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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. #3 сказать to say, to tell (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  3. #4 говорить to speak, to say Beginner Imperfective verb
  4. #11 иметь to have (in formal speech: to have the right) Advanced Imperfective verb
  5. #15 понимать to understand Beginner Imperfective verb
  6. #16 понять to understand (one time, to get it) Beginner Perfective verb
  7. #22 давать to give; let's Beginner Imperfective verb
  8. #29 спросить to ask, a question (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  9. #32 слышать to hear Beginner Imperfective verb
  10. #33 значить to mean Advanced Imperfective verb
  11. #35 считать to count; to reckon, to think Advanced Imperfective verb
  12. #39 писать to write; in a studio, to record Intermediate Imperfective verb
  13. #48 ответить to answer (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  14. #49 написать to write (once, and finish it) Intermediate Perfective verb
  15. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  16. #57 звать to call, by a name Beginner Imperfective verb
  17. #61 называть to call, to name Imperfective verb
  18. #62 просить to ask for, to request Beginner Imperfective verb
  19. #75 показать to show (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  20. #78 являться to be, to appear Reflexive verb
  21. #80 позволить to allow, to let (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  22. #85 отвечать to answer (the ongoing verb) Fluency Imperfective verb
  23. #91 существовать to exist Imperfective verb
  24. #96 кричать to shout Intermediate Imperfective verb
  25. #97 случиться to happen (once) Beginner Reflexive verb
  26. #101 вспомнить to remember, to recall Perfective verb
  27. #115 касаться to touch, to concern Reflexive verb
  28. #135 рассказать to tell, to recount (once, the whole thing) Intermediate Perfective verb
  29. #142 звонить to ring, to call on the phone Beginner Imperfective verb
  30. #143 позвонить to call, to phone (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  31. #150 требовать to demand Imperfective verb
  32. #152 объяснить to explain (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  33. #163 попросить to ask for, to request (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  34. #195 звучать to sound Advanced Imperfective verb
  35. #196 молчать to be quiet, to keep silent Beginner Imperfective verb
  36. #197 замолчать to fall silent Perfective verb
  37. #200 шутить to joke Imperfective verb
  38. #201 петь to sing Beginner Imperfective verb
  39. #202 спеть to sing (once, a song through) Fluency Perfective verb
  40. #231 решать to decide; to solve Advanced Imperfective verb
  41. #234 объяснять to explain Imperfective verb
  42. #235 спрашивать to ask (a question), as a habit or right now Intermediate Imperfective verb
  43. #236 рассказывать to tell, to recount (over time) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  44. #237 разговаривать to talk, to converse Beginner Imperfective verb
  45. #238 общаться to communicate, to socialize Reflexive verb
  46. #239 обсуждать to discuss Imperfective verb
  47. #240 обсудить to discuss Perfective verb
  48. #241 договориться to agree, to come to an agreement (once) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  49. #242 соглашаться to agree Reflexive verb
  50. #243 согласиться to agree Reflexive verb
  51. #244 отказаться to refuse Reflexive verb
  52. #245 отказываться to refuse Reflexive verb
  53. #246 предлагать to offer, to suggest Intermediate Imperfective verb
  54. #247 предложить to offer, to suggest Perfective verb
  55. #250 посылать to send Imperfective verb
  56. #251 послать to send Perfective verb
  57. #252 отправить to send Perfective verb
  58. #253 отправлять to send Imperfective verb
  59. #254 присылать to send over Imperfective verb
  60. #255 прислать to send (a car, a message, a person), once Advanced Perfective verb
  61. #256 показывать to show (again and again) Advanced Imperfective verb
  62. #259 обращать to turn, to pay attention Imperfective verb
  63. #260 обратить to turn, to draw attention Perfective verb
  64. #261 обращаться to address, to turn to Reflexive verb
  65. #262 обратиться to address, to turn to Reflexive verb
  66. #281 узнавать to find out, to recognize Imperfective verb
  67. #285 знакомиться to get acquainted Reflexive verb
  68. #286 познакомиться to meet, to get acquainted (once) Intermediate Reflexive verb
  69. #287 представить to introduce; to imagine Perfective verb
  70. #288 здороваться to greet, to say hello Reflexive verb
  71. #289 поздороваться to say hello Reflexive verb
  72. #290 прощаться to say goodbye Reflexive verb
  73. #291 попрощаться to say goodbye Reflexive verb
  74. #292 благодарить to thank (the formal verb) Advanced Imperfective verb
  75. #293 поблагодарить to thank Perfective verb
  76. #294 извиниться to apologize Reflexive verb
