Russian · Chapter 1

How Russian works

10 vocabulary lessons, 4 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

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  1. Lesson 3 · Words 1-10

    Words 1 to 10

    1яIpronoun
    2неnotadverb
    3чтоwhat; that (conjunction)pronoun
    4вin, inside; into, topreposition
    5иand; also, evenconjunction
    6тыyou (singular, informal)pronoun
    7этоthis, that; this is, it ispronoun
    8наon, on top of; to, ontopreposition
    9сwith; from, offpreposition
    10онhe; it (masculine)pronoun
  2. Lesson 4 · Words 11-20

    Words 11 to 20

    11мыwepronoun
    12какhow; as, likeconjunction
    13выyou (plural or polite)pronoun
    14даyesinterjection
    15уat, by, near; used with the genitive to say who has somethingpreposition
    16нетno; there is not, there are notinterjection
    17такso, in that way, like thisadverb
    18ноbutconjunction
    19аand, whereas; butconjunction
    20весьall, the wholedeterminer
  3. Lesson 6 · Words 21-30

    Words 21 to 30

    21онаshe; it (feminine)pronoun
    22оabout, concerningpreposition
    23еслиifconjunction
    24заbehind, beyond; for, in exchange forpreposition
    25быwould (particle forming the conditional and subjunctive)particle
    26ониtheypronoun
    27чтобыin order to, so thatconjunction
    28жеafter all, indeed (emphatic particle); the sameparticle
    29бытьto beverb
    30простоsimply, just; easilyadverb
  4. Lesson 7 · Words 31-40

    Words 31 to 40

    31изout of, frompreposition
    32кtowards, to (a person or place)preposition
    33дляfor, for the sake ofpreposition
    34нуwell; come oninterjection
    35когдаwhenconjunction
    36хорошоwell; all right, fineadverb
    37здесьhereadverb
    38поalong, around; according to; bypreposition
    39знатьto knowverb
    40тотthat, that one; the formerdeterminer
  5. Lesson 8 · Words 41-50

    Words 41 to 50

    41мочьto be able to, canverb
    42вотhere is, there is; there you goparticle
    43отfrom, away frompreposition
    44ктоwhopronoun
    45почемуwhyadverb
    46оченьvery, very muchadverb
    47ужеalreadyadverb
    48спасибоthank you, thanksinterjection
    49илиorconjunction
    50ещёstill, yet; more, anotheradverb
  6. Lesson 10 · Words 51-60

    Words 51 to 60

    51тамthereadverb
    52надоone must, it is necessaryadverb
    53сейчасnow, right now; in a momentadverb
    54гдеwhereadverb
    55хотетьto wantverb
    56ничегоnothing; never mind, not badpronoun
    57мойmy, minedeterminer
    58ладноall right, OK, fineinterjection
    59доuntil, up to, as far aspreposition
    60потомуbecause, for that reason (usually потому что)conjunction
  7. Lesson 11 · Words 61-70

    Words 61 to 70

    61теперьnow, nowadaysadverb
    62думатьto thinkverb
    63большеmore; bigger; no longer (with не)adverb
    64разtime, occasionnoun
    65времяtimenoun
    66этотthis, this onedeterminer
    67лиwhether, if (question particle)particle
    68покаfor now, so far; while; byeadverb
    69дажеevenadverb
    70приветhello, hi; regardsinterjection
  8. Lesson 12 · Words 71-80

    Words 71 to 80

    71сказатьto say, to tell (once, completed)verb
    72себяoneself, myself, yourself (reflexive pronoun)pronoun
    73долженmust, ought to, have to; owingadjective
    74тожеalso, too, as welladverb
    75давайcome on, let's; go oninterjection
    76что-тоsomething; somehow, for some reasonpronoun
    77никогдаneveradverb
    78эйhey, oiinterjection
    79тогдаthen, at that time; in that caseadverb
    80ниnot a single; neither, norparticle
  9. Lesson 14 · Words 81-90

    Words 81 to 90

    81конечноof course, certainlyadverb
    82правдаtruth; really, is that sonoun
    83пожалуйстаplease; you are welcomeinterjection
    84сегодняtodayadverb
    85одинone; alone; a certainnumeral
    86лучшеbetteradverb
    87сюдаhere, this way (motion towards)adverb
    88значитso, then; it means, that is to sayadverb
    89сделатьto do, to make (and finish)verb
    90всегдаalwaysadverb
  10. Lesson 15 · Words 91-100

    Words 91 to 100

    91делоmatter, affair; business, casenoun
    92можноone may, it is allowed; it is possibleadverb
    93порядокorder, tidiness; all right (в порядке)noun
    94безwithoutpreposition
    95деньdaynoun
    96делатьto do, to make (ongoing or habitual)verb
    97многоmuch, many, a lotadverb
    98идтиto go, to walk (on foot, in progress)verb
    99говоритьto speak, to talk; to say (repeatedly or in progress)verb
    100пойтиto go, to set off (on foot, a single completed departure)verb

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