These are the 100 most useful Russian words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Russian.
| # | Word | Russian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the food | еда |
| 2 | the drink | напиток |
| 3 | the cup | чашка |
| 4 | the bottle | бутылка |
| 5 | the plate | тарелка |
| 6 | the spoon | ложка |
| 7 | the fork | вилка |
| 8 | the knife | нож |
| 9 | the breakfast | завтрак |
| 10 | the lunch | обед |
| 11 | the dinner | ужин |
| 12 | the bread | хлеб |
| 13 | the butter | масло |
| 14 | the cheese | сыр |
| 15 | the milk | молоко |
| 16 | the coffee | кофе |
| 17 | the tea | чай |
| 18 | the juice | сок |
| 19 | the soda | газировка |
| 20 | the rice | рис |
| 21 | the pasta | макароны |
| 22 | the fish | рыба |
| 23 | the chicken | курица |
| 24 | the beef | говядина |
| 25 | the egg | яйцо |
| 26 | the soup | суп |
| 27 | the salad | салат |
| 28 | the sandwich | бутерброд |
| 29 | the pizza | пицца |
| 30 | the cereal | хлопья |
| 31 | the sugar | сахар |
| 32 | the salt | соль |
| 33 | the pepper | перец |
| 34 | the snack | перекус |
| 35 | the meal | приём пищи |
| 36 | the restaurant | ресторан |
| 37 | the cafe | кафе |
| 38 | the bakery | пекарня |
| 39 | the cafeteria | столовая |
| 40 | the dough | тесто |
| 41 | the pan | сковорода |
| 42 | the pot | кастрюля |
| 43 | the bowl | миска |
| 44 | the meat | мясо |
| 45 | the flavor | вкус |
| 46 | the toast | тост / гренка |
| 47 | the yogurt | йогурт |
| 48 | the spice | специя |
| 49 | the teacup | чашка для чая |
| 50 | the lemonade | лимонад |
| 51 | the jar | банка |
| 52 | the milkshake | молочный коктейль |
| 53 | the vinegar | уксус |
| 54 | the waiter | официант |
| 55 | the beer | пиво |
| 56 | the noodle | лапша |
| 57 | the cork | пробка |
| 58 | the wine | вино |
| 59 | the sausage | колбаса |
| 60 | the pitcher | кувшин |
| 61 | the glass | стакан |
| 62 | the grapefruit juice | сок грейпфрута |
| 63 | the bill | счёт |
| 64 | the menu | меню |
| 65 | the bagel | бейгл |
| 66 | the pancake | блин |
| 67 | the chocolate | шоколад |
| 68 | the candy | конфета |
| 69 | the cookie | печенье |
| 70 | the cake | торт |
| 71 | the ice cream | мороженое |
| 72 | the honey | мёд |
| 73 | the bubblegum | жевательная резинка |
| 74 | the gummy | жевательная конфета |
| 75 | the marshmallow | маршмеллоу |
| 76 | the syrup | сироп |
| 77 | the cocoa | какао |
| 78 | the popcorn | попкорн |
| 79 | the sundae | сунда |
| 80 | the cotton candy | сахарная вата |
| 81 | the custard | ванильный пудинг |
| 82 | the dessert | десерт |
| 83 | the jellybean | желейная конфета |
| 84 | the lollipop | пирожок на палочке |
| 85 | the jelly | желе |
| 86 | the gingerbread | пряник |
| 87 | the waffle | вафля |
| 88 | the pastry | выпечка |
| 89 | the pie | пирог |
| 90 | the cupcake | капкейк |
| 91 | the muffin | маффин |
| 92 | the donut | пончик |
| 93 | the biscuit | печенье |
| 94 | the apple pie | яблочный пирог |
| 95 | the carrot cake | морковный торт |
| 96 | the chocolate cake | шоколадный торт |
| 97 | the pumpkin pie | тыквенный пирог |
| 98 | the apricot jam | джем из абрикосов |
| 99 | the jam | варенье |
| 100 | the apple | яблоко |
The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Russian - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.
They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.
Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.