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Russian phrasebookRussian phrasebook'''Russian''' is a Slavic language spoken by 170 million people world-wide. Most people living in Russia use it as a first language, and many other people in Central Asia and other parts of the former Soviet Union know it as a second language. Russian has a fairly simple verb system - past, present, future - except for one thing: verbs come in pairs called ''perfective'' and ''imperfective'' and there's no simple rule telling which two go together. Nouns and adjectives have six cases and three genders. The pronoun ?? is the plural of ?? and is also used, as in French, for polite address to one person. One important note: the handwritten Russian alphabet looks much different than the printed alphabet. Russians never use the printed alphabet when writing by hand. ==Pronunciation guide== Consonants and vowels in Russian (and Slavic generally) are ''soft'' (palatalized) or ''hard''. Consonants are pronounced soft if followed by a soft vowel or the soft sign, else hard. Some consonants are always soft or always hard, regardless of the following vowel. ===Vowels=== ; a ah : like f'''a'''ther ; e yeh : like '''ye'''t ; ? yo : like '''yo'''re; always stressed, else it reverts to '''e''' ; ? ee : like s'''ee'''n ; o oh : like b'''oa'''t when stressed; when unstressed same as '''a''' ; ? oo : like cart'''oo'''n ; ? yi-RIH : say '''ee''' but move the tongue to the back of the mouth ; ? eh obb-or-OHT-nuh-yeh : like p'''e'''t ; ? yoo : like '''you''' ; ? yah : like '''Ja''' in German The vowels are listed in alphabetical order. Please notice that the vowels also occur in hard/soft pairs: a/?, ?/e, o/?, ?/?, y/?. Russian, like English, reduces unstressed vowels. When vowels are unstressed, they are often pronounced like sof'''a''' (if hard) or mo'''ie'''ty (if soft). There are occasional silent letters, but not nearly as many as in English. ===Consonants=== ; ? beh : like '''b'''oy ; ? veh : like e'''v'''er ; ? geh : like '''g'''o; sometimes like '''h'''ah; in the genitive ending ???/??? like a'''v'''oid (e.g. ???? ??? of this day) ; ? deh : like '''d'''o ; ? zheh : like mea'''s'''ure; always hard ; ? zeh : like '''z'''oo ; ? ee KRAHT-kuh-yeh : like bo'''y''' ; ? kah : like '''k'''eep ; ? ely : like '''l'''eak or '''l'''ook ; ? em : like see'''m''' ; ? en : like '''n'''ew or '''n'''oodle ; ? peh : like s'''p'''igot ; ? err : rolled as in Spanish ; ? ess : like '''s'''eem ; ? teh : like '''t'''une ; ? ef : like '''F'''rench ; ? khah : voiceless gargle (hard); between '''k'''eep and '''h'''eap (soft) ; ? tseh : like boo'''ts'''; always hard ; ? chah : like '''ch'''eap; always soft ; ? shah : like '''sh'''oe; always hard ; ? shchah : like fi'''sh'''ing or fi'''sh ch'''ips; always soft. Halfway between '''sh''' and '''ch'''. ===Signs=== These used to be vowels (pronounced like the unstressed vowels above), but aren't any more. They indicate whether the preceding consonant is hard or soft. ; ? TVYOR-dee znahk : hard sign (very rare in modern Russian) ; ? MYAHH-kee znahk : soft sign ==Phrase list== ===Basics=== ; Hello. : ????????????. (''ZDRAHST-vooy-tye'') (Considered bad luck to say this to the same person twice in one day.) ; Hello. (''informal'') : ??????. (''pree-VYET'') ; How are you? : ??? ????? (''KAK deh LAH?'') ; Fine, thank you. : ??????, ???????. (''ho-ro-SHO