1000 Most Common Russian Words (with English Translations)

#	Russian word	English meaning
1	я	I, ego, me
2	не	no, not, don't
3	что	that, what, lest
4	в	to, in, at
5	и	and, so, e
6	ты	you, thou, one
7	это	it, that, this
8	на	to, on, at
9	с	with, from, since
10	он	it, he, He
11	мы	we, I (only when used with с (s))
12	как	like, how, as
13	вы	you, you (plural or formal singular)
14	да	and, yes, huh
15	мне	me
16	у	at, near, secondhand
17	нет	no, nay, nah
18	меня	me
19	так	yes, thus, so
20	но	but, nevertheless, giddyup
21	а	a, and, but
22	его	him, his, it
23	все	everyone, everybody, everyone, everybody
24	она	it, she, she, it (third-person feminine singular pronoun)
25	тебя	you, thee
26	о	O, regarding, about
27	если	if, so long as, should
28	за	in, after, behind
29	тебе	you, thee
30	они	they
31	чтобы	that, in order to, so that
32	же	do, zhe, and, but
33	есть	there is, there are, eat
34	просто	just, simply, merely
35	из	in, from, of
36	к	to, for, by
37	для	for, for the sake of
38	ну	well, yep, yes, and
39	когда	when
40	хорошо	well, OK, all right
41	здесь	here, over here
42	по	software, a, through
43	знаю	I know
44	то	that, then, what
45	только	but, just, only
46	всё	all, everything, anything
47	вас	you
48	может	perhaps
49	нас	us
50	вот	lo, now, behold

51	от	from, as of, against
52	быть	be, ought, there be
53	кто	who
54	будет	should
55	почему	why, wherefore, how come
56	вам	you
57	их	them, their, theirs
58	очень	very, so, much
59	уже	already, already; carries the sense of the perfect continuous tenses in English., by now, (as of) now
60	спасибо	thanks, thank you, cheers
61	или	or, whether, and/or
62	нам	us
63	там	there, yonder, over there
64	нужно	one, ought, it is necessary, one must
65	сейчас	now, currently, right away
66	где	where, now (sometimes; occasionally)
67	чем	than, instead of, rather
68	ничего	nothing, never mind, no problem
69	этого	thereof, hereof
70	мой	my, mine, my, mine
71	ладно	OK, all right, right
72	до	before, until, do
73	потому	therefore, hence, therefore, because of that, consequently
74	теперь	today, nowadays, at present
75	больше	more, any more
76	её	it, her, its
77	со	off
78	раз	one, time, occasion
79	ему	him, it
80	время	time, while, age
81	этот	this, this one, this/that one, these/those (ones)
82	ли	whether, if, do
83	ещё	more, still, yet
84	пока	yet, while, goodbye
85	даже	even, nay
86	привет	hello, hi, regards
87	себя	yourself, myself, self
88	должен	must, have to, should
89	тоже	too, also, in turn
90	давай	let's go, come on, go ahead
91	что-то	something, something (implies that one has a certain thing in mind, but does not know exactly what), somewhat, slightly, to some extent
92	никогда	never, never, nevermore (entails the meaning "always" or "for now on")
93	эй	a, hey, ho
94	тогда	then, then (at that time), then (in that case, only then)
95	ни	nor, nu, neither, nor
96	тут	here, mulberry, over here
97	конечно	certainly, of course, sure
98	правда	truth, really, eh
99	об	about, of, [with prepositional]
100	моя	my
101	пожалуйста	please, you're welcome, not at all
102	тобой	you, thee
103	сказать	tell, say, go
104	сегодня	today, nowadays, today, this day
105	один	one, alone, single
106	лучше	better, rather, preferably
107	сюда	here, hither, over here
108	значит	hence, well, right
109	сделать	do, make, manufacture
110	всегда	always, forever, anytime
111	дело	job, case, file
112	можно	may, one can, one may, it is possible
113	ей	it, her
114	должны	must, have to, owe
115	без	without, to, out of
116	день	day, date, daytime
117	том	volume, tome, book
118	делать	do, work, render
119	эти	this, these
120	много	much, many, a lot
121	после	then, after, later
122	этим	hereby
123	всего	only, in total, between
124	твой	thy, thine, your
125	ним	neem
126	лет	year
127	боже	good heavens, geez, gee
128	Сэр	Sir, sir (address to a man in an English context, e.g. in translations from English)
129	ведь	because, after all, do
130	мистер	Mr., mister, Mr.
131	жизнь	life, livelihood, living
132	потом	then, after, later
133	ней	ney
134	такой	such, this, suchlike
135	который	which, that, who
136	через	in, through, across
137	им	them, it
138	возможно	maybe, perhaps, perhaps, possibly, as ... as possible
139	немного	little, slightly, a little
140	слишком	too, too much, way too
141	себе	myself, oneself, me
142	зачем	why, what for, to what end
143	должна	must, have to, owe
144	люди	man, people, human
145	точно	exactly, precisely, absolutely
146	человек	man, person, human
147	под	under, hearth, below
148	назад	ago, aback, back
149	из-за	through, because of, for
150	мама	mother, motherboard, mum
151	вместе	together, jointly, en masse
152	отец	father, priest, boss
153	мои	my
154	друг	friend, boyfriend, mate
155	куда	where, whither, where?
