Updated List of Russian Cognates

RUSSIAN COGNATES are words that look and sound similar to their English counterparts. They are also known as "international words".

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Food, drinks
меню́ --- menu
во́дка --- vodka
шокола́д --- chocolate
Ресторан - restaurant
Кофе - coffee
Омлет omelet
Макароны macaroni
Кафе cafe
Салат salad
Фрукт fruit
Суп soup


Travel
аэропо́рт --- airport
Евро́па --- Europe
па́спорт --- passport
лифт --- lift (elevator)
но́мер --- number
Турист - tourist
океа́н --- ocean
о́пера --- opera
парашю́т --- parachute
я́хта --- yacht
кафе́ --- cafe
центр --- centre
Такси - taxi
Театр - theater
Туалет - Toilet

Animals
зе́бра --- zebra
Жираф - giraffe
Крокодил - crocodile
Тигр - tiger
Фламинго - flamingo
Кот - cat


Professions, occupations
Акробат - acrobat
Актёр - actor
Артист - artist
Балерина – ballerina
Gymnast
дире́ктор --- director
журнали́ст --- journalist
Министр – minister
Пианист - pianist
Пилот - pilot
Президент - president
Профессор - professor
Студент - student
Ковбой - cowboy
Космонавт – cosmonaut
шофёр --- chauffeur
юри́ст --- lawyer

Meeting people
бар --- bar
брюне́т --- brunette
ура́ --- hurrah
ю́мор --- humour
Хулиган - hooligan
Сюрприз - surprise
Акцент - accent


Money
бюдже́т --- budget
Банк - bank
Кредит - Credit

Clothes
джи́нсы --- jeans
шо́рты --- shorts

Music
му́зыка --- music
музыка́нт --- musician
гита́ра --- guitar
микрофон - microphone
диск - disk

Sport
футбо́л --- football (soccer)
хокке́й --- hockey
баскетбол - basketball
Бейсбол - baseball
Волейбол - volleyball
чемпио́н --- champion
финал - final
Теннис - tennis

School
класс --- class
компью́тер --- computer
иде́я --- idea
Интерне́т --- Internet
студе́нт --- student
экза́мен --- exam
университет - University

Entertainment and Household
бюст --- bust (sculpture)
ви́део --- video
секс --- sex
субъе́кт --- subject
телеви́зор --- television
телефо́н --- telephone
фильм --- film
цирк --- circus
опера - opera
Парк - park
Аквариум - aquarium
Балет- ballet
Радио - radio

Science, cars, etc
радиа́ция --- radiation
ро́бот --- robot
Ракета - racket
Трактор - tractor
Мотор - motor

Russian Alphabet 2

1. Five letters same as English:
A K M O T

2. Seven letters look like English but have different meaning:

B=V. H=N. P=R. E=YE. C=S. Y=U. X=H.

3. Sixteen letters with different looking:
Б=В. Г=G. Д=D. Ж=Zh. З=Z. И=I. Л=L. П=P. Ц=Ts. Ч=Ch. Ш=Sh. Щ=Schch. Ф=F. Э=E. Ю=Yu. Я=Ya.

4. Two sign letters
Ъ - hard sign. Ь - soft sign.

Hard sign use as a separating sign between the prefix and stem of a word.
Soft sign – a spelling sign indicating a soft consonant when no vowel follows.

5. Three “strange” letters
Ё-yo. Й-i. Ы-i.