Lellia
Everyday expressions in Russian. How do we talk.

 Meeting new people (I use it every time when I ask something): Hello - Здравствуйте! (Zdrastvuitie)

Glad to meet you - Приятно познакомиться.(priyatna paznakomitsa)

Excuse me... - Извините (Izvinitie)

Please, you are welcome - пожалуйста (pazhalusta)

Can you tell me... - Не подскажите... ( ne patskazhitie)/ Подскажите, пожалуйста...

Can you tell me the time please. - Скажите, пожалуйста, который час. (katory chas)

Where is Arbat street? - Где улица Арбат (Gdie ulitsa Arbat)

When you are in the shop or a ticket office: Can I get ___ , please? - Будьте добры, ____. (butie dabri) / ______, пожалуйста.

Can I get a ticket to Moscow, please? - Будьте добры, один билет до Москвы. (adin biliet do Maskvi).

Usually Russian people just say: "до Москвы". If they are polite, they add "пожалуйста" or "будьте добры". But they are not usually polite.))

In the metro you take one ticket but say how many trips you need. So you say: 10 trips, please - десять поездок, пожалуйста (desyat' paezdok).

If you jog somebody or step on someone's leg you should say: sorry - простите (prastitie).

If someone says to you "простите" you can answer: that's ok - ничего страшного (nichevo strashnavo).

How much is it? - Сколько стоит? (skol'ka stoit).

Good bye - До свидания (da svidaniya). I usually wish also happiness and say instead of  "до свидания" - Счастливо! (schasliva)

Aug 28, 2013 1:56 PM
Comments · 9
1

Great, thanks! I've been teaching myself Russian for more than a year and still, I learned some new things here :)

 

Also, "to bump into someone" is a better English term, rather than "jog"

August 28, 2013

Thank you all for your kind words! "ы" is a very hard sound, so in any case you should listen to a native speaker's pronunciation. Translitteration cannot express the sound correctly.

September 7, 2013

Большое спасибо))

September 6, 2013

very helpful, thix ever :DXD

September 4, 2013

Thanks Lellia for your sharing.... :) I Like Russian Accent..., and very Clear rrrrRRRRRrrrrrr..., :),

September 3, 2013
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