Russian Vocabulary

Russian Vocabulary Lessons are free language lessons for lower intermediate to advanced students. Developed by SRAS, these bilingual resources feature Russian phrases inserted to English texts to help you build your vocabulary on diverse subjects.

Очки и окулисти – Glasses and Eye Doctors

An eye doctor is called an “окулист” or “офтальмолог” in Russian, or, sometimes and informally, a “глазной врач.” While the word оптика (ophthalmologic optics) is a common name for an eyeglass store in Russia, there is no exact Russian equivalent to the English word “optometrist,” which can be loosely translated as специалист по подбору очков. […]

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