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Russian vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Russian adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

RussianEnglish
околоabout
тожеalso
всегдаalways
столькоas much
плохоbadly
сзадиbehind
полностьюcompletely
в настоящее времяcurrently
довольноenough
наконецfinally
сначалаfirst
вперёдforward
здесьhere
впередиin front
внутриinside
поздноlate
меньшеless
малоlittle
долгоlong time
большеmore
близкоnear
никогдаnever
потомnext
сейчасnow
частоoften
слеваon the left
толькоonly
как разprecisely so
быстроquickly
скорееrather
действительноreally
иногдаsometimes
затемthen
тамthereAt that place, nearby or pointed out
такthus
слишкомtoo much
наверхуupstairs
хорошоwell

Level 2: medium 38 words

RussianEnglish
сверхуabove
абсолютноabsolutely
сразуat once
назадbackwards
едваbarely
преждеbeforehand
снизуbelow
случайноby chance
ясноclearly
постоянноconstantly
ежедневноdaily
раноearly
легкоeasily
в другом местеelsewhere
вездеeverywhere
крайнеextremely
когда-тоformerly
бесплатноfree of charge
как правилоgenerally
немедленноimmediately
в самом делеindeed
главным образомmainly
тем временемmeanwhile
естественноnaturally
нормальноnormally
нарочноon purpose
прекрасноperfectly
окончательноpermanently
вероятноprobably
недавноrecently
относительноrelatively
серьёзноseriously
слегкаslightly
медленноslowly
мягкоsoftly
исключительноsolely
вдругsuddenly
достаточноsufficiently

Level 3: hard 24 words

RussianEnglish
резкоabruptly
конечноadmittedly
ежегодноannually
приблизительноapproximately
грубоbrutally
спокойноcalmly
тщательноcarefully
осторожноcautiously
заметноdistinctly
по существуessentially
честноhonestly
любезноkindly
ежемесячноmonthly
в целомoverall
частичноpartially
вежливоpolitely
именноprecisely
не спешаquietly
искреннеsincerely
временноtemporarily
ужасноterribly
яростноviolently
явноvisibly
с трудомwith difficulty

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Russian words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
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With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
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