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The Russian Alphabet (Cyrillic)
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Russian words in the following list are all written with the Cyrillic alphabet but if you read them carefully, one word at a time, from top to bottom beginning at the top of the left-hand column, by the time you reach the final word in the lower right-hand corner, you will know the Cyrillic alphabet (as well as a few Russian words). Use the Greek letters you know to help. There is also a helpful table on the next page. The fonts you need for
this page may be found HERE.
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Column two |
| мама |
granny's kid |
вулкан |
a geological zit |
| папа |
the other granny's kid |
табак |
avoid this |
| акт |
part of a play |
бар |
an urban oasis |
| парк |
a rest area |
банан(а) |
fruit with appeal |
| порт
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any is fine in a storm |
балет |
home of the tu-tu |
| террор |
Stalin's forte |
публика |
John Q.'s last name |
| метеор |
falling star |
парламент |
British legislature |
| доктор |
has infinite patients |
крокодил |
Capt. Hook's nemesis |
| трактор |
what farmers ride |
президент |
US head honcho |
| термометр |
it has a lot of degrees |
физика |
a natural science |
| математика |
the unnatural science |
базар |
a bizarre market |
| Америка |
Yuwessov, A. |
кризис |
a major problem |
| Арктика |
go there for goosebumps |
виза |
you need it to travel |
| радио |
it talks and rocks |
визит |
the shorter the better |
| радиатор |
a source of warmth |
фантазия |
like, unreal! |
| драма |
unfunny stuff |
формула |
chemical recipe |
| Африка |
a major continent |
апрель |
a springy month |
| факт |
something undeniable |
культура |
I ain't got none of it |
| фронт |
put up a good one |
календарь |
where you get dates |
| танк |
heavy-duty vehicle |
техника |
technical stuff |
| Антарктика |
opposite of Арктика |
характер |
personality |
| капитан |
the boat's boss |
хоккей |
ice game |
| митинг |
let's all get together |
медицина |
does good; tastes bad |
| план |
a good idea |
циник |
stick-in-the-mud |
| гранит |
a hard stone |
цемент |
heavy stuff |
| грамм |
European measure |
цифры |
figures |
| гол |
where you score |
цивилизация |
results of civil engineering |
| металл |
heavy stuff |
Вашингтон |
Gridlocksville, USA |
| телефон |
distant sound machine |
машина |
mechanical device |
| телеграф |
Western Union |
галоши |
rubbers |
| телеграмма |
a wire |
шарлатан |
an insincere guy |
| лампа |
it sheds much light |
Хрущёв |
former Party chief |
| ангел |
a feathered friend |
борщ |
Russian soup |
| Италия |
the boot country |
экспорт |
take it away! |
| Германия |
Reunited at last! |
эскалатор |
the way upstairs |
| Англия |
Hail Brittania! |
экватор |
some like it hot |
| армия |
big bunch of fighters |
поэт |
writes pomes |
| салат |
uncooked greens |
Югославия |
former Balkan nation |
| аспирин |
headache med'cine |
юмор |
Russian Program forte |
| сигара |
product of Cuba |
бюрократ |
Soviet deadwood |
| министр |
government official |
нюанс |
it's easy to miss |
| сенат |
US deadwood branch |
мираж |
it's not what it seems |
| сенатор |
US political deadwood |
журнал |
a magazine |
| система |
organization |
журналист |
a журнал worker |
| сигнал |
it let's you know |
жасмин |
tea flower |
| авиатор |
a flyer |
Женева |
Swiss city |
| ветеран |
s/he's been around |
жакет |
goes with a tie |
| витамин |
health pills |
жираф |
an excellent necker |
| веранда |
where Southern belles sit |
чемпион |
the guy with the gold |
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| вампир |
suave blood-sucker |
Шанхай |
city in China |
| Волга |
famous Russian river |
Нью Йорк |
The Big [Red Fruit] |
| студент |
an easy job |
май |
another spring month |
| университет |
sports-fraternity complex |
гейзер |
a worthless gusher |
| аудитория
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a good place to spectate |
Чайковский |
big Russky composer |
| литература |
like, uh, novels & pomes |
музыка |
tunes |
| август |
a summery month |
шашлык |
shishkabob |
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