Basic Russian words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Russian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Russian, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Russian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Russian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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ENGLISH | RUSSIAN | PRONUNCIATION |
Please | Пожалуйста | pojaluista |
Thank you! | Спасибо! | spasibo! |
Sorry! | Извините! | izvinite! |
What? | Что? | chto? |
Who? | Кто? | kto? |
When? | Когда? | kogda? |
Why? | Почему? | pochemu? |
Which? | Который? | kotory? |
How? | Как? | kak? |
Where ? | Где? | gde? |
How much ? | Сколько? | skolko? |
Yes | Да | da |
No | Нет | net |
Maybe | Может быть | moget byt |
Of course | Конечно | konieczno |
something | нечто | nechto |
nothing | ничто | nichto |
somebody | кто-то | kto-to |
nobody | никто | nicto |
before | перед | pered |
after | после | posle |
far | далеко | daleko |
near | близкий | blizky |
here | здесь | zdes |
there | там | tam |
today | Сегодня | segodnya |
tomoorow | томоорова | tomoorova |
now | сейчас | seichas |
man | мужчина | muzhchina |
woman | женщина | zhenshchina |
friend | друг | drug |
more | больше | bolsze |
less | менее | menee |
always | всегда | vsegda |
later | позже | pozje |
never | никогда | nikogda |
same | одинаковый | odinakovy |
different | различный | razlichny |
small | маленький | malenkiy |
large | большой | bolshoy |
difficult | трудный | trudny |
easy | лёгкий | lyogkiy |
hot | горячий | goryachiy |
cold | холодный | kholodny |
yesterday | Вчера | vchera |
after | после | posle |
beautiful | красивый | krasivyy |
broken | разбитый | razbity |
free | свободный | svobodny |
a pharmacy | аптека | aptheca |
money | деньги | dengi |
a bag | сумка | sumka |
a lighter | зажигалка | zazigalka |
a cigarette | сигарета | sigaretta |
a bottle | бутылка | butylka |
soap | мыло | mylo |
clean | чистый | chistyi |
dirty | грязный | gryazny |
a trash can | мусорное ведро | musornoye vedro |
a trash bag | мешок для мусора | meshock dla musora |
the silence | тишина | tishina |
a tool | инструмент | instrument |
pregnant | беременная | beremennaya |
sick | больной | bolnoy |
a baby | младенец | mladenec |
a little bit | Немножко | nemnozko |
a doctor | врач | vrach |
a dentist | стоматолог | stomatologue |
a medicine | лекарство | lekarstvo |
a book | книга | kniga |
a story | рассказ | rasskaz |
a phone | телефон | telephone |
a computer | компьютер | computer |
a car | автомобиль | avtomobil |
a plane | самолет | samolet |
the name | имя | imya |
the adress | адрес | adres |
the age | возраст | vozrast |
the nationality | гражданство | grazhdanstvo |
a choice | выбор | vybor |
an answer | ответ | otvet |
the key | Ключ | klucz |
the light | свет | svet |
the television | телевизор | television |
the bed | кровать | krovat |
the house | дом | dome |
the shower | душ | dush |
the window | окно | okno |
the door | Дверь | dver |
the table | таблица | tablita |
tired | усталый | ustaly |
water | Вода | voda |
open | открытый | otkrity |
closed | закрытый | zakryty |
clothes | одежда | odezhda |
coffee | кофе | coffee |
tea | чай | chai |
lunch | обед | aubed |
dinner | обед | aubed |
a fruit | фрукт | fruct |
a vegetable | овощ | ovoshch |
a beverage | напиток | napitok |
a child | ребенок | rebenok |
rain | дождь | dozhd |
the entrance | вход | vkhod |
the exit | выход | vykhod |
music | музыка | muzak |
a smile | улыбка | ulybka |
the world | мира | mira |
the sky | небо | nebo |
a river | река | recca |
the sea | море | more |
the mountain | гора | gora |
the lake | озеро | ozero |
the island | остров | ostrov |
the beach | пляж | plyazh |
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- Travel and tourism
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- Colors and shapes
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