Elizaveta

Liza is the kind of teacher who makes a language like Russian feel like a warm invitation rather than a chore. She has a wonderful way of making the classroom feel personal and alive, moving beyond just "delivering a lesson" to truly sharing the heart of the culture. Her warmth shines through her vibrant energy. She understands that for a beginner, the "wall of grammar" can be intimidating, so she breaks it down into bite-sized, colorful pieces. Whether she's explaining the nuances of gender or how to conjugate a new verb, she does it with an encouraging smile that makes you feel like you've got this. What makes her special is how she weaves creativity into her challenges. She uses "Sentence Auctions" and hands-on projects because she knows that playing and creating are the fastest ways to learn. To keep things fresh, she also selects excellent videos to back up the material. She isn’t a rigid lecturer; she’s an insightful guide who makes you feel right at home with the language.

Great lesson with genders, endings to classify nouns. Repetition of hard and soft vovels, and some questions and answers. I really need to use my head in the lessons, they stimulate me to work on the language and start getting creative with the language :)

Liza delivered an excellent lesson with high-quality, self-made materials. Her teaching style is very engaging and structured, which made it easy to follow along. She used reading exercises and practical phrases for introductions, and also guided me in forming sentences—even though that part was challenging for me. What stood out most was the positive energy she brings to the class. The atmosphere she creates removes the usual embarrassment that comes with learning a new language, making it a comfortable and enjoyable experience. I even received some homework to reinforce what we learned, which shows her commitment to a structured curriculum. I’m looking forward to the next lesson!

Lena provides a fantastic mix of grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The lesson was perfectly structured, moving from phonetics practice to grammar rules, and then applying it all with interactive exercises like crosswords. She goes beyond just textbook definitions—teaching me the 'real' Russian, such as which female profession forms are polite versus rude, and how nicknames are used. A 5-star experience!

That was a super fun lesson with Liza! We did some serious language nerding but kept it light. First, we matched funny dog memes to phrases like "Привет" (Hi) and "Дела – ужасно!" (Things are terrible!). The dog sitting among the mess perfectly taught me how to say I'm having a rough day. 😂 Then, we dove into sounds. The biggest shock was the O-to-A rule (vowel reduction). If O isn't stressed, it turns into an A sound. That’s why хорошо́ (good) is pronounced kharashó, not horosho. It's like the unstressed vowels get lazy! We also looked at how vowels soften consonants: Hard Vowels: а, о, у, ы, э (Keep the sound tough) Soft Vowels: я, ё, ю, и, е (Make the consonant before them soft/squishy) Learning these simple sound tricks makes reading so much easier. It feels like I cracked a secret code today! Thanks, Liza!

Liza made a great first impression, easy to get involved and i was encouraged to continue learning. she easily saw my working points and what to focus on.