Russian reference

Russian common verbs

46 words with English translations. 0 of them appear in the 5,000 most common Russian words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

46words
0in the top 5,000
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WordEnglishHow common
говоритьto speakoutside the top 5,000
естьto eatoutside the top 5,000
житьto liveoutside the top 5,000
бегатьto runoutside the top 5,000
писатьto writeoutside the top 5,000
читатьto readoutside the top 5,000
изучатьto studyoutside the top 5,000
танцеватьto danceoutside the top 5,000
работатьto workoutside the top 5,000
спатьto sleepoutside the top 5,000
питьto drinkoutside the top 5,000
покупатьto buyoutside the top 5,000
готовитьto cookoutside the top 5,000
учитьсяto learnoutside the top 5,000
преподаватьto teachoutside the top 5,000
открыватьto openoutside the top 5,000
закрыватьto closeoutside the top 5,000
помогатьto helpoutside the top 5,000
слушатьto listenoutside the top 5,000
сказатьto say or telloutside the top 5,000
думатьto thinkoutside the top 5,000
любитьto loveoutside the top 5,000
путешествоватьto traveloutside the top 5,000
приходитьto arriveoutside the top 5,000
выходитьto leave or go outoutside the top 5,000
подниматьсяto go up or climboutside the top 5,000
спускатьсяto go downoutside the top 5,000
знакомитьсяto meet or knowoutside the top 5,000
знатьto knowoutside the top 5,000
ходитьto gooutside the top 5,000
видетьto seeoutside the top 5,000
разговариватьto talkoutside the top 5,000
искатьto look foroutside the top 5,000
смотретьto watchoutside the top 5,000
носитьto carry or wearoutside the top 5,000
оставлятьto leave or letoutside the top 5,000
кластьto putoutside the top 5,000
братьto take or drinkoutside the top 5,000
приходитьto comeoutside the top 5,000
хотетьto want or loveoutside the top 5,000
нуждатьсяto needoutside the top 5,000
резатьto cutoutside the top 5,000
выигрыватьto winoutside the top 5,000
использоватьto useoutside the top 5,000
веритьto believeoutside the top 5,000
пониматьto understandoutside the top 5,000

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