How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Food and drink”. The full topic holds 184 in the KoKo app: 70 at the easy level, 77 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: food and drink

Fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, drinks: food words in Russian, for doing the shopping or reading a menu.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Food and drink”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Russian	English
алкоголь	alcohol
багет	baguette
хлеб	bread
сливочное масло	butter
морковь	carrot
шампанское	champagne
сыр	cheese
курица	chicken
шоколад	chocolate
кофе	coffee
кукуруза	corn
сливки	cream
сухофрукт	dried fruit
яйцо	egg
рыба	fish
еда	foodWhat we eat, in general
продукт питания	foodstuff
чеснок	garlic
виноград	grape
мороженое	ice cream
сок	juice
лимон	lemon
мясо	meat
растительное масло	oil
макароны	pastaItalian food, spaghetti and the like
перец	pepperSpice
картофель	potato
рис	rice
лосось	salmon
соль	salt
сосиска	sausage
негазированная вода	still water
клубника	strawberry
конфета	sweet
чай	tea
тунец	tuna
пшеница	wheat
йогурт	yoghurt

Level 2: medium 42 words

Russian	English
миндаль	almond
баклажан	aubergine
авокадо	avocado
свёкла	beetroot
ежевика	blackberry
черника	blueberry
цветная капуста	cauliflower
вишня	cherry
шоколадная булочка	chocolate pastry
корица	cinnamon
треска	cod
сироп	cordial
кабачок	courgette
краб	crab
огурец	cucumber
творог	fromage frais
фундук	hazelnut
травяной чай	herbal tea
сельдь	herring
кетчуп	ketchup
киви	kiwi
майонез	mayonnaise
мята	mint
овёс	oat
блин	pancake
персик	peach
груша	pear
болгарский перец	pepperVegetable
малина	raspberry
ром	rum
газировка	soft drink
пряность	spice
бульон	stock
семечко подсолнечника	sunflower seed
мандарин	tangerine
форель	trout
индейка	turkey
телятина	veal
грецкий орех	walnut
арбуз	watermelon
виски	whisky
дрожжи	yeast

Level 3: hard 20 words

Russian	English
спаржа	asparagus
бриошь	brioche
кешью	cashew nut
сельдерей	celery
нут	chickpea
колбасные изделия	cold meats
кинза	coriander
финик	date
филе	fillet
дичь	game meat
устрица	oyster
паприка	paprika
фисташка	pistachio
гранат	pomegranate
чернослив	prune
редис	radish
солёная треска	salt cod
сардина	sardine
тимьян	thyme
вафля	waffle

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Food and drink”. The full topic holds 184 in the KoKo app: 70 at the easy level, 77 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.