Russian words for beginners
In the section “Russian Words for Beginners” you can find basic Russian vocabulary that will help you to gain some confidence in making basic conversations and don’t look for your words when you want to express some simple ideas in Russian.
This section is not for complete beginners. If you are a complete beginner, we recommend you to start here: Survival Russian – Russian for dummies.
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to repeat; to reiterate
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Изображе́ния живо́тных на дре́вних па́мятниках культу́ры свиде́тельствуют о да́внем содру́жестве челове́ка и соба́ки.
ee-za-bra-zhé-nee-ya zhee-vót-nyh na dryév-neeh pá-meet-nee-kah kul'-tú-ry svee-dyé-teel'st-vu-yut a dáv-neem sa-drú-zheest-vye chee-la-vyé-ka ee sa-bá-kee
Images of animals on ancient cultural monuments testify to the long-standing friendship between man and dog.
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Э́тот особня́к явля́ется па́мятником архитекту́ры, в его́ реставра́цию вло́жены огро́мные сре́дства.
é-tat a-sab-nyák yav-lyá-ee-tsa pá-meet-nee-kam ar-hee-teek-tú-ry, v ye-vó rees-tav-rá-tsee-yu vló-zhee-ny ag-róm-ny-ye sryétst-va
This mansion is an architectural monument, huge funds have been invested in its restoration.
to lead, to conduct, to drive, to guide
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Несмотря́ на равноду́шие ма́льчика к футбо́лу, оте́ц всё-таки ча́сто води́л его́ на стадио́н посмотре́ть очередно́й матч.
nee-smat-ryá na rav-na-dú-shee-ye mál'-chee-ka k fut-bó-lu, a-tyéts fsyo-ta-kee chás-ta va-déel ye-vó na sta-dee-ón pa-smat-ryét' a-chee-reed-nóî match
Despite the boy's indifference to football, his father still often took him to the stadium to watch the next match.
to touch; to move, to affect
full, packed, crowded; complete, total; full-bodied, chubby, rotund, plump
to prepare, to make ready; to cook
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Arts and crafts
22 words
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Basic Russian
80 words
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Birds in Russian
8 words
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Body parts in Russian
38 words
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Business Russian
15 words
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Calling names
26 words
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Car and its parts
12 words
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Character
71 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
22 words
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Colors
19 words
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Computers and internet
12 words
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Cooking
21 words
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Cosmos
7 words
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Crime and Punishment
18 words
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Daily actions in Russian
75 words
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Describing people in Russian
20 words
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Directions
11 words
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Easy Russian
45 words
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Eating in Russian
32 words
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Emotions in Russian
79 words
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Epithets
46 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
29 words
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Furniture
11 words
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Gardening
24 words
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Grooming
13 words
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Hard Russian words
15 words
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Health
32 words
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Hobbies and activities
30 words
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Holidays and celebrations
25 words
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House and apartment
46 words
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Introductory words and questions
10 words
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Love and marriage
44 words
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Math in Russian
26 words
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Money and prosperity
11 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
28 words
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Physical qualities
38 words
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Places in Russian
10 words
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Random Russian words
137 words
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Relationships
152 words
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Russian expressions
72 words
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Russian slang
13 words
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Shopping in Russian
41 words
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Simple movements
67 words
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Sounds
9 words
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Sport in Russian
31 words
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Studies
37 words
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Symbols of Russia
16 words
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Tastes
13 words
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Things around us
21 words
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Time
31 words
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Tools in Russian
8 words
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Transport
30 words
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Travel
19 words
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Verbs of motion
17 words
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Weather in Russian
24 words
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Work
48 words
Survival Russian
Start learning Russian with this essential vocabulary that will help you to remove the first bricks from your language barrier.
Russian words for beginners
Essential Russian words and phrases for those who already started but still need to catch up a lot of vocabulary.
Intermediate Russian
Russian words and expressions for those who already speak a little Russian and want to have smoother Russian conversations.
Advanced Russian
Russian words and phrases for those who already speak Russian good enough to want to sound like a native speaker.