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In Russian, there are three grammatical genders. (This is while words are being read in Nominative form.)
Masculine which ends in a consonant or with 'й.'
Feminine which ends in either 'а' or 'я.'
Neuter which ends in 'о' or 'е.'
There are few exceptions, but mainly because of physical gender.
Папа (Dad) - Ends in 'а' but is masculine.
Дядя (Uncle) - Ends in 'я' but is masculine.
Дедушка (Grandfather) - Ends in 'а' but is masculine.
Мужчина (Man) - Ends in 'а' but is masculine.
Кофе (Coffee) - Ends in 'е' but is masculine.
Source: http://www.russianlessons.net/grammar/nouns_gender.php