Electronics

1. Смартфон

   Smart-fon

   Smartphone

   Usage

   The smartphone, though in everyday speech people often just say "telefon"

2. Планшет

   Plan-shet

   Tablet

   Usage

   The tablet; security will ask you to take it out of your bag

3. Ноутбук

   No-ut-buk

   Laptop

   Usage

   The laptop — from English "notebook"; Russian does not use "laptop"

4. Зарядка

   Za-ryad-ka

   Charger

   Usage

   The everyday word for a charger; the formal term is "zaryadnoye ustroystvo"

5. Кабель для зарядки

   Ka-bel' dlya za-ryad-ki

   Charging cable

   Usage

   A charging cable — show the connector at the shop and they will match it

6. Внешний аккумулятор

   Vnesh-niy ak-ku-mu-lya-tor

   Power bank

   Usage

   A power bank; colloquially people also say "poverbank"

7. Переходник

   Pe-re-khod-nik

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   A plug adapter. Russian sockets are type C and F at 220 volts

8. Розетка

   Ro-zet-ka

   Power socket

   Usage

   The socket. Ask "Gde rozetka?" in a café and they will point you to a seat

9. Батарейка

   Ba-ta-rey-ka

   Battery

   Usage

   A dry cell. AA is nicknamed "palchikovaya" and AAA "mizinchikovaya"

10. Пароль от Wi-Fi

    Pa-rol' ot Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    The Wi-Fi password, often printed on the café receipt

11. SIM-карта

    SIM-kar-ta

    SIM card

    Usage

    A SIM card; buying one requires showing your passport and registering

12. Карта памяти

    Kar-ta pa-mya-ti

    Memory card

    Usage

    A memory card; show the format at the camera counter

13. Наушники

    Na-ush-ni-ki

    Earphones

    Usage

    Earphones — always plural in Russian

14. Фотоаппарат

    Fo-to-ap-pa-rat

    Camera

    Usage

    A camera; always check whether photography is allowed in a museum

15. Фонарик

    Fo-na-rik

    Flashlight

    Usage

    A flashlight — also what the phone torch is called

16. Кондиционер

    Kon-di-tsi-o-ner

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Air conditioning is often absent in older buildings, so check when booking

17. Пульт

    Pul't

    Remote control

    Usage

    The remote; in full "pult upravleniya"

18. Вентилятор

    Ven-ti-lya-tor

    Electric fan

    Usage

    An electric fan, sometimes lent out at reception in summer

19. Холодильник

    Kho-lo-dil'-nik

    Fridge

    Usage

    The fridge — the word for asking whether the room has one

20. Телевизор

    Te-le-vi-zor

    TV

    Usage

    The TV, when checking what is in the room

21. Микроволновка

    Mik-ro-vol-nov-ka

    Microwave

    Usage

    The colloquial word; formally "mikrovolnovaya pech"

22. Электрический чайник

    E-lek-tri-che-skiy chay-nik

    Electric kettle

    Usage

    The electric kettle — near-universal in lodgings, and essential to the tea habit

23. Стиральная машина

    Sti-ral'-na-ya ma-shi-na

    Washing machine

    Usage

    The washing machine, usually free to use in apartment-style lodgings

24. Удлинитель

    Ud-li-ni-tel'

    Extension cord

    Usage

    An extension lead; ask at reception if the socket is out of reach

25. Обогреватель

    O-bo-gre-va-tel'

    Electric heater

    Usage

    An electric heater — needed in early autumn before the central heating starts

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