How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Family and relationships”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 30 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: family

Parents, children, grandparents, friends, partners: family members and relationships in Russian.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Russian	English
взрослый	adult
младенец	baby
рождение	birth
невеста	brideOn the wedding day
брат	brother
приятель	buddyMate or friend, informal register
ребёнок	child
коллега	colleague
пара	couple
папа	dadInformal register, a child’s word for their father
дочь	daughter
семья	family
семейная встреча	family gathering
семейный обед	family meal
отец	fatherStandard register, the man who is the child’s biological parent or raises the child
имя	first name
друг	friendPerson bound by friendship, standard register
дружба	friendship
поколение	generation
девушка	girlfriendFemale partner, romantic relationship
бабушка	grandmother
гость	guest
хозяин дома	host
муж	husbandEveryday use
наследство	inheritance
любовь	love
мужчина	man
сосед	neighbour
холостяк	single person
сестра	sister
поддержка	support
фамилия	surname
напряжённость	tension
порывать	to break up
вступать в брак	to get married
навещать	to visit
дядя	uncle
свадьба	wedding
жена	wife
женщина	woman

Level 2: medium 39 words

Russian	English
усыновление	adoption
ссора	argument
тётя	aunt
разрыв	break up
шурин	brother in law
церемония	ceremony
опека над детьми	child custody
одноклассник	classmate
смерть	death
развод	divorce
жених	fiancePerson engaged to be married, before the ceremony
похороны	funeral
крёстный	godfather
внучка	granddaughterDaughter of one’s son or daughter
внук	grandsonSon of one’s son or daughter
жених	groomOn the wedding day
сводный брат	half brother
медовый месяц	honeymoon
домохозяйство	household
супруг	husbandFormal or legal register
тёща	mother in law
прозвище	nickname
племянница	nieceDaughter of one’s brother or sister
родитель	parent
сходство	resemblance
соперничество	rivalry
свояченица	sister in law
зять	son in lawHusband of one’s daughter
усыновлять	to adopt
ссориться	to argue
разводиться	to divorce
рожать	to give birth
близнец	twin
воспитание	upbringing
годовщина свадьбы	wedding anniversary
обручальное кольцо	wedding ring
завещание	will
младший брат	younger sibling
младший ребёнок	youngest child

Level 3: hard 21 words

Russian	English
предок	ancestor
подружка невесты	bridesmaid
гражданский брак	cohabitation
потомок	descendant
помолвка	engagement
родство	family tie
генеалогическое древо	family tree
крестник	godchild
прадедушка	great grandfather
прабабушка	great grandmother
грудной ребёнок	infant
сирота	orphan
родительские права	parental authority
неполная семья	single parent family
падчерица	stepdaughter
пасынок	stepson
обнимать	to cuddle
обручаться	to get engaged
наследовать	to inherit
мириться	to make up
измена	unfaithfulness

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Family and relationships”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 30 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.