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Russian Science Vocabulary — Words for Science & Study

Science vocabulary is a quietly easy way into Russian, because so much of it is shared across languages — once you can read the Cyrillic, you'll recognise more than you expect. This page gathers Russian science words: наука (science), химия (chemistry), энергия (energy), атом (atom), each with its English meaning and a button to hear it. For English speakers, two things help. First, the Cyrillic alphabet is the gateway; learn its few dozen letters and words like энергия suddenly read as "energy". Second, Russian stress is unpredictable and unwritten, and it shifts the vowels around it, so even a familiar-looking word can sound different from what you'd guess — the spoken form is the only sure guide. Tap any 🔊 to hear the correct stress and vowels. Read through the table to spot the cognates and practise the letters, then head into the game below, where matching each term as it falls fixes both the meaning and the sound far better than a static list.

Key words explained

• energy энергия🔊 The sun provides nearly all our planet's energy.
• light свет🔊 Plants need light to grow.
• heat тепло🔊 The heat from the fire warmed the whole room.
• cold холод🔊 The cold of the mountain air took my breath away.
• force сила🔊 It takes a lot of force to move the heavy crate.
• gravity гравитация🔊 Gravity pulls everything back toward the ground.
• speed скорость🔊 The car picked up speed on the open road.
• weight вес🔊 The bridge can support a surprising amount of weight.

All 90 Russian science words

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