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title: "Food in Russian: 22 Words With Audio & Flashcards"
description: "Learn food and drink vocabulary in Russian: 22 common words with transliteration, English meaning and audio, plus free flashcards and example sentences."
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published: "2026-06-13T18:20:13.000Z"
modified: "2026-11-02T10:04:45.000Z"
author: "Daily Cyrillic"
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# Food in Russian: 22 Words With Audio

By [Daily Cyrillic](/about) · Updated 2 Nov 2026

Russian food vocabulary helps you name the things and situations in this topic. This reference contains 22 Russian words with Cyrillic spellings, transliteration, translations and audio. Learn the words in small groups, read their example sentences and use the flashcards to review them rather than memorising an isolated translation list.

Reading time: about 2 min.

Words

22

Topic

Food

Practice

Audio and flashcards

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## Word reference

Food in Russian: 22 Words With Audio
| Russian | Translit. | Meaning | Listen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| еда | yedá | food |  |
| вода | vodá | water |  |
| хлеб | khleb | bread |  |
| молоко | molokó | milk |  |
| сыр | syr | cheese |  |
| мясо | myáso | meat |  |
| рыба | rýba | fish |  |
| яйцо | yaytsó | egg |  |
| масло | máslo | butter / oil |  |
| суп | sup | soup |  |
| овощи | óvoshchi | vegetables |  |
| фрукты | frúkty | fruit |  |
| яблоко | yábloko | apple |  |
| картофель | kartófel | potato |  |
| сахар | sákhar | sugar |  |
| соль | sol | salt |  |
| чай | chay | tea |  |
| кофе | kófe | coffee |  |
| сок | sok | juice |  |
| завтрак | závtrak | breakfast |  |
| обед | obéd | lunch |  |
| ужин | úzhin | dinner |  |

## Example sentences

-   Я хочу хлеб и сыр.
    
    Ya khochú khleb i syr.
    
    I want bread and cheese.
    
-   Она пьёт чай без сахара.
    
    Oná pyot chay bez sákhara.
    
    She drinks tea without sugar.
    
-   На завтрак я ем яйцо.
    
    Na závtrak ya yem yaytsó.
    
    For breakfast I eat an egg.
    

## FAQ

### What is the Russian word for water?

Water is вода (vodá). It is one of the most common nouns in the language, so it is worth learning early - including the phrase «стакан воды» (a glass of water).

### How do you say bread in Russian?

Bread is хлеб (khleb), a masculine noun. It appears in everyday phrases like «чёрный хлеб» (dark/rye bread) and «белый хлеб» (white bread).

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