156	никто	none, no one, neither
157	поэтому	so, therefore, hence
158	эта	this, this one, eta
159	два	two, two (2), two (out of five), poor; D mark, D grade
160	тот	that, that one, last
161	сколько	how much, how many, how long
162	понимаю	I see
163	снова	again, anew, once again
164	помочь	help, facilitate, assist
165	место	place, room, position
166	знать	know, aristocracy, nobility
167	кто-то	someone, somebody, somebody, someone (implies that one has a certain person in mind, but does not know exactly who)
168	прости	sorry, I'm sorry, excuse me
169	отлично	perfectly, great, excellently
170	похоже	methinks, look like, alike
171	парень	kid, boyfriend, youth
172	домой	home, homeward, homewards
173	деньги	money, cash, purse
174	дома	home, at home
175	именно	exactly, specifically, that's it
176	доктор	physician, doctor, Doctor
177	прямо	directly, straight, frankly
178	поговорить	have a word, to have a conversation, to talk (used with с кем (s kem)), to talk (that lasts only a certain amount of time) (see по- (po-))
179	найти	find, to find, to think, to consider
180	лишь	but, just, only
181	ага	yes, yup, yep
182	простите	sorry, excuse me, I'm sorry
183	сам	self, alone, oneself
184	что-нибудь	anything, anything, something (implies one does not care what, or does not have any particular thing in mind)
185	прошу	please, here you are, prithee
186	три	three, three (3)
187	говорить	tell, say, talk
188	давайте	let's go, to let, let us, let's
189	совсем	all, completely, at all
190	какой	what, which, what kind of
191	дом	home, house, building
192	вами	you
193	свои	one's
194	ж	f
195	несколько	few, some, several
196	должно	must, have to, shall
197	про	about, of, about, concerning
198	ваш	your, yours, your, yours (2nd-person singular formal or 2nd-person plural)
199	жаль	what a pity, shame, too bad
200	туда	there, thither, there, that way, thither
201	действительно	really, actually, indeed
202	папа	father, dad, daddy
203	завтра	tomorrow
204	оно	it, it (third-person neuter singular pronoun)
205	одна	one, single
206	перед	before, front, in front of
207	наш	our, ours, our, ours
208	отсюда	hence, thereof, from here, hence
209	свой	his, own, its
210	кого	whom
211	верно	right, loyally, truly
212	каждый	every, everyone, each
213	понял	understood
214	уж	grass snake, already, grass snake (Natrix natrix)
215	имя	name, given name, Christian name
216	против	against, versus, in the teeth of
217	кое-что	something, smattering, a thing or two
218	раньше	already, heretofore, previously
219	более	more, more than
220	надеюсь	hopefully
221	итак	so, now
222	при	during, next to, with; when; during (in the time and/or presence (of))
223	вообще	even, generally, at all
224	пошли	let's go, come on
225	мать	mother
226	нельзя	cannot, one, not an option
227	наверное	maybe, perhaps, must
228	нами	us
229	ради	for, because of, for the sake of
230	ребята	boy, young men, boys, friends, comrades
231	хотя	but, although, albeit
232	идти	go, walk, rain
233	откуда	where, whence, whence, from where
234	ясно	clearly, distinctly, understandably
235	другой	other, another, different
236	извините	sorry, excuse me, I'm sorry
237	видеть	see, view, to see (perceive by eyesight)
238	над	over, above, above, over
239	равно	equal sign, be, equally, as well, as well as
240	мисс	miss, Miss
241	скоро	soon, quickly, pronto
242	будто	as if, as though, as if, as though
243	между	between, among, amid
244	вопрос	question, issue, query
245	почти	almost, approximately, about
246	которая	who
247	нормально	OK, normally, OK, it’s all right
248	извини	sorry, I'm sorry, excuse me
249	вещи	stuff
250	смотри	lo, look
251	хоть	but, although, even if
252	работа	work, job, business
253	сын	son, child, sons
254	дня	p.m.
