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Russian verbs

731 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 579 follow a pattern; 152 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. #18 смотреть to look, to watch Beginner Imperfective verb
  3. #39 писать to write; in a studio, to record Intermediate Imperfective verb
  4. #43 посмотреть to take a look Intermediate Perfective verb
  5. #45 играть to play (an instrument, music, a game) Beginner Imperfective verb
  6. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  7. #58 читать to read Intermediate Imperfective verb
  8. #69 слушать to listen, to listen to Beginner Imperfective verb
  9. #120 заниматься to do, to be busy with Reflexive verb
  10. #158 бегать to run around Imperfective verb
  11. #173 плавать to swim Imperfective verb
  12. #183 ловить to catch, to fish Beginner Imperfective verb
  13. #184 поймать to catch (once) Beginner Perfective verb
  14. #188 бросать to throw; to quit Imperfective verb
  15. #191 мечтать to dream of, to daydream (the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  16. #192 отдыхать to rest, to have a rest Advanced Imperfective verb
  17. #193 отдохнуть to rest, to have a rest Perfective verb
  18. #195 звучать to sound Advanced Imperfective verb
  19. #198 смеяться to laugh Beginner Reflexive verb
  20. #199 засмеяться to start laughing Reflexive verb
  21. #200 шутить to joke Imperfective verb
  22. #201 петь to sing Beginner Imperfective verb
  23. #202 спеть to sing (once, a song through) Fluency Perfective verb
  24. #203 танцевать to dance Imperfective verb
  25. #204 гулять to stroll, to walk about (for pleasure) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  26. #205 погулять to go for a walk Perfective verb
  27. #211 выпить to drink (up, once) Advanced Perfective verb
  28. #248 приглашать to invite Beginner Imperfective verb
  29. #249 пригласить to invite Perfective verb
  30. #298 поздравить to congratulate (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  31. #302 дарить to give as a present Imperfective verb
  32. #304 праздновать to celebrate Imperfective verb
  33. #305 отмечать to celebrate; to note Imperfective verb
  34. #306 отметить to celebrate; to note Perfective verb
  35. #362 провести to spend time; to conduct Perfective verb
  36. #363 посещать to visit Imperfective verb
  37. #364 посетить to visit Perfective verb
  38. #365 путешествовать to travel Imperfective verb
  39. #370 фотографировать to photograph Imperfective verb
  40. #372 рисовать to draw, to paint Imperfective verb
  41. #373 нарисовать to draw, to paint Perfective verb
  42. #374 строить to hold its tune, of an instrument; to build Fluency Imperfective verb
  43. #384 организовать to organize Imperfective verb
  44. #396 прочитать to read through, to the end (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  45. #399 проиграть to lose a game Perfective verb
  46. #400 выигрывать to win Imperfective verb
  47. #401 выиграть to win Perfective verb
  48. #402 побеждать to win, to defeat Imperfective verb
  49. #403 победить to win, to defeat Perfective verb
  50. #420 угадать to guess right Perfective verb
  51. #468 загорать to sunbathe Imperfective verb
  52. #469 купаться to bathe, to swim Reflexive verb
  53. #470 кататься to ride, to skate Reflexive verb
  54. #471 прыгать to jump Imperfective verb
  55. More verbs from the lessons
  56. 504 настраивать to tune Beginner Imperfective verb
  57. 514 настроить to tune (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  58. 515 сыграть to play (one time, a piece) Beginner Perfective verb
  59. 516 отпраздновать to celebrate (once) Beginner Perfective verb
  60. 532 записывать to record (as a habit, or the recording itself) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  61. 533 записать to record (once, and finish it) Intermediate Perfective verb
  62. 536 дочитать to finish reading, to read to the end (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  63. 538 вступить to come in, to enter (of singers or players, once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  64. 539 перезаписать to re-record (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  65. 565 сфотографировать to photograph, to take a photo of (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  66. 578 гравировать to engrave Advanced Imperfective verb
  67. 583 послушать to listen (a while, once) Advanced Perfective verb
  68. 631 расстроиться to get upset (once); of a piano, to go out of tune Advanced Reflexive verb
  69. 653 свистнуть to whistle once, to give a whistle Advanced Perfective verb
  70. 660 погнать to set off fast, to get going (once); in slang, off we go Fluency Perfective verb
  71. 662 свистеть to whistle (of a person, a kettle, a monitor) Fluency Imperfective verb
  72. 663 обалдеть to be stunned, to be amazed (once); on its own, wow Fluency Perfective verb
  73. 666 чилить to chill, to hang out (slang, from English; the Russian word is to rest) Fluency Imperfective verb
  74. 669 пошутить to make a joke, to joke (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  75. 671 расстраиваться to go out of tune; to get upset Fluency Reflexive verb
  76. 673 болтать to chatter, to natter (spoken) Fluency Imperfective verb
  77. 677 репетировать to rehearse Fluency Imperfective verb
  78. 678 поддать to add steam in the banya, word for word to give under (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  79. 679 загадывать to make a wish (the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  80. 685 размечтаться to get carried away dreaming (once); dream on! Fluency Reflexive verb
  81. 686 ржать to neigh; in slang, to roar with laughter Fluency Imperfective verb
  82. 692 угадывать to guess (again and again) Fluency Imperfective verb
  83. 706 покатиться to start rolling, to roll off along (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  84. 711 прыгнуть to jump (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  85. 712 запеть to start singing, to burst into song (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  86. 713 выстрелить to fire, to go off (a gun, once) Fluency Perfective verb
  87. 722 заглушать to drown out, to muffle (a sound) Fluency Imperfective verb
  88. 723 спрятаться to hide, to hide oneself (once) Fluency Reflexive verb