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Most common and necessary adjectives

Hello, dear student!
Today I would like to talk about the adjectives which are mostly used by foreigners in everyday life. Actually, there are a lot of them, but I will provide you with the most common and necessary adjectives. Very often we need them when we buy things, cloths, food or describe a service:

Интересный [intiresny] - interesting
Интересный фильм [interesny fil'm] - an interesting movie
Интересная книга [interesnaya kniga] - an interesting book
Я хочу купить интересную книгу [ya khachu kupit' interesnuyu knigu] – I want to buy an interesting book.

Оригинальный [ariginal'ny] - original
Оригинальный подарок [ariginal'ny padarak] – an original present
Оригинальная свадьба [ariginal'naya svad'ba] – an original wedding (ceremony)

Мужской [muzhzkoj] - male (man's)
Мужской отдел [mushzkoj otdel] – a male department
Мужской парфюм [mushzkoj parfyum] – a male fragrance
Мужской костюм [mushzkoj kastyum] – a male suit

Женский [zhenski] - female (woman's)
Женская одежда [zhenskaya adezhda] – a female clothing
Женский свитер [zhenskij svitehr] – a female sweater
Женское пальто [zhenskae pal'to] – a female coat

Детский [detskij] - childish
Детское питание [detskae pitanie] - baby food
Детский отдел [detskij atdel] - children's department
Детская коляска [detskaya kalyaska] - baby carriage

Модный [modny] - fashionable, trendy
Модный парень [modny paren'] - a fashionable guy
Модная одежда [modnaya adezhda] - fashionable clothes
Модная коллекция [modnaya kalektsiya] - a fashionable collection

Свежий [svezhi] - fresh, new
Свежий хлеб [svezhi khleb] - fresh bread
Свежая выпечка [svezhaya vypichka] - fresh bakery
Свежая газета [svezhaya gazeta] - just released newspaper

Теплый [tyoply] - warm
Теплое молоко [tyoplae malako] - warm milk
Теплая погода [tyoplaya pagoda] – a warm weather
Теплая куртка [tyoplaya kurtka] - a warm jacket


Дорогой [daragoj] - expensive
Please, don't make a mistake, the word "дорогой" has 2 meanings in Russian: дорогой (expensive) – something costs much money, has a high value.
Дорогой подарок [daragoj padarak] - an expensive present
and дорогой (dear) – as a nice, close, very important to someone person
Дорогой учитель [daragoj uchitil'] - dear teacher

Плохой [plakhoj] - bad
Плохая погода [plakhaya pagoda] - a bad weather
Плохая еда [plakhaya eda] - bad food/unhealthy food
Плохие люди [plakhie lyudi] - bad people

Натуральный [natural'ny] - natural
Натуральный сок [natural'ny sok] - natural juice
Натуральный цвет [natural'ny tsvet] - natural colour
Натуральная кожа [natural'naya kozha] – natural leather

Дешёвый [dishovy] - cheap
Дешёвый картофель [dishovy kartofel'] - cheap potatos
Дешёвый магазин [dishovy magazin] - a cheap shop
Дешёвые фрукты [dishovye frukty] - cheap fruits

Вкусный [fkusny] - delicious
Вкусная еда [fkusnaya eda] - delicious food
Вкусный арбуз [fkusnyj arbuz] - delicious watermelon
Вкусные пироги [fkusnye piragi] - delicious pies

There are a lot of useful adjectives in Russian, the rest of them you can find in the Russian language dictionary and use them in your speech or writing when you need, depending on context.

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