Here are Russian words for greetings & basics to start with: семья (semya, family), друг (drug, friend), здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte, hello), здесь (zdes, here). Below are 24 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 3 themed lists.
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| family | семьяsemya | noun | A1 |
| friend | другdrug | noun | A1 |
| goodbye | до свиданияdo svidaniya | interj | A1 |
| hello | здравствуйтеzdravstvuyte | interj | A1 |
| here | здесьzdes | adv | A1 |
| house | домdom | noun | A1 |
| no | нетnet | interj | A1 |
| please | пожалуйстаpozhaluysta | interj | A1 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | возрастvozrast | noun | A1 |
| and | иi | conj | A1 |
| answer | ответotvet | noun | A1 |
| birthday | день рожденияden rozhdeniya | noun | A1 |
| but | ноno | conj | A1 |
| name | имяimya | noun | A1 |
| or | илиili | conj | A1 |
| phone | телефонtelefon | noun | A1 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| camaraderie | товариществоtovarishchestvo | noun | C1 |
| cordial | сердечныйserdechnyy | adj | C1 |
| gist | сутьsut | noun | C1 |
| rapport | взаимопониманиеvzaimoponimaniye | noun | C1 |
| salutation | приветствиеprivetstviye | noun | C1 |
| small talk | светская беседаsvetskaya beseda | noun | C1 |
| tact | тактtakt | noun | C1 |
| valediction | прощаниеproshchaniye | noun | C2 |
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You could start with words like семья (semya, family), друг (drug, friend), здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte, hello), здесь (zdes, here). This page lists 24 Russian words for greetings & basics (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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