Vocabulary

Emotions: Key Words

The Russian for how you feel, each word in the form Russians actually reach for: a noun for the emotion itself, an adjective for how someone is, or a verb, since Russian often says «я злю́сь» where English says "I am angry". Tap a speaker to hear the word, or tap the word itself for every form it has: all six cases, both numbers, every tense, each with its own audio.

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Word
Translation
Type
grateful, thankful
adjective
to be afraid, to fear
verb, impf.
cheerful, merry
adjective
excited, agitated
adjective
to worry, to be nervous
verb, impf.
delight, rapture
noun, masc.
anger, wrath
noun, masc.
proud
adjective
sadness
noun, fem.
pleased, satisfied
adjective
envy
noun, fem.
to be angry
verb, impf.
angry, mean
adjective
interest
noun, masc.
frightened, scared
adjective
love
noun, fem.
hope
noun, fem.
mood
noun, neut.
hatred
noun, fem.
nervous
adjective
to be liked, to appeal to
verb, impf.
resentment, hurt feelings
noun, fem.
to adore
verb, impf.
lonely
adjective
despair
noun, neut.
Word
Translation
Type
panic
noun, fem.
to worry, to be upset
verb, impf.
sad, sorrowful
adjective
to cry
verb, impf.
indifferent
adjective
to be glad, to rejoice
verb, impf.
joy
noun, fem.
jealous
adjective
angry, cross
adjective
boredom
noun, fem.
to miss
verb, impf.
to laugh
verb, impf.
embarrassed
adjective
calm
adjective
fear
noun, masc.
shame
noun, masc.
happy
adjective
longing, melancholy
noun, fem.
anxiety, alarm
noun, fem.
surprised
adjective
horror, terror
noun, masc.
to smile
verb, impf.
tired, weary
adjective
to feel
verb, impf.
emotion
noun, fem.