255	пора	pore, now, time
256	жить	live, abide, reside
257	достаточно	enough, sufficiently, pretty
258	господи	good heavens, oh my God, oh my God, oh my Lord
259	быстро	fast, quickly, briskly
260	весь	all, whole, entire
261	убить	kill, murder, assassinate
262	ночь	night, morning, nighttime
263	собой	myself, self, himself
264	готов	about, up to
265	какая	what
266	первый	first, prime, former
267	пусть	let, let + subject + conjugated verb, though, even (if), although
268	плохо	badly, bad, badly (in a bad manner), unwell
269	рад	glad, rad (non-SI unit of absorbed radiation dose), radian
270	миссис	Mrs
271	иногда	sometimes, occasionally, from time to time
272	брат	brother, sibling, old boy, pal
273	вроде	kind of, sort of, like, such as, kind of, not unlike, similar to
274	рядом	abreast, about, nearby
275	мир	world, peace, kingdom
276	помощь	help, aid, assistance
277	кем	whom
278	вчера	yesterday
279	увидеть	see, behold, spot
280	говорят	apparently
281	правильно	right, properly, duly
282	одно	one
283	пойти	do, walk, suit
284	сама	herself, on one's own
285	долго	at length, long, a long time; for a long time
286	работать	work, serve, labour
287	дверь	door
288	женщина	woman, female, Madam, lady, woman (rather crude but common form of address)
289	кроме	but, except, besides
290	будь	if only
291	здорово	hello, hi, awesome
292	номер	room, number, size
293	проблема	problem, issue, kink
294	проблемы	tsuris, trouble
295	чёрт	devil, demon, man
296	хороший	good, nice, lucky
297	дальше	forward, beyond, along
298	вернуться	return, come back, reciprocate
299	давно	long ago
300	последний	last, ultimate, extreme
301	ночи	a.m., night
302	узнать	recognize, find out, learn
303	права	right, claim, driver's license
304	пять	five, five (5)
305	также	too, also, as well
306	опять	again, once again, over
307	вообще-то	actually, in fact, as a matter of fact
308	сначала	at first, in the first place, initially
309	две	two
310	те	that, those
311	жена	woman, wife
312	чувак	dude, chap, bloke
313	ночью	at night, at night, by night
314	взять	take, choose, capture
315	сразу	at once, right away, instantly
316	часть	part, piece, share
317	стать	get, turn, become
318	идея	thought, idea, concept
319	дорогая	dear, darling, sweetheart
320	прекрасно	perfectly, fine, beautifully
321	слова	lyrics, line, word
322	сердце	heart, breast, abyss
323	момент	moment, instant, second
324	утро	morning, morrow, forenoon
325	здравствуйте	hello
326	скорее	rather, more exactly, more likely, be quick!
327	ох	oops, oh, ouch
328	большой	great, big, large
329	кто-нибудь	someone, somebody, anyone
330	год	year, vintage
331	сильно	strongly, greatly, hard
332	уйти	leave, go away, quit
333	которого	whom, whose
334	капитан	captain, skipper, master
335	любовь	love, affection, liking
336	дочь	daughter
337	новый	new, novel, original
338	боюсь	I'm afraid not
339	имеет	it's
340	ах	alas, oh, oh dear
341	понятно	make sense, understandably, I see
342	дать	give, put out, to give
343	девушка	girl, Miss, girlfriend
344	довольно	enough, quite, pretty
345	вечер	evening, soiree, even
346	оба	both
347	увидимся	see you later, see you, bye
348	шанс	chance, opportunity, hazard
349	прежде	before, heretofore, previously
350	понять	understand, realize, know
351	рассказать	narrate, recount, to tell
352	бог	god, God, god, idol
353	интересно	wonder, interestingly, in an interesting manner, it is interesting (to someone)
354	затем	then, subsequently, next
355	обо	ovoo
356	самый	most, very, proper
357	вон	away, apart, begone
358	чтоб	in order to, so that, in order that
359	поверить	believe, buy, credit
360	слово	word, call, floor
361	милая	baby, honey
362	ой	oops, oh, ouch
363	та	that, that one
364	однажды	once, one day, one of these days
365	получить	get, receive, obtain
366	обычно	usually, normally, commonly
367	алло	hello, hello!
