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Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Russian“.
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Basic Food & Spices
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bread [Sg] | хлеб | khlieb | khlieb | breads [Pl] | хлебы | khleby | khleby |
| roll [Sg] | булка | bulka | bulka | rolls [Pl] | булки | bulki | bulki |
| butter | масло | maslo | maslo | |
| cheese | сырь | syr’ | syr’ | |
| honey | мёд | miod | miod | |
| jam [Sg] | варение | varieniye | varieniye | jams [Pl] | варения | vareniya | varieniya |
| egg [Sg] | яйцо | yaitso | yaitso | eggs [Pl] | яйца | yaitsa | yaitsa |
| noodles | макароны спагетти вермишель | makarony spagietti vermishel’ | makarony spagetti vermishel’ | |
| rice | риз | ryz | ryz | |
| yoghurt [Sg] | йогурт | yogurt | yogurt | yoghurts [Pl] | йогурты | yogurty | yogurty |
| sugar | сахар | sakhar | sakhar | |
| salt | соль | sol' | sol' | |
| pepper | перец | pierets | pierets | |
| spice | специ | spietsi | spietsy | |
| oil | масло | maslo | maslo |
Basic Words & Phrases
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (to) eat | кушать есть | kushat’ yest' | kushat’ yest’ | |
| food | питание пища | pitaniye pishcha | pitaniye pishcha | |
| (to) drink | пить | pit' | pit' | |
| drink [Sg] | напиток | napitok | napitok | drinks [Pl] | напитки | napitki | napitki |
| hungry | голоден, голодна | goloden (m), golodna (f) | golodien, golodna | |
| hunger | голод | golod | golod | |
| thirsty | жаждущий | zhazhdushchi | zhazhdushchiy | |
| thirst | жажда | zhazhda | zhazhda | |
| (to) cook | готовить | gotovit’ | gotovit’ | |
| (to) taste | закусить вкусить | zakusit’ vkusit’ | zakusit’ vkusit’ | |
| tasty | вкусный | vkusnyy | vkusnyy | |
| delicious | вкусный | vkusnyy | vkusnyy | |
| Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | Приятного апетита! | Priyatnovo apetita! | Priyatnovo apetita! | |
| Cheers! / To your health! | На здоровья! | Na zdorovya! | Na zdorovya! | |
| breakfast | завтрак | zavtrak | zavtrak | |
| lunch | обед | obied | obied | |
| dinner | ужин | uzhin | uzhin | |
| restaurant [Sg] | ресторан | restoran | restoran | restaurants [Pl] | рестораны | restorany | restorany |
| bar [Sg] | бар | bar | bar | bars [Pl] | бары | bary | bary |
| café | кафе | kafe | kafe |
Dishes
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| soup [Sg] | суп | sup | sup | soups [Pl] | супы | supy | supy |
| salad | салат | salat | salat | |
| french fries / chips | фрикты | frikty | frikty |
Dishes & Cutlery
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cutlery | Столовые приборы | Stolovyye pribory | Stolobyye pribory | |
| fork | вилка | vilka | vilka | |
| spoon | ложка | lozhka | lozhka | |
| knife | нож | nozh | nozh | |
| plate | тарелка | tarielka | tarielka | |
| glass | стакан рюмка | stakan riumka | stakan riumka | |
| cup | чашка | chashka | chashka | |
| mug | крожка | krozhka | krozhka |
Drinks
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| water | вода | voda | voda | |
| mineral water | минеральная вода | mineral’naya voda | mineral’naya voda | |
| soda water / sparkling water | газировка | gazirovka | gazirovka | |
| still water | тихая вода | tikhaya voda | tikhaya voda | |
| juice [Sg] | сок | sok | sok | juices [Pl] | соки | soki | soki |
| beer | пиво | pivo | pivo | |
| wine | вино | vino | vino | |
| champagne | шампанское | shampan'skoye | shampan’skoye | |
| cocktail | коктейл | kokteil | kokteil | |
| milk | молоко | moloko | moloko | |
| cocoa | какао | kakao | kakao | |
| coffee | кофе | kofe | kofe | |
| tea | чай | chai | chai |
Flavors
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sweet | сладкий | sladkiy | sladkiy | |
| sour | кислый | kislyy | kislyy | |
| spicy | острый | ostryy | ostryy | |
| salty | солёный | solionyy | solionyy | |
| bitter | горький | gor'kiy | gor’kiy |
Fruit & Vegetables
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fruit | фрукты | frukty | frukty | |
| vegetables | овощи | ovoshchi | ovoshchi | |
| apple [Sg] | яблоко | yabloko | yabloko | apples [Pl] | яблока | yabloka | yabloka |
| orange [Sg] | апельсина | apel’sina | apel’sina | oranges [Pl] | апельсины | apel’siny | apel’siny |
| strawberry [Sg] | клубник | klubnik | klubnik | strawberries [Pl] | клубники | klubniki | klubniki |
| banana [Sg] | банана | banana | banana | bananas [Pl] | бананы | banany | banany |
| potato [Sg] | картофель картошка | kartofel’ kartoshka | kartofel’ kartoshka | potatoes [Pl] | картофли картошки | kartofli kartoshki | kartofli kartoshki |
| cucumber [Sg] | агурец | aguriets | aguriets | cucumbers [Pl] | агурцы | agurtsy | agurtsy |
Meat & Sausages
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meat | мясо | miaso | miaso | |
| sausage [Sg] | колбаса сосиска | kolbasa sosiska | kolbasa sosiska | sausages [Pl] | колбасы сосиски | kolbasy sosiski | kolbasy sosiski |
| small sausage [Sg] | сосиска | sosiska | sosiska | small sausages [Pl] | сосиски | sosiski | sosiski |
| ham | ветчина | vietchina | vichina | |
| chicken | курица | kuritsa | kuritsa | |
| fish | рыба | ryba | ryba | |
| beef | говядина | goviadina | goviadina | |
| lamb | баранина | baranina | baranina |
Sweets
| English | Russian | Russian (Romanization) | Russian (Stress) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chocolate | шоколад | shokolad | shokolad | |
| pie [Sg] | торт | tort | tort | pies [Pl] | торты | torty | torty |
| cake [Sg] | торт | tort | tort | cakes [Pl] | торты | torty | torty |
| biscuit | печенье | piechienye | pechenye | |
| icecream | мороженое | morozhenoye | morozhenoye |
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