Newbie (A1)
Very short everyday exchanges: greetings, numbers, shopping, family, the home and getting around.
- 336 lessons
- 279 with native audio
- About 4 lines each
- All decks: 77 MB
By the end of Newbie you will
- Recognise greetings, numbers, prices, days and everyday words when people speak clearly.
- Follow short exchanges about names, family, food, shopping, time and directions.
- Read simple sentences in Cyrillic and know how they sound.
57 of these lessons don't have audio yet: they show the dialogue and its translation, and are marked ♪ soon below.
All Newbie lessons
- Day 1 Greeting a Friend
- Day 2 Introducing Yourself
- Day 3 Morning Greeting
- Day 4 At the Coffee Shop
- Day 5 At the Grocery Store
- Day 6 Asking for Directions
- Day 7 Taking a Taxi
- Day 8 Ordering at a Restaurant
- Day 9 Talking About the Weather
- Day 10 Talking About Family
- Day 11 Weekend Plans
- Day 12 Office Small Talk
- Day 13 Phone Call to a Friend
- Day 14 Buying Clothes
- Day 15 At the Pharmacy
- Day 16 On the Bus
- Day 17 Asking for Help
- Day 18 At the Doctor
- Day 19 Making an Appointment
- Day 20 At the Post Office
- Day 21 Hobbies
- Day 22 Favorite Sports Team
- Day 23 At the Bank
- Day 24 At the Airport
- Day 25 Asking for the Time
- Day 26 On the Train
- Day 27 Concert in the Park
- Day 28 At the Market
- Day 29 Ordering a Pizza
- Day 30 Birthday Wishes
- Day 31 Late to the Cinema
- Day 32 Tough Day at Work
- Day 33 At the Hotel
- Day 34 At the Library
- Day 35 New Phone
- Day 36 Saying Goodbye
- Day 37 At the Bus Stop
- Day 38 Finding Bread in the Store
- Day 39 At the Restaurant
- Day 40 Where Is the Bank?
- Day 41 Buying a Stamp
- Day 42 Meeting in the Park
- Day 43 Looking for a Book
- Day 44 Phone Invitation
- Day 45 Taxi to the Airport
- Day 46 Family in Another City
- Day 47 Morning Coffee
- Day 48 Visiting a Friend
- Day 49 Buying Fruit at the Market
- Day 50 Buying Medicine
- Day 51 Looking for an ATM
- Day 52 Introductions
- Day 53 At the Train Station
- Day 54 What Time Is It?
- Day 55 Lunch Break at Work
- Day 56 Wrong Number
- Day 57 Clothes Shopping
- Day 58 At the Cafe
- Day 59 Inviting a Friend
- Day 60 At the Barber Shop
- Day 61 Helping a Friend
- Day 62 Planning a Vacation
- Day 63 Coffee To Go
- Day 64 At the Gym
- Day 65 Asking for the Bill
- Day 66 Museum Tickets
- Day 67 Hotel Check-in
- Day 68 Introducing a Friend
- Day 69 Ordering Food Together
- Day 70 Running Late
- Day 71 A Great Camera
- Day 72 At the Bus Station
- Day 73 Looking for the Phone
- Day 74 Going to the Cinema
- Day 75 Lunch or Coffee
- Day 76 Buying Apples at the Market
- Day 77 Where Is the Metro?
- Day 78 Going Home Late
- Day 79 Headache
- Day 80 Visiting for Tea
- Day 81 Going to a Bar
- Day 82 Waiting for Bus Number Five
- Day 83 When Is the Meeting?
- Day 84 Talking About the Match
- Day 85 Ordering Food
- Day 86 Trying on a Jacket
- Day 87 Leaking Faucet
- Day 88 How Cold Is It?
- Day 89 Do You Have a Pen?
- Day 90 Long Time No See
- Day 91 Homework Before Play
- Day 92 Buying Cheese
- Day 93 Overslept Again
- Day 94 Looking for Glasses
- Day 95 Buying Meat
- Day 96 Broken Elevator
- Day 97 Going to the Store
- Day 98 Buying Butter and Milk
- Day 99 Snowy Morning
- Day 100 Favorite Animal
- Day 101 Cooking Dinner
- Day 102 Dirty Shoes
- Day 103 Talking About a Dog
- Day 104 Football or Computer
- Day 105 Buying Bread and Butter
- Day 106 Washing Hands
- Day 107 Favorite Sport
- Day 108 Watching Cartoons
- Day 109 What Do You Do?
