Russian Basics

Greetings and Common Phrases (Общие фразы)

When it comes to learning Russian, there are simply some words and phrases you have to know.

If you want to learn the Russian Alphabet, click here.

Check out this chart to learn some Russian Basics:

Numbers (Числа)

Learn how to spell and say Russian numbers:

Listing Numbers in Russian Numerically (Список номеров на русском языке в цифрах):

1. первый
2. второй
3. третий
4. четвертый
5. пятый
6. шестой
7. седьмой
8. восьмой
9. девятый
10. десятый

Common Russian Verbs (Распространенные русские глаголы)

The Cyrillic alphabet has 33 letters; 10 vowels, 21 consonants, and 2 that have no sound.

Letters can be written in capitals, lowercase, and Cyrillic cursive.

Colors (Цвета)

The Russian language has more expressions for shades of blue than most other languages. It splits the descriptions into light shades (голубой) and dark shades (синий).

Days, Weeks, and Months (Дни, недели, и месяцы)

Notice how many of the months of the year sound very similar to English. This is because both Russian and English share many of their same roots with Latin.