Arrival, Hotel

At the customs

Vot moy paspart Here's my passport

Vot maya veeza Here's my visa

Currency exchange

Gde mozhna Where can I change some

? abmeenyat' valyootoo? money?

I want to change some

Ya hachoo abmeenyat'dollari
dollars

Checking out

Mne noozhna v aeroport Take me to the airport

Dining, Eating Out

At the restaurant

Give me the menu,

Dayte pazhaloosta menyoo
please

Yah khachoo paprobavat' I want to try some

natseeanal'naye blyoodo national dish
... Preeneeseete mne I'll have ...

Ochen' fkoosna That's delicious

What will you
? Shto vi pasavyetooeetye
recommend?

, Bol'she neecheevo nee noozhna, Nothing more, thank

spaseeba you
, Schyot pazhaloosta Bring the bill, please

Drinks

, Stakan chaya pazhaloosta A glass of tea, please

, Chashkoo kofee pazhaloosta A cup of coffee, please
...
Ya khatel bi I'd like some...
[male]
...
Ya khatela bi I'd like some...
[female]

... sok ... juice

... malako ... milk

... meeneeral'nooyoo vodoo ... mineral water

... kvas ... kvass
Shopping
General Phrases

...? Gde ya magoo koopeet' Where can I buy ...?

Ya vaz'moo eta I'll take it

, Zaveerneete pazhaloosta Could you wrap it, please?

Ya tol'ka smatryoo I'm just looking

? Mozhna pamyereet' Can I try it on?

? Est lee na razmer bol'she Do you have a larger size?

? Est lee na razmermen''she Do you have a smaller size?

? Gde kassa Where's the cashdesk?

Asking the Price

? Skol'ka eto stoeet How much is this?

, Napeesheete pazhaloosta Please, write it down

Eta sleeshkam doraga That's too expensive

- Net lee oo vas cheevo- Haven't you anything
neebood' padeeshevlee cheaper?

Basic Expressions
Russian Greetings

Dobraye ootro Good morning

Dobriy den' Good afternoon

Dobriy vyecher Good evening

Zdrastvooyte Hello
! Preevyet Hi!

Rat teebya veedet' Nice to see you!

? Kak pazhivayesh? How are you?

, ! Spaseeba preekrasna! Fine, thanks!

! Neeploha! Not so bad

? Kak vas zavoot? What's your name?

... Meenya zavoot... My name is...

Saying Thanks in Russian

Spaseeba Thank you

Bal'shoye spaseeba Thank you very much.

Nyezashta That's all right

Pazhalooysta You're welcome

Apologies

Eezveeneete Sorry!
Prasteete Excuse me

, , Neechevo, neechevo, pazhaloosta That's all right

Neechevo srashnava No harm

Saying Goodbye in Russian

, () K sazhalyeneeyoo mnye (nam) I'm sorry I (we) should

para eettee be going

! Da sveedaneeya Good-bye!
! Paka Bye-bye!

Ooveedeemsya See you

! Schasleevava pootee Have a nice trip!

Speaking, Comprehension

-? Vi gavareetye pa angleeskee? Do you speak English?

- Ya plokha gavaryoo pa rooskee My Russian is bad
, , Gavareetye Could you speak more
pazhalooysta myedleeney slowly?
Ya nee paneemayoo I don't understand

Ya paneemayoo I understand
 . Hello. zdrst-vuj-tye
My name is mye-ny za-vt
? Whats your name? kak vas za-vt?
. Pleased to meet you. -chyen pri-yt-na

? How are you? kak dye-l?

, . Fine, thank you. spa-s-ba, ha-ra-sh.
? And you? a u vas?

. Good morning. d-bra-ye -tra

. Good day d-bryj dyen
. Good evening. d-bryj vy-chyer
. Good night. spa-kj-naj n-chi

. Bye. pa-k
. Goodbye da svi-d-ni-ya
. See you tomorrow. da zf-tra

-? Do you speak? vy ga-va-r-tye pa?

? English? an-gljs-ki?
I dont speak ya nye ga-va-ry

. I dont understand. ya nye pa-ni-m-yu

, Sorry, iz-vi-n-tye,
. I dont understand. ya nye pa-ni-m-yu

?
Do you have the menu in other languages?
u vas yest mye-ny na dru-gh ye-zy-kh?

/ / ?
Do you have the menu in English / Spanish
u vas yest mye-ny na an-gljs-kam / is-pns-kam

?
What do you recommend?
shto vy rye-ka-myen-d-ye-tye?
 Id like ya ha-tyl by
/ / / .
Id like meat / fish / pasta / a salad.
ya ha-tyl by my-sa / r-bu / ps-tu / sa-lt

. Id like a dessert. ya ha-tyl by dye-syrt

Id like to drink ya ha-tyl by pit
. Id like this / that. ya ha-tyl by -ta

?
Do you have a smoking area?
u vas yest z-na dlya ku-ry-schih?

