Vocabulaire russe: Verbes courants

be

быть /bîtʸ/

say, tell, speak, talk, indicate, point, be evidence, betoken, mean

сказа́ть /skаzatʸ/

be able, can

мочь /motchʸ/

know, be aware, be acquainted, have a knowledge, aristocracy, nobility, the elite, evidently, it seems

знать /znаtʸ/

say, tell, speak, talk, indicate, point, be evidence, betoken, mean

говори́ть /gavaritʸ/

begin, come, become

стать /sтаtʸ/

eat, there is, there are

есть /istʸ/

to want

хоте́ть /haтiètʸ/

see

ви́деть /viditʸ/

to start, to be used, to leave, to come, to come out, to go, to go by, to stretch, to fall, to proceed, to go on, to pass, to enter, to become, to sell, to suit, to be on

идти́ /idti/

stand, be, lie, be situated, stop, be stagnant, be at, come to, a standstill, stay, live, be billeted, stand up

стоя́ть /sтaïotʸ/

think, consider, reflect, ponder, believe, intend, have the intention, hope, plan, be concerned

ду́мать /doumаtʸ/

ask, inquire, demand, want, desire to speak, make responsible

спроси́ть /сprasitʸ/

live

жить /jitʸ/

look, look through, see, watch, inspect, examine, parade, imitate, peep out, look like

смотре́ть /smaтriètʸ/

have

име́ть /imiètʸ/

understand, comprehend, realize, be a good judge

поня́ть /panïotʸ/

sit, be perched, be, fit

сиде́ть /sidiètʸ/

make, do

де́лать /dièlаtʸ/

make, do

сде́лать /sdièlаtʸ/

take, shoulder, hire, succeed by dint, succeed by the aid

взять /vzïatʸ/

understand, comprehend, realize, be a good judge

понима́ть /panimatʸ/

seem, appear, strike as, look

каза́ться /kаzatʸsïa/

begin, start, commence

нача́ть /nаtchatʸ/

see

уви́деть /ouviditʸ/

give, let, allow

дава́ть /dаvatʸ/

go, walk

пойти́ /païti/

remain, stay, be left

оста́ться /aстatʸsïa/

go out, alight, get out, appear, be published, be issued, run out, be up, come, make, be, be by origin, leave, drop out, look, face, front, open, give

вы́йти /vîti/

give, let, allow

дать /dаtʸ/

work, run, operate, be open

рабо́тать /rаboтаtʸ/

to turn out to be, to be found to be

оказа́ться /akаzatʸsïa/

answer, reply, respond, be responsible, return, meet

отве́тить /aтvièтitʸ/

think a little, for a while

поду́мать /padoumаtʸ/

love, like, be fond, need, require, thrive

люби́ть /lioubitʸ/

mean, signify

зна́чить /znatchitʸ/

wait, expect, await

ждать /jdаtʸ/

look, look through, see, watch, inspect, examine, parade, imitate, peep out, look like

посмотре́ть /pasmaтriètʸ/

find

найти́ /nаïti/

lie, be, be situated

лежа́ть /lijatʸ/

decide, determine, resolve, be determined, solve

реши́ть /richitʸ/

receive, get, obtain

получи́ть /paloutchitʸ/

write, paint

писа́ть /pisatʸ/

pee, piss

пи́сать /pisаtʸ/

return

верну́ться /virnoutʸsïa/

consider, think, count, compute

счита́ть /stchiтatʸ/

remember, keep in mind

по́мнить /pomnitʸ/

remember, keep in mind

помни́ть /pamnitʸ/

know, knew, learn, find out, get to know

узна́ть /ouznatʸ/

50 прийти́ come, arrive