My name is Denis Drosdov, and on behalf of Bilston Audio and Greg Bilston, I will be your trainer in a FREE online Russian language course!

I hope you are excited.

I was born and raised in Russia and have studied English for MANY years! So of course, when I have the chance to teach somebody Russian, it gives me pleasure.

Many people visit Russia for many reasons. The stereotype is Russian mafia and Russian brides. Our mafia may be tough, but so is yours! As for Russian brides, you will be very lucky if a Russian woman falls in love with you, but they are fiercly proud of their country, and it is easy to see why!

Free Russian Language Lesson 1:

So you decided to learn to speak Russian... Are you crazy? Do you know what’s involved?

Well if you are a little crazy, you don’t mind a challenge, you love to learn and you have a passion for life, then you have come to the right place.

I cannot stress the following enough:

You need a REAL reason to want to learn Russian. If you don’t, when you come up against challenges, your will to learn the Russian language will die. So ask yourself why you want to learn Russian now.

Is it to impress a girl? Will you be doing business there? Are you travelling and don’t want to one of the countless tourists who get ripped off in a foreign country?

Now that you know your reason, what reward will you give yourself as you progress? This is important because it allows you to see your progress and monuments along the way.

Let’s begin to learn the Russian language.

Firstly, when speak Russian, know who you are talking to, because this dictates how to speak Russian. Let me show you the rules of the Russian language:

When speaking to a stranger, acquaintance, higher authority or a person you respect, when saying "You" in Russian, you say "Vhi" It is pronounced ‘V-W-E’. The ‘E’ in ‘V-W-E’ is pronounced as in the word "Fed" or ‘Bed". This is the closest sound tho "Vhi" comes in the English language. In Russia, there is a sound not familiar with the English alphabet. But for now, say ‘V-W-E’ in its formal tense.

Next, when speaking to a Russian friend, lover or close family, you say "you" by saying "thi" This is pronounced ‘T-E’ as in ‘TED’, but without the ‘D’.

Based on the formal and informal conversation, most words of the same will change. The following free online Russian language lesson shows you the simple phrase ‘You Want" After seeing this, you’ll start to see the fun challenges that lay ahead.

"YOU WANT"

Formal – Vhi Haitetye (Pronounced Hi (As in hello) – Tee-Tye (ye as in yet)

Informal – thi Hochesh (Pronounced Ho (as in Row)-chesh)

Here is "You Speak" in Russian

Formal – Vhi Guvaditye (Pronounced Guv-ah-di (immediate)-tye (As in yet)

Informal – Thi Guvadeesh.

This is bare basic stuff. But all words follow this rule, whether it is "you hear, you see, you walk" or any other phrase.

Now, let’s see how these words change when saying "We Want" and "We Speak":

"We Want"

Mhi Haityim (Pronounced M-we (as in bed)

All Russian phrases have this rule.

Next, let’s take a look at words for past tense in the Russian language.

Past tense words change based on whether the speaker is male or female. Let’s look at the example below:

This is "I Wanted" in Russlan:

Male – Ya Haitil.

Female – Ya Haitila.

Now here is "I Spoke" for male and female:

Male – Ya Guvadil

Female – Ya Guvadila.

Here is ‘We Wanted":

Mhi Haitilee.

Here is "We Spoke" in Russian

Mhi Guvandilee.

Now, learn the Russian Alphabet. I highly recommend listening to the audio provided on the web site link below.

You will be taught correctly, how to memorize the Russian alphabet.

This concludes Lesson 1 of your free online Russian language course.

For more free training and an audio system that will give you a real edge, go to http://speakrussian.bilstonaudio.com

More lessons to come to learn to speak Russian

Denis Drosdov