Essential Russian Greetings and Vocabulary

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What is the formal greeting in Russian?

  • Привет (Privet)
  • Пока (Poka)
  • Спасибо (Spasibo)
  • Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) (correct)

Which of the following translates to 'Goodbye' in Russian?

  • До свидания (Do svidaniya) (correct)
  • Спасибо (Spasibo)
  • Пока (Poka)
  • Извините (Izvinite)

How do you say 'Please' in Russian?

  • Спасибо (Spasibo)
  • Ничего страшного (Nichego strashnogo)
  • Пожалуйста (Pozhaluysta) (correct)
  • Плохо (Plokho)

What is the Russian word for 'Chair'?

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Which word means 'Water' in Russian?

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How do you say 'Good / Okay' in Russian?

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What is the Russian term for 'Tomorrow'?

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Which Russian word translates to 'City'?

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What is the meaning of 'Здесь (Zdes’)'?

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Flashcards

Привет

Hi

Здравствуйте

Formal Hello

Пока

Bye

До свидания

Goodbye

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Пожалуйста

Please

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Спасибо

Thank you

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Один

One

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Два

Two

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Сегодня

Today

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Завтра

Tomorrow

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Извините (Izvinite)

sorry

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Брат (Brat)

bro

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Сестра (Sestra)

sister

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Плохо (Plokho)

bad

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Хорошо (Khorosho)

good, nice, fine

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Как дела? (Kak dela?)

How are you?

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Добрый день (Dobryy den’)

Good afternoon

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Добрый вечер (Dobryy vecher)

Good evening

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Доброе утро (Dobroye utro)

good morning

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Study Notes

Essential Russian Greetings and Basic Vocabulary

  • Greetings:

    • Привет (Privet) – Hi
    • Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) – Hello (formal)
    • Пока (Poka) – Bye
    • До свидания (Do svidaniya) – Goodbye
    • Пожалуйста (Pozhaluysta) – Please
    • Спасибо (Spasibo) – Thank you
    • Да (Da) – Yes
    • Нет (Net) – No
    • Хорошо (Khorosho) – Good / Okay
    • Плохо (Plokho) – Bad
    • Извините (Izvinite) – Excuse me / Sorry (formal)
    • Простите (Prostite) – Sorry
    • Ничего страшного (Nichego strashnogo) – No worries / It’s okay
    • Как дела? (Kak dela?) – How are you?
    • Хорошо, спасибо (Khorosho, spasibo) – I’m good, thank you
  • Numbers (1-10):

    • Один (Odin) – One
    • Два (Dva) – Two
    • Три (Tri) – Three
    • Четыре (Chetyre) – Four
    • Пять (Pyat’) – Five
    • Шесть (Shest’) – Six
    • Семь (Sem’) – Seven
    • Восемь (Vosem’) – Eight
    • Девять (Dev’yat’) – Nine
    • Десять (Desyat’) – Ten
  • Days and Time:

    • Сегодня (Segodnya) – Today
    • Завтра (Zavtra) – Tomorrow
    • Вчера (Vchera) – Yesterday
    • Утро (Utro) – Morning
    • День (Den’) – Day
    • Вечер (Vecher) – Evening
    • Ночь (Noch’) – Night
  • Common Objects:

    • Книга (Kniga) – Book
    • Стол (Stol) – Table
    • Стул (Stul) – Chair
    • Окно (Okno) – Window
    • Дверь (Dver’) – Door
    • Телефон (Telefon) – Phone
    • Сумка (Sumka) – Bag
    • Ручка (Ruchka) – Pen
    • Карандаш (Karandash) – Pencil
  • Food and Drinks:

    • Хлеб (Khleb) – Bread
    • Молоко (Moloko) – Milk
    • Вода (Voda) – Water
    • Чай (Chay) – Tea
    • Кофе (Kofe) – Coffee
    • Сахар (Sakhar) – Sugar
    • Суп (Sup) – Soup
    • Яблоко (Yabloko) – Apple
    • Картошка (Kartoshka) – Potato
  • Family:

    • Мама (Mama) – Mom
    • Папа (Papa) – Dad
    • Брат (Brat) – Brother
    • Сестра (Sestra) – Sister
    • Бабушка (Babushka) – Grandmother
    • Дедушка (Dedushka) – Grandfather
  • Places:

    • Дом (Dom) – Home/House
    • Школа (Shkola) – School
    • Магазин (Magazin) – Shop/Store
    • Город (Gorod) – City
    • Улица (Ulitsa) – Street
    • Мост (Most) – Bridge
  • Directions:

    • Здесь (Zdes’) – Here
    • Там (Tam) – There
    • Слева (Sleva) – On the left
    • Справа (Sprava) – On the right
    • Вперёд (Vperyod) – Forward
    • Назад (Nazad) – Backward
  • Colors:

    • Красный (Krasnyy) – Red
    • Синий (Siniy) – Blue
    • Зелёный (Zelyonyy) – Green
    • Жёлтый (Zholtyy) – Yellow
    • Белый (Belyy) – White
    • Чёрный (Chyornyy) – Black
  • Nature:

    • Солнце (Solntse) – Sun
    • Луна (Luna) – Moon
    • Звезда (Zvezda) – Star
    • Дерево (Derevo) – Tree
    • Цветок (Tsvetok) – Flower
    • Река (Reka) – River
  • Verbs:

    • Делать (Delat’) – To do
    • Есть (Yest’) – To eat
    • Пить (Pit’) – To drink
    • Говорить (Govorit’) – To speak
    • Учить (Uchit’) – To learn
    • Читать (Chitat’) – To read
    • Писать (Pisat’) – To write
    • Смотреть (Smotret’) – To watch/look
    • Идти (Idti) – To go
    • Бегать (Begat’) – To run
  • Adjectives:

    • Большой (Bol’shoy) – Big
    • Маленький (Malen’kiy) – Small
    • Красивый (Krasivyy) – Beautiful
    • Быстрый (Bystryy) – Fast
    • Медленный (Medlennyy) – Slow
  • Miscellaneous:

    • Любовь (Lyubov’) – Love
    • Друзья (Druz’ya) – Friends
    • Работа (Rabota) – Work
    • Игра (Igra) – Game
    • Мир (Mir) – World

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