му́сор
músormasculine
The Russian word for 'trash' is му́сор (músor).
му́сор refers to things that are to be discarded. In more specific contexts, you may encounter other terms: Отходы is used to mean 'waste' in official or scientific settings, while Фигня is an informal way to describe something trivial, useless or of low quality. Шлак is an informal term for garbage or trash that originally refers to slag.
Meaning: things to be discarded (noun)
Which one should you use?
Отходы is a formal synonym for trash that literally translates to waste and is used in official or scientific contexts. Фигня is an informal term used to denote something trivial, useless or low-quality.
How does it change in a sentence?
му́сор is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
músor
Did you know?
- When used in a police or legal context, the term му́сор is a highly offensive slang term for a 'police officer'.
- Russian has a specific cultural tradition called субботник, which are community volunteer days dedicated to cleaning up му́сор in public spaces.
- In Russian, there is a distinction between му́сор, which is seen as final waste, and отходы, which often implies material that could be recycled or repurposed.
Examples in context
- Они выбрасывают ненужные вещи в мусор.They throw away unnecessary things in the trash.
- Вынеси, пожалуйста, му́сор.Vynesy, pozhaluysta, musor.Please take out the trash.
- В этом ведре только му́сор.V etom vedre tol'ko musor.There is only trash in this bin.
- Где я могу выбросить му́сор?Gde ya mogu vybrosit' musor?Where can I throw away the trash?
Example conversation
Alexander and Olga are cleaning their apartment.
- Александр AleksandrОльга, где у нас пакет для му́сора?Ol'ga, gde u nas paket dlya musora?Olga, where is our trash bag?
- Ольга OlgaОн под раковиной, Александр.On pod rakovinoy, Aleksandr.It is under the sink, Alexander.
- Александр AleksandrСпасибо, я сейчас всё вынесу.Spasibo, ya seychas vsyo vynesu.Thanks, I will take it all out now.
- Ольга OlgaНе забудь закрыть дверь.Ne zabud' zakryt' dver'.Don't forget to close the door.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “trash” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
