100 intermediate Russian words
100 Russian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.
Grammar 18 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| заканчивать | to finish |
| любить | to love |
| кричать | to shout |
| сырой | raw |
| тонкий | thin |
| сухой | dry |
| рано | early |
| сверху | above |
| внизу | downstairs |
| ни | nor |
| к | towardsDirection, movement towards a place |
| кроме | except |
| туда | thereAdverbial pronoun of place, replaces a complement |
| этого | of it |
| какие-то | someIndefinite article, plural, before a noun |
| садиться в | to get on |
| возвращать | to give back |
| убирать | to put away |
Everyday life 58 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| алло | helloOn the phone, when picking up |
| за здоровье | cheers |
| прощай | farewell |
| партия | batch |
| куча | pile |
| кусочек | bit |
| полдень | noon |
| длинные выходные | long weekend |
| длиться | to last |
| ресница | eyelash |
| ребро | rib |
| щека | cheek |
| кашель | coughNoun, the symptom itself |
| простуда | cold |
| сироп | syrup |
| смерть | death |
| траур | mourning |
| домохозяйство | household |
| наивный | naive |
| вежливый | polite |
| хитрый | cunning |
| договор аренды | lease |
| ваза | vase |
| простыня | sheet |
| шуруп | screw |
| прокладка | seal |
| плоскогубцы | pliers |
| чулки | stockings |
| воротник | collar |
| лён | linen |
| говядина | beef |
| грецкий орех | walnut |
| ром | rum |
| пресный | bland |
| кислый | sour |
| готовить | to cook |
| ПИН-код | PIN code |
| квитанция | receiptProof of payment |
| долг | debt |
| почта | post office |
| ярмарка | fair |
| крытый павильон | market hall |
| междугородний автобус | coach |
| платформа | platform |
| полоса движения | lane |
| спа | spa |
| счёт | bill |
| виза | visa |
| перевал | mountain pass |
| мороз | frost |
| бухта | bay |
| олень | deer |
| стебель | stem |
| рысь | lynx |
| арка | arch |
| матовый | mattWithout shine |
| баг | bug |
| меню | menu |
Fields 24 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| устный экзамен | oral test |
| стажировка | work placement |
| малое предприятие | small business |
| забастовка | strike |
| моряк | sailor |
| каменщик | bricklayer |
| лыжный спорт | skiing |
| сет | set |
| игральная кость | dice |
| бал | dance ball |
| подделка | forgery |
| поза | pose |
| ион | ion |
| ген | gene |
| сортировка отходов | sorting |
| развесной товар | loose goods |
| сбор | duty |
| целевая аудитория | target |
| апелляционный суд | court of appeal |
| виза | visa |
| забастовка | strike |
| сенат | senate |
| микрофон | microphone |
| специализированный журнал | review |
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