Russian for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 2

Any desserts?

Russian desserts — Какие-нибудь десерты? (Any desserts?) — and ordering sweets.

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    Желаете что-нибудь на десерт?

    Želaete čto-nibudʹ na desert?

    Do you want something for dessert?

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Да, я хочу медовик

    Da, ja hoču medovik

    Yes, I want a honey cake

  3. Pishi Pishi

    Что-нибудь ещё?Напитки?

    Čto-nibudʹ eŝë?Napitki?

    Something else? Any beverages?

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Нет, спасибо, больше ничего

    Net, spasibo, bolʹše ničego

    No, thanks, That's all

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does какие-нибудь mean?

'Any (some)' — used in questions/uncertainty. Какие-нибудь + plural noun: какие-нибудь десерты = 'any desserts'.

Famous Russian desserts?

Медовик (honey cake), Наполеон (mille-feuille), сырник (cheese pancake), пряник (honey gingerbread), варенье (jam preserve).

Russian for 'sweet'?

Сладкий (sweet, m), сладкая (f), сладкое (n). Сладкое = 'something sweet / a sweet thing'.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

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