🇷🇺 Russian Lessons
Start from zero and grow — beginner to advanced, step by step.
Te-Form Connections
Master the て-form to chain actions and link clauses naturally.
Conditional with と
Use 〜と to express natural or inevitable conditions.
Potential Form — Can Do
Express ability and possibility using the potential form.
Passive Voice
Learn how to express actions done to you with the passive form.
Causative Form
Make or let someone do something with the causative form.
Giving and Receiving Verbs
Use あげる, もらう, くれる correctly based on perspective.
Nouns & Grammatical Gender
Understand the three genders in Russian and how to identify them.
Expressing Regret — ばよかった
Express wishes about the past using 〜ばよかった.
Personal Pronouns
Learn all Russian personal pronouns and how to use вы (formal you).
Subject and Topic Markers
Learn the difference between Korean subject markers 이/가 and topic markers 은/는.
Object Marker and Basic Verbs
Learn the Korean object marker 을/를 and essential everyday verbs.
Relative Clauses
Modify nouns with relative clauses — Japanese puts the modifier before the noun.
To Be (быть) & Present Tense
Learn how Russian drops 'to be' in present tense and conjugate common verbs.
Nominative & Accusative Case
Learn the first two Russian cases: nominative (subject) and accusative (direct object).
Present Tense
Learn Korean present tense forms: formal -습니다 and informal polite -아요/-어요.
ながら — While Doing
Describe two simultaneous actions with 〜ながら.
Asking Questions
Learn Korean question words and how to form yes/no and WH questions.
てしまう — Completed or Regrettable Action
Use 〜てしまう to express completion or something done accidentally/regrettably.
Genitive Case — Possession
Use the genitive case to express possession, absence, and quantities.
Past Tense
Learn how to express past actions in Korean using -았/었어요.
に対して — Towards / In Contrast
Use 〜に対して to express a direction of action, attitude, or contrast.
Dative Case — To / For
Learn the dative case for indirect objects and key expressions like age and feelings.
Future Tense
Learn Korean future tense with -(으)ㄹ 거예요 to express plans and intentions.
によって — By / Depending On
Learn the versatile 〜によって expressing means, cause, or variation.
Instrumental Case — With / By Means Of
Use the instrumental case for accompaniment, means, and professions.
Negation
Learn how to make negative sentences in Korean using 안, -지 않다, and 아니다.
わけだ / わけではない
Express logical conclusion or partial negation with わけだ and わけではない.
Location and Direction
Learn Korean location particles 에 and 에서, and key verbs of movement.
Prepositional Case — About / In
Learn the prepositional case for talking about locations and topics.
にもかかわらず — Despite
Express contrast between expectation and reality with 〜にもかかわらず.
Verb Aspects — Imperfective vs Perfective
Understand one of Russian's most important features: aspect pairs for verbs.
ばかりでなく — Not Only… But Also
Extend beyond one item with 〜ばかりでなく to mean 'not only X, but also Y'.
Connecting Clauses
Learn to connect Korean clauses using -고 (and then) and -(으)면 (if/when).
Past Tense
Form the Russian past tense — it agrees with the subject's gender, not person.
ことになっている — Supposed To
Use 〜ことになっている to state rules, arrangements, or what is supposed to happen.
Expressing Desire
Learn to express wants and desires in Korean using -고 싶다 and 원하다.
Future Tense
Form both the imperfective and perfective future tense in Russian.
ものの — Although / But
Express a concession with 〜ものの — 'although X, the reality is Y'.
Adjective Agreement
Master adjective agreement across all cases, genders, and numbers.
さえ〜ば — If Only
Express the minimum sufficient condition with 〜さえ〜ば — 'as long as / if only'.
てからでないと — Not Until After
State that Y cannot happen until after X is done with 〜てからでないと.
とともに — Together With / As … So …
Use 〜とともに to express simultaneous change, accompaniment, or parallel events.
を余儀なくされる — Forced To
Express being compelled by circumstances with 〜を余儀なくされる.
に際して — On the Occasion Of
Use 〜に際して for formal contexts marking a special occasion or timing.
かねない — Might Just Happen
Warn about undesirable possibilities with 〜かねない — 'might / could very well'.
ざるを得ない — Cannot Help But
Express inevitability with 〜ざるを得ない — you have no choice but to do it.
にほかならない — Nothing But
Make strong emphatic assertions with 〜にほかならない — 'is nothing other than'.
ならいざ知らず — I Don't Know About X, But…
Contrast an extreme case with normal expectation using 〜ならいざ知らず.
を踏まえて — Based On / Taking Into Account
Use 〜を踏まえて to express that an action is grounded in prior facts or experience.
たりとも〜ない — Not Even One
Emphasize that not even the smallest amount is acceptable with 〜たりとも〜ない.
もさることながら — Not to Mention
Use 〜もさることながら to say 'X is great, but Y is also remarkable'.
N1 Review & Exam Strategy
Review key N1 patterns and learn strategies for the JLPT N1 exam.