Russian Vocabulary for Beginners: Meaning, Stress and Everyday Use
96 English-guided cards: recognise 72 everyday Russian words and expressions in short contexts, then retrieve 24 selected items from clear English cues. Includes Cyrillic stress marks and original examples.
За това тесте
Practise a small, useful set of Russian words and expressions for greeting people, finding things at home, buying food, asking about places and talking about daily activities. This deck is written for English-speaking beginners who can read basic Cyrillic, or are learning it alongside a structured course.
What you retrieve
- 72 Russian words or expressions → their English meaning in a short Russian context. Noun gender, selected form notes and register are explained where useful.
- 24 selected English meaning or situation cues → a useful Russian word or expression. These are separate cards; the deck does not reverse every item mechanically. A model answer is supplied, and other natural answers can be valid when they fit the cue.
There are six groups of 16 cards: greetings and help; people and family; home; food and shopping; places and directions; daily activities and time. Each group introduces 12 recognition targets before four selected production tasks. A concept's two tasks have at least three intervening cards. Later review intervals are set by the app.
Stress marks show the stressed vowel in multisyllabic Russian words; ё already indicates stress in the words used here. These learning marks are usually absent from ordinary Russian writing. Monosyllabic words need no added mark. The examples show real forms, so the word in a sentence can have a different ending or stress from its dictionary form: вода́ → во́ду, for example.
This is text-based vocabulary practice. It does not test listening, supply native audio or phonetic transliteration, teach every word meaning, drill full conjugation or case tables, or constitute a complete A1 course or examination preparation. A stress mark alone does not explain all Russian pronunciation, including vowel reduction.
Sources and original work
The selection, English glosses, prompts, examples and order were authored independently with AI assistance. Spelling, lexical stress and relevant forms were checked against Akademos, the normative orthographic resource of the Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Its dictionary articles were not copied into these cards. General beginner scope was checked against the Pushkin Institute's beginner outcomes and the Между нами unit-one goals; no course vocabulary inventory, exercises or dialogues were copied.
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Карти в това тесте
Карта 1
Въпрос
Russian meaning: Здра́вствуйте
Здра́вствуйте! Как дела́?
Отговор
hello (polite greeting)
Здра́вствуйте! Как дела́? — Hello! How are you?
A polite greeting to one person or a greeting to several people.
Карта 2
Въпрос
Russian meaning: приве́т
Приве́т! Я до́ма.
Отговор
hi; hello (informal)
Приве́т! Я до́ма. — Hi! I'm home.
Use with friends or people you address informally.
Карта 3
Въпрос
Russian meaning: спаси́бо
Спаси́бо за по́мощь.
Отговор
thank you
Спаси́бо за по́мощь. — Thank you for your help.
A common expression of thanks.
Карта 4
Въпрос
Russian meaning: пожа́луйста
Во́ду, пожа́луйста.
Отговор
please (in this request)
Во́ду, пожа́луйста. — Water, please.
It also means “you're welcome” when responding to thanks.
Карта 5
Въпрос
Russian meaning: извини́те
Извини́те, где апте́ка?
Отговор
excuse me; I'm sorry (polite)
Извини́те, где апте́ка? — Excuse me, where is the pharmacy?
A polite form for one person or a form for several people. Informal singular: извини́.
Карта 6
Въпрос
Russian meaning: да
Да, я гото́в.
Отговор
yes
Да, я гото́в. — Yes, I'm ready.
The example uses the masculine form гото́в.
Карта 7
Въпрос
Russian meaning: нет
Нет, я не зна́ю.
Отговор
no
Нет, я не зна́ю. — No, I don't know.
In other constructions нет can mean “there is no” or “do not have.”
Карта 8
Въпрос
Russian meaning: хорошо́
Всё хорошо́.
Отговор
well; fine
Всё хорошо́. — Everything is fine.
Here it describes how things are going.
Карта 9
Въпрос
Russian meaning: мо́жно
Мо́жно войти́?
Отговор
may; can; it is allowed
Мо́жно войти́? — May I come in?
In this request it asks permission.
Карта 10
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ну́жно
Мне ну́жно рабо́тать.
Отговор
need to; it is necessary
Мне ну́жно рабо́тать. — I need to work.
Мне ну́жно + infinitive expresses something I need to do.
