This is a list of 25 common words for talking about weather 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.
Weather in Russian: погода, солнце, облако, ветер, буря, гром, молния. The table below gives all 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| погода /pʌɡoda/ | weather | Сегодня хорошая погода для прогулки в парке. The weather is good for a walk in the park today. |
| солнце /soɭntsy/ | sun | Солнце светит ярко с самого утра. The sun has been shining brightly since early morning. |
| облако /obɭʌkʌ/ | cloud | Большое облако закрыло солнце над городом. A large cloud covered the sun over the city. |
| ветер /vʲetʲir/ | wind | Сильный ветер дует с моря сегодня. A strong wind is blowing from the sea today. |
| буря /burʲʌ/ | storm | Вечером началась сильная буря над деревней. A strong storm began over the village in the evening. |
| гром /ɡrom/ | thunder | После молнии гром разбудил ребёнка ночью. After the lightning, thunder woke the child at night. |
| молния /moɭnʲija/ Feminine. | lightning | Яркая молния осветила небо над домом. Bright lightning lit up the sky over the house. |
| туман /tumɑn/ | fog | Утром густой туман скрыл дорогу возле леса. In the morning, thick fog hid the road near the forest. |
| лёд /ɭʲɵt/ | ice | Зимой лёд покрывает озеро возле нашего дома. In winter, ice covers the lake near our house. |
| мороз /mʌros/ | frost | Сегодня утром сильный мороз ударил по городу. A severe frost hit the city this morning. |
| град /ɡrɑt/ | hail | Днём град повредил цветы в саду. Hail damaged the flowers in the garden during the day. |
| радуга /rɑduɡa/ Feminine. | rainbow | После дождя появилась радуга над полем. A rainbow appeared over the field after the rain. |
| небо /nʲebʌ/ | sky | Вечером небо стало розовым над рекой. In the evening, the sky turned pink over the river. |
| температура /tʲimʲpʲiratura/ Feminine. | temperature | Сегодня температура воздуха около двадцати градусов. The air temperature is about twenty degrees today. |
| влажность /vɭɑʒnʌstʲ/ Feminine. | humidity | Летом высокая влажность бывает после дождя. In summer, high humidity occurs after rain. |
| морось /morʌsʲ/ Feminine. | drizzle | Мелкая морось шла весь день в городе. A light drizzle fell in the city all day. |
| бриз /brʲis/ | breeze | Лёгкий бриз приятно дует с моря. A gentle breeze is pleasantly blowing from the sea. |
| ураган /uraɡɑn/ | hurricane | Сильный ураган разрушил несколько домов на побережье. A powerful hurricane destroyed several houses on the coast. |
| торнадо /tʌrnɑdʌ/ | tornado | Торнадо быстро прошёл через поле вчера. The tornado quickly passed through the field yesterday. |
| наводнение /nʌvʌdnʲenʲijɪ/ Neuter. | flood | После сильного дождя началось наводнение в городе. A flood began in the city after the heavy rain. |
| засуха /zɑsuxa/ Feminine. | drought | Долгая засуха уничтожила урожай в этом году. A long drought destroyed the harvest this year. |
| прогноз /prʌɡnos/ | forecast | Я посмотрел прогноз погоды перед поездкой. I checked the weather forecast before the trip. |
| зонт /zont/ | umbrella | Я взял зонт перед выходом из дома. I took an umbrella before leaving the house. |
| снежинка /sʲnʲiʒynka/ Feminine. | snowflake | Одна снежинка упала мне на ладонь. A single snowflake fell onto my palm. |
| лужа /ɭuʒa/ Feminine. | puddle | После дождя большая лужа появилась возле школы. A large puddle appeared near the school after the rain. |
The list on this page has 25 words. The first ones are погода (weather), солнце (sun), облако (cloud). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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