Learn Russian Cheat Sheet 2026
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- Which pair of Russian letters are called the 'hard sign' and 'soft sign'? → Ъ and Ь
- How do you say 'week' in Russian? → Неделя (nedelya)
- What does 'Сколько стоит?' mean? → How much does it cost?
- How do you say 'second' (ordinal) in Russian? → Второй
- Chiteeree' is the pronunciation of what number? → four
- How do you say 'Thank you' in Russian? → Спасибо
- How do you say 'Monday' in Russian? → Понедельник (Ponedelnik)
- Russian nouns belong to which grammatical genders? → Masculine, feminine, and neuter
- What does 'завтра' (zavtra) mean in English? → Tomorrow
- How do you ask 'What time is it?' in Russian? → Который час? (Kotoryy chas?)
- What is the Russian word for 1,000? → Тысяча
- What does 'сегодня' (segodnya) mean in English? → Today
- Which Russian vowel letter corresponds to the 'yu' sound? → Ю
- How is the Russian present tense formed for imperfective verbs? → By conjugating the verb stem with personal endings
- In Russian, what case do nouns take after numbers 5 and above? → Genitive plural
- What term should you learn if you have to convey that you don't speak Russian well? → Ya nye gavaryoo pa-rooskee
- What does the term 'dasvidanya' mean? → goodbye
- How is the number 21 expressed in Russian? → Двадцать один
- What does the genitive case primarily express in Russian? → Possession or absence
- Which of these Russian letters is a vowel? → Э
- What sound does the Russian letter 'Щ' make? → shch (a long soft 'sh')
- What is the plural nominative ending for most masculine nouns in Russian? → -ы/-и
- What does Russian currency sound like? → Rubl'
- How do you say 'year' in Russian? → Год (god)
- What is 'десять' in English? → Ten
- What does 'Пожалуйста' mean in Russian? → Please / You're welcome
- Which Russian word means 'half past' in time expressions? → Половина (polovina)
- What word order is most common in Russian sentences? → SVO (Subject-Verb-Object)
- How do you express 'I like it' in Russian? → Мне нравится
- Which Russian letter represents the 'ts' sound as in 'cats'? → Ц
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