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Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Russian words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

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.

100 essential Russian verbs

100 Russian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

Russian	English
сказать	to say
читать	to read
смеяться	to laugh
убивать	to kill
видеть	to see
быть	to be
помогать	to help
идти	to go
иметь	to have
создавать	to create
делать	to do
играть	to play
платить	to pay
держать	to hold
тянуть	to pull
приходить	to come
жить	to live
пить	to drink
верить	to believe
быть должным	to have to
давать	to give
входить	to enter
выигрывать	to win
есть	to eat
класть	to put
подниматься	to go upGo upwards
умирать	to die
открывать	to open
говорить	to speak
уезжать	to leave
проходить	to pass
думать	to think
терять	to lose
носить	to carryHave on you, carry around
оставаться	to stayNot change place or state
знать	to knowHave a piece of information or a skill
выходить	to go out
следовать	to follow
падать	to fall
продавать	to sell
писать	to write
избегать	to avoid
спать	to sleep
закрывать	to close
спасать	to rescue
чувствовать	to feelPerceive a physical sensation or an emotion
покупать	to buy
звать	to call
останавливать	to stop
менять	to change
выбирать	to choose
становиться	to becomeChange from one state to another
отправлять	to send
пытаться	to try
оставлять	to leave behind
показывать	to show
добиваться	to obtain
забывать	to forget
мочь	to be able to
брать	to takeTake hold of something
возвращаться домой	to go home
возвращаться	to come backCome back to where you were, towards the speaker
находить	to find
хотеть	to want
слушать	to listen
решать	to decide
надеяться	to hopeWish that something will happen
нужно	to be necessary
ходить	to walk
преуспевать	to succeed
брать с собой	to take alongTake someone along with you
казаться	to seemGive an impression, suggest that
ждать	to waitBe patient, let time pass
искать	to look for
спрашивать	to ask
слышать	to hear
делиться	to share
защищать	to protect
получать	to receiveBe given or sent something
смотреть	to watch
отвечать	to answer
использовать	to use
принимать	to acceptSay yes to what is offered
приносить	to bringBring something towards the speaker
рассказывать	to tellNarrate, tell a story
поддерживать	to support
предпочитать	to prefer
учиться	to learnGain new knowledge or a new skill
достигать	to reach
начинать	to start
знать	to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
продолжать	to continue
объяснять	to explain
понимать	to understand
строить	to build
встречать	to meet
работать	to work
ложиться спать	to go to bed
помнить	to remember
заканчивать	to finish

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What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Russian words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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.

100 essential Russian verbs

Core verbs 100 words

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