spa-SEE-bo'') ; What is your name? : ??? ??? ?????? (''KAK VAS zah-VOOT?'') ; My name is ______ . : ???? ????? ______ . (''min-YAH zah-VOOT ___'') ; Nice to meet you. : ????? ???????. (''OH-chen pree-YAT-na'') ; Please. : ??????????. (''pa-ZHAL-sta'') ; Thank you. : ???????. (''spa-SEE-bo'') ; You're welcome. : ?? ?? ???. (''NYEH za shto'') ; Yes. : ??. (''DA'') ; No. : ???. (''NYET'') ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : ????????. (''eez-ve-NEET-yeh'') ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : ????????. (''prah-STEET-yeh'') ; I'm sorry. : ????????. (''prah-STEET-yeh'') ; Goodbye : ?? ????????. (''DO svee-DAH-nyah.'') ; Goodbye (''informal'') : ????. (''po-KAH'') ; I can't speak Russian [well]. : ? ?? ?????? ??-?????? (??????). (''YA NYE gah-va-RYOO PAH ROO-skee [ho-ro-SHO]'') ; Do you speak English? : ?? ???????? ??-?????????? (''vih ga-va-REET-ye PO an-GLEE-skee?'') ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ???-?????? ????? ??????? ??-?????????? (''KTO-nee-bood ZDYES gah-vah-REET PAH an-GLEE-skee?'') ; Help! : ????????! (''po mo GEE teh!'') ; Look out! : ?????????!! (''ahs-tah-ROW-zhna!'') ; Good morning. : ?????? ????. (''DOH-bro-ya OOH-tra'') ; Good evening. : ?????? ?????.. (''DOH-bree VYEH-cher'') ; Good night. : ?????? ????. (''DOH-bra-yah NOCH'') (rare used) ; Good night (''to sleep'') : ????????? ????! (''spah-KOY-noy NO-chee'') ; I don't understand. : ? ?? ???????. (''YA NYE pah-nee-MIGH-yoo'') ; Where is the toilet? : ??? ??????? (''GDYE too-ah-LYET?'') ===Problems=== ; Leave me alone. : ???????. (''aht-stahn'') ; Don't touch me! : ?? ?????? ????! (''Nee-TROH-guy mee-NYA!'') ; I'll call the police (militia in Russia). : ? ?????? ???????. (''Yah VIH-zah-voo mee-LEE-tsih-yooh!'') ; Police! (Militia): ???????! (''Mee-LEE-tsih-yah!'') ; Stop! Thief! : ??????? ????! (''Deer-ZHEE-tee VOH-rah!'') ; I need your help. : ??? ????? ???? ??????. (''Mneh noozh-NAH VAH-shah POH-mashch'') ; It's an emergency. : ??? ??????!. (''...'') ; I'm lost. : ? ??????????/??????????? - (m/f). (''Yah zah-blooh-DEEL-sya/zah-blooh-DEE-lahs'') ; I lost my bag. : ? ???????(?) ???? ?????. (''Yah pah-tee-RYAHL svah-YOOH SOOM-kooh'') ; I lost my wallet. : ? ???????(?) ???? ????????. (''yah pah-tee-RYAL svoy boo-MAHZH-neek'') ; I'm sick. : ? ????? (m.)/? ?????? (f.) (''yah-BOH-leen(masculine)/yah-bahl-NAH(feminine)'') ; I've been injured. : ? ?????(?). (''...'') ; I need a doctor. : ??? ????? ????. (''MNYE NOO-zhehn VRACH'') ; Can I use your phone? : ????? ?? ??? ?????????? (''MOHZH-nah aht-VAHS pahz-vah-NEET?'') ===Numbers=== Russian nouns have a paucal form, used with 2, 3, and 4, as well as singular and plural. So ???? ??????, ??? ??????, ??? ??????, ?????? ??????, ???? ?????. ; 1 : ???? (''ah-DEEN'') ''m'', ???? (''ahd-NAH'') ''f'', ???? (''ahd-NOH'') ''n'' ; 2 : ??? (''DVA'') ''mn'', ??? (''DVYEH'') ''f'' ; 3 : ??? (''TREE'') ; 4 : ?????? (''che-TIR-ree'') ; 5 : ???? (''pyat'') ; 6 : ????? (''shest'') ; 7 : ???? (''syem'') ; 8 : ?????? (''VOH-syem'') ; 9 : ?????? (''DYEH-vyat'') ; 10 : ?????? (''DYEH-syat'') ; 11 : ??????????? (''ah-DEEN-nad-sat'') ; 12 : ?????????? (''dvye-NAHD-sat'') ; 13 : ?????????? (''tree-NAHD-sat'') ; 14 : ???????????? (''che-TIR-nad-sat'') ; 15 : ?????????? (''pyat-NAHD-sat'') ; 16 : ??????????? (''shest-NAHD-sat'') ; 17 : ?????????? (''syem-NAHD-sat'') ; 18 : ???????????? (''vah-syem-NAHD-sat'') ; 19 : ???????????? (''dye-vyit-NAHD-sat'') ; 20 : ???????? (''DVAHD-sat'') ; 21 : ???????? ???? (''DVAHD-sat ah-DEEN'') ; 22 : ???????? ??? (''DVAHD-sat dvah'') ; 23 : ???????? ??? (''DVAHD-sat tree'') ; 30 : ???????? (''TREED-sat'') ; 40 : ????? (''SOH-ruck'') ; 50 : ????????? (''pee-dee-SYAHT'') ; 60 : ?????????? (''shest-dee-SYAHT'') ; 70 : ????????? (''SYEM-dee-syat'') ; 80 : ??????????? (''VOH-syem-dyeh-syat'') ; 90 : ????????? (''dyi-vyi-NOH-sto'') ; 100 : ??? (''sto'') ; 150 : ?????????? (''pahl-tuh-RAHSS-tah'') ; 200 : ?????? (''DVYE-stee'') ; 300 : ?????? (''TREE-stah'') ; 400 : ????????? (''chyi-TEE-ryi-stah'') ; 500 : ???????(''pyat-SOHT'') ; 1000 : ?????? (''TIH-syi-chah'') ; 2000 : ??? ?????? (''dvyeh TIH-syi-chee'') ; 5000 : ???? ????? (''pyaht TIH-syach'') ; 1,000,000 : ??????? (''mee-lee-OHN'') ; 1,000,000,000 : ???????? (''mee-lee-ARD'') ; Number _____ (''train, bus, etc.'') : ????? _____ (''NOH-mer'') ; half : ???????? (''poh-low-VEE-nah'') ; less : ?????? (''MEN-shye'') ; more : ?????? (''BOHL-shye'') ===Time=== ; now : ?????? (''say-CHAS'') ; later : ??????? (''POZD-nyeh-yeh'') ; before : ?????? (''RANY-she'') ; morning : ???? (''OOH trah'') ; afternoon : ???? (''DYEN'') (literally 'day') ; evening : ????? (''VYE cher'') ; night : ???? (''NOCH'') ====Clock time==== ; one o'clock : ??? (''CHAS'') ; two o'clock : ??? ???? (''DVA cha SA'') ; three o'clock : ??? ???? (''TREE cha SA'') ; four o'clock : ?????? ???? (''che TIER yeh cha SA'') ; five o'clock : ???? ????? (''PYAT cha SOV'') ; six o'clock : ????? ????? (''SHYEST cha SOV'') ; seven o'clock : ???? ????? (''SYEM cha SOV'') ; eight o'clock : ?????? ????? (''VOH syem cha SOV'') ; nine o'clock : ?????? ????? (''DYE vyat cha SOV'') ; ten o'clock : ?????? ????? (''DYE syat cha SOV'') ; eleven o'clock : ?????????? ????? (''ah DEE nad saht cha SOV'') ; twelve o'clock : ?????????? ????? (''dvyeh NAD saht cha SOV'') ; noon : ??????? (''POHL dyen'') ; midnight : ??????? (''POHL noch'') ; half an hour : ??????? (''pohl cha SA'') Russians do not use A.M. and P.M. Instead they divide the day up roughly as follows: ; morning : ???? (''OOH trah'') (5 a.m. to noon) ; afternoon : ???? (''DYEN'') (noon to 5 p.m.) ; evening : ????? (''VYE cher'') (5 p.m. to midnight) ; night : ???? (''NOCH'')(midnight to 5 a.m.) ====Duration==== ; _____ minute : _____ ??????/??????/????? (''mee-NOOT(-ah/-ih)'') ; _____ hour(s) : _____ ???/????/????? (''chahs / chah-SAH / chah-SOFF'') ; _____ day(s) : _____ ????/???/???? (''dyeny / dnyah / dnyay'') ; _____ week(s) : _____ ??????/??????/?????? (''nyeh-DYEL(-yah/yoo)'') ; _____ month(s) : _____ ?????/??????/??????? (''MYAY-syats(-ah/-off)'') ; _____ year(s) : _____ ???/????/??? (''goht / GOH-dah / lyet'') (??? also means "summers") ====Days==== ; today : ??????? (''se-VOD-nya'') ; yesterday : ????? (''vcheh-RAH'') ; tomorrow : ?????? (''ZAHF-tra'') ; this week : ?? ???? ?????? (''nah EH-tuy nyi-DYEL-ye'') ; last week : ?? ??????? ?????? (''nah PROSH-luy nyi-DYEL-ye'') ; next week : ?? ????????? ?????? (''nah SLYED-oo-yoo-shchay nyi-DYEL-ye'') ; Sunday : ??????????? (''vos-kreh-SEN-yeh'') ; Monday : ??????????? (''pahn-yeh-DEL-neek'') ; Tuesday : ??????? (''VTOR-neek'') ; Wednesday : ????? (''sree-DAH'') ; Thursday : ??????? (''cheet-VYERG'') ; Friday : ??????? (''PYAT-neet-sah'') ; Saturday : ??????? (''soob-BOHT-ah'') ====Months==== ; January : ?????? (''een-VAR'') ; February : ??????? (''feev-RAL'') ; March : ???? (''MART'') ; April : ?????? (''ahp-REL'') ; May : ??? (''MIGH'') ; June : ???? (''ee-YOON'') ; July : ???? (''ee-YOOL'') ; August : ?????? (''AHV-goost'') ; September : ???????? (''seen-TYABR'') ; October : ??????? (''ahk-TYABR'') ; November : ????p? (''nah-YABR'') ; December : ??????? (''dee-KAHBR'') ====Writing time and date==== Give some examples how to write clock times and dates if it differs from English. ===Colors=== ; black : ?????? (''CHOR-ny'') ; white : ????? (''BYEH-ly'') ; gray : ????? (''SYEH-ry'') ; red : ??????? (''KRAHS-ny'') ; blue : ????? (''SEE-ny'') ; blue : ??????? (''gah-loo-BOY'') (light-blue or cyan) ; yellow : ?????? (''ZHOL-ty'') ; green : ??????? (''zee-LYAW-ny'') ; orange : ????????? (''ah-RAHN-zhee-vy'') ; purple : ?????????? (''fee-ah-LYET-oh-vy'') ; brown : ?????????? (''kah-REECH-nyi-vy'') ===Transportation=== ====Bus and train==== ; How much is a ticket to _____? : ??????? ????? ????? ? _____? (''SKOLY-kah STOH-eet bee-LYET v_____?'') ; One ticket to _____, please. : ???? ????? ? _____, ??????????. (''ah-DEEN bee-LYET v_____ pah-ZHAHL-sta'') ; Where does this train/bus go? : ???? ???? ???? ?????/???????? (''Koo-DAH ee-DYOHT EH-taht POH-eezd/ahf-TOH-boos?'') ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : ??? ?????/??????? ??_____? (''GDEH POH-eezd/ahf-THO-boos dah...'') ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : ???? ?????/??????? ??????????????? ? _____? (''EH-taht POH-eezd/ahf-TOH-boos ahs-tah-NAHV-lee-vah-eet-sah f...?'') ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : ????? ??????? ?????/??????? ? _____ ? (''Kahg-DAH aht-KHOH-deet POH-eezd/ahf-TOH-boos f...?'') ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : ?? ??????? ???? ?????/??????? ???????? ?_____? (''vahs-KOHL-kah EH-taht POH-eezd/ahf-TOH-boos pree-KHOH-deet f...?'') ====Directions==== ; How do I get to _____ ? : ??? ????????? ??_____ ? (''Kahk dah-BRAHT-sah dah ___?'') ; ...the train station? : ...???????? (''vahk-ZAH-lah'') ; ...the bus station? : ...???????????? (''ahf-tah-vahk-ZAH-lah'') ; ...the airport? : ... ?????????? (''ah-eh-rah-POHR-tah'') ; ...downtown? : ...??????? (''TSENT-rah'') ; ...the youth hostel? : ...??????????? ?????????? (''...'') ; ...the _____ hotel? : ...????????? ______? (''gahs-TEE-nee-tsy'') ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...?????????????/??????????/??????????????/??????????? ???????????? (''ah-mee-ree-KAHNS-kah-vah/kah-NAHTS-kah-vah/ahfst-rah-LIYS-kah-vah/ahng-LEEYS-kah-vah KOHN-soolst-vah'') ; Where are there a lot of... : ??? ???? ?????... (''GDYEH yest MNOH-gah'') ; ...hotels? : ...????????? (''gahs-TEE-neets?'') ; ...restaurants? : ...??????????? (''rees-tah-RAH-nahf?'') ; ...bars? : ...?????? (''BAH-rahf'') ; ...sites to see? : ...??????????????????????? (''dahs-tah-pree-mee-CHAH-teel-nahs-tyey'') ; Can you show me on the map? : ?? ?????? ???????? ?? ?????? (''...'') ; street : ????? (''...'') ; Turn left. : ????????? ??????. (''...'') ; Turn right. : ????????? ???????. (''...'') ; left : ?????? (''na-LEV-a'') ; right : ??????? (''na-PRAV-a...'') ; straight ahead : ????? (''pre-YA-ma'') ; towards the _____ : ? _____ (''...'') ; past the _____ : ???? _____ (''...'') ; before the _____ : ????? _____ (''...'') ; Watch for the _____. : ????? _____. (''...'') ; intersection : ??????????? (''...'') ; north : ????? (''SYEH-vyer'') ; south : ?? (''yook'') ; east : ?????? (''vahs-TAWK'') ; west : ????? (''ZAH-paht'') ; uphill : ????? (''...'') ; downhill : ???? (''...'') ====Taxi==== ; Taxi! : ?????! (''...'') ; Take me to _____, please. : ???????? ???? ?? _____, ??????????. (''...'') ; How much does it cost to get to _____? : ??????? ????? ??????? ?? _____? (''...'') ; Take me there, please. : ???????? ???? ????, ??????????. (''...'') ===Lodging=== ; Do you have any rooms available? : ? ??? ???? ????????? ???????? (''...'') ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : ??????? ????? ??????? ?? ?????? ????????/???? ???????? (''...'') ; Does the room come with... : ? ???? ??????? ????... (''...'') ; ...bedsheets? : ...????????? (''...'') ; ...a bathroom? : ...??????? (''...'') ; ...a telephone? : ...???????? (''...'') ; ...a TV? : ...?????????? (''...'') ; May I see the room first? : ???? ? ??????? ?????????? ???????? (''...'') ; Do you have anything quieter? : ? ??? ???? ???-?????? ??????? (''...'') ; ...bigger? : ...????????? (''...'') ; ...cleaner? : ...??????? (''...'') ; ...cheaper? : ...?????????? (''...'') ; OK, I'll take it. : ??????, ? ????. (''...'') ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : ? ???????? ?? _____ ???? (????/?????). (''...'') ; Can you suggest another hotel? : ?? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ?????????? (''...'') ; Do you have a safe? : ? ??? ???? ????? (''...'') ; ...lockers? : ...?????????????? ?????? (''...'') ; Is breakfast/supper included? : ???????/???? ???????? (''...'') ; What time is breakfast/supper? : ?? ??????? ???????/????? (''...'') ; Please clean my room. : ??????? ? ???? ???????, ??????????. (''...'') ; Can you wake me at _____? : ?? ????? ?? ?? ????????? ???? ? _____? (''...'') ; I want to check out. : ????? ????. (''...'') ===Money=== ; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : ?? ?????????? ????????????/?????????????/????????? ???????? (''...'') ; Do you accept British pounds? : ?? ?????????? ?????????? ?????? (''...'') ; Do you accept credit cards? : ?? ?????????? ????????? ?????? (''...'') ; Can you change money for me? : ?? ????? ?? ?? ???????? ??? ??????? (''...'') ; Where can I get money changed? : ??? ? ???? ???????? ??????? (''...'') ; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : ?? ?????? ???????? ??? ???????? ???? (''...'') ; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : ??? ? ???? ???????? ???????? ???? (''...'') ; What is the exchange rate? : ????? ???? ??????? (''...'') ; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : ??? ????? ?????????? ????????? (''...'') ===Eating=== ; A table for one person/two people, please. : ?????? ?? ?????? ????????/???? ???????, ??????????. (''...'') ; Can I look at the menu, please? : ???? ? ?????????? ????? (''...'') ; Can I look in the kitchen? : ? ???? ?????????? ?? ?????? (''...'') ; Is there a house specialty? : ??? ???? ????????? ?????? (''...'') ; Is there a local specialty? : ??? ??????? ????????? ?????? (''...'') ; I'm a vegetarian. : ? ????????????/????????????. (''...'') ; I don't eat pork. : ? ?? ?? ???????. (''...'') ; I don't eat beef. : ? ?? ?? ????????. (''...'') ; I only eat kosher food. : ?