How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 70 at the easy level, 93 at the medium level and 54 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

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.

How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Russian vocabulary: animals and plants

Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Russian.

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

Level 1: easy 32 words

Russian	English
медведь	bear
пчела	bee
ветка	branch
бык	bull
клетка	cage
кошка	cat
корова	cow
слон	elephant
муха	fly
лиса	fox
шерсть	fur
коза	goat
гусь	goose
трава	grass
курица	hen
лошадь	horse
лист	leaf
обезьяна	monkey
свинья	pig
голубь	pigeon
растение	plant
щенок	puppy
кролик	rabbit
роза	rose
паук	spider
хвост	tail
летать	to fly
плавать	to swim
черепаха	turtle
кит	whale
крыло	wing
волк	wolf

Level 2: medium 43 words

Russian	English
муравей	ant
барсук	badger
кора	bark
бобр	beaver
улей	beehive
жук	beetle
почка	bud
куст	bush
кактус	cactus
коралл	coral
крокодил	crocodile
листва	foliage
горилла	gorilla
хомяк	hamster
ёж	hedgehog
бегемот	hippopotamus
рог	horn
коала	koala
божья коровка	ladybird
лаванда	lavender
поводок	lead
ящерица	lizard
кобыла	mare
крот	mole
комар	mosquito
мох	moss
фруктовый сад	orchard
орхидея	orchid
пальма	palm tree
попугай	parrot
лапа	paw
пыльца	pollen
хищник	predator
добыча	prey
улитка	snail
воробей	sparrow
морская звезда	starfish
подсолнух	sunflower
шип	thorn
ползать	to crawl
виноградная лоза	vine
сорняк	weed
кабан	wild boar

Level 3: hard 25 words

Russian	English
земноводное	amphibian
чёрный дрозд	blackbird
буйвол	buffalo
плотоядный	carnivore
шёрстный покров	coat of fur
кокон	cocoon
одногорбый верблюд	dromedary
папоротник	fern
цапля	heron
плющ	ivy
личинка	larva
ландыш	lily of the valley
сорока	magpie
тополь	poplar
баран	ramAdult male of the flock
рептилия	reptile
древесный сок	sap
лаять	to bark
мычать	to moo
ржать	to neigh
рычать	to roar
царапать	to scratch
приручать	to tame
вянуть	to wilt
ласка	weasel

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 70 at the easy level, 93 at the medium level and 54 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: 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.
How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.