Belarusian Vocabulary

The Belarusian vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: адзін  [adzіn]	Two: два  [dva]
Three: тры  [tri]	Four: чатыры  [chatiri]
Five: пяць  [pyatzʲ]	Six: шэсць  [shestzʲ]
Seven: сем  [syem]	Eight: восем  [vosyem]
Nine: дзевяць  [dzyevyatzʲ]	Ten: дзесяць  [dzyesyatzʲ]
First: першы  [pyershi]	Second: другі  [drooguі]

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: панядзелак  [panyadzyelak]	Tuesday: аўторак  [awtorak]
Wednesday: серада  [syerada]	Thursday: чацвер  [chatzvyer]
Friday: пятніца  [pyatnіtza]	Saturday: субота  [soobota]
Sunday: нядзеля  [nyadzyelya]	Now: зараз, цяпер  [zaraz, tzyapyer]
Yesterday: учора  [oochora]	Today: сёння  [syonnya]
Tonight: сёння ўвечары  [syonnya wvyechari]	Tomorrow: заўтра  [zawtra]

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: садавіна/фрукты/плады  [sadavіna/frookti/pladi]	Apples: яблыкі  [yablikі]
Bananas: бананы  [banani]	Tomatoes: памідоры/таматы  [pamіdori/tamati]
Potatoes: бульба  [boolʲba]	Onions: цыбуля  [tziboolya]

Red: чырвоны  [chirvoni]	Green: зялёны  [zyalyoni]
Blue: сіні  [sіnі]	White: белы  [byeli]
Black: чорны  [chorni]	Grey: шэры  [sheri]

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: снеданне/сняданне/сняданак  [snyedannye/snyadannye/snyadanak]	Lunch: ленч/полудзень/абед  [lyench/poloodzyenʲ/abyed]
Dinner: абед  [abyed]	Milk: малако  [malako]
Coffee: кава  [kava]	Bread: хлеб  [khlyeb]

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: сонечнае  [sonyechnaye]	Windy: ветранае  [vyetranaye]
Rainy: даждлівае  [daʐdlіvaye]	Snowy: снежнае  [snyeʐnaye]
Cold: халоднае  [khalodnaye]	Hot: спякотнае  [spyakotnaye]

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: хлопчык  [khlopchik]	Girl: дзяўчынка  [dzyawchinka]
Son: сын  [sin]	Daughter: дачка  [dachka]
Brother: брат  [brat]	Sister: сястра  [syastra]
Man: чалавек  [chalavyek]	Woman: жанчына  [ʐanchina]
Father: бацька  [batzʲka]	Mother: маці  [matzі]
Grandfather: дзед  [dzyed]	Grandmother: бабуля  [baboolya]

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: дом  [dom]	Toilet: туалет  [tooalyet]
Room: пакой  [pakoy]	Bedroom: спальня  [spalʲnya]
Kitchen: кухня  [kookhnya]	Table: стол  [stol]

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: кот  [kot]	Dog: сабака  [sabaka]
Mouse: мыш  [mish]	Bird: птушка  [ptooshka]
Cow: карова  [karova]	Horse: конь  [konʲ]

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: шкарпэткі  [shkarpetkі]	Shoes: чаравікі  [charavіkі]
Trousers: нагавіцы  [naguavіtzi]	Shirt: кашуля  [kashoolya]
Sweater: світэр  [svіter]	Coat: паліто  [palіto]

Most popular languages in the world:

English: англійская  [angulіyskaya]	French: французская  [frantzoozskaya]
German: нямецкая  [nyamyetzkaya]	Spanish: іспанская  [іspanskaya]
Italian: італьянская  [іtalʲyanskaya]	Portuguese: партугальская  [partoogualʲskaya]
Greek: грэчаская  [gurechaskaya]	Russian: руская  [rooskaya]
Arabic: арабская  [arabskaya]	Hindi: хіндзі  [khіndzі]
Chinese: кітайская  [kіtayskaya]	Japanese: японская  [yaponskaya]

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: таксі  [taksі]	Bus: аўтобус  [awtoboos]
Hotel: гатэль  [guatelʲ]	Reservation: папярэдняя замова  [papyarednyaya zamova]
Airport: лётнішча  [lyotnіshcha]	Passport: пашпарт  [pashpart]

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: студэнт  [stoodent]	Teacher: настаўнік  [nastawnіk]
Pen: асадка  [asadka]	Books: кнігі  [knіguі]
Page: старонка  [staronka]	Dictionary: слоўнік  [slownіk]

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: рука  [rooka]	Feet: ступні; ногі  [stoopnі; noguі]
Hair: волас/валасы  [volas/valasi]	Eye: вока  [voka]
Mouth: рот/вусны  [rot/voosni]	Nose: нос  [nos]

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: хуткая дапамога  [khootkaya dapamogua]	Doctor: лекар  [lyekar]
Hospital: бальніца  [balʲnіtza]	Pharmacy: аптэка  [apteka]
Police: паліцыя  [palіtziya]	Stomach Ache: боль у жываце  [bolʲ oo ʐivatzye]

As you can see, this Belarusian vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.