The Russian letter З produces two sounds - З and С. In this lesson, you will learn why the letter З produces С at the end and in the middle of words and why the letter C produces the sound З before voiced letters.

Здорово is another informal form of greeting, which is specifically used by a man to greet another man or men. Men use здорово to highlight their masculinity and ruggedness. The lesson might be useful to ladies too.

There is a rule that regulates the writing of ШИ and ШЕ in standard written Russian but we never pronounce them that way in real-life speech. In this lesson, you will learn that we always pronounce them ШЫ and ШЭ and practice them in Russian words.

Здравствуй is a singular form of the greeting word - здравствуйте. We use this word to greet a familiar person. In this lesson, you will practice the word and listen to a dialogue.

Even though the Russian letter Г produces 4 sounds - Г, К, В, and Х, and can be considered a truly multisound letter it mainly produces only two sounds while the sounds В and Х can be found in a few words that you will learn in this lesson.

The ability to say bye is as important as the one to greet people. In this lesson, you will learn common Russian phrases we use every day to say bye to each other. You will also learn the real-life pronunciation of the bye phrases.

The Russian letter Б produces two similar sounds - Б and П. In this lesson, you will learn why the letter produces П at the end of words and before some consonant letters. You will also practice the sounds in words and learn some new Russian words.