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.
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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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Kartu dalam dek ini
Kartu 1
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: Здра́вствуйте
Здра́вствуйте! Как дела́?
Jawaban
hello (polite greeting)
Здра́вствуйте! Как дела́? — Hello! How are you?
A polite greeting to one person or a greeting to several people.
Kartu 2
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: приве́т
Приве́т! Я до́ма.
Jawaban
hi; hello (informal)
Приве́т! Я до́ма. — Hi! I'm home.
Use with friends or people you address informally.
Kartu 3
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: спаси́бо
Спаси́бо за по́мощь.
Jawaban
thank you
Спаси́бо за по́мощь. — Thank you for your help.
A common expression of thanks.
Kartu 4
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: пожа́луйста
Во́ду, пожа́луйста.
Jawaban
please (in this request)
Во́ду, пожа́луйста. — Water, please.
It also means “you're welcome” when responding to thanks.
Kartu 5
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: извини́те
Извини́те, где апте́ка?
Jawaban
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.
Kartu 6
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: да
Да, я гото́в.
Jawaban
yes
Да, я гото́в. — Yes, I'm ready.
The example uses the masculine form гото́в.
Kartu 7
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: нет
Нет, я не зна́ю.
Jawaban
no
Нет, я не зна́ю. — No, I don't know.
In other constructions нет can mean “there is no” or “do not have.”
Kartu 8
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: хорошо́
Всё хорошо́.
Jawaban
well; fine
Всё хорошо́. — Everything is fine.
Here it describes how things are going.
Kartu 9
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: мо́жно
Мо́жно войти́?
Jawaban
may; can; it is allowed
Мо́жно войти́? — May I come in?
In this request it asks permission.
Kartu 10
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ну́жно
Мне ну́жно рабо́тать.
Jawaban
need to; it is necessary
Мне ну́жно рабо́тать. — I need to work.
Мне ну́жно + infinitive expresses something I need to do.
Kartu 11
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: где
Где мой ключ?
Jawaban
where (location)
Где мой ключ? — Where is my key?
Где asks about location. It does not mean “where to.”
Kartu 12
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: когда́
Когда́ обе́д?
Jawaban
when
Когда́ обе́д? — When is lunch?
A question word for time.
Kartu 13
Pertanyaan
Russian, polite greeting: Say “hello” to a shop assistant you do not know.
Jawaban
Здра́вствуйте.
A polite greeting. Приве́т is informal.
Kartu 14
Pertanyaan
Russian: Thank someone for helping you. Give the short expression for “thank you.”
Jawaban
Спаси́бо.
For “thank you for your help”: Спаси́бо за по́мощь.
Kartu 15
Pertanyaan
Russian: Add “please” to a request for water. Give only the word for “please.”
Jawaban
Пожа́луйста.
Во́ду, пожа́луйста. — Water, please.
Kartu 16
Pertanyaan
Russian, polite singular: Get a stranger’s attention with “excuse me.”
Jawaban
Извини́те.
Извини́те, где апте́ка? — Excuse me, where is the pharmacy?
Kartu 17
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: челове́к
Э́тот челове́к здесь рабо́тает.
Jawaban
person; human being
Э́тот челове́к здесь рабо́тает. — This person works here.
Masculine noun. The ordinary plural “people” is лю́ди.
Kartu 18
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: же́нщина
Э́та же́нщина — врач.
Jawaban
woman
Э́та же́нщина — врач. — This woman is a doctor.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 19
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: мужчи́на
Э́тот мужчи́на — учи́тель.
Jawaban
man (adult male)
Э́тот мужчи́на — учи́тель. — This man is a teacher.
Masculine noun despite its ending in -а.
Kartu 20
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ребёнок
Ребёнок спит.
Jawaban
child
Ребёнок спит. — The child is sleeping.
Masculine noun. The ordinary plural “children” is де́ти. Ё marks the stressed vowel here.
Kartu 21
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: друг
Мой друг живёт ря́дом.
Jawaban
friend (male)
Мой друг живёт ря́дом. — My friend lives nearby.
Masculine noun; a female friend is подру́га.
Kartu 22
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: семья́
У меня́ больша́я семья́.