Карта 11
Въпрос
Russian meaning: где
Где мой ключ?
Отговор
where (location)
Где мой ключ? — Where is my key?
Где asks about location. It does not mean “where to.”
Карта 12
Въпрос
Russian meaning: когда́
Когда́ обе́д?
Отговор
when
Когда́ обе́д? — When is lunch?
A question word for time.
Карта 13
Въпрос
Russian, polite greeting: Say “hello” to a shop assistant you do not know.
Отговор
Здра́вствуйте.
A polite greeting. Приве́т is informal.
Карта 14
Въпрос
Russian: Thank someone for helping you. Give the short expression for “thank you.”
Отговор
Спаси́бо.
For “thank you for your help”: Спаси́бо за по́мощь.
Карта 15
Въпрос
Russian: Add “please” to a request for water. Give only the word for “please.”
Отговор
Пожа́луйста.
Во́ду, пожа́луйста. — Water, please.
Карта 16
Въпрос
Russian, polite singular: Get a stranger’s attention with “excuse me.”
Отговор
Извини́те.
Извини́те, где апте́ка? — Excuse me, where is the pharmacy?
Карта 17
Въпрос
Russian meaning: челове́к
Э́тот челове́к здесь рабо́тает.
Отговор
person; human being
Э́тот челове́к здесь рабо́тает. — This person works here.
Masculine noun. The ordinary plural “people” is лю́ди.
Карта 18
Въпрос
Russian meaning: же́нщина
Э́та же́нщина — врач.
Отговор
woman
Э́та же́нщина — врач. — This woman is a doctor.
Feminine noun.
Карта 19
Въпрос
Russian meaning: мужчи́на
Э́тот мужчи́на — учи́тель.
Отговор
man (adult male)
Э́тот мужчи́на — учи́тель. — This man is a teacher.
Masculine noun despite its ending in -а.
Карта 20
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ребёнок
Ребёнок спит.
Отговор
child
Ребёнок спит. — The child is sleeping.
Masculine noun. The ordinary plural “children” is де́ти. Ё marks the stressed vowel here.
Карта 21
Въпрос
Russian meaning: друг
Мой друг живёт ря́дом.
Отговор
friend (male)
Мой друг живёт ря́дом. — My friend lives nearby.
Masculine noun; a female friend is подру́га.
Карта 22
Въпрос
Russian meaning: семья́
У меня́ больша́я семья́.
Отговор
family
У меня́ больша́я семья́. — I have a large family.
Feminine noun.
Карта 23
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ма́ма
Ма́ма до́ма.
Отговор
mum; mom
Ма́ма до́ма. — Mum is at home.
Feminine noun; a familiar family word.
Карта 24
Въпрос
Russian meaning: па́па
Па́па на рабо́те.
Отговор
dad
Па́па на рабо́те. — Dad is at work.
Masculine noun despite its ending in -а.
Карта 25
Въпрос
Russian meaning: брат
Мой брат чита́ет.
Отговор
brother
Мой брат чита́ет. — My brother is reading.
Masculine noun.
Карта 26
Въпрос
Russian meaning: сестра́
Моя́ сестра́ у́чится.
Отговор
sister
Моя́ сестра́ у́чится. — My sister is studying.
Feminine noun.
Карта 27
Въпрос
Russian meaning: и́мя
Моё и́мя — А́нна.
Отговор
name (a person's name)
Моё и́мя — А́нна. — My name is Anna.
Neuter noun. The more general name of a thing can be назва́ние.
Карта 28
Въпрос
Russian meaning: рабо́та
У меня́ но́вая рабо́та.
Отговор
work; job
У меня́ но́вая рабо́та. — I have a new job.
Feminine noun. In this example it means “job.”
Карта 29
Въпрос
Russian noun: a family, such as parents and children.
Отговор
Семья́.
Feminine. У меня́ больша́я семья́. — I have a large family.
Карта 30
Въпрос
Russian noun: a male friend.
Отговор
Друг.
Masculine. A female friend is подру́га.
Карта 31
Въпрос
Russian noun: a person’s name, as in “What is your name?”
Отговор
И́мя.
Neuter. Моё и́мя — А́нна. — My name is Anna.
Карта 32
Въпрос
Russian noun: a job, as in “I have a new job.”
