last edited: October 22, 2004
www.single-serving.com/Russian/print.html Copyright © single-serving.com, all rights reserved.
info@single-serving.com
Please send feedback on single-serving phrase guides to:
company this booklet and more phrase guides.
Visit www.single-serving.com/Russian/ for audio to ac-
20.... dvadtsat (frml)/(inf)...formal/informal
19.... devyatnadtsat (f)(m)(n)....feminine/masculine/neutral
18.... vosemnadtsat
17.... semnadtsat 1000. tysyacha
16.... shestnadtsat 500... pyatsot
15.... pyatnadtsat 200... dvesti
14.... chetyrnadtsat 125... sto dvadtsat pyat
13.... trinadtsat 111... sto odinnadtsat
12.... dvenadtsat 102... sto dva
11.... odinnadtsat 101... sto odin
Transliterated (Latin alphabet) 10.... desyat 100... sto
9...... devyat 90..... devyanosto
Tourist basics 8...... vosem 80..... vosemdesyat
7...... sem 70..... semdesyat
Russian 6...... shest 60..... shestdesyat
5...... pyat 50..... pyatdesyat
FREE wallet-sized Phrase Guides 4...... chetyre 40..... sorok
3...... tri 30..... tridtsat
2...... dva 23..... dvadtsat tri
1...... odin 22..... dvadtsat dva
0...... nol 21..... dvadtsat odin
Numbers 0.2
Basics 1.1
Hello................................. Zdravstvuyte. Goodbye...................... Do svidaniya / Poka!
Hi...................................... Privet. How are you?............... Kak dela? (informal)
Yes/No..............................Da / Net. How are you?............... Kak Pozhivaete? (formal)
(Very) Good......................(Ochen) khorosho. Excellent...................... Prekrasno.
Please.............................. Pozhaluysta. Good, thanks, and you?..Spasibo, a kak vy? (form)
Thank you
Thank you very much. Ogromnoe spasibo. Thank you very much... Bolshoe spasibo.
Spasibo.
You’re welcome................Ne za chto. Very well, thanks.......... Spasibo, ochen khorosho.
Good morning...................Dobroe utro. See you later/tomorrow..Do vstrechi / zavtra.
Good day..........................Dobryy den. See ya!......................... Uvidimsya!
Good evening................... Dobryy vecher. Cheers! (toast)............. Na zdorove!
Good night........................Spokoynoy nochi. Sorry!........................... Izvinite!
Open / Closed.................. Otkryto / Zakryto.* May I?.......................... Razreshite pozhaluysta?
Pull / Push........................ Na sebya / Ot sebya.* Small / Big.................... Malenkiy / Bolshoy.*
Do you speak English?.... Vy govorite po-angliyski? A little......... Nemnozhko.
I don’t speak Russian................................................................................. Ya ne govoryu po-russki.
I only speak a little Russian........................................................................ Ya govoryu nemnozhko po-russki.
I understand................................................................................................Ya
understand................................................................................................ ponimayu.
I don’t understand.......................................................................................Ya
understand....................................................................................... ne ponimayu.
Could you please say that again?.............................................................. Povtorite, pozhaluysta?
Could you please speak more slowly?....................................................... Pomedlennee pozhaluysta?
more polite form:...............................................Vy
form:............................................... ne mogli by govorit pomedlennee?
Could you please write that down?.............................................................Pozhaluysta,
down?............................................................. napishite?
My bag/wallet/passport was stolen!............................................................ U menya ukrali sumku / koshelyok / pasport!
I need a doctor!...........................................................................................Mne
doctor!........................................................................................... nuzhen vrach!
Call the police!............................................................................................ Pozvonite pozhaluysta u miliciyu!
