В пути

Introductions and exchanging personal information

Using the prepositional case after в and на in answer to где?

First conjugation verbs

Points of compass

Russian equivalents of “to be called”: звать vs. называться

Using который

The year in which something occurs

Verbs used in где-constructions

Talking about losing and recovering things

Using the accusative case after в and на in answer to куда?

Second conjugation verbs

Suffix -ость

Verbs used in куда-constructions

Practicing conjugation: мочь, хотеть

Expressing emotions: “to be upset,” “to be happy” (расстроен/а; счастлив)

Expressing happiness, support, consolation

Using у and the genitive case of animate nouns in answer to у кого?

Using от and the genitive case of animate nouns in answer to от кого?

Using к and the dative case with animate nouns in answer to к кому?

Dative case forms for nouns, modifiers, and pronouns

Genitive case forms for pronouns

Using the accusative case in time expressions

What is the Russian university schedule like?

Days of the week in time expressions

Russian equivalents of “every day,” “the whole day,” “once,” etc.

Expressing emotions: “to be nervous” (нервничать)

Apologizing and explaining why you were late

Expressing time on the hour

Using через to express time preceding an action

Using с, до, после, около with time by the clock

Expressing the date (day/month/year)

Time expressions with the genitive and prepositional cases

Forming adverbs from adjectives

Using во-первых, во-вторых, в-третьих

Time expressions: ночью, утром, днём, вечером

Writing the date in Russian

Russian equivalents of “this year,” “last year,” “this week,” “next week,” etc.

Exchanging information about families

Nominative plural forms for nouns and modifiers

Sentence structure: the subject

Using the genitive case with and without prepositions 

Use of который in the genitive case

Expressing happiness, regret; talking about getting married and getting divorced

Accusative case forms for animate nouns, including Russian and foreign first names

Accusative case singular forms for modifiers

Sentence structure: direct and indirect objects

Accusative, dative, and prepositional forms of personal pronouns

Time on the half hour

Time in the first half hour

Time in the second half hour

Expressing emotions: “to be worried,” “to be delighted” (волноваться/беспокоиться; быть в восторге)

Using его, её, их vs. него, неё, них

Various case forms of который

Why Russians say “Горько!” at a wedding

Talking about computer problems; expressing surprise, regret, doubt

Genitive plural forms for nouns and modifiers

Using the genitive case with words denoting quantity

Forms of adjectives after numerals

Computer terminology in Russian

Suffix -ение (сохранение, произношение)

How to say e-mail addresses in Russian

Using который in plural forms

Talking about finding information on the web

Accusative plural forms for nouns and modifiers

Accusative forms for numbers and words denoting quantity

Verbs of asking and answering (спрашивать/спросить, отвечать/ответить)

Internet terminology in Russian

Finding information on Russian web sites

Exchanging information about apartments

Instrumental case forms for personal pronouns

Instrumental case forms for nouns and modifiers

Using the instrumental case to express place

Word formation: Russian equivalents of “one-bedroom apartment” (однокомнатная квартира)

Verbs of position: стоять, ставить/поставить, лежать, класть/положить, висеть, вешать/повесить

Using во-первых, во-вторых, в-третьих

Talking about vacation, household chores, expressing agreement

Using the instrumental case with and without preposition

Using который in the instrumental case

Talking on the phone: telephone etiquette

Using the dative case without prepositions

Impersonal negative constructions

Using the preposition по

Constructions with нечего, некогда, негде, etc.

Expressing in Russian “I saw/heard someone do something” (слышал/а как; видел/а как)

Using the verbs нравиться/понравиться, хотеться/захотеться, приходиться/прийтись

Russian equivalent of “in my opinion” (по-моему, по моему мнению)

Asking a friend to introduce you to someone; discussing people

Reflexive constructions

Verbs with the reflexive particle -ся

Using свой (своя своё свои)

What Russians mean when they say that someone is интеллигентный человек

Noting the difference between: начинать/начать vs. начинаться/начаться

кончать/кончить vs. кончаться/кончиться

Formation and use of active participles: present and past tense

Names associated with Малый театр: Пушкин, Гоголь, Толстой, Достоевский, Островский, Чайковский

Formation and use of passive participles: present and past tense (long and short forms)

Calling various agencies to discuss travel tours

Unprefixed verbs of motion: unidirectional and multidirectional verbs

Indicating modes of transportation: use of в and на (в автобусе vs. на автобусе) 

Noting the difference between путешествовать and ездить-ехать/поехать

Discussing plans for the summer

Types of unidirectional and multidirectional motion

Translation of verbs of unidirectional motion

Reading about geographic position and history of the former Soviet republics: Узбекистан, Украина

Learning about Соловецкие острова, Кижи

Using the prefix по- with verbs of motion

Prefixed verbs of motion: при-/у-, в-/вы-, до-, про-

Asking for directions (on foot)

Prefixed verbs of motion: за-, пере-, под-/от-

Russian equivalents for “How do I get to…” on foot (Как дойти? Как пройти?)

A proverb “Язык до Киева доведёт”

Talking about clothes, weather forecast

Long and short forms of adjectives

Use of short-form adjectives

Темпертура по Цельсию vs. по Фаренгейту

Verbs pertaining to dressing and wearing clothing

Discussing the weather, expressing agreement and disagreement

The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs

Inviting friends over, seeking advice about serving food

Using aspect in imperative forms

Food names

Celebrating housewarming (новоселье)

Writing an invitation to a party

If someone doesn’t recognize you, Russians say “Богатым будешь!”

Conversation around the table

Third-person imperative: пусть

First-person imperatives: давай/те

Making toasts in Russian

Using кушай/те vs. ешь/те

The partitive genitive

Discussing team sports, competitions, who will win and who will lose, score

The declension of surnames

Forming adjectives from nouns (теннисный)

Word formation: how to say “a player of” (теннисист/ка, футболист)

Discussing books

Using the particles -то and -нибудь

Names of literary genres

How to talk about a book you’ve read