How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 36 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: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Russian.

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

Level 1: easy 33 words

Russian	English
высота над уровнем моря	altitude
пляж	beach
пещера	cave
облако	cloud
побережье	coast
пустыня	desert
поле	field
лес	forest
холм	hill
горизонт	horizon
остров	island
озеро	lake
река	large riverFlows into the sea
мягкий	mild
гора	mountain
север	north
тропа	path
равнина	plain
река	riverFlows into another river
песок	sand
тень	shade
берег	shoreEdge of a river or lake
небо	sky
снег	snowNoun, the flakes themselves
юг	south
источник	spring
буря	storm
солнце	sun
волна	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
погода	weather
запад	west
ветер	wind
роща	wood

Level 2: medium 43 words

Russian	English
засушливый климат	arid climate
бухта	bay
каньон	canyon
утёс	cliff
облачный	cloudy
сквозняк	draught
засуха	drought
сухой сезон	dry season
извержение	eruption
наводнение	flood
ледяной	freezing
ледник	glacier
ущелье	gorge
склон горы	hillside
влажность	humidity
ураган	hurricane
лагуна	lagoon
удар молнии	lightning strike
болото	marsh
луг	meadow
перевал	mountain pass
пруд	pond
давление	pressure
радуга	rainbow
дождливый	rainy
овраг	ravine
риф	reef
склон	slope
снежинка	snowflake
пролив	strait
солнечный	sunny
топь	swamp
умеренный климат	temperate climate
рельеф	terrain
гроза	thunderstorm
прилив	tide
холодать	to cool down
идёт дождь	to rain
сиять	to shine
теплеть	to warm up
торнадо	tornado
водопад	waterfall
прогноз погоды	weather forecast

Level 3: hard 24 words

Russian	English
антициклон	anticyclone
лавина	avalanche
гололёд	black ice
свежесть	coolness
циклон	cyclone
дюна	dune
иней	frost coating
поляна	glade
паковый лёд	ice floe
айсберг	iceberg
область низкого давления	low pressure area
мягкость	mildness
дымка	mist
муссон	monsoon
береговой откос	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
сугроб	snowdrift
степь	steppe
кратковременный дождь	sudden shower
проясняться	to brighten up
идёт град	to hail
льёт как из ведра	to pour down
тундра	tundra
смотровая площадка	viewpoint
ветреный	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 36 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.