Russian Language Basics: Alphabet, Greetings, and Grammar

Educational flashcards covering Russian vocabulary, alphabet phonetics, personal pronouns, professions, and basic grammar from the lecture notes.

Привет (Privet)

Hello (informal)

Спасибо (Spasiba)

Thank you

Пожалуйста (Pazhaluysta)

Please / You are welcome

До свидания (Da svidaniya)

Goodbye (formal)

Пока (Paka)

Bye (informal)

Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte)

Hello (formal)

Доброе утро (Dobroye utro)

Good morning

Добрый день (Dobry dyen)

Good afternoon

Добрый вечер (Dobry vyecher)

Good evening

Очень приятно (Ochen priyatno)

Nice to meet you

Студент (Student)

Student (male)

Студентка (Studentka)

Student (female)

Я (Ya)

I

Ты (Ty)

You (informal)

Он (On)

He

Она (Ana)

She

Мы (My)

We

Вы (Vy)

You (formal/plural)

Они (Ani)

They

Быть (Zero Form)

In Russian, the verb "to be" is normally not used in the present tense.

Преподаватель (Prepodavatel)

Teacher

Врач (Vrach)

Doctor

Инженер (Inzhener)

Engineer

Менеджер (Menedzher)

Manager

Программист (Programmist)

Programmer

Дизайнер (Dizayner)

Designer

Путешествовать (Puteshestvovat)

To travel

Еда (Yeda)

Food

Музыка (Muzyka)

Music

Чтение (Chteniye)

Reading

Помогите! (Pomogite!)

Help!

Я не понимаю (Ya ne ponimayu)

I don't understand

Красный (Krasny)

Red

Синий (Siniy)

Dark blue

Зелёный (Zelyony)

Green

Чёрный (Chorny)

Black

Белый (Bely)

White

Vowel Reduction

The change in the sound of an unstressed vowel letter, such as unstressed "o" sounding like "a" as in "космос"

Мягкий знак (ь)

Soft sign; indicates that the preceding consonant is palatalized

Твердый знак (ъ)

Hard sign; indicates a [y] sound between a consonant and a vowel

Паспорт (Pasport)

Passport

Сумка (Sumka)

Bag

Карандаш (Karandash)

Pencil

Рюкзак (Ryukzak)

Backpack

Яблоко (Yabloko)

Apple

Russian Alphabet Count

$33$ characters ($10$ vowels, $21$ consonants, and $2$ signs)