Here are Russian words for colors & shapes to start with: чёрный (chornyy, black), синий (siniy, blue), зелёный (zelyonyy, green), оранжевый (oranzhevyy, orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | чёрныйchornyy | adj | A1 |
| blue | синийsiniy | adj | A1 |
| green | зелёныйzelyonyy | adj | A1 |
| orange | оранжевыйoranzhevyy | adj | A1 |
| purple | фиолетовыйfioletovyy | adj | A1 |
| red | красныйkrasnyy | adj | A1 |
| white | белыйbelyy | adj | A1 |
| yellow | жёлтыйzholtyy | adj | A1 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | яркийyarkiy | adj | A1 |
| brown | коричневыйkorichnevyy | adj | A1 |
| pink | розовыйrozovyy | adj | A1 |
| colorful | разноцветныйraznotsvetnyy | adj | A2 |
| amber | янтарныйyantarnyy | adj | B1 |
| crimson | багровыйbagrovyy | adj | B1 |
| emerald | изумрудныйizumrudnyy | adj | B1 |
| ivory | цвета слоновой костиtsveta slonovoy kosti | adj | B1 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade | оттенокottenok | noun | A2 |
| tone | тонton | noun | A2 |
| pastel | пастельныйpastelnyy | adj | B2 |
| opaque | непрозрачныйneprozrachnyy | adj | C1 |
| pigment | пигментpigment | noun | C1 |
| vibrant | насыщенныйnasyshchennyy | adj | C1 |
| chromatic | хроматическийkhromaticheskiy | adj | C2 |
| spectrum | спектрspektr | noun | C2 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cool color | холодный цветkholodnyy tsvet | noun | B1 |
| primary color | основной цветosnovnoy tsvet | noun | B1 |
| secondary color | составной цветsostavnoy tsvet | noun | B1 |
| warm color | тёплый цветtyoplyy tsvet | noun | B1 |
| complementary | комплементарныйkomplementarnyy | adj | B2 |
| dye | красительkrasitel | noun | B2 |
| hue | цветовой тонtsvetovoy ton | noun | B2 |
| tint | светлый оттенокsvetlyy ottenok | noun | B2 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronze | бронзовыйbronzovyy | adj | B1 |
| indigo | индигоindigo | adj | B1 |
| lavender | лавандовыйlavandovyy | adj | B1 |
| teal | сине-зелёныйsine-zelyonyy | adj | B1 |
| khaki | хакиkhaki | adj | B2 |
| olive | оливковыйolivkovyy | adj | B2 |
| scarlet | алыйalyy | adj | B2 |
| tan | светло-коричневыйsvetlo-korichnevyy | adj | B2 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagonal | диагональdiagonal | noun | B1 |
| ellipse | эллипсellips | noun | B1 |
| hexagon | шестиугольникshestiugolnik | noun | B1 |
| octagon | восьмиугольникvosmiugolnik | noun | B1 |
| perpendicular | перпендикулярныйperpendikulyarnyy | adj | B1 |
| polygon | многоугольникmnogougolnik | noun | B1 |
| prism | призмаprizma | noun | B1 |
| sphere | шарshar | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like чёрный (chornyy, black), синий (siniy, blue), зелёный (zelyonyy, green), оранжевый (oranzhevyy, orange). This page lists 48 Russian words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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