-???? ???????? ?????? ???????? ????. (''...'') ; Can you make it "lite", please? (''less oil/butter/lard'') : ????????, ??????????, ???????? ????. (''...'') ; fixed-price meal : fixed-price meal (''...'') ; a la carte : ????? ??? (''...'') ; breakfast : ??????? (''ZAHF-trik'') ; lunch : ???? (''...'') ; tea (''meal'') : ??????? (''...'') ; supper : ???? (''...'') ; I want _____. : ? ???? _____. (''YAH khah-CHOO'') (''use first form below'') ; I want a dish containing _____. : ? ???? ????? ? _____. (''...'') (''use second form'') ; chicken : ??????/?? (''KOO reet soo/soy'') ; beef : ????????/?? (''...'') ; fish : ????/?? (''ree BOO/BOY'') ; ham : ???????/?? (''SVEE nee noo/noy'') ; sausage : ???????/?? (''...'') ; cheese : ???/?? (''SIHR / SIH-rom'') ; eggs : ????/??? (''yigh-TSAH(-mee)'') ; salad : ?????/?? (''SA-lat(-om)'') ; (fresh) vegetables : (??????/???) ?????/??? (''...'') ; (fresh) fruit : (??????/???) ??????/??? (''...'') ; bread : ????/?? (''KHLYEP / KHLYEH-bom'') ; toast : ????/?? (''TOAST(-om)'') ; noodles : ?????/?? (''LAHP shah/shoy'') ; rice : ???/?? (''REES / REE-som'') ; beans : ?????? (''FA-sol'') ; May I have a glass of _____? : ?????, ??????????, ?????? _____? (''...'') ; May I have a cup of _____? : ?????, ??????????, ????? _____? (''...'') ; May I have a bottle of _____? : ?????, ??????????, ??????? _____? (''...'') ; ...coffee : ...???? (''KOH-feh'') ; ...tea (''drink'') : ...??? (''CHAH-yah'') ; ...juice : ...???? (''SOH-kah'') ; ...(bubbly) water : ...??????????? ???? (''mee-nee-RAL-noy vah-DIH'') ; ...water : ...???? (''VOH dih'') ; ...beer : ...???? (''PEE vah'') ; ...red/white wine : ...????????/?????? ???? (''...'') ; May I have some _____? : ?????, ?????????? _____? (''...'') ; salt : ???? (''SOHL'') ; black pepper : ?????? ????? (''...'') ; butter : ????? (''MAS-lo'') ; Excuse me, waiter? (''getting attention of server''): ????????! (''...'') ; I'm finished. : ? ????????(?). (''...'') ; It was delicious. : ??? ???? ???????????. (''...'') ; Please clear the plates. : ???. (''...'') ; The check, please. : ?????, ??????????, ????. (''...'') ===Bars=== ; Do you serve alcohol? : ?? ???????? ??????????? ???????? (''...'') ; Is there table service? : ????? ???? ????????? (''...'') ; A beer/two beers, please. : ????? ?????, ???? ????/??? ????. (''...'') ; A glass of red/white wine, please. : ????? ?????, ?????? ????????/?????? ????. (''...'') ; A pint, please. : ????? ?????, ???? ?????. (''...'') ; A bottle, please. : ????? ?????, ???? ???????. (''...'') ; _____ (''hard liquor'') and _____ (''mixer''), please. : ?????? ?????, _____ (''hard liquor'') ? _____ (''mixer'' in ablative form). (''...'') ; whiskey : ????? (''vee SKEE'') ; vodka : ????? (''VOHD ka'') ; rum : po? (''rohm'') ; water : ???? (''...'') ; club soda : ???????????? ???? (?????????) (''...'') ; tonic water : ????? (''...'') ; orange juice : ???????????? ??? (''...'') ; Coke (''soda'') : ??????? (''...'') ; Do you have any bar snacks? : ????? ???? ?????? (''...'') ; One more, please. : ??? ????, ??????????. (''yish-CHAW ahd-NOO'') ; Another round, please. : ?????????, ??????????. (''yish-CHAW ahd-NOO'') ; When is closing time? : ????? ?? ????????????? (''...'') ===Shopping=== ; Do you have this in my size? : ? ??? ???? ??? ????? ???????? (''...'') ; How much is this? : ??????? ??? ?????? (''SKOL-ka EH-toh STO-it...'') ; That's too expensive. : ??? ??????? ??????. (''...'') ; Would you take _____? : ?? ???????? _____? (''...'') ; expensive : ?????? (''...'') ; cheap : ?????? (''...'') ; I can't afford it. : ? ?? ???? ???? ????? ?????????. (''...'') ; I don't want it. : ? ??? ?? ????. (''YAH EH-toh nyi khah-CHOO'') ; You're cheating me. : ?? ???? ???????????. (''...'') ; I'm not interested. : ??? ??? ?? ?????????.. (..) ; OK, I'll take it. : ??????, ? ??????. (''...'') ; Can I have a bag? : ?????, ??????????, ?????. (''...'') ; Do you ship (overseas)? : ? ??? ???? ???????? (?? ???????)