General Vocabulary
Learning vocabulary is a key part of studying any language - Russian is no exception! This page is here to teach you some basic vocabulary within key areas of conversation; such as animals, food and sports.
Food - Еда
Food is well-known to be one of the most important subjects to learn when starting a language - people talk about food every day! Below is a list of some of the main foods you need to learn, followed by a short list of Russian foods - hopefully one day you will be Putin' this to good use!
Below, the words are listed English first, followed by the Russian translation:
- Orange - Апельсин [Apelsin]
- Apple - Яблоко [Yabloko]
- Beef - Говядина [Govyadina]
- Chicken - Курица [Kuritsa]
- Carrots - Морковь [Morkov]
- Broccoli - Брокколи [Brokoli]
- Potatoes - Картофель [Kartofel]
- Rice - Рис [Ris]
- Pasta - Паста [Pasta]
- Rugby - Регби [Regbi]
- Cycling - Велоспорт [Velosport]
- Football - Футбол [Footbol]
- Basketball - Баскетбол [Basketbol]
- Hockey - Хоккей [Hokkyei]
- Swimming - Плавание [Plavaniye]
- Athletics - Атлетика [Atletika]
- Tennis - Теннис [Tenis]
- Dog - Собака [Sobaka]
- Cat - Кошка [Koshka]
- Fish - Рыба [Ryiba]
- Bear - Медведь [Medved]
- Deer - Олень [Olen]
- Fox - Лиса [Lisa]
- Wolf - Волк [Volk]
- Tiger - Тигр [Tigr]
- Bird - Птица [Ptitsa]
- Snake - Змея [Zmeya]
- Fly - Муха [Muha]
Below, is a Food Memory Game which lets you test your recognition and memory skills.
Food Memory Game
Sports - Спорт
Below, the words are listed English first, followed by the Russian translation:
Sports Matching Exercise
Drag and drop the word to the picture:
Animals - Животные
The first activity is to learn the vocabulary seen below, this will be followed by a video with questions to answer as you go. The following animals are listed English first, followed by the Russian translation: