VocabularyIntermediate

Master Russian Prefixes

Stop memorising words one by one and start feeling them. Learn how a single prefix changes a verb, and think in Russian instead of translating in your head

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COURSE 02 при- · за-
вы- · пере-

What you get

From guessing to feeling the meaning

01

A system, not a list

See how one prefix transforms a word and opens a whole family of new ones

02

Speech without translation

Break the habit of translating and grasp meaning through context and intuition

03

Native-level vocabulary

Understand and use the verbs that used to look complex and confusing

04

Confidence when you speak

Know which verb to choose and how to give it the right shade of meaning

Why it matters

One root, a dozen meanings

Native speakers switch prefixes without thinking. This course makes that intuition yours

идтиto go
прийтиto arrive
уйтиto leave
выйтиto go out
зайтиto stop by
перейтиto cross
пройтиto go through
отойтиto step aside

Right for you if

Who this course is for

Intermediate learners — you know the basics and want to sound natural

Tired of translating — you read well but hesitate when you speak

Aiming for native-like speech — prefixes are what separate fluent Russian from bookish

Who teaches you

Fedor and a team of native speakers

Every lesson is written and voiced by people who teach Russian every day

Fedor, lead teacher at BeFluent

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About this course

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