Learn Russian Basic Russian 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'Как вас зовут?' mean in English?
- How are you?
- What is your name? (Correct answer)
- Where are you from?
- How old are you?
Correct answer: What is your name?
'Как вас зовут?' is the formal way to ask someone's name in Russian.
Question 2: Which Russian word means 'water'?
- Молоко
- Хлеб
- Вода (Correct answer)
- Сок
Correct answer: Вода
'Вода' (voda) means water in Russian, a basic everyday noun.
Question 3: How do you say 'I don't understand' in Russian?
- Я не знаю
- Я не понимаю (Correct answer)
- Я не говорю
- Я не вижу
Correct answer: Я не понимаю
'Я не понимаю' (Ya ne ponimayu) is the standard phrase for 'I don't understand'.
Question 4: What is the Russian word for 'friend'?
- Брат
- Друг (Correct answer)
- Сосед
- Коллега
Correct answer: Друг
'Друг' (drug) means friend in Russian; 'брат' means brother.
Question 5: Which phrase means 'Good night' in Russian?
- Добрый день
- Добрый вечер
- Спокойной ночи (Correct answer)
- До свидания
Correct answer: Спокойной ночи
'Спокойной ночи' (Spokoynoy nochi) means 'Good night' and is used at bedtime.
Question 6: What does the Russian word 'большой' mean?
- Small
- Fast
- Big (Correct answer)
- Old
Correct answer: Big
'Большой' (bolshoy) means 'big' or 'large' in Russian.
Question 7: How do you say 'yes' and 'no' in Russian?
- Да / Нет (Correct answer)
- Нет / Да
- Си / Но
- Йа / Ни
Correct answer: Да / Нет
'Да' means yes and 'Нет' means no — the two most essential Russian words.
Learn Russian Basic Russian 2
What does 'Как вас зовут?' mean in English?