368	посмотреть	look, look up, take a look
369	иначе	otherwise, or else, else
370	тело	body, flesh, solid
371	моё	my
372	другие	others
373	лицо	face, individual, person
374	приятно	agreeably, pleasantly, pleasingly, agreeably
375	говорите	again
376	обратно	back, conversely, backward
377	телефон	telephone, digits, telephone number
378	честь	honor, glory, credit
379	господин	sir, master, mister
380	план	plan, project, map
381	час	time, hour, age
382	типа	kind of, like, seemingly, sort of (often used as filler, or can express hesitation, uncertainty, or bewilderment)
383	посмотрим	let me see
384	насколько	how, insofar as, as far as
385	поздно	late
386	кому	whom
387	сестра	sister, nurse, sibling
388	какой-то	certain, some, some, a/an (certain, unspecified or unknown)
389	следующий	next, following, subsequent
390	кстати	by the way, anyway, handy
391	рада	rada, rada, Rada (a parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries), Rada (parliament of Ukraine)
392	когда-нибудь	one day, someday, sometime
393	город	city, town, borough
394	внимание	attention, warning, regard
395	кофе	coffee, coffee (in the form of a beverage), coffee (in the form of beans)
396	семья	family
397	конец	end, finish, the end
398	позже	later, afterwards, subsequently
399	дал	dal
400	думать	think, believe, ponder
401	спать	sleep, love, to sleep
402	остаться	stay, remain, keep
403	кровь	blood, gore
404	оружие	arm, weapon, weaponry
405	хуже	worse
406	дорогой	dear, darling, sweetheart
407	полиция	police, law
408	четыре	four, four (4)
409	ужасно	horribly, terribly, awful
410	ждать	wait, await, abide
411	способ	way, method, path
412	совершенно	completely, absolutely, thoroughly
413	смотреть	look, watch, behold
414	единственный	only, single, unique
415	где-то	somewhere, somewhere around, about, approximately (not exactly)
416	муж	man, husband, great man (man at the forefront of his field or discipline)
417	идет	under way
418	машина	car, machine, automobile
419	смог	smog
420	играть	play, act, dally
421	сами	on one's own, ourselves
422	честно	honestly, truly, frankly
423	как-то	somehow, one day, somehow, one way or another
424	начала	principality
425	перевод	transfer, translation, remittance
426	какое	what
427	внутри	inside, within, indoors
428	новости	news, current events, news (especially, radio or television program)
429	добрый	good, kind, benevolent
430	мальчик	boy, little boy, guy
431	отношения	intercourse
432	далеко	far, widely, long
433	вокруг	around, about, round, around, about
434	приятель	friend, boyfriend, mate
435	мужчина	man, male, guy
436	вернуть	return, retrieve, undo
437	смерть	death, angel of death, passing
438	ту	choo-choo, the sound of a train horn
439	двое	two, duo, duet
440	решение	decision, solution, verdict
441	путь	way, road, path
442	следует	should
443	неужели	you don't say, as if, really?, is it possible?, indeed
444	около	near, approximately, circa
445	смотрите	look
446	круто	drastically, steeply, abruptly
447	история	story, history, tale
448	вдруг	suddenly, overnight, all of a sudden
449	спросить	ask, interrogate, to ask (to ask a question of)
450	второй	second, latter, sophomore
451	вина	blame, guilt, fault
452	женщины	womanhood
453	заткнись	shut up
454	минуту	jiffy
455	шоу	show, series, display
456	больно	painfully, bad, badly, extremely, terribly
457	машины	machinery
458	трудно	with difficulty, it is difficult, hard, it/one is heavy
459	постоянно	continuously, constantly, incessantly
460	например	for example, for example, for instance, e.g., for one
461	начать	begin, start, embark
462	лучший	better, best, preferable
463	добро	good, OK, property
464	спасти	save, rescue, retrieve
465	оставить	leave, abandon, retain
466	часто	often, frequently, oftentimes
467	мило	prettily, dearly, kindly, cordially, cutely
468	милый	nice, baby, pretty
469	полностью	all, completely, thoroughly
470	леди	lady, Lady, dame
471	серьёзно	seriously, seriously, gravely, earnestly, indeed, really
472	случай	case, event, incident
473	убийство	murder, assassination, kill
474	неплохо	all right, not badly
475	использовать	use, apply, utilise
476	держи	here you are
477	невозможно	impossibly, it is impossible, there is no way (to do something)
478	господа	gentleman, ladies and gentlemen
479	свет	world, light, lighting
480	иметь	have, own, possess
481	шесть	six, six (6)
482	детка	baby, baby face, little one
483	меньше	less, fewer, under
484	легко	easily, lightly, conveniently
485	девочка	girl, little girl, lass
486	мало	little, few, little, few
487	насчёт	regarding, about, concerning
488	сообщение	report, message, communication
489	агент	spy, agent, factor
490	вместо	instead of, in lieu of, in lieu
491	последнее	ultimately
492	настолько	as, that, so much
493	ответ	answer, reply, response
494	детектив	detective, snoop, whodunit
495	показать	show, display, demonstrate
496	поехали	come on, Let's go!, Let's do it!
497	мэм	ma'am, ma'am (polite term of address to a woman in the UK, US and other English-speaking countries)
498	очевидно	obviously, apparently, evidently
499	помогите	help, help!
