500 Spoken Russian Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from 500 Spoken Russian conversational terms, organized across core words, fillers, reactions, slang, phrases, verbs, people, descriptions, gym, food, places, and daily topics.

da

yes (Category: Core). Usage: Very common; can also acknowledge someone.

nyet

no (Category: Core).

nu

well / so / uh (Category: Filler). Usage: Extremely common filler; often softens or starts a thought.

vot

so / there / like / here it is (Category: Filler). Usage: Very Russian discourse filler; meaning shifts with context.

TEE-pa

like / kinda (Category: Filler). Usage: Casual filler similar to English 'like'.

ka-RO-che

anyway / long story short (Category: Filler). Usage: Very common casual transition/filler.

va-OB-shche

in general / actually / at all (Category: Filler). Usage: Often used for emphasis in speech.

PRO-sta

just / simply (Category: Filler). Usage: Very high-frequency conversational word.

ree-AL-na

really / actually (Category: Filler). Usage: Casual emphasis; close to English 'really'.

PRAV-da

really? / truth / actually (Category: Reaction). Usage: As a reaction, means 'really?'.

seer-YOZ-na

seriously (Category: Reaction).

TOCH-na

definitely / exactly / for sure (Category: Reaction).

LAD-na

alright / okay / fine (Category: Filler). Usage: Very common for accepting/moving on.

da-VAI

let's / come on / alright / bye (Category: Core). Usage: Extremely flexible. Also used when ending a call/conversation.

bleen

damn / shoot (Category: Slang). Usage: Mild casual exclamation; literally 'pancake' but not used that way here.

KSTA-tee

by the way (Category: Filler).

na-VER-na-ye

probably / I guess (Category: Filler). Usage: Often reduced in fast speech.

MO-zhet

maybe / perhaps (Category: Filler). Usage: Short for MO-zhet byt' in many conversations.

MO-zhet byt'

maybe (Category: Core).

ka-NYESH-na

of course (Category: Core). Usage: Common pronunciation sounds closer to ka-NYESH-na.

pa-NYAT-na

got it / I see (Category: Reaction). Usage: Excellent conversational acknowledgement.

YAS-na

I see / clear / got it (Category: Reaction). Usage: Can sound slightly curt depending on tone.

nar-MAL-na

fine / okay / normal (Category: Reaction). Usage: Common answer to 'how are you?'.

norm

fine / decent / good (Category: Slang). Usage: Very casual shortened form of nar-MAL-na.

KROO-ta

cool / awesome (Category: Reaction).

pree-KOL-na

cool / funny / neat (Category: Slang). Usage: Casual; can mean amusing or neat.

zhest'

that's crazy / brutal (Category: Slang). Usage: Literally 'tinplate'; slang reaction to something extreme.

ka-PYETS

damn / that's crazy / we're screwed (Category: Slang). Usage: Informal euphemistic exclamation.

a-fee-GET'

holy crap / wow (Category: Slang). Usage: Informal; stronger than 'wow', but not the harshest profanity.

nee-chee-VO

nothing / it's okay / not bad (Category: Core). Usage: Meaning depends heavily on context.

nee-chee-VO see-BYE

wow / no way (Category: Reaction). Usage: Common surprised reaction.

nye ZNA-yu

I don't know (Category: Phrase).

ya ZNA-yu

I know (Category: Phrase).

ya pa-nee-MA-yu

I understand (Category: Phrase).

nye pa-nee-MA-yu

I don't understand (Category: Phrase).

PO-nyal

got it / understood (Category: Reaction). Usage: Male speaker form.

pa-nee-LA

got it / understood (Category: Reaction). Usage: Female speaker form.

nee-VAZH-na

doesn't matter / never mind (Category: Filler).

vsyo rav-NO

anyway / I don't care / either way (Category: Filler). Usage: Tone matters; can sound dismissive.

f SMYS-lye

what do you mean? (Category: Reaction). Usage: Extremely useful casual reaction.

shto

what? (Category: Core).

chee-VO

what? / huh? (Category: Reaction). Usage: Casual conversational form; can sound blunt.

pa-chee-MOO

why (Category: Core).

pa-chee-MOO nyet

why not? (Category: Phrase).

pa-ta-MOO shto

because (Category: Core).

pa-E-ta-mu

so / therefore / that's why (Category: Core).

YES-lee

if (Category: Core).

YES-lee CHES-na

honestly / to be honest (Category: Filler). Usage: Natural conversational phrase.

CHES-na

honestly (Category: Filler).

VRO-dye

seems like / kinda / apparently (Category: Filler). Usage: Very useful hedge in casual Russian.

pryam

really / straight-up / exactly (Category: Filler). Usage: Colloquial shortening/use for emphasis.

oo-ZHE

already (Category: Core).

ye-SHCHO

more / still / another / yet (Category: Core). Usage: Extremely common; context changes meaning.

pa-KA

bye / for now / while (Category: Core).

pree-VYET

hi (Category: Social).

zda-RO-va

hey / great (Category: Social). Usage: As greeting, stress/pronunciation differs from 'great'. Informal.

kak dee-LA

how are you? / how's it going? (Category: Social).

kak ty

how are you? (Category: Social). Usage: Casual, personal.

shto DYE-la-yesh

what are you doing? (Category: Social).

shto NO-va-va

what's new? (Category: Social).

kak a-BYCH-na

as usual (Category: Phrase).

pa-YE-kha-lee

let's go (Category: Phrase). Usage: Usually for going somewhere by transport; also figurative 'let's go'.

pa-shLEE

let's go (Category: Phrase). Usage: Literally 'we went', commonly used as an invitation on foot/general.

i

and (Category: Core).

a

and / but / while (Category: Core).

no

but (Category: Core).

ili

or (Category: Core).

tozhye

too / also (Category: Core).

tol'ko

only / just (Category: Core).

dazhye

even (Category: Core).

ochyen'

very (Category: Core).

slishkom

too / too much (Category: Core).

pochti

almost (Category: Core).

sovsyem

completely / at all (Category: Core).

bol'shye

more (Category: Core).

myen'shye

less (Category: Core).

mnogo

a lot / many (Category: Core).

malo

little / not much (Category: Core).

vsyo

everything / that's all (Category: Core).

vsye

everyone / all (Category: Core).

kto

who (Category: Core).

gdye

where (Category: Core).

kuda

where to (Category: Core).

otkuda

where from (Category: Core).

kogda

when (Category: Core).

kak

how / like (Category: Core).

kakoy

what kind / which (Category: Core).

skol'ko

how much / how many (Category: Core).

zdyes'

here (Category: Core).

tut

here (Category: Core).

tam

there (Category: Core).

syeychas

now (Category: Core).

potom

later / then (Category: Core).

syegodnya

today (Category: Core).

zavtra

tomorrow (Category: Core).

vchyera

yesterday (Category: Core).

utrom

in the morning (Category: Core).

dnyom

during the day (Category: Core).

vyechyerom

in the evening (Category: Core).

noch'yu

at night (Category: Core).