Learn basic Russian vocabulary for occupations
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| художник (khudozhnik) |
| предприниматель (predprinimatel') |
| What do these words mean? Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson, you’ll learn more Russian words for occupations. |
| Before we start, did you know that every Russian professional has a small government booklet that they might fear losing more than their wallet? |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| строитель (stroitel') |
| "construction worker" |
| [SLOW] строитель (stroitel') |
| строитель (stroitel') |
| The word строитель (stroitel') comes from the verb строить (stroit'), which means 'to build'. |
| In Russia, builders are highly respected; there is even an honorable state title called 'Honored Builder of the Russian Federation'. |
| Oscar and Emily talk while overlooking a construction site. |
| Oscar: Думаю, строители строят дом. (Dumayu, stroiteli stroyat dom.) |
| Emily: Строительство домов — тяжёлый труд. (Stroitel'stvo domov — tyazhyolyy trud.) |
| дизайнер (dizayner) |
| "designer" |
| [SLOW] дизайнер (dizayner) |
| дизайнер (dizayner) |
| The word дизайнер (dizayner) is a simple loanword! Today, many famous Russian designers are mixing high fashion with traditional elements, like the historic kokoshnik headdress, to bring a strong Russian national style to the world stage. |
| Steve discusses his start-up's branding with Susan. |
| Steve: Нам нужен новый логотип. Мы попросили дизайнера помочь. (Nam nuzhen novyy logotip. My poprosili dizaynera pomoch'.) |
| Susan: Хороший логотип — это важно. Мне не терпится увидеть его. (Khoroshiy logotip — eto vazhno. Mne ne terpitsya uvidet' yego.) |
| солдат (soldat) |
| "soldier" |
| [SLOW] солдат (soldat) |
| солдат (soldat) |
| There is a feminine version of this word, солдатка (soldatka), but it traditionally means a soldier's wife or widow, not a female soldier. |
| Roman talks to Tom about uniforms. |
| Roman: Солдаты, как и полицейские, носят форму. (Soldaty, kak i politseyskiye, nosyat formu.) |
| Tom: Благодаря форме их легко узнать. (Blagodarya forme ikh legko uznat'.) |
| предприниматель (predprinimatel') |
| "entrepreneur" |
| [SLOW] предприниматель (predprinimatel') |
| предприниматель (predprinimatel') |
| The word предприниматель (predprinimatel') comes from the verb предпринимать meaning 'to undertake' or 'to start'. |
| Lina talks to Valeria about her family. |
| Lina: Мой брат очень занят. Он предприниматель, у него три бизнеса. (Moy brat ochen' zanyat. On predprinimatel', u nego tri biznesa.) |
| Valeria: Три бизнеса? Это очень много работы! (Tri biznesa? Eto ochen' mnogo raboty!) |
| священник (svyashchennik) |
| "priest" |
| [SLOW] священник (svyashchennik) |
| священник (svyashchennik) |
| The Russian Orthodox Church has a unique tradition: clergy are split into "white" and "black." The "black clergy" are monks. The "white clergy" are parish priests who are allowed, and were historically required, to be married to serve in a village. |
| Erica asks Tom about his weekend plans. |
| Erica: Планируешь заняться чем-то особенным в эти выходные? (Planiruyesh' zanyat'sya chem-to osobennym v eti vykhodnyye?) |
| Tom: Я пойду в церковь поговорить со священником. (Ya poydu v tserkov' pogovorit' so svyashchennikom.) |
| арендодатель (arendodatel') |
| "landlord" |
| [SLOW] арендодатель (arendodatel') |
| арендодатель (arendodatel') |
| Арендодатель (Arendodatel') literally means "rent-giver" because it combines аренда "rent" and -датель "giver." |
| Remember, this word ends in the soft sign -ь, but it is a masculine noun! |
| Emily talks about her apartment with Jack. |
| Emily: Мне нравится моя квартира. Арендодатель — хороший человек. (Mne nravitsya moya kvartira. Arendodatel' — khoroshiy chelovek.) |
| Jack: От арендодателя многое зависит. (Ot arendodatelya mnogoye zavisit.) |
| художник (khudozhnik) |
| "artist" |
| [SLOW] художник (khudozhnik) |
| художник (khudozhnik) |
| If you want to use the specific word for a female artist, it is худо́жница (khudozhnitsa). |
| Oscar admires paintings at a gallery with Tom. |
| Oscar: Посмотри на эти картины. Художник красиво рисует. (Posmotri na eti kartiny. Khudozhnik krasivo risuyet.) |
| Tom: Да, они красивые. (Da, oni krasivyye.) |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Russian. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "construction worker"? |
| строитель (stroitel') |
| строитель (stroitel') |
| And how to say "designer"? |
| дизайнер (dizayner) |
| дизайнер (dizayner) |
| What about "soldier"? |
| солдат (soldat) |
| солдат (soldat) |
| Do you remember how to say "entrepreneur"? |
| предприниматель (predprinimatel') |
| предприниматель (predprinimatel') |
| And how to say "priest"? |
| священник (svyashchennik) |
| священник (svyashchennik) |
| Let's try "landlord"! |
| арендодатель (arendodatel') |
| арендодатель (arendodatel') |
| And finally, do you remember how to say "artist"? |
| художник (khudozhnik) |
| художник (khudozhnik) |
| Did you know that every Russian professional has a small government booklet that they might fear losing more than their wallet? |
| It is called the trudovaya knizhka. It is an official document that records every job, promotion, and mistake in your career, and you need it to get a pension! |
| Thanks for watching! Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time! |
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