500	маленький	little, small, wee
501	пожаловать	donate, grant, to grant (to); to bestow, to confer (on); to reward, to award (stilted style)
502	либо	or, either ... or, or, either that or
503	забрать	take, pick up, withdraw
504	особенно	especially, extra, particularly
505	эм	em, eh, er
506	пол	sex, floor, gender
507	остановить	stop, discontinue, shut down
508	свидания	dating
509	обязательно	necessarily, without fail, by all means
510	убийца	killer, murderer, assassin
511	б	secondhand, used
512	своё	one's
513	мадам	lady, madam, Mrs
514	выйти	exit, go out, come out
515	немедленно	immediately, at once, stat
516	возможность	chance, opportunity, possibility
517	бывает	it happens
518	ужин	dinner, supper, supper, late dinner (the evening meal)
519	купить	buy, to buy, to purchase
520	позвонить	call, phone, dial
521	наконец	finally, ultimately, at last
522	любой	any, whatever, anyone
523	клянусь	so help me God
524	абсолютно	absolutely, perfectly, just
525	забудь	forget it
526	выбор	choice, preference, option
527	настоящий	real, present, genuine
528	встретиться	encounter, come across, meet
529	замечательно	wonderfully, rarely, remarkably
530	связи	network, intercourse, guanxi
531	боль	pain, ache, affliction
532	выпить	drink, to drink, to drink up, to have a drink
533	представить	imagine, present, introduce
534	малыш	baby, toddler, tot
535	воды	water
536	окей	OK, all right, OK, okay
537	речь	language, speech, word
538	президент	president, president (the head of state of a republic, the primary leader of a corporation, male or female)
539	мужик	man, peasant, dude
540	которым	whom
541	десять	ten, ten (10)
542	умереть	die, pass away, to die of natural causes
543	искать	search, seek, look up
544	тихо	silently, quietly, softly
545	пистолет	gun, pistol, handgun
546	принять	mistake, accept, admit
547	босс	boss
548	держать	keep, hold, bear
549	фильм	movie, picture, film, movie
550	рано	early
551	словно	as if, virtual, as though
552	причина	reason, cause, sake
553	э	e, well, hey
554	спокойно	calmly, in peace, serenely
555	подумать	think, ponder, to think (for a while), to have a think, to consider, to reflect, to ponder
556	вести	news, drive, lead
557	вещь	thing, object, item
558	блин	weight, pancake, man
559	право	right, law, jurisprudence
560	ввиду	in view of
561	по-моему	methinks, in my opinion, in my opinion; methinks
562	подарок	gift, bounty, treat
563	позволить	permit, let, allow
564	намного	much, by far, much (in comparisons)
565	тяжело	with difficulty, heavily, stertorously
566	предложение	offer, sentence, supply
567	уходи	begone
568	среди	between, among, amid
569	месяц	month, moon, moon (the Earth's only permanent natural satellite, including a full moon)
570	проверить	check, check out, verify
571	генри	henry
572	голос	voice, vote, call
573	вероятно	probably, ought, putatively
574	провести	spend, perform, swipe
575	наконец-то	at last, finally!; oh, finally!
576	неважно	never mind, forget it, it doesn't matter
577	м	eh, m
578	игра	play, game, round
579	идём	let's go
580	познакомиться	meet, get to know, familiarize
581	корабль	ship, vessel, nave
582	согласен	agreed, granted
583	письмо	letter, writing, script
584	вниз	down, downstairs, downhill
585	молодец	congratulations, attaboy, way to go
586	наверняка	certainly, definitely, surely
587	утра	a.m.
588	вид	look, kind, sort
589	никакой	none, any, worse for wear
590	связь	relationship, communication, connection
591	список	list, catalogue, inventory
592	весело	merrily, jauntily, merrily, cheerfully
593	сидеть	sit, do time, do
594	гораздо	much, much, far, by far, a lot, considerably, quite
595	объяснить	explain, justify, interpret
596	свидание	date, tryst, rendezvous
597	остальные	others
598	прийти	come, arrive, be
599	чувство	feeling, sense, emotion
600	котором	whom
601	сынок	son, sonny
602	чувства	heart
603	дядя	uncle, maternal uncle, paternal uncle
604	сон	sleep, dream, slumber
605	многие	many, a lot, many (people)
606	ехать	go, drive, ride
607	никуда	nowhere, to nowhere, nowhither
608	старый	old, ancient, archaic
609	оттуда	thence, thereof, thence, from there
610	фото	picture, photograph, photo, photograph
611	пройти	pass, percolate, elapse
612	заниматься	pursue, take care of, do
613	пара	couple, pair, duo
614	никак	nowise, by no means, not at all, in no way, nowise, it appears, it seems, it looks like
615	благодарю	thanks, thank you, thanks! (conversational)
616	недавно	recently, the other day, of late
617	глаз	eye, eyesight, view, opinion
618	ы	LOL, yery, The name of the Cyrillic script letter ы.
619	волосы	hair, whisker
620	невероятно	incredibly, unbelievably, impossibly
621	защитить	protect, defend, preserve
622	благодаря	through, due to, thanks to
623	вперёд	forward, beforehand, onward
624	навсегда	forever, for good, forevermore
625	вполне	quite, thoroughly, pretty
626	будущее	future, hereafter, the future
627	семь	seven, seven (7)
628	ОК	OK
629	идиот	idiot, dunce, pillock
630	слава	glory, fame, name
631	команда	team, order, crew
632	огонь	fire, blaze, gunfire
633	мужчины	mankind, manhood
634	шеф	boss, leader, chief
635	суд	court, trial, tribunal
636	попробовать	try, taste, attempt
637	новая	nova
638	черта	line, property, feature
639	страшно	horribly, terribly, hugely
640	услышать	listen, hear, to hear
641	близко	near, closely, nearby
642	смысл	sense, meaning, gist
643	ЭМИ	EMP
644	неправильно	falsely, incorrectly, wrong
645	стоять	stand, to stand, to be situated (usually about a towering or potentially towering object)
646	плевать	spit, to spit, to spit upon, to not care for
647	ключ	key, spring, switch
648	верить	believe, buy, imagine
649	лично	personally, in the flesh, in person
650	слышать	listen, hear, hear of
651	поздравляю	congratulations
652	пить	drink, imbibe, to drink
653	заставить	coerce, force, compel
654	рот	mouth
655	двери	door
656	разумеется	of course, go without saying, it goes without saying, of course (it's obvious, apparent or clear)
657	очередь	turn, line, queue
658	разговор	call, conversation, dialogue
659	видимо	visibly, apparently, evidently, noticeably, appreciably
660	звонок	call, doorbell, ringtone
661	менее	less
662	хм	uh, hmm, meh
663	адвокат	lawyer, attorney, advocate
664	стоп	right, whoa, stop!
