Nouns represent people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to refer to somebody or something. Memorize the Russian nouns below and you’ll be well equipped for almost every basic conversation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Russian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Nouns

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Important nouns

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
childребёнокrebënokrebënok
manчеловек
мужчина		chelovek
muzhchina		chelovek
muzhchina
womanженщинаzhenshchinazhenshchina
familyсемьяsem'iasem'ia
town / cityгородgorodgorod
countryстранаstranastrana
worldмирmirmir
houseдомdomdom
carмашинаmashinamashina
street / roadулицаulitsaulitsa
shopмагазинmagazinmagazin
doorдверьdver'dver'
tableстолstolstol
chairстулstulstul
windowокноoknookno
newspaperгазетаgazetagazeta
bookкнигаknigakniga
penшариковая ручкаsharikovaia ruchkasharikovaia ruchka
bagсумкаsumkasumka
rucksackрюкзакriukzakriukzak
happinessсчастьеschast'eschast'e
loveлюбитьliubit'liubit'
flowerцветокtsvetoktsvetok
ballмячmiachmiach
workработаrabotarabota
vacationотпускotpuskotpusk
passportпаспортpasportpasport
languageязыкiazykiazyk
questionвопросvoprosvopros
answerответotvetotvet
beginning / startначалоnachalonachalo
endконецkonietskoniets

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