Emotions Эмо́ции
13 Russian words on the topic of emotions — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. The world of feeling, beyond happy and sad. Many emotions use a fixed dative pattern — мне гру́стно, мне сты́дно (“to me it is sad / shameful”) — which the notes point out.
| Picture | English | Russian · Ру́сский | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | happiness | ра́дость | 🔗 Word family'Glad' = рад (m) / ра́да (f). |
 | sadness | грусть | 'I'm sad' = мне гру́стно. |
 | anger | гнев | 🌎 RegionBookish; in speech: злость. |
 | fear | страх | 'I'm afraid' = я бою́сь. |
 | love | любо́вь | ⚠️ GenderThe о drops in declension: любо́вь → любви́. |
 | hatred | нена́висть | ⚠️ GenderFeminine. The verb ненави́деть shifts the stress. |
 | envy | за́висть | ⚠️ IrregularThe verb зави́довать takes the dative. |
 | surprise | удивле́ние | 🔀 Several meaningsThe emotion only; a surprise (gift, party) is сюрпри́з. |
 | pride | го́рдость | ⚠️ Irregular'To be proud of' = горди́ться + instrumental. |
 | shame | стыд | 'I'm ashamed' = мне сты́дно. |
 | hope | наде́жда | Also a woman's name; short form На́дя. |
 | calm | споко́йствие | 🔗 Word familySame root as споко́йной но́чи (good night). |
 | frustration | фрустра́ция | 🌎 RegionA psychology loanword; everyday speech prefers доса́да. |
See also:PsychologyRomance