Отговор
Рабо́та.
Feminine. У меня́ но́вая рабо́та. — I have a new job.
Карта 33
Въпрос
Russian meaning: дом
Э́то наш дом.
Отговор
house; home
Э́то наш дом. — This is our house.
Masculine noun. The example identifies a house or home.
Карта 34
Въпрос
Russian meaning: кварти́ра
У нас ма́ленькая кварти́ра.
Отговор
flat; apartment
У нас ма́ленькая кварти́ра. — We have a small flat.
Feminine noun.
Карта 35
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ко́мната
Э́та ко́мната све́тлая.
Отговор
room
Э́та ко́мната све́тлая. — This room is bright.
Feminine noun.
Карта 36
Въпрос
Russian meaning: дверь
Дверь закры́та.
Отговор
door
Дверь закры́та. — The door is closed.
Feminine noun despite having no -а ending.
Карта 37
Въпрос
Russian meaning: окно́
Окно́ откры́то.
Отговор
window
Окно́ откры́то. — The window is open.
Neuter noun.
Карта 38
Въпрос
Russian meaning: стол
Кни́га на столе́.
Отговор
table; desk
Кни́га на столе́. — The book is on the table.
Masculine noun. Столе́ is the form used here after на for location.
Карта 39
Въпрос
Russian meaning: стул
Э́тот стул свобо́ден.
Отговор
chair
Э́тот стул свобо́ден. — This chair is free.
Masculine noun.
Карта 40
Въпрос
Russian meaning: крова́ть
Крова́ть у окна́.
Отговор
bed
Крова́ть у окна́. — The bed is by the window.
Feminine noun.
Карта 41
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ку́хня
Ку́хня спра́ва.
Отговор
kitchen
Ку́хня спра́ва. — The kitchen is on the right.
Feminine noun.
Карта 42
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ва́нная
Ва́нная сле́ва.
Отговор
bathroom
Ва́нная сле́ва. — The bathroom is on the left.
Feminine noun, also expressed as ва́нная ко́мната.
Карта 43
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ключ
Ключ на столе́.
Отговор
key (for a lock)
Ключ на столе́. — The key is on the table.
Masculine noun. This example uses the lock-key meaning.
Карта 44
Въпрос
Russian meaning: телефо́н
Мой телефо́н здесь.
Отговор
telephone; phone
Мой телефо́н здесь. — My phone is here.
Masculine noun.
Карта 45
Въпрос
Russian noun: a flat or apartment.
Отговор
Кварти́ра.
Feminine. У нас ма́ленькая кварти́ра. — We have a small flat.
Карта 46
Въпрос
Russian noun: the door to a room.
Отговор
Дверь.
Feminine. Дверь закры́та. — The door is closed.
Карта 47
Въпрос
Russian noun: a window.
Отговор
Окно́.
Neuter. Окно́ откры́то. — The window is open.
Карта 48
Въпрос
Russian noun: a key that opens a lock.
Отговор
Ключ.
Masculine. Ключ на столе́. — The key is on the table.
Карта 49
Въпрос
Russian meaning: вода́
Вода́ холо́дная.
Отговор
water
Вода́ холо́дная. — The water is cold.
Feminine noun.
Карта 50
Въпрос
Russian meaning: хлеб
Хлеб на столе́.
Отговор
bread
Хлеб на столе́. — The bread is on the table.
Masculine noun.
Карта 51
Въпрос
Russian meaning: молоко́
Молоко́ в холоди́льнике.
Отговор
milk
Молоко́ в холоди́льнике. — The milk is in the fridge.
Neuter noun.
Карта 52
Въпрос
Russian meaning: чай
Я пью чай.
Отговор
tea
Я пью чай. — I'm drinking tea.
Masculine noun.
Карта 53
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ко́фе
Ко́фе гото́в.
Отговор
coffee
Ко́фе гото́в. — The coffee is ready.
Masculine in the standard usage practised here; the noun does not change its ending.
Карта 54
Въпрос
Russian meaning: суп
Суп горя́чий.
Отговор
soup
Суп горя́чий. — The soup is hot.
Masculine noun.
Карта 55
Въпрос
Russian meaning: я́блоко
Э́то кра́сное я́блоко.
Отговор
apple
Э́то кра́сное я́блоко. — This is a red apple.
