How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Shopping and services”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 52 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 28 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: shopping

At the shop, the bank, the post office or the hairdresser’s: the Russian words for buying, paying and asking for a service.

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

Level 1: easy 35 words

Russian	English
счёт	account
послепродажное обслуживание	after sales service
отдел	aisle
банк	bank
банкнота	banknote
бюджет	budget
наличные	cash
касса	checkout
монета	coin
стоимость	cost
клиент	customer
доставка	delivery
скидка	discount
обмен	exchange
дорогой	expensive
письмо	letter
онлайн-покупки	online shopping
продукт	product
акция	promotion
покупка	purchase
кассовый чек	receiptTill receipt
подержанный	second hand
магазин	shop
специальное предложение	special offer
бутик	store
покупать	to buy
сравнивать цены	to compare prices
доставлять	to deliver
ходить за покупками	to do the shopping
давать сдачу	to give change
заказывать	to order
платить	to pay
продавать	to sell
тратить	to spend
гарантия	warranty

Level 2: medium 46 words

Russian	English
булочная	bakery
банковский консультант	bank adviser
банковская карта	bank card
банковская комиссия	bank charges
банковская выписка	bank statement
книжный магазин	bookshop
кассир	cashier
сдача	change
чек	cheque
время закрытия	closing time
жалоба	complaint
расторжение договора	contract cancellation
валюта	currency
дефект	defect
срок доставки	delivery time
вклад	deposit
автоматическое списание	direct debit
обменный курс	exchange rate
подарочный сертификат	gift voucher
товары	goods
парикмахер	hairdresser
проценты	interest
счёт-фактура	invoice
этикетка	label
магазин органических продуктов	organic shop
отсутствие на складе	out of stock
овердрафт	overdraft
упаковка	packaging
отслеживание посылки	parcel tracking
пункт выдачи	pick up point
ПИН-код	PIN code
бланк заказа	purchase order
возмещение	refund
возврат	return
сейф	safe
цена со скидкой	sale price
продавец	salesperson
сбережения	savings
витрина	shop window
подписка	subscription
супермаркет	supermarket
занимать	to borrow
возвращать товар	to return an item
расплачиваться	to settle up
перевод	transfer
снятие наличных	withdrawal

Level 3: hard 19 words

Russian	English
остаток на счёте	account balance
чековая книжка	cheque book
кредит-нота	credit note
химчистка	dry cleaner
рыбный магазин	fishmonger
ювелирный магазин	jeweller’s shop
прачечная	laundry
киоск	newsstand
оптик	optician
цена без НДС	price before tax
уценка	price reduction
мастер по ремонту	repairer
розничный торговец	retailer
сапожник	shoe repairer
канцелярский магазин	stationery shop
инвентаризация	stocktaking
гипермаркет	superstore
разглядывать витрины	to go window shopping
оптовик	wholesaler

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Shopping and services”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 52 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 28 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.