*not included in the mp3 audio file. ✆ Police (emergency) 02 in Russia
**these words will vary their endings with various genders and cases
(f) -aya/-yaya (-ая/-яя) last.......................................... Posledny**
(m) -y (-ый) first..........................................Pervy**
(n) -oye/-eye (-ое/-ее) next.........................................Sleduyushchy**
After the stoplight.....................Posle svetofora.
In front of (the museum).......... Pered (muzeem.) Across from (the hotel)........... Cherez dorogu ot (gostinitsy.)
Behind (the church)................. Za (tserkovyu.) Turn left.................................. Povernite nalevo.
At the corner............................ Na uglu. Turn right................................ Povernite napravo.
Entrance/Exit........................... Vkhod / Vykhod Straight ahead........................ Pryamo.
Where can I get a taxi?..............................................................................Gde
taxi?.............................................................................. stoyanka taksi?
Where is an internet cafe?.........................................................................Gde
cafe?......................................................................... nakhodittsya internet kafe?
Where is the train/bus station?.................................................................. Gde nakhodittsya vokzal?
Where is the post office?........................................................................... Gde nakhodittsya pochta?
Where is the nearest bank machine/ATM?............................................... Gde nakhodittsya bankomat?
Where is a telephone?...............................................................................Gde
telephone?............................................................................... nakhodittsya telefon?
Where is the nearest bank?.......................................................................Gde
bank?....................................................................... nakhodittsya blizhayshy bank?
...................Muzhchina or Muzhtskoy or Zhenshchina or Zhentsky
Men / Women.................................(00 means unisex)..............................
Where are the toilets?............................................................................... Gde zdes nazhodittsya tualet?
Do you accept credit cards?...................................................................... Zdes mozhno rasplatittsya kreditnoy kartochkoy?
cheaper?................................................................ chto-nibud podeshevle u vas est?
Do you have anything cheaper?................................................................A
e........................................................................................... Schet, pozhaluysta.
The bill please...........................................................................................
The menu please!......................................................................................Menyu,
please!...................................................................................... pozhaluysta!
How much does that cost?........................................................................ Skolko eto stoit?
Shopping / Directions 1.3
Introductions 1.2
What is your name?.....................................Kak
name?..................................... vas zovut? (formal) Kak tebe zovut? (informal) (not
Monday- sure if that’s right. )
Ponedelnik My name is Marina...................................... Menya zovut Marina.
Pleased to meet you....................................Priyatno
you.................................... poznakomitsya.
Tuesday- I am (22) years old...................................... Mne (dvadtsat dva) goda.
Vtornik How old are you?.........................................A
you?......................................... skolko vam / tebe let? (formal / informal)
Where are you from?...................................Otkuda
from?................................... vy / ty? (formal / informal)
Wednesday- I’m from the USA......................................... Ya iz Soedinyonnykh Shtatov Ameriki.
Sreda No, I’m from Canada................................... Net. Ya iz Kanady.
You’re from England....................................Vy
England.................................... iz Anglii. (formal)
Thursday- You’re from Scotland................................... Ty iz Shotlandii. (informal)
Chetverg She’s from Australia.................................... Ona iz Avstralii.
He’s from Ireland......................................... On iz Irlandiya.
Friday- We’re from New Zealand.............................My
Zealand............................. iz Novoy Zelandii.
Pyatnitsa They are from Wales................................... Oni iz Uelsa.
How do you like Russia?............................. Kak vam nravitsya Rossiya? (formal)
Saturday- I like it very much.........................................Nam
much......................................... ochen nravitsya zdes.
Subbota Have you ever been to the CIS?................. Vy uzhe byli v SNG? (formal)
No, never..................................................... Net, nikogda.
Sunday- This is my 2nd time in Russia......................Eto
Russia...................... nash vtoroy raz v Rossii.
Voskresene What do you do?......................................... A chto vy delaete? (formal)
I’m a student................................................Ya
student................................................ student.
I’m on vacation............................................ Ya v otpuske.
I’m here on business...................................Ya
business................................... zdes v komandirovke.