Jawaban
family
У меня́ больша́я семья́. — I have a large family.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 23
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ма́ма
Ма́ма до́ма.
Jawaban
mum; mom
Ма́ма до́ма. — Mum is at home.
Feminine noun; a familiar family word.
Kartu 24
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: па́па
Па́па на рабо́те.
Jawaban
dad
Па́па на рабо́те. — Dad is at work.
Masculine noun despite its ending in -а.
Kartu 25
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: брат
Мой брат чита́ет.
Jawaban
brother
Мой брат чита́ет. — My brother is reading.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 26
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: сестра́
Моя́ сестра́ у́чится.
Jawaban
sister
Моя́ сестра́ у́чится. — My sister is studying.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 27
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: и́мя
Моё и́мя — А́нна.
Jawaban
name (a person's name)
Моё и́мя — А́нна. — My name is Anna.
Neuter noun. The more general name of a thing can be назва́ние.
Kartu 28
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: рабо́та
У меня́ но́вая рабо́та.
Jawaban
work; job
У меня́ но́вая рабо́та. — I have a new job.
Feminine noun. In this example it means “job.”
Kartu 29
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a family, such as parents and children.
Jawaban
Семья́.
Feminine. У меня́ больша́я семья́. — I have a large family.
Kartu 30
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a male friend.
Jawaban
Друг.
Masculine. A female friend is подру́га.
Kartu 31
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a person’s name, as in “What is your name?”
Jawaban
И́мя.
Neuter. Моё и́мя — А́нна. — My name is Anna.
Kartu 32
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a job, as in “I have a new job.”
Jawaban
Рабо́та.
Feminine. У меня́ но́вая рабо́та. — I have a new job.
Kartu 33
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: дом
Э́то наш дом.
Jawaban
house; home
Э́то наш дом. — This is our house.
Masculine noun. The example identifies a house or home.
Kartu 34
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: кварти́ра
У нас ма́ленькая кварти́ра.
Jawaban
flat; apartment
У нас ма́ленькая кварти́ра. — We have a small flat.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 35
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ко́мната
Э́та ко́мната све́тлая.
Jawaban
room
Э́та ко́мната све́тлая. — This room is bright.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 36
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: дверь
Дверь закры́та.
Jawaban
door
Дверь закры́та. — The door is closed.
Feminine noun despite having no -а ending.
Kartu 37
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: окно́
Окно́ откры́то.
Jawaban
window
Окно́ откры́то. — The window is open.
Neuter noun.
Kartu 38
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: стол
Кни́га на столе́.
Jawaban
table; desk
Кни́га на столе́. — The book is on the table.
Masculine noun. Столе́ is the form used here after на for location.
Kartu 39
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: стул
Э́тот стул свобо́ден.
Jawaban
chair
Э́тот стул свобо́ден. — This chair is free.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 40
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: крова́ть
Крова́ть у окна́.
Jawaban
bed
Крова́ть у окна́. — The bed is by the window.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 41
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ку́хня
Ку́хня спра́ва.
Jawaban
kitchen
Ку́хня спра́ва. — The kitchen is on the right.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 42
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ва́нная
Ва́нная сле́ва.
Jawaban
bathroom
Ва́нная сле́ва. — The bathroom is on the left.
Feminine noun, also expressed as ва́нная ко́мната.
Kartu 43
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ключ
Ключ на столе́.
Jawaban
key (for a lock)
Ключ на столе́. — The key is on the table.
Masculine noun. This example uses the lock-key meaning.
Kartu 44
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: телефо́н
Мой телефо́н здесь.
Jawaban
telephone; phone
Мой телефо́н здесь. — My phone is here.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 45
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a flat or apartment.
Jawaban
Кварти́ра.
Feminine. У нас ма́ленькая кварти́ра. — We have a small flat.
Kartu 46
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: the door to a room.
Jawaban
Дверь.
Feminine. Дверь закры́та. — The door is closed.
Kartu 47
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a window.
Jawaban
Окно́.
Neuter. Окно́ откры́то. — The window is open.
Kartu 48
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a key that opens a lock.
Jawaban
Ключ.
Masculine. Ключ на столе́. — The key is on the table.
