How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Transport and travel”. The full topic holds 142 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 61 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: transport

Car, train, plane, bus, bike: means of transport in Russian and the words for getting around.

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

Level 1: easy 35 words

Russian	English
авария	accident
прибытие	arrival
велосипед	bicycle
автобус	bus
личный водитель	chauffeur
пересадка	connection
отправление	departure
электромобиль	electric car
двигатель	engine
штраф	fine
автосервис	garage
порт	harbour
поездка	journey
мотоцикл	motorbike
автомагистраль	motorway
одностороннее движение	one way street
стоянка	parking
путь	path
бензин	petrol
самолёт	plane
взлёт	take off
такси	taxi
билет	ticket
водить	to drive
передвигаться	to get around
выходить	to get off
сдавать назад	to reverse
ехать	to ride
заводить	to start up
ехать на автобусе	to take the bus
транспорт	transport
транспортная карта	travel card
шина	tyre
метро	underground
колесо	wheel

Level 2: medium 43 words

Russian	English
аккумулятор	battery
посадка	boarding
багажник	boot
тормоз	brake
прокат автомобилей	car hire
междугородний автобус	coach
купе	compartment
дизельное топливо	diesel
объезд	diversion
паром	ferry
коробка передач	gearbox
фара	headlight
фура	heavy goods vehicle
вертолёт	helicopter
самокат	kick scooter
механик	mechanic
замена масла	oil change
штраф за парковку	parking fine
пешеход	pedestrian
автозаправочная станция	petrol station
платформа	platform
право проезда	right of way
техосмотр	roadworthiness test
взлётно-посадочная полоса	runway
проездной	season ticket
ремень безопасности	seat belt
запасное колесо	spare wheel
камера контроля скорости	speed camera
ограничение скорости	speed limit
руль	steering wheel
билетная касса	ticket office
расписание	timetable
ускоряться	to accelerate
взлетать	to lift off
обгонять	to overtake
парковаться	to park
плата за проезд	toll
пробка	traffic jam
трамвай	tram
проездной билет	travel ticket
фургон	van
свидетельство о регистрации	vehicle registration document
вагон	wagon

Level 3: hard 22 words

Russian	English
педаль газа	accelerator
капот	bonnet
алкотестер	breathalyser
сцепление	clutch
рычаг переключения передач	gear lever
аварийная полоса	hard shoulder
автостоп	hitchhiking
клаксон	horn
педаль	pedal
иллюминатор	porthole
прокол шины	puncture
шаттл	shuttle
спальное место	sleeping berth
въезд на автомагистраль	slip road
конечная остановка	terminus
контролёр	ticket inspector
компостер	ticket validating machine
сигналить	to hoot
крутить педали	to pedal
эвакуация автомобиля	towing
прицеп	trailer
знак аварийной остановки	warning triangle

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Transport and travel”. The full topic holds 142 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 61 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.