After this lesson you'll be able to talk about the animals in Russian in your life and also about the more rare animals you don't see every day.
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Pronouncing animals in Russian
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животные
zhivotnye
animals
0%
звери
zveri
wild animals
0%
зоопарк
zaapark
Zoo
0%
собака
sabaka
dog
0%
кот
kot
cat (male)
0%
кошка
koshka
cat (female)
0%
птица
pteetsa
bird
0%
лошадь
loshat’
horse
0%
пони
poni
pony
0%
корова
karova
cow
0%
мышь
mysh
mouse
0%
обезьяна
abiz’yana
monkey
0%
свинья
svin’ya
pig
0%
олень
alen’
deer
0%
слон
slon
elephant
0%
жираф
zhiraf
giraffe
0%
козëл
kazyol
goat
0%
бык
byk
ox
0%
горилла
gareela
gorilla
0%
тигр
teegr
tiger
0%
медведь
midvet’
bear
0%
How did you do? A lot of these animal words look similar to the names in English. But don't be fooled! You still need to practice, practice, practice to get the pronunciation right! Feel free to go through this lesson again and say the words out loud until you have animal names perfected.
Here are a few recommended Russian lessons to try next!
- Learn the words and phrases used around the airport in Russian.
- How do you say things are beautiful in Russian? It's a little trickier than you may think!
- All about the parts of the body in Russian.
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