Essential Russian Vocabulary

A comprehensive vocabulary collection of high-frequency Russian words across eight categories: Greetings, Conversational Connectors, People & Pronouns, Around the House & Places, Food & Drink, High-Frequency Verbs, Numbers 1–10, and Time & Days, complete with phonetic pronunciations and English translations.

Привет

Hi / Hello (Informal) (Pronunciation: pree-VYEHT)

Здравствуйте

Hello (Formal) (Pronunciation: ZDRAHST-vuy-tyeh)

Пожалуйста

Please / You're welcome (Pronunciation: pah-ZHAH-loost-ah)

Спасибо

Thank you (Pronunciation: spah-SEE-bah)

Да

Yes (Pronunciation: dah)

Нет

No (Pronunciation: nyet)

Пока

Bye (Informal) (Pronunciation: pah-KAH)

До свидания

Goodbye (Formal) (Pronunciation: dah svee-DAH-nee-yah)

Хорошо

Good / Okay (Pronunciation: hah-rah-SHOH)

Извините

Excuse me / Sorry (Pronunciation: eez-vee-NEE-tyeh)

Что

What / That (Pronunciation: shtoh)

Кто

Who (Pronunciation: ktoh)

Где

Where (Pronunciation: gdyeh)

Когда

When (Pronunciation: kahg-DAH)

Почему

Why (Pronunciation: pah-cheh-MOO)

Как

How (Pronunciation: kahk)

И

And (Pronunciation: ee)

Но

But (Pronunciation: noh)

Или

Or (Pronunciation: EE-lee)

Если

If (Pronunciation: YEHS-lee)

Я

I (Pronunciation: yah)

Ты

You (Informal) (Pronunciation: tih)

Вы

You (Formal / Plural) (Pronunciation: vih)

Он

He (Pronunciation: ohn)

Она

She (Pronunciation: ah-NAH)

Они

They (Pronunciation: ah-NEE)

Мы

We (Pronunciation: mih)

Человек

Person / Human (Pronunciation: cheh-lah-VYEHK)

Друг

Friend (Pronunciation: droog)

Семья

Family (Pronunciation: seem-YAH)

Дом

House / Home (Pronunciation: dohm)

Комната

Room (Pronunciation: KOHM-nah-tah)

Окно

Window (Pronunciation: ahk-NOH)

Дверь

Door (Pronunciation: dvyehr)

Стол

Table / Desk (Pronunciation: stohl)

Стул

Chair (Pronunciation: stool)

Город

City (Pronunciation: GOH-raht)

Магазин

Store / Shop (Pronunciation: mah-gah-ZEEN)

Улица

Street (Pronunciation: OO-leet-sah)

Работа

Work / Job (Pronunciation: rah-BOH-tah)

Вода

Water (Pronunciation: vah-DAH)

Хлеб

Bread (Pronunciation: khlyehp)

Чай

Tea (Pronunciation: chay)

Кофе

Coffee (Pronunciation: KOH-fyeh)

Еда

Food (Pronunciation: yeh-DAH)

Яблоко

Apple (Pronunciation: YAH-blah-kah)

Молоко

Milk (Pronunciation: mah-lah-KOH)

Завтрак

Breakfast (Pronunciation: ZAHF-trahk)

Обед

Lunch / Dinner (Pronunciation: ah-BYEHT)

Ужин

Supper / Dinner (Pronunciation: OO-zheen)

Быть

To be (Pronunciation: biht)

Знать

To know (Pronunciation: znaht)

Говорить

To speak / say (Pronunciation: gah-vah-REET)

Делать

To do / make (Pronunciation: DYEH-laht)

Идти

To go (on foot) (Pronunciation: eed-TEE)

Думать

To think (Pronunciation: DOO-maht)

Понимать

To understand (Pronunciation: pah-nee-MAHT)

Читать

To read (Pronunciation: chee-TAHT)

Писать

To write (Pronunciation: pee-SAHT)

Хотеть

To want (Pronunciation: khah-TYEHT)

Один

One (Pronunciation: ah-DEEN)

Два

Two (Pronunciation: dvah)

Три

Three (Pronunciation: tree)

Четыре

Four (Pronunciation: cheh-TIH-ryeh)

Пять

Five (Pronunciation: pyaht)

Шесть

Six (Pronunciation: shayst)

Семь

Seven (Pronunciation: syehm)

Восемь

Eight (Pronunciation: VOH-syehm)

Девять

Nine (Pronunciation: DYEH-vyeht)

Десять

Ten (Pronunciation: DYEH-syyeht)

Время

Time (Pronunciation: VRYEH-myah)

Год

Year (Pronunciation: goht)

День

Day (Pronunciation: dyehn)

Сегодня

Today (Pronunciation: see-VOHD-nyah)

Вчера

Yesterday (Pronunciation: vcheh-RAH)

Завтра

Tomorrow (Pronunciation: ZAHF-trah)

Утро

Morning (Pronunciation: OO-trah)

Вечер

Evening (Pronunciation: VYEH-chehr)

Ночь

Night (Pronunciation: nohch)

Сейчас

Now (Pronunciation: see-CHAHS)