How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Repairs and upkeep”. The full topic holds 145 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 60 at the medium level and 35 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: DIY and housework

Cleaning, repairing, painting, screwing: the Russian words for housework, tools and DIY.

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

Level 1: easy 35 words

Russian	English
мешок для мусора	bin bag
поломка	breakdown
ведро	bucket
чистка	cleaning
грязь	dirt
пыль	dust
средство для уборки	household cleanerGeneral term for household cleaning
уборка	housework
приставная лестница	ladder
протечка	leak
гвоздь	nail
труба	pipe
доска	plank
лопата	shovel
мыло	soap
регулировать	to adjust
расчищать	to clear away
сверлить	to drill
сушить	to dry
закреплять	to fasten
складывать	to fold
клеить	to glue
развешивать бельё	to hang out the washing
гладить	to iron
красить	to paint
собирать обратно	to reassemble
выводить пятна	to remove a stain
сеять	to sow
выбрасывать	to throw away
стирать	to wash
вытирать	to wipe
ящик для инструментов	tool box
бельё	washing
отходы	waste
древесина	wood

Level 2: medium 41 words

Russian	English
болт	bolt
метла	broom
цемент	cement
прищепка	clothes peg
садовая земля	compost
ремесленник	craftsman
ремонт своими руками	do it yourself
дрель	drill
садоводство	gardening
утюг	iron
глажка	ironing
стиральный порошок	laundry
газонокосилка	lawn mower
швабра	mop
штукатурка	plaster
плоскогубцы	pliers
отвес	plumb line
сантехника	plumbing
валик	roller
хозяйственная перчатка	rubber glove
шуруп	screw
отвёртка	screwdriver
прокладка	seal
силикон	silicone
клейкая лента	tape
монтировать	to assemble
загромождать	to clutter
вскапывать	to dig over
разбирать	to dismantle
полоскать	to rinse
завинчивать	to screw
тереть	to scrub
мастерить	to tinker
прочищать	to unblock
пылесосить	to vacuum
пропалывать	to weed
лак	varnish
дюбель	wall plug
средство для мытья посуды	washing up liquid
лейка	watering can
верстак	workbench

Level 3: hard 24 words

Russian	English
отбеливатель	bleach
стамеска	chisel
совок	dustpan
шпаклёвка	filler
уровень	level
шлифовальная машина	sander
наждачная бумага	sandpaper
угольник	set square
скребок	squeegee
пятновыводитель	stain remover
степлер	stapler
покрывать	to coat
расхламлять	to declutter
обезжиривать	to degrease
дезинфицировать	to disinfect
вытирать пыль	to dust
натирать до блеска	to polish
подрезать	to prune
шлифовать	to sand
снимать краску	to strip
откручивать	to unscrew
оклеивать обоями	to wallpaper
тиски	vice
сифон	waste trap

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Repairs and upkeep”. The full topic holds 145 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 60 at the medium level and 35 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.