Neuter noun.
Карта 56
Въпрос
Russian meaning: сыр
Сыр в холоди́льнике.
Отговор
cheese
Сыр в холоди́льнике. — The cheese is in the fridge.
Masculine noun.
Карта 57
Въпрос
Russian meaning: са́хар
Са́хар на по́лке.
Отговор
sugar
Са́хар на по́лке. — The sugar is on the shelf.
Masculine noun.
Карта 58
Въпрос
Russian meaning: соль
Мне нужна́ соль.
Отговор
salt
Мне нужна́ соль. — I need salt.
Feminine noun.
Карта 59
Въпрос
Russian meaning: магази́н
Магази́н уже́ откры́т.
Отговор
shop; store
Магази́н уже́ откры́т. — The shop is already open.
Masculine noun. It does not mean an English-language magazine.
Карта 60
Въпрос
Russian meaning: цена́
Цена́ сли́шком высо́кая.
Отговор
price
Цена́ сли́шком высо́кая. — The price is too high.
Feminine noun.
Карта 61
Въпрос
Russian noun: water. Give its dictionary form.
Отговор
Вода́.
Feminine. A direct request uses во́ду: Во́ду, пожа́луйста. — Water, please.
Карта 62
Въпрос
Russian noun: bread.
Отговор
Хлеб.
Masculine. Хлеб на столе́. — The bread is on the table.
Карта 63
Въпрос
Russian noun: milk.
Отговор
Молоко́.
Neuter. Молоко́ в холоди́льнике. — The milk is in the fridge.
Карта 64
Въпрос
Russian noun: the price of an item.
Отговор
Цена́.
Feminine. Цена́ сли́шком высо́кая. — The price is too high.
Карта 65
Въпрос
Russian meaning: у́лица
Э́та у́лица ти́хая.
Отговор
street
Э́та у́лица ти́хая. — This street is quiet.
Feminine noun.
Карта 66
Въпрос
Russian meaning: го́род
Э́то большо́й го́род.
Отговор
city; town
Э́то большо́й го́род. — This is a large city.
Masculine noun.
Карта 67
Въпрос
Russian meaning: остано́вка
Остано́вка ря́дом.
Отговор
stop (for a bus or tram)
Остано́вка ря́дом. — The stop is nearby.
Feminine noun. Here it means a public-transport stop.
Карта 68
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ста́нция
Э́та ста́нция метро́ закры́та.
Отговор
station (railway or metro)
Э́та ста́нция метро́ закры́та. — This metro station is closed.
Feminine noun. Вокза́л usually means the station building or passenger terminal.
Карта 69
Въпрос
Russian meaning: вокза́л
Вокза́л далеко́.
Отговор
railway station; passenger terminal
Вокза́л далеко́. — The railway station is far away.
Masculine noun; commonly used for the railway station building or terminal.
Карта 70
Въпрос
Russian meaning: апте́ка
Апте́ка ря́дом.
Отговор
pharmacy; chemist's
Апте́ка ря́дом. — The pharmacy is nearby.
Feminine noun.
Карта 71
Въпрос
Russian meaning: банк
Банк откры́т.
Отговор
bank (financial institution)
Банк откры́т. — The bank is open.
Masculine noun.
Карта 72
Въпрос
Russian meaning: парк
Парк недалеко́.
Отговор
park
Парк недалеко́. — The park is not far away.
Masculine noun.
Карта 73
Въпрос
Russian meaning: нале́во
Поверни́те нале́во.
Отговор
to the left; left
Поверни́те нале́во. — Turn left.
An adverb used for a direction of movement.
Карта 74
Въпрос
Russian meaning: напра́во
Поверни́те напра́во.
Отговор
to the right; right
Поверни́те напра́во. — Turn right.
An adverb used for a direction of movement.
Карта 75
Въпрос
Russian meaning: пря́мо
Иди́те пря́мо.
Отговор
straight ahead (here)
Иди́те пря́мо. — Go straight ahead.
It has other meanings, but this card practises a direction.
Карта 76
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ря́дом
Магази́н ря́дом.
Отговор
nearby; next to
Магази́н ря́дом. — The shop is nearby.
Ря́дом с + instrumental means “next to.” This card tests the standalone meaning.
