How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 32 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: school and classroom

The classroom, school subjects, homework, exams, university: school and study vocabulary in Russian.

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

Level 1: easy 36 words

Russian	English
средний балл	average
начало учебного года	back to school
книга	book
наизусть	by heart
химия	chemistry
класс	classroomClassroom at school
конкурсный экзамен	competitive exam
концентрация	concentration
парта	desk
трудность	difficulty
английский язык	English
экзамен	exam
упражнение	exercise
факультет	faculty
французский язык	French
оценка	grade
директор	headmaster
старшая школа	high school
занятие	lessonTeaching session
урок	lessonMaterial to learn
математика	mathematics
принятый	passed
физика	physics
наказание	punishment
ученик	pupil
лист	sheet
предмет	subjectSubject taught at school
учитель	teacher
испытание	test paper
учить	to learnGain new knowledge or a new skill
сдать	to pass
учиться	to studyVerb, to apply oneself to acquiring knowledge
преподавать	to teach
понимать	to understand
университет	university
письменный экзамен	written test

Level 2: medium 43 words

Russian	English
отсутствие	absence
зачисление	admission
ключ к ответам	answer key
бакалавриат	bachelor degree
доска	board
столовая	canteen
одноклассник	classmate
компьютерный класс	computer room
отличие	distinction
докторская степень	doctorate
запись	enrolment
география	geography
опоздание	lateness
шкала оценок	marking scale
магистратура	master degree
детский сад	nursery school
родительское собрание	parents evening
ручка	pen
карандаш	pencil
школьный двор	playground
учитель начальных классов	primary teacher
репетиторство	private lesson
табель успеваемости	report card
карточка для повторения	revision card
черновик	rough draft
стипендия	scholarship
травля в школе	school bullying
школьный автобус	school bus
выпускной экзамен	school leaving exam
дневник	school report book
портфель	schoolbag
ножницы	scissors
средняя школа	secondary school
диссертация	thesis
расписание уроков	timetable
совет	tip
исправлять	to correct
записываться	to enrol
сдавать задание	to hand in homework
делать успехи	to progress
оставаться на второй год	to repeat a year
повторять	to revise
стажировка	work placement

Level 3: hard 21 words

Russian	English
библиография	bibliography
папка-регистратор	binder
интернат	boarding school
мел	chalk
отвлечение	distraction
провалившийся	failed candidate
клей	glue
текстовыделитель	highlighter
лекционный зал	lecture hall
ясли	nursery
факультатив	optional subject
плагиат	plagiarism
дежурный воспитатель	supervisor
стараться	to apply oneself
углублять	to deepen
проваливать	to fail
запоминать	to memorise
читать наизусть	to recite
прогуливать уроки	to skip class
прогулы	truancy
коэффициент	weighting

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 32 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.