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Colours and Shapes

We are surrounded by things that can be for example big and green, round and blue, small and yellow... if you know the colours and shapes in Russian, you'll learn how to identify what your child wants: "Which one do you want?". "The green one!".

Colour red кра́сный
krás-nyj
red

Colour yellow жёлтый
zhól-tyj
yellow

Colour blue си́ний
sí-nij
blue

Colour light blue голубо́й
ga-lu-bój
light blue

Colour orange ора́нжевый
a-rán-zhe-vyj
orange

Colour green зелёный
zye-lyó-nyj
green

Colour violet фиоле́товый
fia-lyé-ta-vyj
violet

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Colour pink ро́зовый
ró-za-vyj
pink

Colour brown кори́чневый
ka-rích-nye-vyj
brown

Colour white бе́лый
byé-lyj
white

Colour black чёрный
chór-nyj
black

Colour grey се́рый
syé-ryj
grey

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Sizes and Shapes

большо́й / больша́я
bal-shój / bal-shá-ya
big
Different genders: большой = big (masc.), большая = big (feminine)

ма́ленький / ма́ленькая
má-lyen-kij / má-lyen-ka-ya
small
Different genders: маленький: small (masc.), маленькая: small (fem.)

дли́нный
dlín-nyj
long

коро́ткий
ka-rót-kij
short

кру́глый
krú-glyj
round

квадра́тный
kva-drát-nyj
square

Vídeo: los colores

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