How to Say "russian" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “russian” is “ruso” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
La bandera rusa tiene tres colores.
The Russian flag has three colors.
Me encanta la comida rusa, especialmente el borsch.
I love Russian food, especially borscht.
Los escritores rusos son muy famosos en todo el mundo.
Russian writers are very famous throughout the world.
Gender and Number Matching
As an adjective, 'ruso' must change its ending to match the thing it describes. If you talk about a girl, use 'rusa'. If you talk about multiple items, use 'rusos' (masculine plural) or 'rusas' (feminine plural).
Forgetting the Gender Change
Mistake: “Una mujer ruso.”
Correction: Una mujer rusa. (The ending 'o' must change to 'a' to match 'mujer'.)
Other Meanings of “ruso”
“ruso” can also mean:
- person of Russian nationality(A1)
- the language(A2)
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