Russian - русский    russkij

Standard Russian vocabulary, numerals and quotations for comparison with other languages


Russian is the most widely spoken of all the Slavonic languages, being used in vast areas of Asia as well as Europe. It is written in the Cyrillic alphabet which was devised in the 9th century by two brothers, Saints Cyril and Methodius. Cyrillic was based on the Greek alphabet, but adapted to reflect the sounds of the Slavonic dialects of the time. Russian is a highly structured language, with its nouns, adjectives and verbs taking different forms in order to convey different meanings.

1. брат
brat
   brother        1. да
da
   yes        1. Сколько это стоит?  
Skol’ko eto stoit?
   How much is that?
2. сестра
sjestra
   sister        2. нет
njet
   no        2. Где можно оплатить?
Gdje možno oplatit’?
   Where do I pay?
3. сын
sŭn
   son        3. пожалуйста
pažalsta
   please        3. Понимать
Panimat’
   To understand
4. дочь
doč’
   daughter        4. спасибо
spasiba
   thank you        4. Я понимаю
Ja panimaju
   I understand
5. отец
atjec
   father                  5. Я не понимаю
Ja nje panimaju
   I don’t understand
6. мать
mat’
   mother        1. воскресенье
vaskrjesjenje
   Sunday        6. Я знаю
Ja znaju
   I know
          2. понедельник
panjedjel’nik
   Monday        7. Я не знаю
Ja nje znaju
   I don't know
1. весна
vjesna
   spring        3. вторник
ftornik
   Tuesday          
2. лето
ljeto
   summer        4. среда
srjeda
   Wednesday        1. я
ja
   I (am)
3. осень
osjen’
   autumn        5. четверг
četvjerg
   Thursday        2. ты
   you (are)(informal)
4. зима
zima
   winter        6. пятница
pjatnica
   Friday        вы
   you (are)(formal)
          7. суббота
subbota
   Saturday        3. он
on
   he (is)
1. lošad’    horse                  ana    she (is)
2. sabaka    dog        1. gorod    town        ano    it (is)
3. koška    cat        2. djerjevnja    village        1.    we (are)
4. karova    cow        3. ulica    street        2.    you (are)
5. bŭk    bull        4. ploščad’    square          
6. svinja    pig        5. most    bridge        3. ani    they (are) (msc.)
7. avca    sheep        6. dom    house        ani    they (are)(fem.)
8. volk    wolf        7. sad    garden        ani    they (are)(ntr.)
9. mŭš’    mouse        8. cjerkov’    church          
10. ptica    bird        9. škola    school        1. adin, adna, adno    one (m.,f.,n.)
11. gūs’    goose        10. vagzal    station        2. dva, dvje, dva    two (m.,f.,n.)
12. rŭba    fish                  3. tri    three
                    4. četŭrje    four
1. chljeb    bread        1. čorni    black        5. pjat’    five
2. jablako    apple        2. bjeli    white        6. šest’    six
3. arjech    nut        3. sini    blue        7. sjem’    seven
4. sol’    salt        4. zjeljoni    green        8. vosjem’    eight
5. pjerjec    pepper        5. žolti    yellow        9. djevjat’    nine
6. mjod    honey        6. krasni    red        10. djesjat’    ten
7. malako    milk                  11. adinadcat’    eleven
8. maslo    butter        1. vidjet’    to see        12. dvjenadcat’    twelve
9. sŭr    cheese        2. slŭšat’    to hear        13. trinadcat’    thirteen
10. vada    water        3. jest’    to eat        20. dvadcat’    twenty
11. vino    wine        4. pit’    to drink        30. tridcat’    thirty
12. pivo    beer        5. pjet’    to sing        100. sto    a hundred
                      
1. gara    mountain        1. imja    name        1. ruka    hand
2. morje    sea        2. pisat’    to write        2. naga    foot
3. ozjero    lake        3. kniga    book        3. sjerdce    heart
4. rjeka    river        4. gavarit’    to speak        4. krov’    blood
5. stari    old        5. djen’    day        5. galava    head
6. novi    new        6. noč’    night        6. glaz    eye
7. karabl’    ship        7. njedjelja    week        7. ucho    ear
8. pojezd    train        8. mjesjac    month        8. zub    tooth
9. avtobus    bus        9. god    year        9. volosi    hair
10. gavan’    harbour        10. i    and        10. spat’    to sleep
                      
1. janvar’    January        7. jūl’    July        1. solnce    sun
2. fjevral’    February        8. avgust    August        2. luna    moon
3. mart    March        9. sjentjabr’    September        3. zvjezda    star
4. aprjel’    April        10. aktjabr’    October        4. vjetjer    wind
5. maj    May        11. najabr’    November        5. dožd’    rain
6. jūn’    June        12. djekabr’    December        6. snjeg    snow
                    7. ljod    ice
1. chalodni    cold        1. žarki    hot        8. agon’    fire
2. maljen’ki    small        2. bal’šoj    large        9. kamjen’    stone
3. tonki    thin        3. tolsti    thick        10. sjerebro    silver
4. kisli    sour        4. sladki    sweet          
                      
1. rot    mouth        1. davat’    to give        1. gluchoj    deaf
2. jazŭk    tongue        2. pakupat’    to buy        2. gluboki    deep
3. slovo    word        3. sidjet’    to sit        3. polni    full
4. jazŭk    language        4. čitat’    to read        4. maladoj    young
5. cvjetok    flower        5. rŭnok    market        5. charoši    good
6. mŭlo    soap        6. dvjer’    door        6. karol’    king














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I wanted to share with you why I think Christianity is such a great religion. A person who lives to 70 has a life of 613,200 hours. Christianity promises that the next life will be in ideal surroundings with friendly, happy people. There will be perfect health and no crime. Of course you’re free to reject it.

Isn’t it worth, though, spending at least part of one of your 613,200 hours just checking it out. Then if you reject it, at least you’ll have made an informed decision. Is it just possible that your world view could be wrong and Christianity might actually be true? Where would that leave you if you choose to turn down the offer of eternal life?


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