1000 Most Common Russian Words

и

and, though

в

in, at

не

not

он

he

на

on, it, at, to

я

I

что

what, that, why

тот

that

быть

to be

с

with, and, from, of

а

while, and, but

весь

all, everything

это

that, this, it

как

how, what, as, like

она

she

по

on, along, by

но

but

они

they

к

to, for, by

у

by, with, of

ты

you, thou

из

from, of, in

мы

we

за

behind, over, at, after

вы

you

так

so, thus, then

же

and, as for, but, same

от

from, of, for

сказать

to say, to speak

этот

this

который

which, who, that

мочь

be able

человек

man, person

о

of, about, against

один

one, some, alone

ещё

still, yet

бы

would

такой

such, so, some

только

only, merely, but

себя

myself, himself, herself

своё

one's own, my, our

какой

what, which, how

когда

when, while, as

уже

already, by now

для

for, to

вот

here, there, this is, that's

кто

who, that, some

да

yes, but

говорить

to say, to tell, to speak

год

year

знать

to know, be aware

мой

my, mine

до

to, up to, about, before

или

or

если

if

время

time, season

рука

hand, arm

нет

no, not, but

самый

most, the very, the same

ни

not a, not, neither... nor

стать

to become, begin, come

большой

big, large, important

даже

even

другой

other, another, different

наш

our, ours

свой

my, our, your

ну

now, right, well, come on

под

under, for, towards, to

где

where

дело

business, affair, matter

есть

to eat, to be

сам

myself, yourself

раз

time, once, since

чтобы

that, in order that

два

two

там

there, then

чем

than; instead of

глаз

eye; sight

жизнь

life

первый

first, front, former

день

day

тут

here, now, then

во

in, at; super, exactly

ничто

nothing

потом

afterwards, then

очень

very

со

with

хотеть

to want, like

ли

whether, if

при

attached to, in the presence of, by, about; masterrussian, dot com

голова

head, mind, brains

надо

over, above, ought to

без

without

видеть

to see

идти

to go, come

теперь

now, nowadays

тоже

also, as well, too

стоять

to stand, be, stand up

друг

friend

дом

house, home