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The 100 most common words in Russian 🇷🇺

Russian words ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	Russian	English
1	чтоpronoun	what
2	бытьverb	to be
3	какadverb	how
4	ониpronoun	they
5	онаpronoun	she, it
6	которыйpronoun	which
7	свойpronoun	one's own, my, his, her, its, our, your, their
8	весьpronoun	all, the whole, the whole of
9	такadverb	like that, like this
10	мочьverb	can, be able to
11	годnoun	year
12	человекnoun	person, human being, man
13	толькоadverb	only, but
14	егоpronoun	his
15	себяpronoun	myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
16	времяnoun	time
17	когдаadverb	when
18	ещеadverb	Alternative spelling of ещё
19	ужеadverb	already, carries the sense of the perfect continuous tenses in English.
20	сказатьverb	to say, to tell
21	мойpronoun	my, mine
22	нашpronoun	our, ours
23	говоритьverb	to speak, to talk
24	самыйpronoun	the very, the selfsame, the very same
25	знатьverb	to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing
26	оченьadverb	very, really, much, very much
27	нетadverb	not
28	ктоpronoun	who
29	статьverb	to stand in a certain location or near someone or something
30	деньnoun	day, daytime
31	первыйadjective	first
32	дажеadverb	even
33	жизньnoun	life
34	самpronoun	self, -self
35	делоnoun	affair, matter, concern
36	новыйadjective	new
37	разnoun	time
38	хотетьverb	to want, to desire
39	какойpronoun	what, which, what kind of
40	тамadverb	there
41	многоadverb	much
42	работаnoun	work
43	иметьverb	to have, to possess
44	послеadverb	later, afterwards
45	гдеadverb	where
46	вопросnoun	question
47	рукаnoun	hand
48	городnoun	city, town
49	каждыйpronoun	every, each
50	словоnoun	word, term
51	местоnoun	place
52	ребенокnoun	Alternative spelling of ребёнок
53	простоadverb	simply, plainly, just
54	болееadverb	more
55	другnoun	close friend
56	большойadjective	big, large, great
57	чемpronoun	instrumental of что
58	вашpronoun	your, yours
59	сделатьverb	to make, to do
60	идтиverb	to go
61	здесьadverb	here
62	делатьverb	to make, to do
63	сейчасadverb	now
64	видетьverb	to see
65	потомadverb	afterwards, afterward, after that
66	ничтоpronoun	nothing
67	мирnoun	peace
68	теперьadverb	now, at present
69	несколькоadverb	somewhat, slightly, rather, some
70	думатьverb	to think
71	потомуadverb	therefore, because of that, consequently
72	случайnoun	case
73	сторонаnoun	side, hand, party
74	хорошийadjective	good, nice, fine
75	тожеadverb	also, too, as well, likewise
76	глазnoun	eye
77	тогдаadverb	then
78	тутadverb	here
79	домnoun	house, building
80	странаnoun	country
81	силаnoun	strength
82	последнийadjective	last, latest, recent
83	работатьverb	to work
84	такжеadverb	also, too, as well, likewise
85	лицоnoun	face
86	житьverb	to live
87	частьnoun	part
88	женщинаnoun	woman
89	системаnoun	system
90	всегдаadverb	always
91	являтьсяverb	to report , to appear
92	видnoun	look, looks, appearance, air
93	головаnoun	head
94	проблемаnoun	problem
95	конецnoun	end
96	конечноadverb	of course, certainly
97	смотретьverb	to look, to gaze
98	покаadverb	for the present, for the time being
99	отношениеnoun	attitude
100	получитьverb	to receive, to get

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