Welcome to the Rocket Russian lesson on computers! These machines have become such a big part of our lives it's important to learn how to talk about them in the language you're learning. Even now, you're learning this lesson on a компьютер (kamp’ootir). When traveling, you may want to visit an internet café, so it's a good idea to be familiar with this vocabulary.
With just a couple of clicks, you'll be learning the ins and outs of computers in Russian. Many of the words for computer terminology are similar between English and Russian so you're in luck.
Let's get started on this free lesson on computer in Russian!
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Rocket Record lets you perfect your Russian pronunciation. Just listen to the native speaker audio and then use the microphone icon to record yourself. Once you’re done, you’ll get a score out of 100 on your pronunciation and can listen to your own audio playback. (Use a headset mic for best results.) Problems? Click here!
компьютер
kamp’ootir
computer
монитор
manitor
computer screen
клавиатура
klaviatoora
keyboard
принтер
printer
printer
компьютерный вирус
kamp’ooternyi veerus
computer virus
информатика
infarmatika
computer science
кибернетик
kibirnetik
computer scientist
компьютерная программа
kamp’ootirnaia pragrama
computer program
программист
pragrameest
computer programmer
браузер
brauzer
browser
железо
zhileza
computer hardware
материнское плато
matereeskae plata
motherboard
мышь
mysh
mouse
интернет
intirnet
internet
электронная почта
eliktronnaia pochta
программное обеспечение
pragramnae abispichenie
computer software
I hope you enjoyed this lesson! Now you should feel prepared to talk about all things to do with computers. If you don't feel completely comfortable with these words, remember you can listen to the vocabulary as many times as you need to. Repeat the words aloud until they become easy to pronounce.
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