Here you’ll find 38 Russian words that start with V, organized from “важный” to “выход”. Most are frequent everyday nouns, verbs, and adjectives useful for travel and basic conversation.
Russian words that start with V are words whose Cyrillic headword corresponds to the Latin letter V when transliterated. The Cyrillic letter “В” (ve) comes from Greek beta and appears often in Slavic roots. “важный” is a common example meaning “important”.
Below you’ll find the table with English gloss, Cyrillic headword, and example sentence (Russian and English).
English gloss: A short English translation that helps you quickly grasp each word’s main meaning for learning or travel.
Cyrillic headword: You see the exact Russian spelling in Cyrillic so you can recognize, read, and practice the original word form.
Example sentence (Russian and English): Each row shows a short Russian sentence plus an English translation so you understand context and usage immediately.
Russian words that start with V
| Word (Cyrillic) | Transliteration (BGN/PCGN) | Part of speech | English gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| вода | voda | noun | water |
| воздух | vozdukh | noun | air |
| время | vremya | noun | time |
| видеть | videt’ | verb | to see |
| верить | verit’ | verb | to believe |
| вести | vesti | verb | to lead, to take |
| великий | velikiy | adjective | great, large |
| высокий | vysokiy | adjective | tall, high |
| вчера | vchera | adverb | yesterday |
| вдруг | vdrug | adverb | suddenly |
| все | vse | pronoun | everyone, all |
| всё | vsyo | pronoun | everything |
| вина | vina | noun | guilt, fault |
| вино | vino | noun | wine |
| врач | vrach | noun | doctor |
| вилка | vilka | noun | fork |
| вход | vkhod | noun | entrance |
| выход | vykhod | noun | exit |
| везти | vezti | verb | to carry/transport (one-way) |
| возить | vozit’ | verb | to transport (habitually) |
| век | vek | noun | century, age |
| вопрос | vopros | noun | question |
| выгодный | vygodny | adjective | profitable, advantageous |
| вкусный | vkusny | adjective | tasty, delicious |
| власть | vlast’ | noun | power, authority |
| вещество | veshchestvo | noun | substance, matter |
| весна | vesna | noun | spring (season) |
| ветер | veter | noun | wind |
| врать | vrat’ | verb | to lie (tell falsehood) |
| важный | vazhny | adjective | important |
| внимание | vnimanie | noun | attention |
| взгляд | vzglyad | noun | glance, view |
| выразить | vyrazit’ | verb | to express |
| возможность | vozmozhnost’ | noun | possibility, opportunity |
| воспоминание | vospominanie | noun | memory, recollection |
| включать | vklyuchat’ | verb | to include; to switch on |
| выпуск | vypusk | noun | issue, release |
| вешать | veshat’ | verb | to hang |