Here are Russian words for jobs to start with: учёный (uchonyy, scientist), юрист (yurist, lawyer), менеджер (menedzher, manager), профессия (professiya, occupation). Below are 48 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| scientist | учёныйuchonyy | noun | A1 |
| labor | рабочая силаrabochaya sila | noun | A2 |
| lawyer | юристyurist | noun | A2 |
| manager | менеджерmenedzher | noun | A2 |
| occupation | профессияprofessiya | noun | A2 |
| psychologist | психологpsikholog | noun | A2 |
| accountant | бухгалтерbukhgalter | noun | B1 |
| architect | архитекторarkhitektor | noun | B1 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| specialist | специалистspetsialist | noun | B1 |
| consultant | консультантkonsultant | noun | B2 |
| entrepreneur | предпринимательpredprinimatel | noun | B2 |
| executive | руководительrukovoditel | noun | B2 |
| professional | профессионалprofessional | noun | B2 |
| epidemiologist | эпидемиологepidemiolog | noun | C1 |
| expertise | компетентностьkompetentnost | noun | C1 |
| vocational | профессиональныйprofessionalnyy | adj | C1 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apprenticeship | ученичествоuchenichestvo | noun | B2 |
| freelancer | фрилансерfrilanser | noun | B2 |
| networking | налаживание контактовnalazhivaniye kontaktov | noun | B2 |
| passive income | пассивный доходpassivnyy dokhod | noun | B2 |
| resume | резюмеrezyume | noun | B2 |
| self-employed | самозанятыйsamozanyatyy | noun | B2 |
| side hustle | подработкаpodrabotka | noun | B2 |
| work-life balance | баланс работы и жизниbalans raboty i zhizni | noun | B2 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| dentist | стоматологstomatolog | noun | A2 |
| nutritionist | нутрициологnutritsiolog | noun | B1 |
| psychiatrist | психиатрpsikhiatr | noun | B1 |
| cardiologist | кардиологkardiolog | noun | B2 |
| general practitioner | врач общей практикиvrach obshchey praktiki | noun | B2 |
| neurologist | неврологnevrolog | noun | B2 |
| pediatrician | педиатрpediatr | noun | B2 |
| physician | врачvrach | noun | B2 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| musician | музыкантmuzykant | noun | A1 |
| singer | певецpevets | noun | A1 |
| writer | писательpisatel | noun | A1 |
| painter | художникkhudozhnik | noun | A2 |
| photographer | фотографfotograf | noun | A2 |
| animator | мультипликаторmultiplikator | noun | B1 |
| graphic designer | графический дизайнерgraficheskiy dizayner | noun | B1 |
| illustrator | иллюстраторillyustrator | noun | B1 |
| English | Russian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| it support | ИТ-поддержкаit-podderzhka | noun | B1 |
| project manager | руководитель проектаrukovoditel proyekta | noun | B1 |
| software engineer | инженер-программистinzhener-programmist | noun | B1 |
| cybersecurity analyst | аналитик по кибербезопасностиanalitik po kiberbezopasnosti | noun | B2 |
| data analyst | аналитик данныхanalitik dannykh | noun | B2 |
| data scientist | специалист по даннымspetsialist po dannym | noun | B2 |
| network engineer | сетевой инженерsetevoy inzhener | noun | B2 |
| system administrator | системный администраторsistemnyy administrator | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like учёный (uchonyy, scientist), юрист (yurist, lawyer), менеджер (menedzher, manager), профессия (professiya, occupation). This page lists 48 Russian words for jobs (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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