  77. #295 извиняться to apologize Reflexive verb
  78. #296 простить to forgive (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  79. #298 поздравить to congratulate (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  80. #299 поздравлять to congratulate Beginner Imperfective verb
  81. #300 желать to wish (someone something) Beginner Imperfective verb
  82. #301 пожелать to wish Perfective verb
  83. #336 продолжить to continue Perfective verb
  84. #393 перевести to translate (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  85. #394 повторять to repeat Imperfective verb
  86. #395 повторить to repeat, to say again Beginner Perfective verb
  87. #397 ошибаться to make a mistake Reflexive verb
  88. #398 ошибиться to make a mistake, to be wrong (once) Advanced Reflexive verb
  89. #413 обманывать to deceive Imperfective verb
  90. #414 обмануть to deceive Perfective verb
  91. #415 врать to lie, to fib Imperfective verb
  92. #416 соврать to tell a lie, to fib (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  93. #434 ругать to scold, to tell off Intermediate Imperfective verb
  94. #435 ругаться to swear, to quarrel Reflexive verb
  95. #446 жаловаться to complain Advanced Reflexive verb
  96. #447 пожаловаться to complain Reflexive verb
  97. More verbs from the lessons
  98. 508 добавить to add (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  99. 513 поговорить to have a talk (one time) Beginner Perfective verb
  100. 517 называться to be called (of a thing or a place) Beginner Reflexive verb
  101. 519 исправлять to correct (again and again) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  102. 526 обещать to promise (as a habit, or the promise itself) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  103. 527 пообещать to promise (once, the word given) Intermediate Perfective verb
  104. 531 уговорить to persuade, to talk someone into it (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  105. 549 спорить to argue Intermediate Imperfective verb
  106. 550 объявлять to declare, to announce Intermediate Imperfective verb
  107. 558 отказать to refuse, to turn down (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  108. 560 сообщить to inform, to let know (one time) Intermediate Perfective verb
  109. 563 передавать to pass on, to send (regards, a message) Intermediate Imperfective verb
  110. 564 передать to pass on, to hand over (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  111. 566 посоветовать to advise, to recommend (once) Intermediate Perfective verb
  112. 568 интересовать to interest Intermediate Imperfective verb
  113. 572 разрешить to allow, to permit (once); allow me Intermediate Perfective verb
  114. 583 послушать to listen (a while, once) Advanced Perfective verb
  115. 584 обменяться to exchange, with each other (once) Advanced Reflexive verb
  116. 590 глядеть to look, to gaze (the everyday cousin of to look) Advanced Imperfective verb
  117. 618 торговаться to bargain, to haggle Advanced Reflexive verb
  118. 621 исправить to correct, to put right (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  119. 630 назвать to name, to call someone a name (once) Advanced Perfective verb
  120. 632 предупреждать to warn (again and again, or in the process) Advanced Imperfective verb
  121. 634 услышать to hear (one time) Advanced Perfective verb
  122. 640 подтверждать to confirm Advanced Imperfective verb
  123. 641 приходиться to be related to someone as; word for word, to come to someone as Advanced Reflexive verb
  124. 653 свистнуть to whistle once, to give a whistle Advanced Perfective verb
  125. 656 заговорить to start talking, to begin to speak Advanced Perfective verb
  126. 661 наглеть to get cheeky, to push one's luck Fluency Imperfective verb
  127. 663 обалдеть to be stunned, to be amazed (once); on its own, wow Fluency Perfective verb
  128. 664 скромничать to be modest, to play down what you did Fluency Imperfective verb
  129. 668 скинуть to throw off, to drop (once); in slang, to send a file or a message Fluency Perfective verb
  130. 669 пошутить to make a joke, to joke (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  131. 670 представиться to introduce oneself (once) Fluency Reflexive verb
  132. 673 болтать to chatter, to natter (spoken) Fluency Imperfective verb
  133. 681 учесть to take into account (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  134. 686 ржать to neigh; in slang, to roar with laughter Fluency Imperfective verb
  135. 712 запеть to start singing, to burst into song (once) Fluency Perfective verb
  136. 722 заглушать to drown out, to muffle (a sound) Fluency Imperfective verb
  137. 724 путать to mix up, to confuse (one thing with another) Fluency Imperfective verb
  138. 725 предоставляться to be granted, to be given (the word, at a table or a meeting) Fluency Reflexive verb
  139. 729 обсуждаться to be discussed, to be up for discussion Fluency Reflexive verb