100 Most Common Russian Words

The 100 most common Russian words, ranked by frequency. Function words and the handful of verbs and nouns you will use in every conversation.

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100 words

#	Freq	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Qualifications
1	1	яI	I	pronoun	-
2	2	неnot	not	adverb	-
3	3	чтоwhat; that (conjunction)	what; that (conjunction)	pronoun	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
4	4	вin, inside; into, to	in, inside; into, to	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
5	5	иand; also, even	and; also, even	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
6	6	тыyou (singular, informal)	you (singular, informal)	pronoun	-
7	7	этоthis, that; this is, it is	this, that; this is, it is	pronoun	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
8	8	наon, on top of; to, onto	on, on top of; to, onto	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
9	9	сwith; from, off	with; from, off	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
10	10	онhe; it (masculine)	he; it (masculine)	pronoun	-
11	11	мыwe	we	pronoun	-
12	12	какhow; as, like	how; as, like	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
13	13	выyou (plural or polite)	you (plural or polite)	pronoun	-
14	14	даyes	yes	interjection	-
15	15	уat, by, near; used with the genitive to say who has something	at, by, near; used with the genitive to say who has something	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
16	16	нетno; there is not, there are not	no; there is not, there are not	interjection	-
17	17	такso, in that way, like this	so, in that way, like this	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
18	18	ноbut	but	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
19	19	аand, whereas; but	and, whereas; but	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
20	20	весьall, the whole	all, the whole	determiner	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
21	21	онаshe; it (feminine)	she; it (feminine)	pronoun	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
22	22	оabout, concerning	about, concerning	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
23	23	еслиif	if	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
24	24	заbehind, beyond; for, in exchange for	behind, beyond; for, in exchange for	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
25	25	быwould (particle forming the conditional and subjunctive)	would (particle forming the conditional and subjunctive)	particle	-
26	26	ониthey	they	pronoun	-
27	27	чтобыin order to, so that	in order to, so that	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
28	28	жеafter all, indeed (emphatic particle); the same	after all, indeed (emphatic particle); the same	particle	-
29	29	бытьto be	to be	verb	-
30	30	простоsimply, just; easily	simply, just; easily	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
31	31	изout of, from	out of, from	preposition	-
32	32	кtowards, to (a person or place)	towards, to (a person or place)	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
33	33	дляfor, for the sake of	for, for the sake of	preposition	-
34	34	нуwell; come on	well; come on	interjection	-
35	35	когдаwhen	when	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
36	36	хорошоwell; all right, fine	well; all right, fine	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
37	37	здесьhere	here	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
38	38	поalong, around; according to; by	along, around; according to; by	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-higher
39	39	знатьto know	to know	verb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
40	40	тотthat, that one; the former	that, that one; the former	determiner	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
41	41	мочьto be able to, can (in general)	to be able to, can (in general)	verb	-
42	42	вотhere is, there is; there you go	here is, there is; there you go	particle	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
43	43	отfrom, away from	from, away from	preposition	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
44	44	ктоwho	who	pronoun	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
45	45	почемуwhy	why	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
46	46	оченьvery, very much	very, very much	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
47	47	ужеalready	already	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
48	48	спасибоthank you, thanks	thank you, thanks	interjection	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
49	49	илиor	or	conjunction	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation
50	50	ещёstill, yet; more, another	still, yet; more, another	adverb	Edexcel GCSEedexcel-gcse-foundation