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