Russian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Russian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Russian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black черный [chyerniy]

grey серый [syeriy]

white белый [byeliy]

blue синий [siniy]

green зеленый [zyelyeniy]

yellow желтый [ʐyeltiy]

red красный [krasniy]

brown коричневый [korichnyeviy]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Russian + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] мой дом белый [moy dom byeliy]
your country is big [noun + adjective] ваша страна большая [vasha strana bolʲshaya]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] новые книги дороги [noviye knigi dorogi]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] мы счастливы здесь [mi schastlivi zdyesʲ]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] у нее трое маленьких собак [oo nyeye troye malyenʲkikh sobak]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] этот язык очень легкий [etot yazik ochyenʲ lyegkiy]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] у меня есть небольшой парник [oo myenya yestʲ nyebolʲshoy parnik]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold холодный [kholodniy]

hot горячий [goryachiy]

cloudy облачный [oblachniy]

rainy дождливый [doʐdliviy]

snowy снежный [snyeʐniy]

sunny солнечный [solnyechniy]

windy ветренный [vyetryenniy]

warm теплый [tyepliy]

Conversation in Russian

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Russian - Pronunciation
hi привет [privyet]
how are you? как поживаешь? [kak poʐivayeshʲ?]
I'm good, thank you у меня все хорошо, спасибо [oo myenya vsye khorosho, spasibo]
and you? а вы? [a vi?]
what is your name? как тебя зовут? [kak tyebya zovoot?]
my name is Maya меня зовут Майя [myenya zovoot mayya]
nice to meet you приятно познакомиться [priyatno poznakomitʲsya]

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