How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 31 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: time, days and months

The days of the week, the months, the seasons and telling the time in Russian: everything you need to set a date or describe your day.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Russian	English
август	August
начало	beginning
век	century
Рождество	Christmas
дата	date
канун	day before
декабрь	December
каждый день	every day
каждый год	every year
февраль	February
пятница	Friday
будущее	future
полчаса	half an hour
час	hour
январь	January
июль	July
июнь	June
в прошлом месяце	last month
март	March
май	May
середина	middle
месяц	month
следующий день	next day
на следующей неделе	next week
в следующем году	next year
ночь	nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep
ноябрь	November
октябрь	October
период	period
настоящее	present
сентябрь	September
лето	summer
сегодня утром	this morning
время	time
быть вовремя	to be on time
ждать	to wait
сегодня вечером	tonight
дважды	twice
неделя	week
год	year

Level 2: medium 38 words

Russian	English
вторая половина дня	afternoon
встреча	appointment
осень	autumn
календарь	calendar
часы	clock
повседневный	daily
опоздание	delay
ежедневник	diary
продолжительность	duration
частота	frequency
отпуск	holidays
немедленный	immediate
мгновение	instant
минута	minute
ежемесячный	monthly
национальный праздник	national day
Новый год	New Year
полдень	noon
постоянный	permanent
праздничный день	public holiday
расписание	schedule
время года	season
секунда	second
весна	spring
этап	stage
летнее время	summer time
временный	temporary
послезавтра	the day after tomorrowTwo days after today
позавчера	the day before yesterdayTwo days before today
отменять	to cancel
назначать дату	to set a date
проходить	to take place
вторник	Tuesday
срочный	urgent
среда	Wednesday
еженедельный	weekly
зима	winter
ежегодный	yearly

Level 3: hard 22 words

Russian	English
опережение	advance
хронология	chronology
стрелка	clock hand
обратный отсчёт	countdown
рассвет	dawn
сумерки	dusk
песочные часы	hourglass
тысячелетие	millennium
пунктуальность	punctuality
квартал	quarter
одновременный	simultaneous
секундомер	stopwatch
таймер	timer
переносить на более ранний срок	to bring forward
датировать	to date
задерживать	to delay
продлевать	to extend
сменять	to follow on
откладывать	to postpone
планировать	to schedule
сокращать	to shorten
День святого Валентина	Valentine’s Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 31 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.