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Russian - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Russian language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

ноль

nol'

zero

1

один

odin

one

2

два

dva

two

3

три

tri

three

4

четыре

chetyre

four

5

пять

pyat'

five

6

шесть

shest'

six

7

семь

sem'

seven

8

восемь

vosem'

eight

9

девять

devyat'

nine

10

десять

desyat'

ten

11

одиннадцать

odinnadtsat'

eleven

12

двенадцать

dvenadtsat'

twelve

13

тринадцать

trinadtsat'

thirteen

14

четырнадцать

chetyrnadtsat'

fourteen

15

пятнадцать

pyatnadtsat'

fifteen

16

шестнадцать

shestnadtsat'

sixteen

17

семнадцать

semnadtsat'

seventeen

18

восемнадцать

vosemnadtsat'

eighteen

19

девятнадцать

devyatnadtsat'

nineteen

20

двадцать

dvadtsat'

twenty

30

тридцать

tridtsat'

thirty

40

сорок

sorok

forty

50

пятьдесят

pyat'desyat

fifty

60

шестьдесят

shest'desyat

sixty

70

семьдесят

sem'desyat

seventy

80

восемьдесят

vosem'desyat

eighty

90

девяносто

devyanosto

ninety

100

сто

sto

hundred

1K

тысяча

tysyacha

thousand

1M

миллион

million

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

белый

belyy

white

черный

chernyy

black

🔴

красный

krasnyy

red

🔵

синий

siniy

blue

🟡

желтый

zheltyy

yellow

🟢

зеленый

zelenyy

green

🟣

фиолетовый

fioletovyy

purple

🟤

коричневый

korichnevyy

brown

🟠

оранжевый

oranzhevyy

orange

🌸

розовый

rozovyy

pink

золотой

zolotoy

gold

🌑

серебряный

serebryanyy

silver

☁️

серый

seryy

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

собака

sobaka

dog

🐱

кошка

koshka

cat

🐴

лошадь

loshad'

horse

🐮

корова

korova

cow

🐷

свинья

svin'ya

pig

🐦

птица

ptitsa

bird

🐟

рыба

ryba

fish

🐭

мышь

mysh'

mouse

🦊

лиса

lisa

fox

🐇

кролик

krolik

rabbit

🐻

медведь

medved'

bear

🐼

панда

panda

panda

🐨

коала

koala

koala

🐘

слон

slon

elephant

🐢

черепаха

cherepakha

turtle

🦒

жираф

zhiraf

giraffe

🦆

утка

utka

duck

🕷️

паук

pauk

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

семья

sem'ya

family

🧔

мужчина

muzhchina

man

👩

женщина

zhenshchina

woman

👦

мальчик

mal'chik

boy

👧

девочка

devochka

girl

👶

ребенок

rebenok

child

👨‍🦳

отец

otets

father

👩‍🦳

мать

mat'

mother

👴

дедушка

dedushka

grandfather

👵

бабушка

babushka

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

брат

brat

brother

👩‍🦱

сестра

sestra

sister

🧑

друг

drug

friend

👥

люди

lyudi

people

🙋

человек

chelovek

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

дом

dom

house

🏢

здание

zdaniye

building

🏫

школа

shkola

school

🏪

магазин

magazin

store

🛣️

дорога

doroga

road

🌆

город

gorod

city

🌳

дерево

derevo

tree

💧

вода

voda

water

☀️

солнце

solntse

sun

☁️

облако

oblako

cloud

📚

книга

kniga

book

🖊️

ручка

ruchka

pen

📱

телефон

telefon

phone

🔑

ключ

klyuch

key

🚗

машина

mashina

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

яблоко

yabloko

apple

🍌

банан

banan

banana

🍞

хлеб

khleb

bread

🧀

сыр

syr

cheese

🥩

мясо

myaso

meat

🥛

молоко

moloko

milk

кофе

kofe

coffee

🍵

чай

chay

tea

💧

вода

voda

water

🍺

пиво

pivo

beer

🍷

вино

vino

wine

🍽️

еда

yeda

food

🍳

яйцо

yaytso

egg

🍚

рис

ris

rice

🥕

овощи

ovoshchi

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

день

den’

day

🌙

ночь

nochʹ

night

час

chas

hour

🗓️

неделя

nedelya

week

📅

месяц

mesyats

month

🗓️

год

god

year

🗓️

понедельник

ponedel'nik

Monday

🗓️

вторник

vtornik

Tuesday

🗓️

среда

sreda

Wednesday

🗓️

четверг

chetverg

Thursday

🗓️

пятница

pyatnitsa

Friday

🗓️

суббота

subbota

Saturday

🗓️

воскресенье

voskresen'ye

Sunday

🌅

утро

utro

morning

🌆

вечер

vecher

evening

🕛

сейчас

seychas

now

🔜

скоро

skoro

soon

🕒

время

vremya

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

говорить

govorit'

to speak

🚶

ходить

khodit'

to walk

🏃

бежать

bežat'

to run

🍽️

есть

yest'

to eat

🍷

пить

pit'

to drink

😴

спать

spat'

to sleep

📖

читать

chitat'

to read

✍️

писать

pisat'

to write

👀

видеть

videt'

to see

👂

слышать

slyshat'

to hear

💭

думать

dumat'

to think

🤔

знать

znat'

to know

❤️

любить

lyubit'

to love

👍

нравиться

nravit'sya

to like

👋

приходить

prikhodit'

to come

🚪

открыть

otkryt'

to open

🔒

закрыть

zakryt'

to close

💡

учить

uchit'

to learn

давать

davat'

to give

💸

купить

kupit'

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

счастливый

schastlivyy

happy

😢

грустный

grustnyy

sad

😠

злой

zloy

angry

👍

хороший

khoroshiy

good

👎

плохой

plokhoy

bad

⬆️

большой

bol'shoy

big

⬇️

маленький

malen'kiy

small

🆕

новый

novyy

new

🕰️

старый

staryy

old

💯

много

mnogo

many

🤏

несколько

neskol'ko

few

🥵

горячий

goryachiy

hot

🥶

холодный

kholodnyy

cold

💪

сильный

sil'nyy

strong

👶

слабый

slabyy

weak

красивый

krasivyy

beautiful

👹

уродливый

urodlivyy

ugly

правильный

pravil'nyy

correct

неправильный

nepravil'nyy

wrong

быстрый

bystryy

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

и

i

and

➡️

но

no

but

👉

или

ili

or

🤔

потому что

potomu

because

👉

так

tak

so

🤨

однако

odnako

however

🤔

поэтому

poetomu

therefore

также

takzhe

also

🕒

когда

kogda

when

🤔

если

esli

if

🕒

перед

pered

before

🕒

после

posle

after

🕒

с тех пор

s

since

🕒

пока

poka

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

учитель

uchitel'

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

доктор

doktor

doctor

👩‍💻

инженер

inzhener

engineer

👨‍🍳

шеф-повар

shef-povar

chef

🧑‍🌾

фермер

fermer

farmer

👮

полицейский

politseyskiy

police officer

🧑‍🎨

художник

khudozhnik

artist

🧑‍💼

офисный работник

ofisnyy

office worker

🔬

учёный

uchënyy

scientist

🛒

продавец

prodavets

salesperson

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