665	оставаться	stay, remain, abide
666	ходить	go, walk, attend
667	изменить	change, cheat on, cheat
668	король	king, tsar, king (Russian abbreviation: Кр)
669	народ	people, public, nation
670	секс	sex, sex (sexual intercourse)
671	попасть	hit, to hit (a target), to get (to), to come (upon), to fall (into), to find oneself (in), to hit (upon)
672	пошёл	let's go, begone!, go away! (to a man)
673	случайно	incidentally, by chance, inadvertently
674	цель	target, purpose, goal
675	выше	above, turn up, beyond
676	однако	nevertheless, though, although
677	выход	exit, yield, gangway
678	платье	dress, gown, frock
679	вовсе	at all, quite
680	осторожно	carefully, cautiously, gingerly
681	поехать	ride, to go (in a conveyance or on horseback), to ride, to drive
682	отличный	excellent, great, exceptional
683	ребёнок	baby, kid, child
684	ого	wow, oh, whoa
685	ха	aitch, ha, huh
686	нечто	something, thing
687	выяснить	check up on, to clear up, to elucidate, to clarify, to find out, to ascertain
688	офис	office, bureau
689	течение	current, flow, drift
690	забыть	forget, leave behind, to forget
691	дни	life, days
692	совет	board, advice, council
693	занят	spoken for
694	подруга	friend, girlfriend, comrade
695	целый	all, whole, complete
696	удар	punch, stroke, shot
697	адрес	address, address (the location of a property), the recipient or direction of a statement, claim, allegation etc.
698	сержант	sergeant
699	разница	difference, distinction, delta
700	открыть	open, discover, turn on
701	вау	wow, wow (excitement)
702	доверять	trust, entrust, confide
703	встреча	meeting, date, appointment
704	убивать	kill, murder, assassinate
705	наверно	probably, probably, most likely, for sure, certainly
706	обед	lunch, dinner, lunchtime
707	видео	video
708	подождать	wait, await, hold on
709	вечно	always, forever, eternally
710	многое	many, a lot, many things, many a thing, much
711	земли	land
712	поскольку	because, since, inasmuch as
713	весьма	very, quite, terribly
714	оу	o, ou, The name of the Latin script letter O/o.
715	лейтенант	lieutenant, lieutenant (military rank)
716	глупо	inanely, foolishly, stupidly
717	сезон	season, season (quarter of a year), season (a group of episodes of a television or radio program)
718	снаружи	outside, outdoors, out
719	голова	head, brain, mind; brains
720	заняться	take care of, attend, buckle down
721	кино	cinema, picture, filmmaking
722	вечера	p.m.
723	восемь	eight, eight (8)
724	магазин	shop, magazine, supermarket
725	договорились	it's a deal
726	слушать	listen, auscultate, hark
727	бизнес	business, business (commercial activity; enterprise)
728	примерно	approximately, circa, about
729	уехать	leave, go away, go off
730	когда-либо	ever, (at) some time or other, one day; ever (legalese, as intensifier)
731	документы	paperwork, papers
732	шаг	step, pitch, pace
733	здравствуй	hello
734	идут	under way
735	готово	done
736	плохой	bad, wrong, poor
737	офицер	officer, bishop, bishop (Russian abbreviation: С)
738	сюрприз	surprise, surprise (something unexpected)
739	дорогу	coming through
740	вода	water, it, soft drink, soda
741	полный	whole, full, fat
742	доказать	prove, verify, evidence
743	война	war, war, warfare
744	мысль	thought, idea, thread
745	скажем	say, say, (let's) assume
746	большинство	majority, most, power play
747	продолжать	continue, proceed, resume
748	ранее	already, previously, before
749	жертвы	toll
750	ближе	closer
751	двигаться	move, stir, budge
752	чувствовать	feel, sense, to feel (something)
753	любить	like, love, fond
754	величество	majesty, Majesty, majesty (the quality of being impressive and great)
755	попросить	ask, beg, ask for
756	времена	time
757	главный	main, chief, principal
758	внизу	downstairs, below, below, underneath
759	мнение	opinion, point, notion
760	часы	watch, clock, wristwatch
761	сомневаюсь	I don't think so
762	вечеринка	party, soiree, evening
763	ошибка	fault, mistake, bug
764	профессор	professor, academician
765	ничто	nothing, neither, nix
766	поле	field, margin, square
767	музыка	music, glee, business
768	бабушка	grandma, grandmother, granny
769	госпожа	lady, madam, mistress
