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40 must-know Russian words

40 Russian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

Russian	English
да	yes
нет	no
спасибо	thank you
большое спасибо	thank you very much
добрый день	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
привет	hiInformal greeting
до свидания	goodbye
до скорого	see you soon
до завтра	see you tomorrow
не за что	you are welcomeEveryday use
мне жаль	sorryApology
договорились	okay
может быть	perhaps
без проблем	no problem
я не понимаю	I do not understand
я не знаю	I do not know
меня зовут	my name is
нормально	I am fine
хорошего дня	have a good day
спокойной ночи	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
сегодня	today
завтра	tomorrowThe day after today
вчера	yesterdayThe day before today
сейчас	now
здесь	here
много	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
очень	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
тоже	also
всегда	always
никогда	never
где	where
когда	when
кто	who
и	and
или	or
но	but
с	withPreposition, accompaniment or means
без	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
для	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
в	inPreposition, inside a place or space

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Russian words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 40 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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