Verbs in Russian

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Russian verbs list below will help you learn common Russian verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Russian. For even more Russian verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Russian at the end of the page.

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Basic Russian Verbs
Russian Action Words
Movements in Russian
Russian Business Verbs

Basic Russian Verbs

English	Russian
to open in Russian	открывать (открыва́ть - otkryvát')
to close in Russian	закрывать (закрыва́ть - zakryvát')
to sit in Russian	сидеть (сиде́ть - sidét')
to stand in Russian	стоять (стоя́ть - stoját')
to know in Russian	знать (зна́ть - znát')
to think in Russian	думать (ду́мать - dúmat')
to win in Russian	побеждать (побежда́ть - pobezhdát')
to lose in Russian	проигрывать (прои́грывать - proígryvat')
to ask in Russian	спрашивать (спра́шивать - spráshivat')
to answer in Russian	отвечать (отвеча́ть - otvechát')
to help in Russian	помогать (помога́ть - pomogát')
to like in Russian	нравиться (нра́виться - nrávit'sja)
to kiss in Russian	целовать (целова́ть - celovát')
to eat in Russian	есть (е́сть - ést')
to drink in Russian	пить (пи́ть - pít')

Russian Action Words

English	Russian
to take in Russian	брать (бра́ть - brát')
to put in Russian	класть (кла́сть - klást')
to find in Russian	находить (находи́ть - nahodít')
to steal in Russian	красть (кра́сть - krást')
to kill in Russian	убивать (убива́ть - ubivát')
to fly in Russian	летать (лета́ть - letát')
to attack in Russian	атаковать (атакова́ть - atakovát')
to defend in Russian	защищать (защища́ть - zashhishhát')
to fall in Russian	падать (па́дать - pádat')
to choose in Russian	выбирать (выбира́ть - vybirát')

Movements in Russian

English	Russian
to run in Russian	бежать (бежа́ть - bezhát')
to swim in Russian	плавать (пла́вать - plávat')
to jump in Russian	прыгать (пры́гать - prýgat')
to pull in Russian	потянуть (потяну́ть - potjanút')
to push in Russian	толкнуть (толкну́ть - tolknút')
to throw in Russian	бросать (броса́ть - brosát')
to crawl in Russian	ползать (по́лзать - pólzat')
to fight in Russian	бороться (боро́ться - borót'sja)
to catch in Russian	ловить (лови́ть - lovít')
to roll in Russian	сворачивать (свора́чивать - svoráchivat')

Russian Business Verbs

English	Russian
to buy in Russian	покупать (покупа́ть - pokupát')
to pay in Russian	платить (плати́ть - platít')
to sell in Russian	продавать (продава́ть - prodavát')
to study in Russian	учиться (учи́ться - uchít'sja)
to call in Russian	звонить (звони́ть - zvonít')
to read in Russian	читать (чита́ть - chitát')
to write in Russian	писать (писа́ть - pisát')
to calculate in Russian	вычислять (вычисля́ть - vychislját')
to measure in Russian	измерять (измеря́ть - izmerját')
to earn in Russian	зарабатывать (зараба́тывать - zarabátyvat')
to count in Russian	считать (счита́ть - schitát')
to scan in Russian	сканировать (скани́ровать - skanírovat')
to print in Russian	печатать (печа́тать - pechátat')

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Verbs in Russian

Basic Russian Verbs

Russian Action Words

Movements in Russian

Russian Business Verbs

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