50 essential Russian words for school
50 Russian words worth knowing, picked from the topics School and learning, Science and technology, Arts and creation and translated into English.
School and learning 17 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| оценка | grade |
| занятие | lessonTeaching session |
| книга | book |
| старшая школа | high school |
| линейка | ruler |
| школа | school |
| письменный экзамен | written test |
| ученик | pupil |
| принятый | passed |
| урок | lessonMaterial to learn |
| парта | desk |
| класс | classroomClassroom at school |
| домашнее задание | homework |
| усилие | effort |
| экзамен | exam |
| учебник | textbook |
| химия | chemistry |
Science and technology 17 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| газ | gas |
| звук | sound |
| ДНК | DNA |
| луна | moon |
| площадь | area |
| волна | wave |
| кислота | acid |
| сила | force |
| масса | mass |
| металл | metal |
| вес | weight |
| сумма | sum |
| робот | robot |
| вид | species |
| модель | model |
| число | number |
| доказательство | proof |
Arts and creation 16 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| искусство | art |
| нота | note |
| роль | role |
| джаз | jazz |
| альбом | album |
| создавать | to create |
| танец | dance |
| музей | museum |
| опера | opera |
| пьеса | play |
| роман | novel |
| повествование | narrative |
| сцена | stage |
| стиль | style |
| произведение | work |
| фортепиано | piano |
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