This is a list of 15 common words for talking about shapes in Russian, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Shapes in Russian: круг, квадрат, треугольник, прямоугольник, овал, звезда, ромб. The table below gives all 15 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| круг /kruk/ | circle | Нарисуй круг на белом листе бумаги. Draw a circle on a white sheet of paper. |
| квадрат /kvadrɑt/ | square | Этот квадрат нарисован красным карандашом. This square is drawn with a red pencil. |
| треугольник /trʲiuɡoɭnʲik/ | triangle | Дети вырезали треугольник из синей бумаги. The children cut a triangle out of blue paper. |
| прямоугольник /prʲʌmʌuɡoɭnʲik/ | rectangle | На доске нарисован большой прямоугольник. A large rectangle is drawn on the board. |
| овал /ʌvɑɭ/ | oval | Мама нарисовала овал в школьной тетради. Mom drew an oval in a school notebook. |
| звезда /zvʲizdɑ/ | star | На открытке была красивая жёлтая звезда. There was a beautiful yellow star on the card. |
| ромб /romp/ | rhombus | Учитель показал ромб на картинке. The teacher showed a rhombus in the picture. |
| пятиугольник /pʲʌtʲiuɡoɭnʲik/ | pentagon | Мы нашли пятиугольник в старой книге. We found a pentagon in an old book. |
| шестиугольник /ʃysʲtʲiuɡoɭnʲik/ | hexagon | Пчёлы строят шестиугольники в своих сотах. Bees build hexagons in their honeycombs. |
| восьмиугольник /vʌsʲmʲiuɡoɭnʲik/ | octagon | На знаке нарисован красный восьмиугольник. A red octagon is drawn on the sign. |
| куб /kup/ | cube | Маленький куб лежит рядом с игрушками. A small cube is lying next to the toys. |
| сфера /sfʲera/ This noun is feminine. | sphere | Земля имеет форму почти идеальной сферы. The Earth is shaped almost like a perfect sphere. |
| цилиндр /tsyɭʲindr/ | cylinder | Стеклянный цилиндр стоит на лабораторном столе. A glass cylinder is standing on the laboratory table. |
| конус /konus/ | cone | На столе стоит маленький красный конус. There is a small red cone on the table. |
| пирамида /pʲiramʲida/ This noun is feminine. | pyramid | Туристы увидели древнюю пирамиду утром. The tourists saw an ancient pyramid in the morning. |
The list on this page has 15 words. The first ones are круг (circle), квадрат (square), треугольник (triangle). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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