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The 100 most common Russian words

Ranked by how often they're really used, each with its English translation. In the course, every one of them gets a picture and a funny sentence to help it stick.

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The 100 most common Russian words
RankWordTranslation
1вin
2иand
3наon
4неnot
5сwith
6чтоwhat
7бытьto be
8яI
9этоthis
10поalong
11тоthat
12аand
13какhow
14весьall
15изfrom
16онhe
17оabout
18ониthey
19заbehind
20дляfor
21кto
22годyear
23которыйwhich
24ноbut
25онаshe
26уat
27мыwe
28тыyou
29отfrom
30этотthis
31егоhim
32свойone's own
33выyou
34такso
35мочьcan
36человекperson
37одинone
38такойsuch
39жеindeed
40ещеstill
41доuntil
42толькоonly
43времяtime
44ктоwho
45еслиif
46когдаwhen
47ужеalready
48быwould
49мойmy
50илиor
51себяoneself
52новыйnew
53первыйfirst
54приat
55чтобыin order to
56другойother
57какойwhich
58статьto become
59тотthat
60деньday
61послеafter
62нетno
63нашour
64хотетьto want
65оченьvery
66работаwork
67говоритьto speak
68сказатьto say
69всёeverything
70такжеalso
71самыйthe most
72дваtwo
73знатьto know
74вотhere is
75чемthan
76делоmatter
77жизньlife
78подunder
79гдеwhere
80долженmust
81местоplace
82даyes
83дажеeven
84можноone can
85простоjust
86самoneself
87сделатьto do
88разtime
89большеmore
90домhouse
91сейчасnow
92хорошийgood
93мирworld
94болееmore
95нужныйnecessary
96большойbig
97нуwell
98безwithout
99городcity
100иметьto have

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