770	отдать	give back, to give back, to return, to give (away), to hand over, to give up, to give over
771	комната	room, chamber
772	закончить	end, finish, complete
773	врач	physician, therapist, therapist, not surgeon, not hospital nurse
774	роль	part, role, role, part
775	порядок	order, routine, discipline
776	группа	team, class, group
777	кольцо	ring, coil, roundabout
778	вверх	up, upstairs, upwards
779	разговаривать	talk, speak, chat
780	джим	gym, gymnasium, gym (sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise)
781	закон	law, act, legislation
782	член	member, article, penis
783	такси	taxi, taxi; cab
784	серия	series, episode, chain
785	ДНК	DNA
786	молодой	young, small, bridegroom
787	шутка	joke, prank, gag
788	уходить	leave, go away, run along
789	снять	rent, photograph, withdraw
790	недостаточно	insufficiently, insufficiently (not sufficiently)
791	разобраться	figure out, take care of, sort out
792	язык	language, tongue, clapper
793	директор	director, manager, principal
794	сто	hundred, hundred (100)
795	учитывая	given
796	джей	jay, J, j
797	когда-то	one day, formerly, once
798	наверху	up, atop, upstairs
799	сигнал	signal, beep, cue
800	едва	barely, just, hardly
801	ответить	answer, respond, reply
802	принести	bring, fetch, get
803	секрет	secret, ambush, secretion
804	приказ	order, command, warrant
805	опасно	dangerously, unsafely, dangerously, perilously
806	бросить	throw, quit, abandon
807	внутрь	inside, inward, inwards
808	компания	business, company, gang
809	прекрасный	beautiful, great, fair
810	томми	Thomson's gazelle
811	память	memory, storage, mind
812	старик	old man, geezer, elder
813	избавиться	get rid of, dispose, shake
814	информация	information, data, dope
815	встречаться	meet, go out, go steady
816	мозг	brain, head, brain; marrow
817	читать	read, to read, to recite
818	чертовски	as hell, devilishly, devilishly (in a devilish manner)
819	стол	table, desk, diet
820	дон	don, dong, don (Spanish or Italian title)
821	боб	bean, broad bean, shell
822	ложь	lie, deception, false
823	взглянуть	behold, take a look, glance
824	писать	write, paint, pee
825	передать	broadcast, convey, hand over
826	войти	enter, log in, get in
827	везде	everywhere, all over the place, wherever
828	солнце	sun, sunshine
829	настоящее	present, the present
830	класс	class, grade, classroom
831	держите	here you are
832	потрясающе	fabulously, staggeringly, stunningly, breathtakingly, amazingly, astonishingly
833	убедиться	ensure, ascertain, to be convinced, to receive evidence
834	факт	fact, fait accompli
835	уничтожить	destroy, annihilate, ruin
836	учитель	teacher, instructor, guru
837	полно	amply, fully, in full, brim-full, full to the brim
838	бежать	run, course, to run, to be running
839	данные	information, data, data, facts, information
840	запах	smell, scent, odor
841	придурок	moron, arsehole, dumbass
842	окно	window, gap, wicket
843	костюм	suit, costume, outfit
844	обсудить	discuss, consult, to discuss, to consider, to talk over
845	принимать	mistake, accept, admit
846	море	sea, mare, brine
847	штука	item, gizmo, whatchamacallit
848	ситуация	situation, circumstance, context
849	генерал	general, syphilis, syphilitic person
850	Рождество	Christmas Day, birth; nativity
851	платить	pay, defray, to pay
852	помогать	help, facilitate, aid
853	новость	word, novelty, news
854	жертва	victim, sacrifice, casualty
855	достать	get, obtain, acquire
856	вовремя	on time, in time, duly
857	тише	shh, silence!
858	расследование	investigation, inquiry, probe
859	зато	therefore, nevertheless, on the other hand
860	яйца	ball, balls, gonad
861	согласно	according to, per, pursuant
862	предложить	offer, suggest, propose
863	уровень	level, quality, storey
864	собака	dog, at sign, hound
865	знак	sign, character, signal
866	чисто	neatly, cleanly, neatly, purely, merely
867	срочно	urgently, urgently (with a sense of urgency)
868	начало	start, beginning, origin
869	вне	outside, out, out of, outside
870	клуб	club, cloud, puff (of smoke, etc.), a dense swarm (of insects or other animals)
871	супер	super, all right, great! super! cool!