Kartu 49
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: вода́
Вода́ холо́дная.
Jawaban
water
Вода́ холо́дная. — The water is cold.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 50
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: хлеб
Хлеб на столе́.
Jawaban
bread
Хлеб на столе́. — The bread is on the table.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 51
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: молоко́
Молоко́ в холоди́льнике.
Jawaban
milk
Молоко́ в холоди́льнике. — The milk is in the fridge.
Neuter noun.
Kartu 52
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: чай
Я пью чай.
Jawaban
tea
Я пью чай. — I'm drinking tea.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 53
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ко́фе
Ко́фе гото́в.
Jawaban
coffee
Ко́фе гото́в. — The coffee is ready.
Masculine in the standard usage practised here; the noun does not change its ending.
Kartu 54
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: суп
Суп горя́чий.
Jawaban
soup
Суп горя́чий. — The soup is hot.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 55
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: я́блоко
Э́то кра́сное я́блоко.
Jawaban
apple
Э́то кра́сное я́блоко. — This is a red apple.
Neuter noun.
Kartu 56
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: сыр
Сыр в холоди́льнике.
Jawaban
cheese
Сыр в холоди́льнике. — The cheese is in the fridge.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 57
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: са́хар
Са́хар на по́лке.
Jawaban
sugar
Са́хар на по́лке. — The sugar is on the shelf.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 58
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: соль
Мне нужна́ соль.
Jawaban
salt
Мне нужна́ соль. — I need salt.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 59
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: магази́н
Магази́н уже́ откры́т.
Jawaban
shop; store
Магази́н уже́ откры́т. — The shop is already open.
Masculine noun. It does not mean an English-language magazine.
Kartu 60
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: цена́
Цена́ сли́шком высо́кая.
Jawaban
price
Цена́ сли́шком высо́кая. — The price is too high.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 61
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: water. Give its dictionary form.
Jawaban
Вода́.
Feminine. A direct request uses во́ду: Во́ду, пожа́луйста. — Water, please.
Kartu 62
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: bread.
Jawaban
Хлеб.
Masculine. Хлеб на столе́. — The bread is on the table.
Kartu 63
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: milk.
Jawaban
Молоко́.
Neuter. Молоко́ в холоди́льнике. — The milk is in the fridge.
Kartu 64
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: the price of an item.
Jawaban
Цена́.
Feminine. Цена́ сли́шком высо́кая. — The price is too high.
Kartu 65
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: у́лица
Э́та у́лица ти́хая.
Jawaban
street
Э́та у́лица ти́хая. — This street is quiet.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 66
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: го́род
Э́то большо́й го́род.
Jawaban
city; town
Э́то большо́й го́род. — This is a large city.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 67
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: остано́вка
Остано́вка ря́дом.
Jawaban
stop (for a bus or tram)
Остано́вка ря́дом. — The stop is nearby.
Feminine noun. Here it means a public-transport stop.
Kartu 68
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ста́нция
Э́та ста́нция метро́ закры́та.
Jawaban
station (railway or metro)
Э́та ста́нция метро́ закры́та. — This metro station is closed.
Feminine noun. Вокза́л usually means the station building or passenger terminal.
Kartu 69
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: вокза́л
Вокза́л далеко́.
Jawaban
railway station; passenger terminal
Вокза́л далеко́. — The railway station is far away.
Masculine noun; commonly used for the railway station building or terminal.
Kartu 70
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: апте́ка
Апте́ка ря́дом.
Jawaban
pharmacy; chemist's
Апте́ка ря́дом. — The pharmacy is nearby.
Feminine noun.
Kartu 71
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: банк
Банк откры́т.
Jawaban
bank (financial institution)
Банк откры́т. — The bank is open.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 72
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: парк
Парк недалеко́.
Jawaban
park
Парк недалеко́. — The park is not far away.
Masculine noun.
Kartu 73
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: нале́во
Поверни́те нале́во.
Jawaban
to the left; left
Поверни́те нале́во. — Turn left.
An adverb used for a direction of movement.
Kartu 74
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: напра́во
Поверни́те напра́во.
Jawaban
to the right; right
Поверни́те напра́во. — Turn right.
