Essential Food Vocabulary: A Word List for Russian Learners

Food is a universal language that connects people and cultures, and understanding the culinary lexicon opens doors to immersive cultural experiences. Are you ready to tantalize your taste buds with the delightful flavors of Russian cuisine? In this article, I invite you to indulge in a delightful exploration of food vocabulary in Russian. With each…

15 Russian Verbs for Speaking with Example Sentences

There are many verbs in English that describe speaking. In this post, you will learn all of them. Well, If I don’t forget to mention some. Говори́ть to speak, to talk Я говорю по-английски. – I speak English. Они все говорят, что невиновны. – They all say they’re innocent. Я уже говорил со своим адвокатом. –…

How to Describe Size of Objects in Russian

You’re about to learn some new adjectives and phrases that will help you describe the size of literally anything. Let’s begin with the basics: This was the masculine version. Don’t forget that adjectives in Russian also have feminine and neuter forms. And plural! So, we have: крошечный – крошечная – крошечное – крошечные маленький –…

Rooms, Furniture and Things Around the House: Russian Vocabulary

There are so many things you can find in your own home. But can you name them all in Russian? I doubt it. Even I, being Russian myself, can’t. Well, at least we can learn the basics. That’s what we’ll do today. When learning a language, having a solid foundation in basic vocabulary is essential…

100+ Most Common Russian Adverbs (with Pronunciation)

An adverb is a word that provides greater description to a verb, adjective or another adverb. It answers questions like “How?”, “Where?”, “Why?”, etc. Adverbs in Russian do not change in form, so they are quite easy to remember. Adverbs of time (наречия времени) сейчас [sichas] – now теперь [tiper’] – now потом [patom] –…

Body parts in Russian: basic vocabulary for beginners

Let’s learn some new vocabulary. This time we will look at some words that refer to body parts. It’s crucial know the names of each part of your body if you study Russian. So, today’s lesson is pretty basic. We’re going to begin with this picture that describes perfectly basic body parts. Head (голова) голова [galava]…