Basic Russian phrases

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Basic Russian phrases

Russian is one of the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. There are almost 150 million native speakers in the world. It is an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and it is spoken by many in Ukraine, Estonia and Latvia as well as other countries. The Russian language uses a Cyrillic alphabet which can make it a more difficult language to master.

 

 

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Hello – Здравствуйте (Zdravstvujte)

Good morning – Доброе утро (Dobroe utro)

Good afternoon – Добрый день (Dobryj den’)

Good evening – Добрый вечер (Dobryj večer)

 Good night – Доброй ночи (Dobroj noči)

Good bye – До свидания (Do svidanija)

Welcome – Добро пожаловать (Dobro požalovat’)

How are you? – Как дела? (Kak dela?)/ Как поживаешь? (Kak poživaeš’?)

Good, thank you. And you? – Спасибо, хорошо. А ты?(Spasibo, xorošo. A ty?)

Thank you – Спасибо (Spasibo)

You’re welcome – Не за что! (Ne za čto!)

Good luck – Удачи (Udači)

Bon voyage – Счастливого пути (Sčastlivogo puti)

I don’t understand – Я не понимаю (Ja ne ponimaju)

I don’t know – Я не знаю (Ja ne znaju)

Yes/ no – Да (Da)/ Нет (Net)

I love you – Я тебя люблю (Ja tebja ljublju)

Do you speak English/ Russian? – Ты говоришь по-английски? (Ty govoriš’ po-anglijski?)/

Ты говоришь по-русски?(Ty govoriš’ po-russki?)?

Yes, a little – Да, немного (Da, nemnogo)

Please – Пожалуйста (Požalujsta)

I miss you – Я скучаю по тебе (Ja skučaju po tebe)

Have a nice day – Хорошего дня (Xorošego dnja)

What’s your name? – Как тебя зовут? (Kak tebja zovut?)

My name is … – Меня зовут… (Menja zovut …)

Nice to meet you – Приятно познакомиться (Prijatno poznakomit’sja)

Help! – Помогите! (Pomogite!)

 

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