Russian Countries Vocabulary

Here are Russian words for countries to start with: Америка (amerika, America), Китай (kitay, China), Англия (angliya, England), Франция (frantsiya, France). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.

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Countries Basics

A1
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
AmericaАмерикаamerikanounA1
ChinaКитайkitaynounA1
EnglandАнглияangliyanounA1
FranceФранцияfrantsiyanounA1
GermanyГерманияgermaniyanounA1
ItalyИталияitaliyanounA1
JapanЯпонияyaponiyanounA1
SpainИспанияispaniyanounA1

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Countries Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
cultureкультураkulturanounA1
languageязыкyazyknounA1
nationalityгражданствоgrazhdanstvonounA1
AmericanамериканскийamerikanskiyadjA2
BritishбританскийbritanskiyadjA2
FrenchфранцузскийfrantsuzskiyadjA2
capitalстолицаstolitsanounA2
continentконтинентkontinentnounA2

Countries Advanced

C1–C2
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
diplomaticдипломатическийdiplomaticheskiyadjC1
enclaveанклавanklavnounC1
ethnicityнациональностьnatsionalnostnounC1
expatriateэкспатekspatnounC1
geopoliticsгеополитикаgeopolitikanounC1
interculturalмежкультурныйmezhkulturnyyadjC1
multiculturalмультикультурныйmultikulturnyyadjC1
cosmopolitanкосмополитичныйkosmopolitichnyyadjC2

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World Cities

A2–B1
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
londonЛондонlondonnounA2
new yorkНью-Йоркnyu-yorknounA2
parisПарижparizhnounA2
tokyoТокиоtokionounA2
beijingПекинpekinnounB1
berlinБерлинberlinnounB1
cairoКаирkairnounB1
moscowМоскваmoskvanounB1

Nationalities

A2–B1
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
germanнемецкийnemetskiyadjA2
italianитальянскийitalyanskiyadjA2
spanishиспанскийispanskiyadjA2
brazilianбразильскийbrazilskiyadjB1
chineseкитайскийkitayskiyadjB1
japaneseяпонскийyaponskiyadjB1
koreanкорейскийkoreyskiyadjB1
russianрусскийrusskiyadjB1

World Languages

A2–B2
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
arabicарабскийarabskiyadjA2
hebrewивритivritadjB1
indonesianиндонезийскийindoneziyskiyadjB1
malayмалайскийmalayskiyadjB1
persianперсидскийpersidskiyadjB1
ukrainianукраинскийukrainskiyadjB1
vietnameseвьетнамскийvyetnamskiyadjB1
bengaliбенгальскийbengalskiyadjB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for countries. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Russian words should I learn for countries?

You could start with words like Америка (amerika, America), Китай (kitay, China), Англия (angliya, England), Франция (frantsiya, France). This page lists 48 Russian words for countries (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Russian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Russian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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