Russian Vocabulary Words For Perceptions Of The Five Senses

Have you ever marveled at how language has the power to capture the essence of our sensory experiences? When learning a new language, exploring vocabulary related to the five senses opens up a whole new world of expression and understanding.

In the case of Russian, delving into words and phrases associated with sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell not only enhances your linguistic abilities but also allows you to connect more deeply with Russian culture and people.

In this lesson you’ll learn a great variety of words associated with the five senses. Example sentences will help you understand how to talk about sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.

зре́ние – sight

ви́деть – to see

слепо́й – blind

У меня́ плохо́е зре́ние. – I have bad eyesight.

Я пло́хо ви́жу. – I have bad eyesight. (I don’t see very well.)

Ты его́ ви́дишь? – Do you see him?

Я ничего́ не ви́жу. – I don’t see anything.

See Also: Feelings and Emotions in Russian

слух – hearing

слы́шать – to hear

У меня́ хоро́ший слух. – My hearing is good.

Я потеря́л слух. – I’ve lost my hearing.

Я пло́хо слы́шу. – My hearing is bad.

Я ничего́ не слы́шу. – I can’t hear anything.

Ты слы́шишь меня́? – Do you hear me?

Я тебя́ не слы́шу. – I can’t hear you.

Я слы́шал шум. – I heard a noise.

обоня́ние – (sense of) smell

нюх – (sense of) smell (informal)

за́пах – smell, scent

па́хнуть – to smell (to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses)

ню́хать – to smell (to discover something using the nose)

чу́вствовать за́пах – to smell (to have the ability to notice or recognize smells)

У меня́ пропа́ло обоня́ние. – I lost my sense of smell.

У него́ нет за́паха. – It has no smell.

Здесь так вку́сно па́хнет. – It smells so good in here.

Мои́ ру́ки па́хнут лу́ком. – My hands smell of onions.

В холоди́льнике па́хнет че́м-то гнилы́м. – I can smell something rotten in the fridge.

Я чу́вствую за́пах дыма. – I smell smoke.

Чу́вствуешь за́пах га́за? – Do you smell gas?

Я не чу́вствую за́пахи. – I can’t smell anything. (I lost my sense of smell.)

Я ничего́ не чу́вствую. – I can’t smell anything.

Поню́хай этот сыр. Он не испо́ртился? – Have a smell of this cheese. Is it all right?

See Also: How to Describe Taste and Smell in Russian

вкус – taste

про́бовать (на вкус) – to taste (to put food in your mouth to find out what flavour it has)

Интере́сно, како́й он на вкус. – I am curious, how it would taste.

Мой ко́фе на вкус как марти́ни. – My coffee tastes like a Martini.

Попро́буй этот чай. – Taste this tea.

Я не чу́вствую вкус. – I can’t taste anything.

осяза́ние – touch

тро́гать – to touch

Ничего́ не тро́гай. – Don’t touch anything.

Я никогда́ не тро́гал ору́жия. – I never touched a weapon.

Потро́гай материа́л твое́й руба́шки. – Feel the material of your shirt.

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