How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Human body”. The full topic holds 135 in the KoKo app: 54 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 29 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: body parts

Head, hand, back, heart: the parts of the body in Russian, from the most visible to the organs.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Russian	English
рука	armUpper limb of the human body, from shoulder to hand
спина	back
живот	belly
кость	boneHard part of the skeleton
мозг	brain
вдох	breath
грудь	chest
ухо	ear
силуэт	figure
палец	finger
кулак	fist
лоб	forehead
жест	gesture
волос	hair
голова	head
сердце	heart
радужная оболочка	iris
сустав	joint
колено	knee
нога	legLower limb of the human body
средний палец	middle finger
рот	mouth
шея	neck
нос	nose
осанка	posture
пульс	pulseBeat of the blood felt at the wrist
плечо	shoulder
зрение	sight
кожа	skin
череп	skull
улыбка	smile
желудок	stomach
пот	sweatNoun, the liquid itself
вкус	taste
дышать	to breatheVerb, to take air into and out of the lungs
показывать пальцем	to point at
стоять	to stand
язык	tongue
голос	voice
талия	waist

Level 2: medium 39 words

Russian	English
лодыжка	ankle
дыхание	breathingNoun, the act of breathing
икра	calf
щека	cheek
подбородок	chin
локоть	elbow
бровь	eyebrow
ресница	eyelash
веко	eyelid
сердцебиение	heartbeat
пятка	heel
тазобедренный сустав	hip
иммунитет	immunity
челюсть	jaw
почка	kidney
губа	lip
обмен веществ	metabolism
мышца	muscle
ноготь	nail
затылок	nape
таз	pelvis
ребро	rib
слюна	saliva
скелет	skeleton
позвоночник	spine
слеза	tear
большой палец	thumb
стареть	to age
жевать	to chew
чесать	to scratch
качать головой	to shake one’s head
пожимать плечами	to shrug
сжимать	to squeeze
глотать	to swallow
потеть	to sweatVerb, the act of releasing moisture through the skin
дрожать	to tremble
моча	urine
матка	womb
запястье	wristJoint between the hand and the forearm

Level 3: hard 21 words

Russian	English
кровообращение	blood circulation
хрящ	cartilage
пищеварение	digestionNoun, the breaking down of food in the body
барабанная перепонка	eardrum
предплечье	forearm
десна	gum
гормон	hormone
связка	ligament
нёбо	palate
поджелудочная железа	pancreas
зрачок	pupil
безымянный палец	ring finger
обоняние	smell
селезёнка	spleen
сухожилие	tendon
моргать	to blink
переваривать	to digestVerb, to break down food in the body
хмурить брови	to frown
дрожать от холода	to shiver
зевать	to yawn
миндалина	tonsil

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Human body”. The full topic holds 135 in the KoKo app: 54 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 29 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.