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Russian Communication Vocabulary — Words for Talking and Writing

Communication words are the ones that let you talk about talking — a conversation, a letter, the accent you're trying to lose. This page gathers essential Russian vocabulary for communication, from разговор (conversation) and письмо (letter) to речь (speech) and акцент (accent), each with its English meaning, its pronunciation and a button to hear it spoken in a native voice. A note for English speakers: once you can read Cyrillic, many of these are easier than they look, and some — like акцент — are near-cognates that almost read themselves. Russian nouns change their endings depending on their role in the sentence (the case system), so a word can appear in several forms; learn the base form first and the rest follows with exposure. Stress is unmarked and movable, so hearing the word is the safest guide. Tap any 🔊 to listen, skim the table, then take these into Linguver, where the English word drops and you shoot its Russian translation from the drum.

Key words explained

• conversation разговор🔊 We had a long conversation over coffee.
• letter письмо🔊 She wrote a letter to her grandmother.
• speech речь🔊 His speech was short but moving.
• accent акцент🔊 You can hear a slight accent when she talks.
• argument спор🔊 They had a brief argument about directions.
• announcement объявление🔊 An announcement came over the speakers.
• phrase фраза🔊 He repeated the phrase until he got it right.
• tone тон🔊 Her tone softened as she explained.

All 90 Russian communication words

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