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Pronouncing colors in Russian
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оранжевый
aranzhevyi
orange
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жëлтый
zholtyi
yellow
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синий
seenii
blue
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красный
krasnyi
red
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зелëный
zilionyi
green
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чëрный
chornyi
black
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коричневый
kareechnivyi
brown
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розовый
rozavyi
pink
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фиолетовый
fialetavyi
purple
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белый
belyi
white
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серый
seryi
gray
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золотой
zalatoi
gold
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серебрянный
sirebrinyi
silver
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бронзовый
bronzavyi
bronze
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разноцветный
raznatsvetnyi
multi-colored
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радуга
raduga
rainbow
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Мой любимый цвет…
Moi liubeemyi tsvet...
My favorite color is...
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Remember that many colors in Russian are adjectives and change gender depending on the noun it’s describing. If the colour ends in ый (yi) it will change to an ая (aia) for a feminine word and to an ое (oe) for a neuter word.
Тhese examples illustrate how красный changes when followed by different gender nouns:
красная рубашка
krasnaia rubashka (f.)
the red shirt
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красное вино
krasnae vino(n.)
red wine
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See how the endings match? You’ve added a whole host of new words to your Russian vocabulary bank. I hope you enjoyed this lesson!
Here are a few recommended Russian lessons to try next!
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- What about describing other people in Russian?
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