This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Russian like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Russian Classes.
Adjectives
Knowing adjectives in Russian is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Russian is easy.
Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Russian, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Adjectives List in Russian
Adjectives
Russian
Audio
Tall
высокий vysokij
Short
короткий korotkij
Big
большой bol'shoj
Wide
широкий shirokij
Long
длинный dlinnyj
Small
маленький malen'kij
Thick
толстый tolstyj
Thin
тонкий tonkij
New
новый novyj
Old (opposite of new)
старый staryj
Cheap
дешевый deshevyj
Expensive
дорогой dorogoj
Young
молодой molodoj
Old (opposite of young)
пожилой pozhiloj
Wrong
неправильный nepravil'nyj
Right (correct)
правильный pravil'nyj
Good
хороший horoshij
Bad
плохой plohoj
Difficult
трудный trudnyj
Easy
легкий legkij
Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Russian sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Russian Adjectives in a Sentence
English
Russian
Audio
Am I right or wrong?
Я прав или ошибаюсь? Ja prav ili oshibajus'?
Is he younger or older than you?
Он старше или младше тебя? On starshe ili mladshe tebja?
Is the test easy or difficult?
Тест простой или трудный? Test prostoj ili trudnyj?
Is this book new or old?
Эта книга старая или новая? Jeta kniga staraja ili novaja?
This is so expensive
Это очень дорого Jeto ochen' dorogo
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Russian
Food
Russian
Audio
Breakfast
завтрак zavtrak
Lunch
второй завтрак vtoroj zavtrak
Dinner
обед obed
Meal
приём пищи prijom pishhi
Apples
яблоки jabloki
Avocados
авокадо avokado
Bananas
бананы banany
Beans
фасоль fasol'
Bread
хлеб hleb
Butter
сливочное масло slivochnoe maslo
Carrots
морковь morkov'
Cheese
сыр syr
Chicken
курица kurica
Coffee
кофе kofe
Corn
кукуруза kukuruza
Cucumbers
огурцы ogurcy
Eggs
яйца jajca
Figs
инжир inzhir
Fish
рыба ryba
Food
еда,пища eda,pishha
Fruit
Фрукты Frukty
Garlic
чеснок chesnok
Grapes
виноград vinograd
Ice cream
мороженое morozhenoe
Lemons
лимоны limony
Lettuce
латук latuk
Meat
мясо mjaso
Milk
молоко moloko
Olives
оливки olivki
Onions
лук luk
Orange juice
апельсиновый сок apel'sinovyj sok
Oranges
апельсины apel'siny
Peaches
персики persiki
Pears
груши grushi
Peppers
перец perec
Pineapples
ананасы ananasy
Pizza
пицца picca
Potatoes
картофель kartofel'
Pumpkin
тыква tykva
Salad
салат salat
Salt
соль sol'
Sandwich
бутерброд buterbrod
Soda (like Coke)
газированная вода gazirovannaja voda
Strawberries
клубника klubnika
Sugar
сахар sahar
Tea
чай chaj
Tomatoes
помидор pomidor
Vegetables
Овощи Ovoshhi
Water
вода voda
Watermelon
арбуз arbuz
Daily Conversation in Russian
Finally, a list of sentences If you simply want to ask a question, please vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Russian Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Russian
English
Russian
Audio
Are you thirsty?
Хотите пить? Hotite pit'?
I'm hungry
Я голоден / голодна Ja goloden / golodna
Do you have a bottle of water?
У Вас / тебя есть бутылка воды? U Vas / tebja est' butylka vody?
Breakfast is ready
Завтрак готов Zavtrak gotov
What kind of food do you like?
Какую еду Вы / ты любите / любишь? Kakuju edu Vy / ty ljubite / ljubish'?
I like cheese
Я люблю сыр Ja ljublju syr
Bananas taste sweet
Бананы сладкие Banany sladkie
I don't like cucumber
Я не люблю огурцы Ja ne ljublju ogurcy
I like bananas
Я люблю бананы Ja ljublju banany
Lemons taste sour
Лимоны кислые Limony kislye
This fruit is delicious
Этот фрукт вкусен Jetot frukt vkusen
Vegetables are healthy
Овощи полезны Ovoshhi polezny
Hi!
Привет! Privet!
Good morning!
Доброе утро! Dobroe utro!
Good afternoon!
Добрый день! Dobryj den'!
Good evening!
Добрый вечер! Dobryj vecher!
Welcome!
Добро пожаловать! Dobro pozhalovat'!
How are you? (informal)
Как дела? Kak dela?
How are you? (formal)
Как поживаете? Kak pozhivaete?
What's up? (colloquial)
Как дела? / Что происходит? Kak dela? / Chto proishodit?
Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.
Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Russian about adjectives, and food. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Russian Lesson 3. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Russian homepage.
