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Lesson 3 - Colors

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In this lesson you will learn Russian colors, personal pronouns and how to say that you possess something.

Basic colors:

Red - красный
Navy Blue - синий
Blue - голубой
Green - зелёный
White - белый
Yellow - жёлтый
Orange - оранжевый
Grey - серый
Pink - розовый
Brown - коричневый
Purple - фиолетовый
Black - чёрный

Additional colors:


Bright green -салатный
Crimson - Малиновый
Gold -Золотой
Khaki- Хаки
Silver - Серебряный
Copper - Медный

Different shades:

Light - светлый
Dark - тёмный
Bright - яркий
Dim - тусклый
Too - слишком

Examples:

Dark-blue Тёмно-синий
Dark-red Темно-красный
Light-blue Светло-синий (голубой)
Light-green Светло-зелёный
The sun is too bright. - Солнце слишком яркое.

To say you have something you use the following constructions :

I have = У меня есть
We have = У нас есть
You have = У тебя есть or У вас есть (informal/singular or formal/plural)
He/It has = У него есть
She has = У неё есть
They have = У них есть


Questions in Russian are formed by change of intonation not the structure:

You have a car - Do you have a car?

У вас есть машина - У вас есть машина?

Which color is your car? Какого цвета у вас машина?

What kind of car you have? Какая у вас машина?

I have a red car - У меня (есть) красная машина

I have a blue bicycle - У меня (есть) синий велосипед

She has a green umbrella - У неё (есть) зеленый зонт

We have a white dog - У нас (есть) белая собака

He has a yellow book -У него (есть) жёлтая книга

She has a black phone - У неё (есть) чёрный телефон

You have an orange tie - У вас оранжевый галстук

He has a grey suit- У него серый костюм

She has a pink dress-У неё розовое платье

Do you have brown sugar? - У вас есть коричневый сахар?

You have a purple flower! - У вас фиолетовый цветок!

They have a light room - У них светлая комната

Do you have dark beer (porter)? - У вас есть темное пиво?


Now watch the video on Colors and then test the quiz

 

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yafi
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written by yafi , October 02, 2009
Ah!! This video is superb! Not only was it instructive, but it was also fun! Wow, what great artistic and pedagogical skills you have! I think most beginners will be pleased to learn the colors from this clip because your framework incorporates creative visuals along with the realistic and probable encounter. In sum, this video was a pleasure to watch!
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written by Bravko , March 10, 2011
Great lesson! here can I find quickly where I should use BOH and where I should use BOT?
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written by Bravko , March 10, 2011
I meant 'where can I find'.
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