- Day 110 Brothers' Jobs
- Day 111 Parents' Occupations
- Day 112 Left or Right (audio coming soon)
- Day 113 Checking the Weather (audio coming soon)
- Day 114 Bedtime (audio coming soon)
- Day 115 At the Fruit Stand (audio coming soon)
- Day 116 Where Are Mom and Dad?
- Day 117 A New Apartment
- Day 118 New Neighbors (audio coming soon)
- Day 119 How Many Rooms?
- Day 120 Lost Umbrella
- Day 121 Window Seat (audio coming soon)
- Day 122 Favorite Color
- Day 123 The Red Cup
- Day 124 Painting the Room
- Day 125 Sweater or Jacket (audio coming soon)
- Day 126 Elevator Going Up (audio coming soon)
- Day 127 Buying Sausage (audio coming soon)
- Day 128 From France
- Day 129 From Where in Russia (audio coming soon)
- Day 130 Speaking Languages
- Day 131 Birthday Months
- Day 132 Talking About Age
- Day 133 Tall Building (audio coming soon)
- Day 134 Tea or Coffee (audio coming soon)
- Day 135 Waking Up Early
- Day 136 Breakfast Eggs (audio coming soon)
- Day 137 Music Preferences
- Day 138 Time to Go
- Day 139 Carrying Bags (audio coming soon)
- Day 140 Parents' Jobs
- Day 141 Watching a Movie at Home (audio coming soon)
- Day 142 Bathroom and Kitchen
- Day 143 Broken Window (audio coming soon)
- Day 144 New Car
- Day 145 Pets
- Day 146 What Is His Name? (audio coming soon)
- Day 147 Busy Today, Free Tomorrow
- Day 148 Speaking English
- Day 149 Age and Birthday
- Day 150 Different Countries (audio coming soon)
- Day 151 Buying Rice and Pasta (audio coming soon)
- Day 152 Big Family
- Day 153 Sleeping In (audio coming soon)
- Day 154 Buying Apples and Bread
- Day 155 Cinema Tonight
- Day 156 Walk in the Park
- Day 157 Lost Phone
- Day 158 Homework Together
- Day 159 Bus to the Station
- Day 160 Heavy Snow (audio coming soon)
- Day 161 Buying Soap (audio coming soon)
- Day 162 New Haircut (audio coming soon)
- Day 163 Looking for Keys
- Day 164 Apartment Number (audio coming soon)
- Day 165 Windy Day (audio coming soon)
- Day 166 Buying Tea (audio coming soon)
- Day 167 Today's Date
- Day 168 Year of Birth
- Day 169 How Many Children? (audio coming soon)
- Day 170 Sharing an Umbrella (audio coming soon)
- Day 171 Waiting in Line (audio coming soon)
- Day 172 Turning Off the Light (audio coming soon)
- Day 173 New Glasses (audio coming soon)
- Day 174 Where Is the Cat?
- Day 175 Closing the Door (audio coming soon)
- Day 176 Where Do You Live? (audio coming soon)
- Day 177 Broken Plate (audio coming soon)
- Day 178 Eating Out or at Home (audio coming soon)
- Day 179 In the City
- Day 180 Home Garden
- Day 181 Watering the Flowers (audio coming soon)
- Day 182 Favorite Subject
- Day 183 Rushing Out the Door (audio coming soon)
- Day 184 Iron and Ironing (audio coming soon)
- Day 185 Buying Batteries (audio coming soon)
- Day 186 Exam Passed
- Day 187 Summer Heat
- Day 188 Reading a Book
- Day 189 Feeding the Dog (audio coming soon)
- Day 190 Allergic to Cats (audio coming soon)
- Day 191 Broken Computer
- Day 192 Forgot Wallet
- Day 193 Counting Money (audio coming soon)
- Day 194 Clock on the Wall (audio coming soon)
- Day 195 Which Bus Number? (audio coming soon)
- Day 196 Sore Throat (audio coming soon)
- Day 197 Good Cook
- Day 198 Missing Sock (audio coming soon)
- Day 199 Playing Chess (audio coming soon)
- Day 200 Buying a Map (audio coming soon)
- Day 201 Tooth Hurts (audio coming soon)
- Day 202 New Job
- Day 203 Taking a Photo (audio coming soon)
- Day 204 Ordering Pizza
- Day 205 Locked Out (audio coming soon)
- Day 206 Buying a Scarf (audio coming soon)
- Day 207 New Cafe
- Day 208 Feeding the Pigeons (audio coming soon)
- Day 209 Nice Weather
- Day 210 Shopping for Clothes
- Day 211 At the Bakery
- Day 212 Good Evening
- Day 213 At the Kiosk
- Day 214 Paying in Cash
- Day 215 Flowers for Mom
- Day 216 Ice Cream Stand
- Day 217 At the Shoe Store
- Day 218 What Floor?
