Food in Russian

Привет! Как дела? (Privet! Kak dila?). Welcome to the Rocket Russian Lesson on a topic that’s sure to get your mouth watering - Food! Today we’re going to learn some of the most common words for food in Russian.

It’s important to know some basic vocabulary for food when traveling in a Russian-speaking country. You’ll find it handy when going out to eat or when shopping for food in a market. Talk about what you like, мне нравится…. (mne nravitsa....), what you don’t like мне не нравится.… (mne ni nravitsa....), or perhaps you have a food allergy you need to tell your waiter about, у меня аллергия на…. (oo minya allirgeeia na....). Let’s tuck in to this lesson!

Resources for further reading:

Pronouncing food in Russian

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еда

yida

food

мне нравится…

mne nravitsa...

I like...

мне не нравится…

mne ni nravitsa...

I don't like...

у меня аллергия на…

oo minya allirgeeia na...

I'm allergic to...

xлеб

hlep

bread

масло

masla

butter

торт

tort

cake

сыр

syr

cheese

яйцо

iitso

egg

мясо

myasa

meat

молоко

malako

milk

салат

salat

salad

соль

sol’

salt

колбаса

kalbasa

sausage

фрукт

frookt

fruit

овощи

ovashchee

vegetables

мука

muka

flour

бифтекс

bifshteks

steak

бутерброд

butirbrot

sandwich

I hope you enjoyed this lesson! I don’t know about you, but I am ready to tuck into бутерброд (butirbrot)! Next time you need to go grocery shopping or find out what kind of ingredients are in the food at a restaurant, you’ll be equipped with this vocabulary to help you along.

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