Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including common pets and modes of transportation
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Russian. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Katya. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Russian Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Russian. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| собака |
| (sobaka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dog" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| собака |
| (SLOW) |
| собака |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dog |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Моя собака потерялась. |
| (Moya sobaka poteryalas'.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My dog got lost." |
| (SLOW) |
| Моя собака потерялась. |
| 2. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| кот |
| (kot) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| кот |
| (SLOW) |
| кот |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Какой милый кот. |
| (Kakoy milyy kot.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What a cute cat." |
| (SLOW) |
| Какой милый кот. |
| 3. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| хомяк |
| (khomyak) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "hamster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| хомяк |
| (SLOW) |
| хомяк |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| hamster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Хомяки любят спать днём. |
| (Khomyaki lyubyat spat' dnyom.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hamsters like to sleep during the day." |
| (SLOW) |
| Хомяки любят спать днём. |
| 4. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| тепло |
| (teplo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "warm" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| тепло |
| (SLOW) |
| тепло |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| warm |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Вам тепло? |
| (Vam teplo?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Are you warm?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Вам тепло? |
| 5. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| дождь |
| (dozhd') |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rain" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| дождь |
| (SLOW) |
| дождь |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| rain |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Дождь уже перестал, пойдём. |
| (Dozhd' uzhe perestal, poydyom.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The rain has stopped already; let's go." |
| (SLOW) |
| Дождь уже перестал, пойдём. |
| 6. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| помидор |
| (pomidor) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tomato" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| помидор |
| (SLOW) |
| помидор |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tomato |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Извините, вы бы не могли передать этот помидор. |
| (Izvinite, vy by ne mogli peredat' etot pomidor.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Excuse me, would you be so kind to pass the tomato to me." |
| (SLOW) |
| Извините, вы бы не могли передать этот помидор. |
| 7. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| клубничный |
| (klubnichnyy) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "strawberry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| клубничный |
| (SLOW) |
| клубничный |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| strawberry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Купи клубничный кекс, пожалуйста. |
| (Kupi klubnichnyy keks, pozhaluysta.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Buy a strawberry cake, please." |
| (SLOW) |
| Купи клубничный кекс, пожалуйста. |
| 8. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| вишнёвый |
| (vishnyovyy) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cherry" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| вишнёвый |
| (SLOW) |
| вишнёвый |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cherry |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| У моей мамы есть фирменное блюдо – вишнёвый пирог. |
| (U moyey mamy yest' firmennoye blyudo – vishnyovyy pirog.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My mom has a specialty: a cherry pie." |
| (SLOW) |
| У моей мамы есть фирменное блюдо – вишнёвый пирог. |
| 9. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ребёнок |
| (rebyonok) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "child" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ребёнок |
| (SLOW) |
| ребёнок |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| child |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ребёнок сидел у него на коленях. |
| (Rebyonok sidel u nego na kolenyah.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The child was sitting on his lap." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ребёнок сидел у него на коленях. |
| 10. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| друг |
| (drug) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "friend" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| друг |
| (SLOW) |
| друг |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| friend |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Друг - это тот, кто дает вам полную свободу быть самим собой. |
| (Drug - eto tot, kto dayot vam polnuyu svobodu byt' samim soboy.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." |
| (SLOW) |
| Друг - это тот, кто дает вам полную свободу быть самим собой. |
| 11. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| взрослый |
| (vzroslyy) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "adult" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| взрослый |
| (SLOW) |
| взрослый |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| adult |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ты уже взрослый и можешь сам принимать решения. |
| (Ty uzhe vzroslyy i mozhesh' sam prinimat' resheniya.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "You're already an adult and can make decisions by yourself." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ты уже взрослый и можешь сам принимать решения. |
| 12. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| велосипед |
| (velosiped) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "bicycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| велосипед |
| (SLOW) |
| велосипед |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| bicycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Хочешь поехать на велосипеде или пойти пешком? |
| (Khochesh' poyekhat' na velosipede ili poyti peshkom?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Do you prefer to go by bicycle or on foot?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Хочешь поехать на велосипеде или пойти пешком? |
| 13. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| автомобиль |
| (avtomobil') |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "car" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| автомобиль |
| (SLOW) |
| автомобиль |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| car |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Эта шуба стоит как автомобиль. |
| (Eta shuba stoit kak avtomobil '.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This fur coat costs as much as a car." |
| (SLOW) |
| Эта шуба стоит как автомобиль. |
| 14. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| мотоцикл |
| (mototsikl) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "motorcycle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| мотоцикл |
| (SLOW) |
| мотоцикл |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| motorcycle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Я не умею ездить на мотоцикле. |
| (Ya ne umeyu yezdit' na mototsikle.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I do not know how to ride a motorcycle." |
| (SLOW) |
| Я не умею ездить на мотоцикле. |
| 15. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| самокат |
| (samokat) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "scooter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| самокат |
| (SLOW) |
| самокат |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| scooter |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Самокат удобен в городе. |
| (Samokat udoben v gorode.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Scooters are convenient in the city." |
| (SLOW) |
| Самокат удобен в городе. |
| 16. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| лодка |
| (lodka) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "boat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| лодка |
| (SLOW) |
| лодка |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| boat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Лодка качалась на волнах. |
| (Lodka kachalas' na volnakh.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The boat was swinging on the waves." |
| (SLOW) |
| Лодка качалась на волнах. |
| 17. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| медуза |
| (meduza) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "jellyfish" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| медуза |
| (SLOW) |
| медуза |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| jellyfish |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| У меня ядовитый ожог от медузы. |
| (U menya yadovityy ozhog ot meduzy.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I got a poisonous burn from jellyfish." |
| (SLOW) |
| У меня ядовитый ожог от медузы. |
| 18. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| омар |
| (omar) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "lobster" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| омар |
| (SLOW) |
| омар |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lobster |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Омары очень дорогие. |
| (Omary ochen' dorogiye.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Lobsters are very expensive." |
| (SLOW) |
| Омары очень дорогие. |
| 19. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| краб |
| (krab) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "crab" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| краб |
| (SLOW) |
| краб |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| crab |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Два краба идут по камню. |
| (Dva kraba idut po kamnyu.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The two crabs are walking on a rock." |
| (SLOW) |
| Два краба идут по камню. |
| 20. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| черепаха |
| (cherepakha) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "turtle" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| черепаха |
| (SLOW) |
| черепаха |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| turtle |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Морская черепаха плавает в море. |
| (Morskaya cherepaha plavayet v more.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The sea turtle is swimming in the sea." |
| (SLOW) |
| Морская черепаха плавает в море. |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) |
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