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VOCABULARY USED IN THIS LESSON

Russian	Pronunciation	English
стул	stool	chair
кот	kot	cat
чемодан	chi-ma-dAn	suitcase
друг	droogk	friend
музей	moo-zEY	museum
трамвай	tram-vIE (IE = eye)	tram

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Like many other European languages, the Russian language assigns a 'gender' to a noun - male, female, or neuter. It is important to know the gender of a noun because the spelling (the suffix) of any associated adjectives change according to the gender of the noun.

Once you get used to this idea it's not very complicated, but it will take a little practice at first.

Here's how to tell if your noun is a boy or a girl (or an 'it'!):

Masculine Nouns

Most masculine nouns end with a consonant (i.e., not a vowel), or the letter -й

Examples of masculine nouns:

Chair

стул

Pronounced:

stool

Audio:

(Lena)

Cat

кот

Pronounced:

kot

Audio:

(Lena)

Suitcase

чемодан

Pronounced:

chi-ma-dAn

Audio:

(Lena)

Friend

друг

Pronounced:

droogk

Audio:

(Lena)

Museum

музей

Pronounced:

moo-zEY

Audio:

(Lena)

Tram

трамвай

Pronounced:

tram-vIE

Audio:

(Lena)