Intermediate Russian
When you are learning Russian or any other language, one of the things that separates you from beginner to intermediate and from intermediate to advanced is your vocabulary.
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Below, you can find the intermediate Russian vocabulary from our series Russian Word of the Day.
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contrary to, in defiance of, regardless of; in spite of, despite
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Вопреки́ прогно́зу пого́ды, к полудню ту́чи рассе́ялись и со́лнце засвети́ло в по́лную си́лу.
va-pree-kée prag-nó-zu pa-gó-dy, k pa-lúd-nyu tú-chee ras-syé-ya-lees' ee són-tse za-svee-tée-la f pól-nu-yu sée-lu
Contrary to the weather forecast, by noon the clouds had cleared and the sun started shining in full force.
to settle, to make oneself comfortable; to take up position; to be situated
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Э́то ую́тное кафе́ с неповтори́мой атмосфе́рой располага́ется в истори́ческом це́нтре го́рода.
é-ta u-yút-na-ye ka-fé s nee-paf-ta-rée-maî at-ma-sfyé-raî ras-pa-la-gá-ee-tsa v ees-ta-rée-chees-kam tsént-rye gó-ra-da
This cozy cafe with a unique atmosphere is located in the historical center of the city.
to lay together, to put together; to pile up, to heap, to stack; to pack; (math.) to add, to sum up; to fold (up)
to agree, to consent, to assent, to accept; to concede (to), to concur (with)
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Во́зле пля́жа обору́дована кру́пная автостоя́нка, а та́кже нахо́дятся торго́вые пала́тки и зо́ны с удо́бствами.
vóz-lee plyá-zha a-ba-rú-da-va-na krúp-na-ya af-ta-sta-yán-ka, a ták-zhe na-hó-dya-tsa tar-gó-vy-ye pa-lát-kee ee zó-ny s u-dópst-va-mee
There is a large parking lot near the beach, as well as shopping tents and amenities areas.
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Arts and crafts
26 words
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Basic Russian
80 words
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Birds in Russian
9 words
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Body parts in Russian
38 words
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Business Russian
17 words
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Calling names
26 words
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Car and its parts
12 words
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Character
78 words
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Chores and housework
28 words
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Christmas and New Year
13 words
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Clothes
23 words
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Colors
19 words
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Computers and internet
13 words
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Cooking
22 words
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Cosmos
7 words
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Crime and Punishment
20 words
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Daily actions in Russian
80 words
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Describing people in Russian
20 words
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Directions
11 words
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Easy Russian
47 words
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Eating in Russian
33 words
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Emotions in Russian
83 words
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Epithets
57 words
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Face expressions
7 words
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Family in Russian
20 words
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Food in Russian
32 words
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Furniture
11 words
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Gardening
27 words
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Grooming
15 words
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Hard Russian words
15 words
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Health
36 words
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Hobbies and activities
33 words
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Holidays and celebrations
25 words
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House and apartment
45 words
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Introductory words and questions
10 words
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Love and marriage
45 words
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Math in Russian
28 words
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Money and prosperity
20 words
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Most common Russian verbs
31 words
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Most common Russian words
22 words
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Nature in Russian
34 words
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Physical qualities
39 words
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Places in Russian
12 words
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Professions
5 words
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Random Russian words
144 words
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Relationships
173 words
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Russian expressions
72 words
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Russian slang
13 words
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Shopping in Russian
42 words
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Simple movements
66 words
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Sounds
9 words
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Spirituality
6 words
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Sport in Russian
34 words
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Studies
43 words
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Symbols of Russia
16 words
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Tastes
13 words
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Things around us
24 words
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Time
31 words
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Tools in Russian
9 words
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Transport
30 words
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Travel
22 words
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Verbs of motion
17 words
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Weather in Russian
25 words
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Work
57 words
Survival Russian
Start learning Russian with this essential vocabulary that will help you to remove the first bricks from your language barrier.
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