Simply Fluent
The 100 most common Russian words
Start with the words you will see most often in Russian, and practice them as flashcards.
Press space to show the answer. Then press 1 for Still learning or 2 for Knew it. Hold the green button until the ring fills to mark the word as learned.
How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words are shown in order of how often they are used in Russian, most common first.
Each word has its own schedule
Each word has its own time until its next review. The time grows each time you get the word right, and goes back to one day when you miss it. Every word is asked in both directions, and each direction has its own schedule.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All 100 words, in frequency order. Words you have practiced are marked.
- 1иand
- 2вin, into, at
- 3неnot, no
- 4яI
- 5чтоthat, what
- 6наon, onto, to
- 7онhe, it
- 8онаshe, it
- 9сwith, from, off
- 10этоthis, it, that
- 11егоhis, him, its
- 12ноbut
- 13какhow, as, like
- 14кto, towards
- 15былоwas, it was
- 16быwould, (conditional particle)
- 17былwas, he was
- 18еёher, hers, its
- 19мыwe
- 20изfrom, out of, of
- 21поalong, by, according to
- 22аand, but
- 23такso, thus, this way
- 24ониthey
- 25когдаwhen
- 26выyou (formal or plural)
- 27оabout, of
- 28уat, by, have
- 29заbehind, for, beyond
- 30былаwas, she was
- 31отfrom, away from
- 32чтобыin order to, so that
- 33мнеto me, for me
- 34меняme
- 35еслиif
- 36ихtheir, them
- 37сказалhe said
- 38же(emphatic particle), but, same
- 39тыyou (informal)
- 40дляfor
- 41былиwere
- 42всёeverything, all
- 43оченьvery, much
- 44сказалаshe said
- 45илиor
- 46всеall, everyone
- 47ниneither, nor, not a single
- 48тоthen, that
- 49толькоonly, just
- 50бытьto be
- 51доuntil, up to, before
- 52нетno, there is no
- 53затемthen, after that
- 54никогдаnever
- 55чемthan, what (instrumental)
- 56ейto her, for her
- 57этогоthis, of this
- 58которыйwhich, who
- 59лиwhether, (question particle)
- 60теперьnow
- 61томthat (prepositional)
- 62емуto him, for him
- 63ещёstill, yet, more
- 64тамthere
- 65тогоthat, of that
- 66себяoneself, himself, herself
- 67которыеwhich, who (plural)
- 68времяtime
- 69покаwhile, until, for now
- 70насus
- 71сноваagain
- 72этотthis
- 73большеmore, bigger, no longer
- 74даyes
- 75негоhim, it (after preposition)
- 76могcould, he could
- 77черезthrough, across, in (time)
- 78этомthis (prepositional)
- 79будетwill be
- 80гдеwhere
- 81мойmy, mine
- 82соwith
- 83дажеeven
- 84ничегоnothing, it's okay
- 85ужеalready
- 86подunder, beneath
- 87естьthere is, to have, to eat
- 88послеafter
- 89васyou (accusative or genitive)
- 90болееmore
- 91потомуbecause
- 92нихthem (after preposition)
- 93нейher (after preposition)
- 94всегдаalways
- 95здесьhere
- 96безwithout
- 97своейone's own (feminine)
- 98разtime, once
- 99казалосьit seemed
- 100простоsimply, just, easy