872	неправда	lie, fib, falsehood
873	доступ	access, admission, entrance
874	куча	pile, crowd, heap
875	туалет	toilet, restroom, toilet, WC, restroom, lavatory
876	слегка	slightly, a little, lightly
877	песня	song, glee, something very good, very cool
878	наверх	up, upstairs, uphill
879	красиво	beautifully, prettily
880	запись	record, appointment, writing
881	состояние	state, condition, fortune
882	белый	white, blond, Caucasian
883	зайти	enter, set, stop by
884	дважды	twice, twice, on two occasions, 2×, twice as much
885	центр	center, downtown, headquarters
886	дружище	buddy, old chap, old boy, old fellow
887	исправить	right, fix, correct
888	желание	wish, desire, lust
889	книга	book, volume, must-read
890	полковник	colonel
891	добраться	get, to get (to), to reach
892	нос	nose, bow, cape
893	сила	power, force, strength
894	уходите	begone
895	рука	hand, arm
896	повсюду	everywhere, about, throughout
897	взгляд	look, opinion, stance
898	судья	judge, referee, magistrate
899	чушь	poppycock, drivel, malarkey
900	система	system, cosmos, systema (Russian martial art)
901	практически	practically, virtually, pretty much
902	выходные	weekend, days off, weekend (break in the working week)
903	еда	food, meal, dish
904	док	wharf, dock
905	нож	knife, blade
906	написать	write, pen, compose
907	чай	tea, tea plant, tea party
908	брак	marriage, flaw, defect
909	представляешь	wouldn't you know it
910	мимо	past, past, by
911	потерять	lose, to lose, to waste, to shed
912	звук	sound
913	выглядеть	look, look like, to look, to appear, to seem
914	вкус	taste, flavor, liking
915	поезд	train, train, a line of connected railway cars, caravan, convoy, procession
916	пиво	beer, beer (verbal noun of пить (pitʹ) (nomen obiecti)), portion of beer
917	устроить	arrange, to arrange, to organize, to establish, to settle, to set up, to put in order
918	радио	radio, wireless, radio, tuner
919	обе	both
920	безумие	madness, insanity, lunacy
921	решить	decide, solve, make up one's mind
922	солдат	soldier, warrior, jawan
923	ме	baa
924	особо	extra, separately, differently
925	дедушка	grandfather, old man, grandpa
926	неприятности	adversity
927	отправить	send, ship, dispatch
928	здание	building, edifice, premises
929	возле	at, next, near
930	защищать	protect, defend, shield
931	называть	name, call, christen
932	третий	third
933	удивительно	surprisingly, amazingly, wonderfully
934	долг	duty, debt, obligation
935	стыдно	ashamed, one is ashamed (feeling shame or guilt)
936	случиться	happen, occur, take place
937	счёт	check, bill, account
938	слушаю	hello
939	возвращаться	return, come back, reciprocate
940	инспектор	inspector, auditor, examiner
941	земля	country, earth, land
942	сходить	descend, get off, disembark
943	плюс	plus, plus sign, upside
944	явно	openly, explicitly, visibly
945	стрелять	shoot, fire, to shoot, to fire
946	столь	as, so, such
947	решать	decide, solve, make up one's mind
948	по-настоящему	truly, properly
949	заплатить	pay, compensate, to pay
950	сообщить	say, report, inform
951	принял	roger
952	справиться	get by, make do, cope with
953	поцелуй	kiss, kissing sound, light contact
954	по-другому	differently, differently (than others or everything else)
955	тест	test, examination, quiz
956	прошлое	past, history, bygone
957	код	code
958	продать	sell, realize, to sell
959	которому	whom
960	поставить	put, set, place
961	клиент	client, guest, customer
962	здоровье	health, fitness
963	прочь	away, down with, apart
964	рассказывать	narrate, recount, to tell
965	сбежать	break out, elope, take a powder
966	прекратить	stop, cease, suspend
967	власти	authority
968	впереди	in front of, ahead, up front
969	реально	for real, really, in reality, objectively
970	двадцать	twenty, twenty (20)
971	бар	bar, pub, tavern
972	завтрак	breakfast
973	зря	in vain, vainly, for nothing
974	полицейский	police officer, copper, police
975	заявление	statement, application, petition
976	поймать	catch, ensnare, receive
977	ответственность	responsibility, accountability, charge
978	прощай	goodbye, farewell, adieu, good-bye (said to wish a fond farewell; good-bye) (informal to one person)
979	девять	nine, nine (9)
980	наедине	in private, tête-à-tête, privately, alone
981	выбрать	choose, elect, name
982	ммм	nom
983	цветы	flower
984	преступление	crime, felony, transgression
985	кусок	piece, slice, fragment
986	медленно	slowly, deliberately, one is slow
987	сохранить	save, retain, keep
988	привести	bring, lead, conduce
989	бумаги	paperwork, papers
990	холодно	icily, coldly, one is cold
991	отношение	relationship, rate, attitude
992	операция	operation, surgery, transaction
993	судьба	fate, kismet, fortune
994	любимый	love, dear, darling
995	задать	ask, set, pose
996	папочка	dad, daddy, sugar daddy
997	внезапно	suddenly, overnight, all of a sudden
998	церковь	church, church (religious group), church (house of worship)
999	специально	on purpose, purposely, specially
1000	дурак	fool, idiot, chump

Last updated: October 12, 2026 · Source of translations: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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