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.
Start learning Russian| Rank | Word | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | в | in |
| 2 | и | and |
| 3 | на | on |
| 4 | не | not |
| 5 | с | with |
| 6 | что | what |
| 7 | быть | to be |
| 8 | я | I |
| 9 | это | this |
| 10 | по | along |
| 11 | то | that |
| 12 | а | and |
| 13 | как | how |
| 14 | весь | all |
| 15 | из | from |
| 16 | он | he |
| 17 | о | about |
| 18 | они | they |
| 19 | за | behind |
| 20 | для | for |
| 21 | к | to |
| 22 | год | year |
| 23 | который | which |
| 24 | но | but |
| 25 | она | she |
| 26 | у | at |
| 27 | мы | we |
| 28 | ты | you |
| 29 | от | from |
| 30 | этот | this |
| 31 | его | him |
| 32 | свой | one's own |
| 33 | вы | you |
| 34 | так | so |
| 35 | мочь | can |
| 36 | человек | person |
| 37 | один | one |
| 38 | такой | such |
| 39 | же | indeed |
| 40 | еще | still |
| 41 | до | until |
| 42 | только | only |
| 43 | время | time |
| 44 | кто | who |
| 45 | если | if |
| 46 | когда | when |
| 47 | уже | already |
| 48 | бы | would |
| 49 | мой | my |
| 50 | или | or |
| 51 | себя | oneself |
| 52 | новый | new |
| 53 | первый | first |
| 54 | при | at |
| 55 | чтобы | in order to |
| 56 | другой | other |
| 57 | какой | which |
| 58 | стать | to become |
| 59 | тот | that |
| 60 | день | day |
| 61 | после | after |
| 62 | нет | no |
| 63 | наш | our |
| 64 | хотеть | to want |
| 65 | очень | very |
| 66 | работа | work |
| 67 | говорить | to speak |
| 68 | сказать | to say |
| 69 | всё | everything |
| 70 | также | also |
| 71 | самый | the most |
| 72 | два | two |
| 73 | знать | to know |
| 74 | вот | here is |
| 75 | чем | than |
| 76 | дело | matter |
| 77 | жизнь | life |
| 78 | под | under |
| 79 | где | where |
| 80 | должен | must |
| 81 | место | place |
| 82 | да | yes |
| 83 | даже | even |
| 84 | можно | one can |
| 85 | просто | just |
| 86 | сам | oneself |
| 87 | сделать | to do |
| 88 | раз | time |
| 89 | больше | more |
| 90 | дом | house |
| 91 | сейчас | now |
| 92 | хороший | good |
| 93 | мир | world |
| 94 | более | more |
| 95 | нужный | necessary |
| 96 | большой | big |
| 97 | ну | well |
| 98 | без | without |
| 99 | город | city |
| 100 | иметь | to have |
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