How to Say a Few Basic Russian Words II – Fruits

Here's how to say a few easy Russian words. They may come in handy if you ever plan to visit a Russian speaking country, or if you ever meet some one from one. Speaking Russian isn't hard it just takes time. So, stick with it and you will be speaking Russian in no time.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Pencil
• Paper
• Flashcards

1. Write each word on a piece of paper with the English words and Russian pronunciation. Strawberry – klub-neeka
   Banana - banan
   Apple – yah-blah-kah
2. Look at these words through out the day, and say them to yourself or someone else as much as possible. Orange – ahpihl-seen
   Pear – groo-shah
   Plum - sleevi
3. With the words make your self a quiz. You can do this with flash cards or by folding a paper in half. Flash cards are nice be cause you can shuffle the order, and combine them with other words you are learning. Cherry – veesh-niah
   Mango – mahn-go
   Watermelon – ahr-boos

Tips & Warnings

• Word association is key. Drawing a picture or hearing specific sounds in a word can be very helpful in memorization. For example Potato in Russian sounds like 'car' 'toe' and 'fell' With those three words that are each familiar to you make up a picture in your mind of a car that's brown like a potato, in the shape of a toe, and has fallen off a cliff. Chances are you will remember the word for potato for along time.