Russian teacher Maria Makarchenko

Maria Makarchenko

Community Tutor
Teaches
Russian
Native
Ukrainian
Native
English
Speaks
Korean
Portuguese
French
German
Spanish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Cantonese)
Greek
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Lakota
🦦 A patient and friendly teacher with over 4 years of experience 🌸 Package DISCOUNTS 🌌
From UkraineLiving in Kyiv, Ukraine (23:26 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 5, 2021
InterestsReadingScienceFilms & TV SeriesTravelGaming
🙋🏻‍♀️ Hello everyone! *Note: Unfortunately, I don't prepare my students for any kind of examination and I don't teach kids. Thanks for your understanding!* 💔 My name is Maria, I am from Ukraine🇺🇦. I'm a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian, but I speak English fluently as well. I can also speak Portuguese at the B1 level and Korean at A2 level. 🙆🏻‍♀️ I've decided to become a tutor on Italki because languages are my life. I'd love to save the beautiful Lakota language! I want to help others learn languages that I'm offering. I'm a good listener. My students tell me that maybe I could become a therapist 🌝 I will listen to you 100%!
5.0
Rating
719
Students
4592
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

Russian Lessons

Russian
Ukrainian
English
Trial Lesson
316 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
🌱 Conversation Practice (A1-C2 levels) / Разговорная практика 🌹 PACKAGE DISCOUNT
A1 -  C2

Conversation

1,055 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 12% off
🐣 Russian for beginners (A0 level) 🌹 PACKAGE DISCOUNT
A1

Language Essentials

250 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 12% off
Offline 📝 (flashcards, text corrections, personalised vocabulary lists etc)
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

12 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 2% off
✍🏼 Essay Writing / Написание эссе (OFFLINE)
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 10.00
Package with 2% off
🧏🏻‍♀️ Listening Practice / Практика аудирования (AUDIO ONLY)
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 2% off

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407 Reviews

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Russian
Ukrainian
Student Kristin
Kristin
47 Ukrainian lessons
Teacher’s pick
I am a new student to Ukrainian and to italki. From the very first «Привіт!», with her beaming smile, Maria had me hooked! Марія teaches and listens with enthusiasm, patience, and a lot of understanding. Her lessons and conversations are diverse, interesting, engaging, and we always smile and laugh along the way! 😄 With my extremely demanding schedule, our learning sessions have become a veritable oasis! We just completed another session and I already can’t wait for our next lesson (I feel that way after each lesson)! Щиро дякую, Маріє! Я так багато вивчаю кожен урок! Ти чудова вчителька! Дуже дуже дякую! 🙏
May 7, 2024
Student Will Prigge
Will Prigge
47 Russian lessons
Teacher’s pick
I have had Maria as a teacher for at least six lessons and she is excellent. She quickly assessed my level of skill in Russian, where I was strongest and what needed work on. Then she set up me up with the opportunity to do assignments (if I wished). Maria is also a great conversationalist and to my surprise had an incredibly detailed knowledge of my humble little state of South Dakota. The hour I spend with her each week just flies by. She motivates me to be better and I feel myself improving as a student -- at least my confidence is! : ) I was not a great language student back in school, but this is fun. It doesn’t feel like work at all. Notice how busy her schedule is. There is a reason: she’s good.
Apr 2, 2022
Student Kristin
Kristin
47 Ukrainian lessons
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Each lesson with Maria is bringing more depth of speaking experience, more comprehension, and more levels of appreciation for the Ukrainian language than I can even begin to count! Time with Maria, her expertise, and learning this valuable language is a never-ending gift!! 🎁 Щиро дякую!!!
Mar 10, 2025
Student Ryan Andersen
Ryan Andersen
259 Ukrainian lessons
Teacher’s pick
One of the best decisions I made this year was taking Ukrainian lessons with Maria. While I have little talent for learning languages, she has tons and gladly passes her experience and enthusiasm on to her students. In a relaxed and friendly environment, you will learn and practice your language skills, learn about Ukrainian culture, and be inspired to keep going. The hour will go by far too quickly, and you will be noticeably better by its end.
Dec 30, 2022
Student Fantronn
Fantronn
16 Ukrainian lessons
Thank you, Maria, for another great lesson! Maria is the best language teacher on any continent. She is always willing to challenge me to push beyond the comfortable boundaries of and my present skill level. She provides kind and clear corrections, often bringing in specifical examples to reinforce learning. She explains grammar well, never fails to encourage me to make connections between new concepts and my current comprehension level, and does all of these things in a fun, highly professional, empathetic, and remarkably patient way. I highly recommend anyone reading this to select Maria as your language instructor.
Mar 16, 2025
Student Fantronn
Fantronn
16 Ukrainian lessons
Maria effortlessly combines kindness, empathy, focus, and fun into every lesson. Her patience level as I stumble through forming coherent sentences is unmatched. She ensures that I understand the nuances of this amazing language, fuels my passion to become more fluent, and inspires me to push myself. I highly recommend her as a teacher.
Mar 8, 2025
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