How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 53 at the easy level, 69 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Russian vocabulary: colours and shapes

Red, blue, round, square, wooden, metal: colours, shapes and materials in Russian for describing an object.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Colours, shapes and materials”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 34 words

Russian	English
алюминий	aluminium
угол	angleFigure formed by two intersecting lines, in geometry
чёрный	black
центр	centre
цвет	colour
бетон	concrete
контраст	contrast
медь	copper
угол	cornerPlace where two walls, two sides or two streets meet
кривая	curve
тёмный	dark
стекло	glass
золото	gold
зелёный	green
железо	iron
кожа	leather
светлый	light
линия	line
материал	material
тёмно-синий	navy blue
бумага	paper
розовый	pink
песок	sand
форма	shape
блестящий	shiny
серебро	silverThe metal
гладкий	smooth
сталь	steel
камень	stone
остриё	tip
треугольник	triangle
белый	white
дерево	wood
жёлтый	yellow

Level 2: medium 43 words

Russian	English
сплав	alloy
арка	arch
бамбук	bamboo
кирпич	brick
бронза	bronze
картон	cardboard
керамика	ceramic
красочный	colourful
куб	cube
диагональ	diagonal
ромб	diamond
гибкий	flexible
цвет фуксии	fuchsia
гранит	granite
полый	hollow
слоновая кость	ivory
мрамор	marble
матовый	mattWithout shine
овальный	oval
бледный	pale
параллельный	parallel
перпендикулярный	perpendicular
однотонный	plain
фарфор	porcelain
пирамида	pyramid
прямоугольник	rectangle
смола	resin
жёсткий	rigid
шероховатый	rough
закруглённый	rounded
оттенок	shade
острый	sharp
голубой	sky blue
сланец	slate
сфера	sphere
спираль	spiral
в горошек	spotted
эластичный	stretchy
тон	tint
титан	titanium
бирюзовый	turquoise
водонепроницаемый	waterproof
воск	wax

Level 3: hard 23 words

Russian	English
угловатый	angular
лазурь	azure
биоразлагаемый	biodegradable
ломкий	brittle
антрацитовый	charcoal grey
в клетку	chequered
багровый	crimson
плотный	dense
фаянс	earthenware
выцветший	faded
флуоресцентный	fluorescent
градиент	gradient
индиго	indigo
свинец	lead
ковкий	malleable
разноцветный	multicoloured
нейлон	nylon
пенопласт	polystyrene
пятнистый	speckled
потускневший	tarnished
трапеция	trapezium
двухцветный	two tone
ивовый прут	wicker

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Colours, shapes and materials”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 53 at the easy level, 69 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.