Work Рабо́та
14 Russian words on the topic of work — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. The office and the career — meetings, salaries and résumés. Handy pattern: “at work” is на рабо́те, with на rather than в.
| Picture | English | Russian · Ру́сский | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | work | рабо́та | 'At work' = на рабо́те. 🔗 Word familySame Slavic root as 'robot'. |
![]() | office | о́фис | Stress on the first syllable: о́фис. A private office (room) is кабине́т. |
![]() | boss | нача́льник | ⚠️ GenderFemale boss: нача́льница. |
![]() | employee | сотру́дник | ⚠️ GenderFemale employee: сотру́дница. 🔗 Word familyThe prefix со- means 'together' (co-worker). |
![]() | meeting | встре́ча | 🔗 Word familyThe verb встреча́ться means 'to meet' — and also 'to date someone'. |
![]() | salary | зарпла́та | 🔗 Word familyShort for за́работная пла́та ('earned pay'). |
![]() | computer | компью́тер | Loanword; the т is pronounced hard: [te]. |
![]() | име́йл | 🌎 RegionMore formal: электро́нная по́чта. | |
![]() | schedule | расписа́ние | 🔗 Word familyFrom писа́ть 'to write'. расписа́ние поездо́в = train timetable. |
![]() | interview | интервью́ | ⚠️ GenderIndeclinable loanword — the same form in every case. |
![]() | résumé | резюме́ | ⚠️ GenderIndeclinable loanword. Stress at the end: резюме́. |
![]() | to resign | уво́литься | With -ся: to resign (yourself); without -ся, уво́лить = to fire someone. |
![]() | to fire | уво́лить | Takes a direct object: уво́лить сотру́дника. |
![]() | vacation | о́тпуск | ⚠️ GenderThe plural shifts the stress: о́тпуск → отпуска́. |
See also:Tourism and Travel













