos that are clearly trying to show us the difference. Therefore, we can't pronounce it correctly. I can do it now, but I think that the difference between ш and щ was the most difficult part of Russian pronunciation and listening for me. It took a very long time before I could even hear the difference.

[hinchlnt]

I am an "intermediate" student, self-taught, all on-line. No classrooms, no actual teachers standing in front of me. But I begin with this lesson, to pick up any missing spots.

[voltss]

Thank you so much! I had my first russian lesson yesterday, we started learning the alphabet right away. This helps to memorize

[stas]

Я сам из России, и меня немного забавляет смотреть обучалки по Русскому языку. Но всё равно, очень интересно смотреть как Иностранцы обучаются моему Родному языку😁.

[milenahakobyan]

Pleased continue the series! It’s very informative. Thank you, Milena

[davidjrb]

Thank you. I needed this. I've been putting off learning Russian because of the cyrillic alphabet, but this introduction made it feel less intimidating. Your English pronunciation is wonderful. It's clear, easily understandable and your accent is beautiful.

[supremeveritas]

Such a great way of pronouncing and teaching skills thank you!

[rashadceferov]

You are really perfect .i have never seen such a prefessonal teacher

[SovietUnion_J.Dahmer]

I am a Sri Lankan trying to learn Russian and you have no idea how much you have helped me. I watch your videos a lot when I am learning Russian. Thank you so much for the help and effort you put to teach Russian. :)

[morgana_martins]

I'm brazilian and trying to learn russian for almost 1 year... thats the first GOOD explanation about the alphabet i've found, Спасибо!! REALLY helpfull <3

[nathanyribeiro]

This class was very very interesting. I'm Brazilian and with this class I'm starting learning russian language and I still practice English speak by a non native.

[ubaydah]

i watched many of your lessons before with subtitles and thought that you speak only Russian in lessons.but now i am watching with English...perfect job and lessons miss Ира .большое спасибо за уроки

[leenasipponen]

Thanks for this video! I don't know Russian at all. But this video is very clear. I don’t think it’s possible to teach the Russian alphabet better. I have studied some other languages, but never before the teaching for beginners has been this good and clear.

[IoannisVintzi]

Very helpful video, you are a great teacher and really helped me on how to pronounce every letter (had seen some other people's videos but didn't help). Although I can say that for my native language (Greek) it is a bit difficult to tell the difference between Ц and Ч and also between Ш and Щ. Still, I will keep practicing, thank you a lot again for this excellent video! Greetings from Greece!!! 🇬🇷❤️🇷🇺

[hurumadeeladeelahmed]

I am totally convinced to learn Russian just by your professional style👌

[ericksubverter]

Here is pronunciations For all Sanskrit Hindi Marathi Speaking Indians, Russian language is Easy for indians this Will make it a lot more clear thanks for the video Ira, By the Way Ira (wisdom in sanskrit ) (as in Goddess Ira) You are very smart so names suits you !


А - आ Н - नं ы - वंई
Б - बं О - औ Э - ऐ
В - व П - प ю - युं
Г - ग Р - र я - या
Д - द С - स
Е - य Т - त
Ё - यँ У - ऊ
Ж - क्ष Ф - फ
З - ज Х - ख
И - ई Ц - त्स
Й - यं Ч - च
К - ख Ш - ष
Л - लं Щ - श
М - मं