Russian Words and Phrases
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(Bold syllables indicate stress)
| YesДа dah |
NoНет Nyet |
MaybeМожет быть moh-zhit bit’ |
| HelloЗдравствуйте zdrav-stvooy-tye |
HiПривет preev-yet |
Good DayДобрый День doh-bry dzyen‘ |
| Good AfternoonДобрый День doh-bry dzyen‘ |
Good NightДобрый Вечер doh-bry vyecher |
Good Bye (General Use)До свидания duh-svee-dah-nya |
| See You (will see them in a short while)Пока pah-kah |
Farewell (don’t know when you’ll see them next)Прощай proh-shchai |
See you tomorrowДо завтра dah zav-trah |
| Please/You’re WelcomeПожалуйста poh-zhahl-stah |
Thank YouСпасибо spah-see-bah |
SorryПростите proh-stee-tye |
| WelcomeДобро Пожаловатьdah-broh poh-zhahl-oh-vat‘ | How are you doing?Как дела? kahk dze-la? |
Okay, AlrightЛадно Lahd-nah |
| ExcellentХорошо Khah-rah-sho |
(Not) bad(Не)плохо (neh)ploh-khah |
As alwaysКак всегда Kahk vseg-dah |
| Pleased to meet youОчень Приятно oh-chen’ pree-yaht-noh |
How old are you?Сколько вам лет? Skohl-kuh vahm l-yet |
I’m x years oldМне __ года/лет m-nyeh __ goh-dah/l-yet |
| Excuse me…Извените eez-ve-nee-tye |
Do you speak English?Вы знаете Английский? vi znah-yeh-tye an-glee-skee |
What languages do you speak?Kакие языки вы знаете? kahk-ee-ye yah-zik-ee vi znah-ye-tye? |
| How do you say x n Russian?Как по-Русски…? Kahk pah-roos-kee |
I don’t understandЯ (не) понимаю yah (neh-) poh-nee-mah-yoo |
I (don’t) knowЯ (не) знаю yah (neh-) znah-yoo |
| Where are you from?Откуда вы? ot-koo-dah vi? |
What is your name?Как вас зовут? kahk vas zah-voot |
My name is…Меня зовут meen-yah zah-voot… |
| What time is it?Cколько времени? skohl-kuh vreh-meh-nee? |
How much does it cost?Сколько стоит? skohl-kuh stoy-it |
Is that everything?Это всё? eh-ta v-syoh? |
| Do you know where x is?Вы знаете где…? vi znah-yeh-tye g-dze |
Do you want…?Ты хочешь? Ti kho-chesh |
That isn’t necessaryНет, не надо nyet, neh nah-duh |
| Help me, pleaseПомогите, Пожалуйста pah-mah-gee-tyeh, poh-zhahl-stah |
Bless you! (after cough or sneeze)Будьте здоровы! Boodz-tye z-dah-roh-vi This article was used with permission from: Indo-European Languages |
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