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Stuff Every Traveler Should Say in Russian
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- How do you say 'Hello' politely to a stranger in Russian?
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Здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte). Здравствуйте works for strangers, older people and groups. The first в is silent, so it sounds like 'ZDRAST-vuy-tye'. Спокойной ночи means good night and до свидания means goodbye.
- Which Russian word is a casual 'Hi' for friends?
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Привет (privet). Привет is informal, like 'hi' or 'hey'. Use it with people you call ты (ty). With strangers, say здравствуйте instead.
- How do you say 'Thank you very much' in Russian?
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Большое спасибо (bolshoye spasibo). Спасибо is thanks, and большое means big. Не за что is the reply 'don't mention it', and очень приятно means pleased to meet you.
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- How do you say 'Hello' politely to a stranger in Russian?
- Which Russian word is a casual 'Hi' for friends?
- How do you say 'Thank you very much' in Russian?
- How do you say 'Excuse me' or 'Sorry' politely in Russian?
- How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian?
- Which Russian phrase means 'Good morning'?
- How do you say 'Good night' when saying farewell in Russian?
- How do you say 'Pleased to meet you' in Russian?
- Which Russian phrase is the formal way to ask 'How are you?'
- Which Russian word is the polite 'you' for a single stranger?
- What number is пять (pyat)?
- What does the number word десять (desyat) mean?
- On a price tag, what does тысяча (tysyacha) mean?
- How do you say 'tomorrow' in Russian?
- Which Russian word means 'yesterday'?
- How do you ask 'Where is the toilet?' in Russian?
- Which Russian word means 'to the left'?
- How do you ask 'Is it far?' in Russian?
- Which Russian word means 'airport'?
- What does the sign «остановка» (ostanovka) mean at a street corner?
- How do you ask for one ticket in Russian?
- How do you ask a waiter for the menu in Russian?
- How do you ask for the bill in Russian?
- How do you tell a host 'This is very tasty!' in Russian?
- What do Russians say to someone who is about to eat?
- Which Russian phrase is a formal toast, 'To your health!'?
- Which Russian word can mean a hotel room?
- At check-in a clerk asks for your «паспорт» (pasport). What do they want?
- How do you say 'It's expensive' in Russian?
- What do you find at a shop marked «аптека» (apteka)?
- Which word do you call out in Russian to ask for help?
- What does «скорая помощь» (skoraya pomoshch) on a van mean?
- What does «полиция» (politsiya) mean?
- Which Russian word means 'hospital'?
- What does the door sign «Вход» (vkhod) mean?
- A shop door says «Открыто» (otkryto). What does that mean?
- In ресторан (restoran), what sound does the first letter Р make?
- In сто (sto), 'hundred', what sound does the first letter С make?
- In нет (nyet), 'no', what sound does the letter Н make?
- In вода (voda), 'water', what sound does the letter В make?
- In хлеб (khleb), 'bread', what sound does the letter Х make?
- Which single Russian word means both 'please' and 'you're welcome'?
- How do you say 'My name is Anna' in Russian?
- How do you say 'I don't understand' in Russian?
- How do you ask 'How much does this cost?' in Russian?
- How do you ask 'What time is it?' in Russian?
- Which Russian word means 'to the right'?
- How do you ask 'Where is the train station?' in Russian?
- How do you ask 'Where is the metro?' in Russian?
- What does the sign «Выход» (vykhod) mean?