Home › Russian › Glossary › chef
Russian vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "chef" in Russian?
шеф-повар
šef-povar
In Russian, "chef" is шеф-повар.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Russian learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Say SHEF puh-VAR. Two syllables, stress on the second.
Writing and usage
Шеф-повар has 9 letters total. It is a hyphenated phrase combining шеф (chief) and повар (cook).
Example sentence
Шеф-повар готовит суп.
The chef cooks soup.
Test your Russian knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember шеф-повар
Shef-povar: a chef is a shef, the chief cook.
Related words
- broccoli брокколи brokkoli
- candy конфета konfeta
- donkey осёл osël
- hotdog хот-дог hot-dog
- keyboard клавиатура klaviatura
- railing перила perila
- sardine сардина sardina
- staff персонал personal
- pants штаны štany
Browse all Russian words in the glossary.
Questions about шеф-повар
How do you say "chef" in Russian?
In Russian, "chef" is шеф-повар. It is a noun.
How is шеф-повар written in Russian?
Шеф-повар has 9 letters total. It is a hyphenated phrase combining шеф (chief) and повар (cook).
How is шеф-повар used in a sentence?
Use шеф-повар as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Шеф-повар готовит суп. (The chef cooks soup.).
Where can I practice Russian words for free?
You can play free Russian minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Russian glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Chef" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Russian language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town