Привет! Как дела? (Privet! Kak dila?). Welcome to the Rocket Russian Lesson on a topic that’s sure to get your mouth watering - Food! Today we’re going to learn some of the most common words for food in Russian.
It’s important to know some basic vocabulary for food when traveling in a Russian-speaking country. You’ll find it handy when going out to eat or when shopping for food in a market. Talk about what you like, мне нравится…. (mne nravitsa....), what you don’t like мне не нравится.… (mne ni nravitsa....), or perhaps you have a food allergy you need to tell your waiter about, у меня аллергия на…. (oo minya allirgeeia na....). Let’s tuck in to this lesson!
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еда
yida
food
мне нравится…
mne nravitsa...
I like...
мне не нравится…
mne ni nravitsa...
I don't like...
у меня аллергия на…
oo minya allirgeeia na...
I'm allergic to...
xлеб
hlep
bread
масло
masla
butter
торт
tort
cake
сыр
syr
cheese
яйцо
iitso
egg
мясо
myasa
meat
молоко
malako
milk
салат
salat
salad
соль
sol’
salt
колбаса
kalbasa
sausage
фрукт
frookt
fruit
овощи
ovashchi
vegetables
мука
muka
flour
бифтекс
bifshteks
steak
бутерброд
butirbrot
sandwich
I hope you enjoyed this lesson! I don’t know about you, but I am ready to tuck into бутерброд (butirbrot)! Next time you need to go grocery shopping or find out what kind of ingredients are in the food at a restaurant, you’ll be equipped with this vocabulary to help you along.
For more lessons on Russian vocabulary I recommend these!
До скорого! (da skorava)
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