- Day 219 At the Dry Cleaner
- Day 220 Doing Sports
- Day 221 Grocery Shopping (audio coming soon)
- Day 222 At the Gas Station
- Day 223 Whose Bag?
- Day 224 Parking
- Day 225 Buying a SIM Card
- Day 226 What Day Is It?
- Day 227 Spicy or Mild
- Day 228 At the Newsstand
- Day 229 Buying Vegetables
- Day 230 Black or With Milk
- Day 231 Neighbor's Cat
- Day 232 Buying Eggs
- Day 233 How Is the Food?
- Day 234 Setting the Table
- Day 235 Cold Outside
- Day 236 At the Candy Store
- Day 237 Do You Have Change?
- Day 238 Open or Closed
- Day 239 Favorite Season
- Day 240 Salt and Pepper
- Day 241 Taking Out the Trash
- Day 242 Drinking Water
- Day 243 Favorite Drink
- Day 244 At the Shoe Repair
- Day 245 What's for Breakfast?
- Day 246 Buying Onions and Garlic
- Day 247 Buying Fish
- Day 248 Hot or Cold
- Day 249 Already Had Dinner
- Day 250 Weekend at the Dacha
- Day 251 Almost Finished
- Day 252 Learning Chess
- Day 253 Doing the Dishes
- Day 254 After the Exam
- Day 255 Discussing a Movie
- Day 256 Trip to the Lake
- Day 257 Helping with a Move
- Day 258 Concert on Saturday
- Day 259 Borrowing a Book
- Day 260 Did You Get a Haircut?
- Day 261 What Shall We Drink?
- Day 262 Lazy Cat
- Day 263 Playing the Guitar
- Day 264 Do You Like Your Job?
- Day 265 Working at a Cafe
- Day 266 Dream Job
- Day 267 Cleaning the House
- Day 268 Which Shirt?
- Day 269 On the Farm
- Day 270 At the Zoo
- Day 271 I'm American
- Day 272 Why the Tiger?
- Day 273 Is It Friday?
- Day 274 Describing a Brother
- Day 275 Working as a Teacher
- Day 276 Study or Work
- Day 277 Small Apartment
- Day 278 Green or Blue?
- Day 279 From the Village
- Day 280 Tired After Night Work
- Day 281 Expensive Jacket
- Day 282 Hungry Friends
- Day 283 When Do You Get Up?
- Day 284 Car or Bus
- Day 285 Far Office
- Day 286 Asking for a Phone Number
- Day 287 How Often Do You Exercise?
- Day 288 Coffee or Tea
- Day 289 Arranging Furniture
- Day 290 Hanging a Picture
- Day 291 Time for a New Phone
- Day 292 Boring Movie
- Day 293 Ugly Shirt
- Day 294 Busy Tomorrow
- Day 295 No Smoking
- Day 296 Learning to Cook
- Day 297 Exam Tomorrow
- Day 298 Choosing a Movie
- Day 299 On a Diet
- Day 300 Invitation to Hang Out
- Day 301 Washing Dishes
- Day 302 Left Phone at Friend's
- Day 303 Returning a Book
- Day 304 Moving to Another City
- Day 305 Buying a Gift
- Day 306 Driving a Car
- Day 307 Take an Umbrella
- Day 308 Need a Vacation
- Day 309 Meet My Cat
- Day 310 Football on TV
- Day 311 Cut Finger
- Day 312 Learning Spanish
- Day 313 Moving to St. Petersburg
- Day 314 In a Bookshop
- Day 315 What Color Shirt?
- Day 316 Noisy Neighbors
- Day 317 Fast or Slow (audio coming soon)
- Day 318 Loud TV (audio coming soon)
- Day 319 Sunglasses
- Day 320 Entrance or Exit
- Day 321 Favorite Food
- Day 322 A New Job
- Day 323 Help with Math
- Day 324 New Phone Purchase
- Day 325 Rainy Day
- Day 326 Movie Recommendation
- Day 327 Asking About Wifi
- Day 328 Where Is the Toilet?
- Day 329 Is This Anton?
- Day 330 Dining Out (audio coming soon)
- Day 331 Thanks for Inviting Me
- Day 332 Breakfast or Just Coffee
- Day 333 Birthday on Friday
- Day 334 Morning Routine
- Day 335 Evening Routine
- Day 336 Weekend Recap
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