? (''...'') ; I need... : ??? ?????/?????/?????/?????... (''mnyeh NOOZH-noh'') ; ...toothpaste. : ...?????? ?????. (''ZOOB-nah-yah PAHS-tah'') ; ...a toothbrush. : ...?????? ?????. (''ZOOB-nah-yah SHOHT-kah'') ; ...tampons. : ...???????. (''...'') ; ...soap. : ...????. (''MIH-lo'') ; ...shampoo. : ...???????. (''...'') ; ...pain reliever. (''e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen'') : ...??????????????. (''...'') ; ...cold medicine. : ...????????? ?? ????????. (''...'') ; ...stomach medicine. : ...????????? ??? ??????. (''...'') ; ...a razor. : ...??????. (''...'') ; ...an umbrella. : ...??????. (''ZOHN-teek'') ; ...sunblock lotion. : ...?????? ?? ??????. (''...'') ; ...a postcard. : ...????????. (''...'') ; ...postage stamps. : ...???????? ?????. (''...'') ; ...batteries. : ...?????????. (''bah-tah-RAY-kee'') ; ...writing paper. : ...??????. (''boo-MAH-gah'') ; ...a pen. : ...?????. (''ROOCH-kah'') ; ...English-language books. : ...????? ?? ?????????? ?????. (''KNEE-gee nah ahn-GLEE-skom yah-zih-KYEH'') ; ...English-language magazines. : ...??????? ?? ?????????? ?????. (''zhoor-NAH-lih nah ahn-GLEE-skom yah-zih-KYEH'') ; ...an English-language newspaper. : ...?????? ?? ?????????? ?????. (''gah-ZYEH-tah nah ahn-GLEE-skom yah-zih-KYEH'') ; ...a Russian-English dictionary. : ...??????-?????????? ???????. (''ROOS-skoh-ahn-GLEE-skee sloh-VAHR'') ===Driving=== ; I want to rent a car. : ? ???? ????? ?????? ????????. (''...'') ; Can I get insurance? : ? ???? ????? ?????????? (''...'') ; stop (''on a street sign'') : ???? (STOP) (''...'') ; one way : ????????????? ???????? (''...'') ; yield : ???????? ?????? (''...'') ; no parking : ???????? ??? (''...'') ; speed limit : ??????????? ???????? (''...'') ; gas (''petrol'') station : (????)???????? (''...'') ; petrol : ?????? (''...'') ; diesel : ?? (????????? ???????) (''...'') ===Authority=== ; I haven't done anything wrong. : ? ?????? ??????? ?? ?????(?). (''...'') ; It was a misunderstanding. : ?? ???? ????? ?? ??????. (''...'') ; Where are you taking me? : ???? ?? ???? ??????? (''...'') ; Am I under arrest? : ? ?????????(?)? (''...'') ; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : ? ????????? ???????/?????????/??????????????/??????. (''...'') ; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : ? ???? ?????????? ? ???????????/???????????? ???????/?????????/??????????????/??????. (''...'') ; I want to talk to a lawyer. : ? ???? ?????????? ? ?????????. (''...'') ; Can I just pay a fine now? : ? ???? ????????? ????? ??????? (''...'') ==Learning more== <!-- ''This is where you'd give more information on learning the language, such as links to online courses or textbooks, or suggestions for in-person courses to take.'' --> * [http://wikibooks.org/wiki/Russian Very basic Russian course at Wikibooks] fr:Guide linguistique russe First page | Prev | Next | Last page |
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