Compact English-Russian Phrase-Book
"A glass of wine, please."
"Bokal vina, pozhalujsta."
"Thanks, you too."
"Cpasibo, vy tozhe."
"Yes, you may."
"Da, mozhno."
"Yes, we do. We accept VISA and American Express cards."
"Da, my prinimaem karty VISA i American Express"
Just a little.
"Da, nimnOga Да, немного"
Let's be more informal with each other.
"Davajte perejdjom na ""ty""."
I think no.
"Dumaju, chto net."
I think so.
"Dumaju, da."
Hey! Friend!
"Ey, drug! Эй, друг\ Эй, приятель."
I want you to be my wife.
"Hochu, chtoby ty stala moej zhenoj."
"Fine, thanks, and you?"
"Horosho spasibo, a vy?"
"Excuse me, where is..."
"Izvinite, gde ..."
"Excuse me, I don't dance."
"Izvinite, ja ne tancuju."
Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Hermitage?
"Izvinite, ja pravil'no idu k Ermitazhu?"
Unfortunately it's time to leave.
"K sozhaleniju, porauezzhat'."
One moment please!
"MinUtu, pazhAlusta Минуту, пожалуйста."
I need an English-speaking guide.
"Mne nuzhen gid, govorjaschij po-anglijski."
Hope we'll meet again.
"Nadejus', my eschjouvidimsja ."
Write It Down Please!
"Napichite pazhAlusta Напишите, пожалуйста"
"Please, write it down"
"Napishite, pozhalujsta"
"No, you may not."
"Net, nel'zja."
"Look out, the place is painted!"
"Ostorozhno, pokrasheno!"
Hold on please! (phone)
"PadazhdIte, pazhAlusta! Подождите, пожалуйста!"
Can You Say It Again?
"Paftarite pazhAlusta! Повторите, пожалуйста"
"Show me this and that, please."
"Pokazhite mne eto i to, pozhalujsta."
"Repeat, please."
"Povtorite, pozhalujsta."
Please stop.
"Pozhalujsta, ostanovites'."
Please tell me where to get off.
"Pozhalujsta, skazhite mne, gde vyhodit'."
I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)
"Prastite minyA, kAk vy skazAli? Простите меня, как Вы сказали?"
Please tell me where there is ....
"Skazhite, pozhalujsta, gde zdes' ..."
"You should take the green line up to ""Mayakovskaya"" station."
"Vam nuzhnoehat' po zeljonoj linii do stancii ""Majakovskaja""."
Here you go! (when giving something)
"Vot/ Vot, vaz'mite"
you (addressing one person)
"Vy, ty"
"Sorry, I won't be free."
"Zhal', no u menja ne budet vremeni."
"One, Two, Three"
"adin, dvA, tri Один, два, три"
"Four, Five, Six"
"chitYri, p'At', shEst' Четыре, пять, шесть"
"I'm fine, thanks!"
"harashO! Spasiba Хорошо, спасибо!"
Go straight! then turn left/ right!
"idite pryAmo, patOm nalEva/ naprAva"
"How Do You Say ""Please"" In Russian?"
"kAk skazAt' ""please"" parUski? Как сказать ""please"" по-русски?"
"Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten"
"sEm', vOsim', dEvit', dEsit' Семь, восемь, девять, десять"
Look!
(Pa)smatrI (По)смотри!
I live in (the U.S/ Russia)
(Ya zhivU) v (Saidin?nyh) shtAtah/ v Rasii
I work as a (translator/ businessman)
(Ya) rabOtayu (pirivOchikam/ biznesmEnam)
... American ...
... amerikanskoe ...
... British ...
... anglijskoe ...
... a pharmacy?
... apteka?
... a hospital?
... bol'nica?
... the center of the city.
... centr goroda.
... dollars?
... dollary?
... travelers' check?
... dorozhnyj chek?
... cook.
... gotovit'
... Canadian ...
... kanadskoe ...
.. a bookstore?
... knizhnyj magazin?
... music.
... muzyku
... travel.
... puteshestvovat'
... roubles?
... rubli?
... missing you.
... skuchat' po tebe.
... dancing.
... tancevat'
... the airport.
... v aeroport .
... the hotel.
... v gostinicu.
... to the movies?
... v kino?
... to the club?
... v klub?
... to the museum.
... v muzej.
... to the restaurant?
... v restoran?
... to the theater?
... v teatr?
... parties.
... vecherinki
... waiting for you.
... zhdat' tebja.
... historical monuments.
.... istoricheskie pamjatniki.
... to the park.
.... v park.
... antique store ?
...antikvarnyj magazin?
...the billiards
...bil'jard
... this church?
...eta cerkov'?
... this street?
...etaulica?
... this palace?
...etot dvorec?
...French...
...francuzskoe...
... pounds?
...funty?
... Italian...
...ital'janskoe...
... jewelry store ?
...juvelirnyj magazin?
...the cazino
...kazino
...the cinema
...kino
...clothing shop?
...magazin odezhdy?
... the subway?
...metro?
...the m useum
...muzej
...the n ightclub
...nochnoj klub
...the p ark
...park
... a restaurant?
...restoran?
... supermarket ?
