It is expected that a learner should be familiar with the following 300+ words before starting AudiaLearn Russian.
Displayed in order of frequency appearing in Russian language
| NOUNS | ADJECTIVES | ||
| человек | person | большой | big |
| год | year | хороший | good |
| время | time | новый | new |
| рука | hand | старый | old |
| дело | business | маленький | small |
| раз | once | белый | white |
| глаз | eye | русский | Russian |
| жизнь | life | молодой | young |
| день | day | красный | red |
| голова | head | чёрный | black |
| друг | friend | живой | lively,alive |
| дом | house | красивый | beautiful |
| слово | word | холодный | cold |
| место | place,seat | важный | important |
| лицо | face | американский | american |
| сторона | side | интересный | interesting |
| нога | leg | английский | english |
| дверь | door | ||
| работа | work | ||
| час | hour | ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS | |
| голос | voice | весь | all |
| город | city,town | этот | this |
| вода | water | который | which |
| стол | table | такой | such |
| ребёнок | child | какой | what (kind of) |
| отец | father,dad | другой | different |
| женщина | woman | каждый | each,every |
| машина | car | ||
| ночь | night | ||
| вопрос | question | VERBS | |
| деньги | money | быть | to be |
| минута | minute | сказать | to say |
| жена | wife | мочь (imp) | to be able |
| правда | truth | говорить | to speak |
| мать | mother | знать | to know |
| дорога | road | есть | to eat |
| окно | window | хотеть | to want |
| комната | room | видеть | to see |
| часть | part | идти | to go (on foot) |
| книга | book | стоять | to stand |
| улица | street | думать | to think |
| утро | morning | спросить | to ask |
| вечер | evening | жить | to live |
| народ | people | смотреть | to watch |
| сын | son | сидеть | to be seated |
| имя | name | понять | to understand |
| язык | language | делать (imp) | to do |
| девушка | girl | взять | to take |
| письмо | letter | сделать (perf) | to do |
| брат | brother | понимать | to understand |
| школа | school | казаться | to seem |
| мужчина | man | давать (imp) | to give |
| муж | husband | пойти | to go (on foot) |
| газета | newpaper | увидеть | to see |
| собака | dog | остаться | to stay |
| дядя | Uncle | дать (perf) | to give |
| врач | doctor | работать | to work |
| река | river | любить | to love |
| девочка | little girl | подумать | to think |
| номер | number,hotel room | посмотреть | to watch |
| бумага | paper | ждать | to wait |
| картина | picture | лежать | to lie (down) |
| центр | centre | найти | to find |
| телефон | telephone | писать | to write |
| самолёт | aeroplane | вернуться | to return |
| хлеб | bread | помнить | to remember |
| доктор | doctor | получить | to receive |
| идея | idea | ходить | to go (by foot) |
| родитель | parent | прийти | to arrive (on foot) |
| чай | tea | узнать | to recognise,find out |
| магазин | shop | слышать | to hear |
| спасибо | thankyou | слушать | to listen |
| фамилия | surname | читать | to read |
| дочь | daughter | брать | to take |
| дождь | rain | начинать | to begin |
| сестра | sister | играть | to play |
| стул | chair | рассказать | to tell |
| поезд | train | спать | to sleep |
| музыка | music | искать | to search,look for |
| площадь | square | начать | to begin |
| бабушка | grandmother | смочь (perf) | to be able |
| вино | wine | бежать | to run |
| водка | vodka | приехать | to arrive by transport (single trip) |
| станция | station | открыть | to open |
| завод | factory | ехать | to go (by transport) |
| тётя | aunt | приходить | to arrive (on foot) |
| доллар | dollar | поехать | to go (by transport) |
| студент | student | купить | to buy |
| театр | theatre | пить | to drink |
| журнал | magazine | начаться | to begin (reflexive) |
| билет | ticket | нравиться | to please |
| размер | size | выпить | to have a drink |
| пиво | beer | показывать | to show |
| кошка | cat | петь | to sing |
| автобус | bus | садиться | to sit down (get into transport) |
| автомобиль | automobile | уехать | to leave (by transport) |
| сумка | bag | учиться | to study |
| мост | bridge | входить | to enter |
| кино | cinema | лететь | to fly |
| кот | cat(male) | позвонить | to ring |
| дедушка | grandfather | звонить | to ring,call |
| песня | song | поговорить | to talk |
| платье | dress | начинаться | to begin (reflexive) |
| чемодан | suitcase | курить | to smoke |
| музей | museum | закрыть | to close |
| молоко | milk | ||
| подарок | present,gift | ||
| парк | park | ORDINALS | |
| гостиница | hotel | первый | 1st |
| университет | university | второй | 2nd |
| вокзал | railway station | третий | 3rd |
| четвёртый | 4th | ||
| пятый | 5th | ||
| ADVERBS | шестой | 6th | |
| так | so | седьмой | 7th |
| где | where | восьмой | 8th |
| там | there | девятый | 9th |
| потом | next | десятый | 10th |
| очень | very | ||
| теперь | now | ||
| тоже | also,too | PREPOSITIONS | |
| сейчас | at one,just now | в | in,into |
| здесь | here | на | on |
| тогда | then | с | with,from,off |
| почему | why | по | along,around,according to |
| потому | that is why | к | towards,to |
| просто | simply | из | out of,from |
| вдруг | suddenly | от | from |
| несколько | a few,some | о | about |
| пока | while | для | for |
| хорошо | well,it is good | надо | necessary |
| более | more | без | without |
| всегда | always | после | after |
| куда | where to | через | across |
| почти | almost | перед | in front of,before |
| много | many | вокруг | around |
| снова | again | обо | of,about |
| никогда | never | ||
| сегодня | today | ||
| вместе | together | MISC | |
| опять | again | и | and |
| зачем | why | не | not |
| назад | back,ago | что | what |
| давно | long ago | а | and,but |
| прямо | straight,directly | как | how |
| долго | for a long time | но | but |
| быстро | quickly | ещё | still,yet |
| точно | exactly | бы | would |
| иногда | sometimes | только | only |
| откуда | from where | когда | when |
| туда | to there | уже | already |
| сюда | to here | вот | here |
| слишком | too | да | yes |
| немного | a little | или | or |
| ладно | harmoniously,all right | если | if |
| часто | often | нет | no |
| домой | to home | ни | not a,neither,nor |
| медленно | slowly | ну | well |
| далеко | far | чтобы | in order to |
| плохо | badly | чем | than |
| обычно | usually | можно | it is possible |
| ясно | clearly,it is clear | хотя | although |
| скоро | soon | например | for example |
| завтра | tomorrow | уж | already |
| менее | less | нельзя | impossible,not allowed |
| вон | over there,away! | также | as well |
| вчера | yesterday | чтоб | in order to |
| интересно | interestingly | пожалуйста | please |
| осторожно | carefully | нечего | nothing |
| правильно | correctly | пора | time |
| понятно | understandably,I see! | ||
| отсюда | from here | ||
| оттуда | from there | ||
| поздно | late | ||
| дорогой | expensive | ||
| приятно | pleasantly | ||
| рано | early,it is early | ||
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