An adverb used for a direction of movement.
Kartu 75
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: пря́мо
Иди́те пря́мо.
Jawaban
straight ahead (here)
Иди́те пря́мо. — Go straight ahead.
It has other meanings, but this card practises a direction.
Kartu 76
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ря́дом
Магази́н ря́дом.
Jawaban
nearby; next to
Магази́н ря́дом. — The shop is nearby.
Ря́дом с + instrumental means “next to.” This card tests the standalone meaning.
Kartu 77
Pertanyaan
Russian noun: a pharmacy where medicines are sold.
Jawaban
Апте́ка.
Feminine. Апте́ка ря́дом. — The pharmacy is nearby.
Kartu 78
Pertanyaan
Russian direction: turn left. Give only the adverb for “left.”
Jawaban
Нале́во.
Поверни́те нале́во. — Turn left.
Kartu 79
Pertanyaan
Russian direction: go straight ahead. Give only the adverb for “straight ahead.”
Jawaban
Пря́мо.
Иди́те пря́мо. — Go straight ahead.
Kartu 80
Pertanyaan
Russian adverb: nearby, as in “The shop is nearby.”
Jawaban
Ря́дом.
Магази́н ря́дом. — The shop is nearby.
Kartu 81
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: чита́ть
Я люблю́ чита́ть.
Jawaban
to read
Я люблю́ чита́ть. — I like reading.
Imperfective infinitive; this card tests the meaning, not conjugation.
Kartu 82
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: писа́ть
Я хочу́ писа́ть.
Jawaban
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.”
Kartu 83
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: говори́ть
Я могу́ говори́ть по-ру́сски.
Jawaban
to speak; to talk
Я могу́ говори́ть по-ру́сски. — I can speak Russian.
Imperfective infinitive.
Kartu 84
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: слу́шать
Я люблю́ слу́шать му́зыку.
Jawaban
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.”
Kartu 85
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: смотре́ть
Мы бу́дем смотре́ть фильм.
Jawaban
to watch; to look
Мы бу́дем смотре́ть фильм. — We will watch a film.
Imperfective infinitive; the example uses “watch.”
Kartu 86
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: жить
Я хочу́ жить здесь.
Jawaban
to live
Я хочу́ жить здесь. — I want to live here.
Imperfective infinitive.
Kartu 87
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: рабо́тать
Здесь мо́жно рабо́тать.
Jawaban
to work
Здесь мо́жно рабо́тать. — You can work here.
Imperfective infinitive.
Kartu 88
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: учи́ться
Мне нра́вится учи́ться.
Jawaban
to study; to learn
Мне нра́вится учи́ться. — I like studying.
Imperfective reflexive infinitive. It ends in -ся.
Kartu 89
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: сего́дня
Сего́дня понеде́льник.
Jawaban
today
Сего́дня понеде́льник. — Today is Monday.
An adverb of time; the example is a practice sentence, not today's date.
Kartu 90
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: за́втра
До за́втра!
Jawaban
tomorrow
До за́втра! — See you tomorrow!
The full expression literally means “until tomorrow.”
Kartu 91
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: у́тром
Я рабо́таю у́тром.
Jawaban
in the morning
Я рабо́таю у́тром. — I work in the morning.
An adverb of time. Compare the noun у́тро, “morning.”
Kartu 92
Pertanyaan
Russian meaning: ве́чером
Ве́чером я чита́ю.
Jawaban
in the evening
Ве́чером я чита́ю. — I read in the evening.
An adverb of time. Compare the noun ве́чер, “evening.”
Kartu 93
Pertanyaan
Russian infinitive: to read.
Jawaban
Чита́ть.
Imperfective. Я люблю́ чита́ть. — I like reading.
Kartu 94
Pertanyaan
Russian infinitive: to write. Mark the stressed vowel.
Jawaban
Писа́ть.
Stress falls on а. Я хочу́ писа́ть. — I want to write.
Kartu 95
Pertanyaan
Russian: tomorrow.
Jawaban
За́втра.
До за́втра! — See you tomorrow!
Kartu 96
Pertanyaan
Russian: in the morning. Give the single-word time expression.
Jawaban
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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