Карта 77
Въпрос
Russian noun: a pharmacy where medicines are sold.
Отговор
Апте́ка.
Feminine. Апте́ка ря́дом. — The pharmacy is nearby.
Карта 78
Въпрос
Russian direction: turn left. Give only the adverb for “left.”
Отговор
Нале́во.
Поверни́те нале́во. — Turn left.
Карта 79
Въпрос
Russian direction: go straight ahead. Give only the adverb for “straight ahead.”
Отговор
Пря́мо.
Иди́те пря́мо. — Go straight ahead.
Карта 80
Въпрос
Russian adverb: nearby, as in “The shop is nearby.”
Отговор
Ря́дом.
Магази́н ря́дом. — The shop is nearby.
Карта 81
Въпрос
Russian meaning: чита́ть
Я люблю́ чита́ть.
Отговор
to read
Я люблю́ чита́ть. — I like reading.
Imperfective infinitive; this card tests the meaning, not conjugation.
Карта 82
Въпрос
Russian meaning: писа́ть
Я хочу́ писа́ть.
Отговор
to write
Я хочу́ писа́ть. — I want to write.
Imperfective infinitive. The stressed final а distinguishes this verb from пи́сать, a colloquial verb meaning “to pee.”
Карта 83
Въпрос
Russian meaning: говори́ть
Я могу́ говори́ть по-ру́сски.
Отговор
to speak; to talk
Я могу́ говори́ть по-ру́сски. — I can speak Russian.
Imperfective infinitive.
Карта 84
Въпрос
Russian meaning: слу́шать
Я люблю́ слу́шать му́зыку.
Отговор
to listen to
Я люблю́ слу́шать му́зыку. — I like listening to music.
Imperfective infinitive. Russian uses слу́шать + a direct object, without a separate word for “to.”
Карта 85
Въпрос
Russian meaning: смотре́ть
Мы бу́дем смотре́ть фильм.
Отговор
to watch; to look
Мы бу́дем смотре́ть фильм. — We will watch a film.
Imperfective infinitive; the example uses “watch.”
Карта 86
Въпрос
Russian meaning: жить
Я хочу́ жить здесь.
Отговор
to live
Я хочу́ жить здесь. — I want to live here.
Imperfective infinitive.
Карта 87
Въпрос
Russian meaning: рабо́тать
Здесь мо́жно рабо́тать.
Отговор
to work
Здесь мо́жно рабо́тать. — You can work here.
Imperfective infinitive.
Карта 88
Въпрос
Russian meaning: учи́ться
Мне нра́вится учи́ться.
Отговор
to study; to learn
Мне нра́вится учи́ться. — I like studying.
Imperfective reflexive infinitive. It ends in -ся.
Карта 89
Въпрос
Russian meaning: сего́дня
Сего́дня понеде́льник.
Отговор
today
Сего́дня понеде́льник. — Today is Monday.
An adverb of time; the example is a practice sentence, not today's date.
Карта 90
Въпрос
Russian meaning: за́втра
До за́втра!
Отговор
tomorrow
До за́втра! — See you tomorrow!
The full expression literally means “until tomorrow.”
Карта 91
Въпрос
Russian meaning: у́тром
Я рабо́таю у́тром.
Отговор
in the morning
Я рабо́таю у́тром. — I work in the morning.
An adverb of time. Compare the noun у́тро, “morning.”
Карта 92
Въпрос
Russian meaning: ве́чером
Ве́чером я чита́ю.
Отговор
in the evening
Ве́чером я чита́ю. — I read in the evening.
An adverb of time. Compare the noun ве́чер, “evening.”
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Въпрос
Russian infinitive: to read.
Отговор
Чита́ть.
Imperfective. Я люблю́ чита́ть. — I like reading.
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Въпрос
Russian infinitive: to write. Mark the stressed vowel.
Отговор
Писа́ть.
Stress falls on а. Я хочу́ писа́ть. — I want to write.
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Въпрос
Russian: tomorrow.
Отговор
За́втра.
До за́втра! — See you tomorrow!
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Въпрос
Russian: in the morning. Give the single-word time expression.
Отговор
У́тром.
Я рабо́таю у́тром. — I work in the morning.
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Russian Vocabulary for Beginners: Meaning, Stress and Everyday Use
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