Course Details
Russian for Beginners 2
Academic Year 2026/27
VYR002 course is not part of any programme in the faculty
Topics: leisure time and hobbies; daily routine and time; occupations; education; holidays and vacations.
Grammar: verb conjugation; verb forms; reflexive verbs; declension of singular nouns; dates; the past tense; conditional sentences.
Credits
2 credits
Language of instruction
Czech
Semester
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
Entry Knowledge
A knowledge of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, basic vocabulary, and grammar is assumed, particularly numbers, conjugation of basic verbs, personal and possessive pronouns, the construction у меня есть, and nouns following the numbers 2, 3, and 4.
Students are also expected to be familiar with the following topics: introducing yourself; greetings; forms of address; countries, nationalities, and languages; birthdays; and family.
Aims
The aim of the course is to provide students with a foundation in Russian, including the written and spoken Cyrillic alphabet, basic vocabulary, and grammar. The course also develops the skills required to read, translate, and produce simple texts in Russian.
Basic Literature
Prerequisites
A knowledge of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, basic vocabulary, and grammar is assumed, particularly numbers, conjugation of basic verbs, personal and possessive pronouns, the construction у меня есть, and nouns following the numbers 2, 3, and 4.
Students are also expected to be familiar with the following topics: introducing yourself; greetings; forms of address; countries, nationalities, and languages; birthdays; and family.
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
- Introduction: Revision of the basics
- Lesson 1: Leisure time – films, music, musical instruments; first conjugation
- Lesson 2: Leisure time – sport; second conjugation; the reflexive verbs заниматься and кататься
- Lesson 3: Expressing time; parts of the day
- Lesson 4: Daily routine – describing everyday activities; verbs in the first and second person singular
- Lesson 5: Occupations – names of professions; the instrumental case with the verb работать
- Lesson 6: Occupations – workplaces; choosing a career; constructions with the verbs интересовать and нравиться
- Lesson 7: Education – types of schools; the verbs заниматься, учить, and учиться
- Lesson 8: Classes; dates; the past tense
- Lesson 9: University studies; declension of singular nouns
- Lesson 10: Holidays and vacations – describing activities; names of countries in the nominative and locative cases
- Lesson 11: Tourism and leisure activities; the verbs идти and ехать; conditional sentences with если
- Revision and course summary