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 apple | яблоко |
| 2 | the book | книга |
| 3 | the cat | кот |
| 4 | the dog | собака |
| 5 | the car | машина |
| 6 | the house | дом |
| 7 | the chair | стул |
| 8 | the table | стол |
| 9 | the window | окно |
| 10 | the door | дверь |
| 11 | the pencil | карандаш |
| 12 | the paper | бумага |
| 13 | the school | школа |
| 14 | the teacher | учитель |
| 15 | the student | ученик |
| 16 | the boy | мальчик |
| 17 | the girl | девочка |
| 18 | the adult | взрослый |
| 19 | the friend | друг |
| 20 | the tree | дерево |
| 21 | the flower | цветок |
| 22 | the river | река |
| 23 | the mountain | гора |
| 24 | the beach | пляж |
| 25 | the sun | солнце |
| 26 | the moon | луна |
| 27 | the star | звезда |
| 28 | the cloud | облако |
| 29 | the rain | дождь |
| 30 | the snow | снег |
| 31 | the wind | ветер |
| 32 | the fire | огонь |
| 33 | the water | вода |
| 34 | the food | еда |
| 35 | the drink | напиток |
| 36 | the cup | чашка |
| 37 | the bottle | бутылка |
| 38 | the plate | тарелка |
| 39 | the spoon | ложка |
| 40 | the fork | вилка |
| 41 | the knife | нож |
| 42 | the breakfast | завтрак |
| 43 | the lunch | обед |
| 44 | the dinner | ужин |
| 45 | the fruit | фрукты |
| 46 | the vegetable | овощ |
| 47 | the bread | хлеб |
| 48 | the butter | масло |
| 49 | the cheese | сыр |
| 50 | the milk | молоко |
| 51 | the coffee | кофе |
| 52 | the tea | чай |
| 53 | the juice | сок |
| 54 | the soda | газировка |
| 55 | the chocolate | шоколад |
| 56 | the candy | конфета |
| 57 | the cookie | печенье |
| 58 | the cake | торт |
| 59 | the rice | рис |
| 60 | the pasta | макароны |
| 61 | the fish | рыба |
| 62 | the chicken | курица |
| 63 | the beef | говядина |
| 64 | the egg | яйцо |
| 65 | the soup | суп |
| 66 | the salad | салат |
| 67 | the sandwich | бутерброд |
| 68 | the pizza | пицца |
| 69 | the ice cream | мороженое |
| 70 | the cereal | хлопья |
| 71 | the honey | мёд |
| 72 | the sugar | сахар |
| 73 | the salt | соль |
| 74 | the pepper | перец |
| 75 | the tomato | помидор |
| 76 | the potato | картошка |
| 77 | the onion | лук |
| 78 | the carrot | морковь |
| 79 | the lettuce | салат |
| 80 | the cucumber | огурец |
| 81 | the banana | банан |
| 82 | the orange | апельсин |
| 83 | the grapefruit | грейпфрут |
| 84 | the strawberry | клубника |
| 85 | the grape | виноград |
| 86 | the lemon | лимон |
| 87 | the lime | лайм |
| 88 | the cherry | вишня |
| 89 | the watermelon | арбуз |
| 90 | the pineapple | ананас |
| 91 | the mango | манго |
| 92 | the kiwi | киви |
| 93 | the peach | персик |
| 94 | the pear | груша |
| 95 | the plum | слива |
| 96 | the berry | ягода |
| 97 | the melon | дыня |
| 98 | the phone | телефон |
| 99 | the computer | компьютер |
| 100 | the television | телевизор |
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 native-speaker 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.