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Top 100 Russian Words Every Beginner Should Know

Lalo Team·Updated April 17, 2026·3 min read

The most frequent 100 words in Russian cover a huge portion of everyday conversation. Learning these first gives you the biggest return on your study time.

#WordTranslation
1иand
2вin, into, at
3неnot
4наon, at, to
5яI
6чтоwhat, that
7онhe
8сwith, from
9этоthis, it is
10какhow, as, like
11аand, but, while
12ноbut
13егоhis, him
14кto, toward
15поalong, by, according to
16ониthey
17былоwas, it was
18онаshe
19тоthen, that
20всеall, everyone, everything
21заbehind, for, beyond
22отfrom, of
23такso, thus, like this
24жеsame, indeed, emphasis particle
25ещёstill, yet, more
26быwould (conditional particle)
27выyou (formal/plural)
28мыwe
29былwas (masculine)
30толькоonly, just
31себяoneself
32ужеalready
33даyes, and
34вотhere is, there is
35бытьto be
36меняme (genitive/accusative of я)
37одинone, alone
38тотthat (one)
39которыйwhich, who, that
40мойmy, mine
41уat, by, near; (possession)
42изfrom, out of
43мнеto me, for me (dative of я)
44нетno, there is not
45сказатьto say, to tell
46оabout, concerning
47дляfor
48тыyou (informal singular)
49весьall, entire, whole
50когдаwhen
51мочьto be able, can
52васyou (formal/plural, genitive/accusative)
53знатьto know
54времяtime
55оченьvery
56приat, by, in the presence of
57доbefore, until, up to
58свойone's own
59послеafter
60другойother, another, different
61еслиif
62тожеalso, too
63говоритьto speak, to say
64годyear
65большойbig, large, great
66дажеeven
67дваtwo
68такойsuch, so, like that
69хотетьto want
70человекperson, human
71делоmatter, affair, business
72деньday
73тебяyou (informal, genitive/accusative)
74сейчасnow, right now
75жизньlife
76первыйfirst
77разtime, once
78насus (genitive/accusative of мы)
79идтиto go (on foot)
80гдеwhere
81естьto be, to eat; there is
82домhouse, home
83статьto become
84намto us, for us (dative of мы)
85будетwill be (future of быть)
86нужноit is necessary, need to
87ниnot a, neither, nor
88хорошийgood
89новыйnew
90думатьto think
91тутhere
92каждыйeach, every
93безwithout
94рукаhand, arm
95работаwork, job
96подunder, below
97междуbetween, among
98черезthrough, across, in (time)
99глазeye
100словоword

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