Work
Learn the Russian words for jobs and workplaces: doctor, teacher, school, university, shop and more. Every word comes with its script, a transliteration to help you say it, and the English meaning.
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The world of work 💼
This module teaches the Russian words for **jobs and workplaces**. Every word comes with three things: the **Cyrillic script**, a **transliteration** in brackets to help you say it, and the **English meaning**. You will not type in Russian here - you will recognise the words and their meanings. (A native speaker should review the script before launch.)
Words about work 📖
Start with some general words about working life:
Match each job to its English meaning 🔗
- врач (vrach)
- учитель (uchitel)
- директор (direktor)
- волонтёр (volonter)
- doctor
- teacher
- headteacher
- volunteer
Which job? 🍎
Which Russian word means 'teacher'?
- учитель (uchitel)
- директор (direktor)
- волонтёр (volonter)
- врач (vrach)
Where people work 🏥
Now some words for the places where people work or study: - школа (shkola) = **school** - университет (universitet) = **university** - магазин (magazin) = **shop** - больница (bolnitsa) = **hospital** Use the transliteration to practise saying each one aloud.
Match each workplace to its English meaning 🏢
- школа (shkola)
- университет (universitet)
- магазин (magazin)
- больница (bolnitsa)
- school
- university
- shop
- hospital
Spot the jobs ✅
Select the TWO words that are names of jobs (people), not places or ideas.
- учитель (uchitel)
- врач (vrach)
- школа (shkola)
- работа (rabota)
The person and the place ⚖️
Keep two kinds of word apart: the person who does a job, and the place where they work or study.
Which place? 🎓
Which Russian word means 'university'?
- университет (universitet)
- школа (shkola)
- магазин (magazin)
- больница (bolnitsa)
Complete the sentences 📝
A teacher is a _____ and works in a _____. After school, some people study at a _____. Your job or trade is your _____, and a general word for work is _____.
From school to work 🪜
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Which place? 🧭
An interactive activity.
Your turn (in English) ✍️
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The grade-9 habit 🌟
For the top marks, keep **two groups of words** clear. First, the **jobs** - who someone is: учитель (uchitel) teacher, врач (vrach) doctor, директор (direktor) headteacher. Second, the **places** you work or study: школа (shkola) school, университет (universitet) university, магазин (magazin) shop. Learn each with its script AND transliteration, and you will recognise them instantly in the exam.