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This page gives 100 Russian words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 32 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.

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Russian vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Russian linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Russian	English
согласно	according to
после	afterPreposition, followed by a noun
против	against
тем более что	all the more so since
всё же	all the same
и	and
как	as
в итоге	as a result
с самого	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
начиная с	as from
а также	as well as
у	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
потому что	becauseEveryday use
до	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
между	betweenBetween two defined items
но и	but also
через	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
во время	duringPreposition, followed by a noun
даже если	even if
для	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
если	if
в	inPreposition, inside a place or space
вместо	instead of
рядом с	next to
не только	not only
вне	out ofBeyond a limit or reach
с	sinceStarting point in time
значит	so
чтобы	so thatPurpose, followed by the subjunctive
то есть	that is to say
поэтому	that is why
таким образом	thus
в	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
под	underPosition in space, beneath something
если только не	unless
вплоть до	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
когда	whenFormal register
в то время как	whileAt the same time, with a hint of contrast
с	withPreposition, accompaniment or means
без	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive

Level 2: medium 38 words

Russian	English
по поводу	about
вокруг	around
при	at the time of
из-за	because of
за	behind
помимо этого	besides
несмотря на	despite
в конце концов	eventually
кроме	except
далеко от	far from
например	for example
однако	however
на случай если	in case
перед	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
иными словами	in other words
в ходе	in the course of
в процессе	in the process of
действительно	indeed
так же как	just as
к тому же	moreover
ни	nor
с одной стороны	on one hand
зато	on the other handContrast, informal register
с другой стороны	on the other handSecond point in a list
напротив	opposite
иначе	otherwise
скорее чем	rather than
насчёт	regarding
во-вторых	secondly
ввиду того что	seeing that
раз	sinceA reason the listener already knows
благодаря	thanks to
к	towardsDirection, movement towards a place
по отношению к	towardsTowards someone: attitude or feeling
пока не	untilConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
с помощью	using
тогда как	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
и всё же	yet

Level 3: hard 22 words

Russian	English
в результате	as a result of
что до	as for
лишь бы	as long as
что касается	as regards
по ту сторону	beyond
короче говоря	briefly
способный	capable of
следовательно	consequently
в отличие от	contrary to
исключая	except for
перед лицом	faced with
в сравнении с	in comparison with
подводя итог	in short
впрочем	incidentally
включая	including
в той мере в какой	insofar as
наоборот	on the contrary
под предлогом того что	on the pretext that
при условии что	provided that
вследствие этого	therefore
в целях	with a view to
за исключением	with the exception of

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 32 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.

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