/ . With ice / Without ice. sa l-dm / bye-za l-d

? Can I see that? mzh-na -ta pas-ma-tryt?
? How much is it? skl-ka -ta st-it?

? ?
Can I try it on? Where?
mzh-na -ta pri-my-rit? gdye?

/ .
I want a bigger / smaller size.
ya ha-ch raz-myr pa-bl-she / pa-myn-she

. Im taking this. ya bye-r -ta

? How much is it? skl-ka -ta st-it?

, .
Can you write the price down, please?
na-pi-sh-tye ts-nu, pa-zh-lus-ta

?
Can I pay with credit card?
mzh-na za-pla-tt krye-dt-naj kr-taj?

? How much do I owe you? skl-ka s mye-ny?

 ?
Where do I have to pay?
gdye ya dl-zhen pla-tt?

? Can I have the check/bill, please? mzh-na schyot?

Essentials

Yes (da)

No (nyet)

Please (poZHAlusta)

Thank you (spaSIbo)

Youre welcome (ne za chto)

Excuse me (proSHU proSCHEniya)

Im sorry (izviNIte)

I dont understand. . (ya ne poniMAyu)

I dont speak Russian. -. (ya ne govorU po RUSski)

Do you speak English? -? (vi govoRIte po

angLIYski?)

Help me, please. , . (pomoGIte poZHAlusta)

Where is the bathroom? ? (gde tuaLET?)

One ticket (please). (). (oDIN biLYET

(poZHAlusta))

Greetings & Small Talk

Hello (formal)! ! (ZDRAstvuyte)

Hello (informal)! ! (priVET)

Good morning. . (dObroye Utro)

Good afternoon. . (dObriy den)

Good evening. .(dObriy VEcher)

How are you? ? (kak deLA?)

Im fine, thank you. , . (haraSHO, spaSIbo)

Im ok, thank you. , . (nePLOho, spaSIbo)

Whats your (formal/informal) name? / ? (kak

vas/teBYA zoVUT?)

My name is ... ... (meNYA zoVUT...)

Its nice to meet you. . (priYATno

poznaKOmitsa)

Goodbye. . (do sviDAniya)

Good night. . (DObroi NOchi)

Until next time (do VSTREchi)

Directions

Where is...? ...? (Gde...?)

Where is the metro? ? (gde meTRO?)

Where is the bus? ? (gde avTObus?)

Is it far? ? (eto daleKO?)

Go straight. . (iDIte PRYAmo)

Turn right. . (poverNIte na PRAvo)

Turn left. . (poverNIte na LEvo)

Stop here, please. , . (ostanoVItes zdes,

poZHAlusta)

A map, please. , . (KARtu, poZHAlusta)

Eating Out, Time Indications, Shopping Vocabulary

Restaurants and Cafes

Could I have the menu, please? , ? (MOzhno meNU

poZHAlusta?)

A table for two, please. , (na dvoIH, poZHAlusta)

Appetizer (zaKUSka)

Salad (saLAt)

Soup (sup)

Chicken (KUritsa)

Beef (goVYAdina)

Fish (RIba)

Main Course (goRYAchee BLUdo)

Dessert (deSSERt)

I will have ... ... (ya BUdu...)

May I have a glass of ... (water/wine/beer) ...

(//) (MOzhno mne staKAN... (viNA/voDI/PIva))

May I have a cup of... (tea/coffee) ... (/) (MOzhno mne

CHAshku... (CHAya/KOfe))

May I have the bill, please? , ? (MOzhno chek,

poZHAlusta?)

Breakfast (ZAvtrak)

Lunch (oBED)

Dinner (Uzhin)

Shopping

How much is it? ? (skolko STOit?)

Can I pay? ? (MOzhno zaplaTIT?)

Can I pay by credit card? ?
(MOzhno zaplaTIT kreDItnoi KARtochkoi?)

Cash (naLICHnie)

Supermarket (superMARket)

Bakery (BUlochnaya)

Time Indications

Now (seyCHAS)

Today (seGOdnya)

Tomorrow- (ZAVtra)

Yesterday (vcheRA)

Morning (Utro)

Afternoon (den)

Evening - (VEcher)

This afternoon (seGOdnya dnyom)

This evening (soGOdnya VEcherom)

Go away! ! (Ostav'te menja v pokoe)

! (Ostav'te menja v pokoe!) - frm

Leave me alone!
! (Ostav' menja v pokoe!) - inf

! (Pomogite!)
Help!
! (Spasite!)

Fire! ! (Poar!)

Stop! ! (Stoj!)

! (Pozvonite v policiju!)
Call the police!
! (Pozovite policiju!)

Where's the toilet? ? (Gde naxoditsja tualet?)