LET’S SPEAK RUSSIAN
Аа – a | Ёё – yo | Лл – l | Сс – s | Чч – ch | Ээ – eh |
Бб – b | Жж – zh | Мм – m | Тт – t | Шш – sh | Юю – yu |
Вв – v | Зз – z | Нн – n | Уу – u | Щщ – shch | Яя – ya |
Гг – g | Ии – i | Оо – o | Фф – f | Ъъ – “ | |
Дд – d | Йй – iy | Пп – p | Хх – kh | Ыы – y | |
Ее – ye | Кк – k | Рр – r | Цц – ts | Ьь – ‘ |
Presentation, greeting
Yes | da |
No, not | net |
How do you do | zdr’astvuite’ |
Hallo | priv’et |
Good-bye | da svid’ania |
Excuse me | izvin’ite |
Please | pozh’alusta |
Thank you | spas’iba |
I am English | ya Anglitch’anin |
I am American | ya Amerik’anets |
I am Canadian | ya Kan’adets |
I do not understand | ya ne ponim’ayu |
How are you? | kak dil’a? |
Very well, thank you | vsio harash’o, spas’iba |
What is your name? | kak vas zav’ut? |
My name is .. . | mini’a zov’ut . .. |
I am pleased | ‘otchen priy’atna |
Where is … ? |
Gde nah’oditsa … ? |
What is the name of this street? | kak nazyv’ayetsa eta ‘ulitsa? |
Where is a shop? | gde magaz’in? |
Far away | dalek’o |
Nearby | bl’izka |
Straight | pry’ama |
To the right | napr’ava |
To the left |
nal’eva |
When? |
kogd’a |
Monday | panid’elnik |
Tuesday |
vt’ orni k |
Wednesday | sred’a |
Thursday | tchetv’erg |
Friday | pi’atnitsa |
Saturday | sub’ota |
Sunday |
voskris’enie |
Today | sev’odnya |
Yesterday |
vtcher’a |
Never | nikogd’a |
Tomorrow |
z’awtra |
Morning | ‘utro |
Noon |
den |
Evening | ‘vetcher |
At what time? |
v kat’orom tchas’u? |
What ti me is it? | kot’ori tchas? |
Hour |
tchas |
Minute | min’uta |
ALways |
vsegd’a |
Midday |
p’olden |
How much’..? |
skolka’…? |
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What does it cost? | sk’olka st’oit? | It is costly | ‘eta d’oraga |
Big | balsh’ oi | Small | m’alenky |
Much | mn’oga | Little | m’alenky |
Do you have . . . ? | u vas ‘yest … ? |
May I..? |
Mozhno … ? |
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I’d like … | ya hot’el by .. | To sleep | spat |
This | eto | Stamp | ‘marka |
To go | poit’i | Envelope | konv’ert |
To eat | ‘yest | Post card | otkr’ytka |
Breakfast | ‘zavtrak | Water | va’da |
Lunch | ob’ed | Wine | vi’no |
Dinner | ‘uzhin | Tea | ch’ai |
To drink | pit’ | Coffee | ‘kofi |
Figures |
‘Tsifry |
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Zero | nol | Eight | w’osem | Sixteen | shestn’adtsat |
One | a’din | Nine | d’eviat | Seventeen | semn’adtsat |
Two | dwa | Ten | d’esiat | Eighteen | vosemn’adtsat |
Three | tri | Eleven | od’inadtsat | Nineteen | deviatn’adtsat |
Four | tchet’yre | Twelve | dven’adtsat | Twenty | dv’adtsat |
Five | pi’at | Thirteen | trin’adtsat | Twenty-one | dv’adtsat a’din |
Six | shest | Fourteen | tchet’yrnadtsat | One hundred | sto |
Seven | sem | Fifteen | piatn’adtsat | Thousand | ‘tysiatcha |
Some Other UsefuL Words |
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Avenue | Проспект (prosp’ect) | Taxi | Такси (taks’i) |
Cathedral | Собор (sob’or) | Restaurant | Ресторан (restor’an) |
Church | Церковь (ts’erkov) | Do not smoke | Не курить (ne kur’it) |
Icon | Икона (ik’ona) | Hotel | Гостиница (gost’initsa ) |
Monastery | Монастрырь (monast’yr) | River station |
Речной вокзал (retch’oi vokz’al) |
Monument | Памятник (‘pamyatnik) | ||
Street | Улица (‘ulitsa) | Cabin | Каюта (ka’yuta) |
Tour | Башня (b’ashnia) | Place | Место (m’esto) |
Entrance | Вход (vhod) | Airport | Аэропорт (aerop’ort) |
Exit | Выход (v’yhod) | Passage forbidden | Проход запрещен (proh’od zapretsch’en) |
City | Город (g’orod) | ||
Toilet | Туалет (tual’et) | Doctor | Доктор (‘doktor) |
Man | Мужчина (muzhtch’ina) | Drug-store | Аптека (apt’eka) |
Woman | Женщина (zh’entchina) | Hospital | Больница (boln’itsa) |
Closed | Закрыто (zakr’yto) | Theater | Театр (te’atr) |
Open | Открыто (otkr’yto) | Post | Почта (p’ochta) |
Free | Свободно (svob’odno) | Bank | Банк (bank) |
Occupied | Занято (z’aniato) | Exchange point | Обменный пункт (obm’enny’punkt) |
Cashier | Касса (k’assa) | ||
Telephone | Телефон (telef’o n) | Stop | Стоп (stop) |