Russian Language Lesson 1: Exercises

Here are some exercises to help you learn the Russian alphabet. You may be surprised how many Russian words you are now able to recognise now that you can sound out the words.

1. Places spelt in Russian
Try reading the following words in russian. They are cities from around the world.

Лондон
Токио
Амстердам
Мадрид
Санкт Петербург

Now try to recognise these countries written in Russian, their names should sound similar to English.

Англия
Канада
Корея
Бразилия
Нидерланды
Австралия
Португалия
Америка
Мексика
Германия


2. Russian Signs
Here are some signs you might see while you are in Russia. See if you can understand them.

Аэропорт
Туалет
Ресторан
Бар
Такси

3. Russian words that are similar in english
Try reading the following words in russian. You should be able to work out what they mean.

Опера
Суп
Спорт
Футбол
гимнастика
Волейбол
Меню
Кофе
Кафе

Answers
1a: London, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Madrid, St. Petersburg
1b: England, Canada, Korea, Brazil, Netherlands, Australia, Portugal, America, Mexico, Germany.
2: Airport, Toilet, Resturant, Bar, Taxi.
3: Opera, Soup, Sport, Football, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Menu, Coffee, Cafe