Russian for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 2

What color and size is it?

Russian sizes and colors — Какой цвет и размер? (What color and size?) — basic shopping questions.

Conversation

  1. Cassian Cassian

    Скажите, какие размеры есть?

    Skažite, kakie razmery estʹ?

    Could you tell me, what sizes are there?

  2. Rose Rose

    Есть все размеры. Какой размер вы носите?

    Estʹ vse razmery. Kakoj razmer vy nosite?

    There are all sizes. What size do you wear?

  3. Cassian Cassian

    Я ношу эм. Какие цвета есть?

    Ja nošu èm. Kakie cveta estʹ?

    I wear an M. What colors are there?

    Tip: to say the size in russian is easy! just say the first latter of your size such as "XS", "S", "M", "L", "XL"

  4. Rose Rose

    Есть чёрный, серый и белый

    Estʹ čërnyj, seryj i belyj

    There are black, gray and white.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Russian sizes?

Размер (size). Маленький (S), средний (M), большой (L). Russian uses European sizing (36, 38, 40, etc.).

Common Russian colors?

Красный (red), синий (blue), зелёный (green), жёлтый (yellow), чёрный (black), белый (white), серый (grey).

How do you say 'this color' in Russian?

Этот цвет (m) — agreeing with цвет (masculine). Этот размер = 'this size'.

Test yourself

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

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