...supermarket?
...souvenir shop?...
...suvenirnyj magazin?
...the t heater
...teatr
...have a party .
...ustraivat' vecherinki
...the variety (show)
...var'ete
...the zoo
...zoopark
Big/ Small
Bal'shOy {Aya/Oye}/ mAlin'kiy {aya/ oye}
Take care of yourself!
Beregi sebja!
T icket office
Biletnaja kassa
No Problem!
Bis prabl'Em Без проблем
Thank you very much.
Bol'shoe spasibo.
Go faster.
Bystree.
What do you do for a living?
Chem vy zanimAitis'? Чем Вы занимаетесь?
What do you do in your spare time?
Chem vy zanimaetes' v svobodnoe vremja?
Damn! Hell!
Chjort!
cranky screwy
Choknutyj
What would you recommend to see in the first place?
Chto by vy posovetovali posmotret' v pervujuochered'?
What is this?
Chto eto?
What's new?
Chto nOvava? Что нового?
What do you need?
Chto vam nujno?
What are you doing?
Chto vy delaete?
What do you want?
Chto vy hotite?
What did you say?
Chto vy skazali?
What?
Chto?
What is that building?
Chtoeto za zdanie?
buddy kiddo
Chuvak
Give me this!
DAy mn'e ... DAyti mn'e ... Дай мне ... Дайте мне ...
Yes.
Da.
"Yes, I have."
Da. U menja est'.
Let's get married.
Davaj pozhenimsja.
It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.
Desyat' chasof. / sEm' tritsat' vEchira
Women
Dlj a zhenschin.
For smokers.
Dlja kurjaschih.
Men
Dlja muzhchin.
For non-smokers.
Dlja nekurjaschih.
Good-bye.
Do svidanija.
See you tomorrow.
Do zavtra.
Welcome!
Dobro pozhalovat'!
Good morning.
Dobroe utro .
Good day.
Dobryj den' .
Good evening.
Dobryj vecher .
Go as far as the crossroads and ask again.
Dojdite do perekrjostka i sprosite snova.
This/ That. Here/There
Eta/ To. Zdes'/ Tam Это/То. Здесь/Там
Is it far?
Eto daleko?
That's good.
Eto horosho.
It's for а keepsake.
Eto na pamjat'.
That's bad.
Eto ploho.
It's too expensive.
Eto slishkom dorogo.
Is it possible?
Eto vozmozhno?
Does this bus go to the Mariinsky Theater?
Etot avtobus idjot do Mariinskogo teatra?
Where is the nearest bus stop?
Gde blizhajshaja avtobusnaja ostanovka?
Where is the nearest subway station?
Gde blizhajshaja stancija metro?
Where can I change .....
Gde ja mogu obmenjat'...
Where's the cashdesk?
Gde kassa?
Where should I change trains?
Gde mne nuzhno sdelat' peresadku?
Where are we?
Gde my?
Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)?
Gde nahOditsa (vAnnaya/ aptEka)?
Where is the ... Consulate situated?
Gde nahoditsja ... konsul'stvo?
Where is the nearest ...
Gde nahoditsja blizhajshij ...
Where do you live?
Gde vy zhivYOte? Где вы живете?
Where?
Gde?
Where is that?
Gdeeto?
Mr.../ Mrs..../ Miss...
Gn / Gzha {GaspadIn/GaspazhA} Г-н/Г-жа {Господин/ Госпожа}
Speak slowly.
Govorite medlenno.
Good/ Bad/ So-So.
HarOshiy/ PlahOy/ tAk sibe Хороший/Плохой/Так себе
Go straight ahead.
Idite prjamo.
I'm sorry. Excuse me.
Izvinite.
I will be ...
Ja budu ...
I must be going.
Ja dolzhen idti. Ja dolzhnaidti.
I must be going.
Ja dolzhen idti.(m)
I want to change $100.
Ja hochu obmenjat' sto dollarov.
I want to see the city.
Ja hochu posmotret' gorod.
I want to take up the Russian language.
Ja hochu zanjat'sja russkim jazykom.
I would like to buy this cheaper.
Ja hotel (m) by kupit' eto deshevle.
I would like to buy souvenirs.
Ja hotel (m) by kupit' suveniry.
I would like to see ...
Ja hotel (m) by posmotret' ...
I would like to visit ...
Ja hotel by posetit' ...
I am from Italy .
Ja iz Italii .
I'm fond of ...
Ja ljublju ...
I love you.
Ja ljublju tebja.
I may drive you home.
Ja mogu podvezti vas do doma.
I don't speak Russian.
Ja ne govorju po-russki.
I can't live without you.
Ja ne mogu zhit' bez tebja.
I don't understand.
Ja ne ponimaju .
I speak only a little Russian.
Ja nemnogo govorju po-russki.
I fell in love with you from the first sight.
Ja poljubil tebja s pervogo vzgljada.(m)
I understand.
Ja ponimaju.
You drive me crazy.
Ja shozhu po tebe s uma.
I'm in a hurry.
Ja speshu.
I'll call you.
Ja tebe pozvonju.
I'm just looking
Ja tol'ko smotrju.
I'll take it
Ja voz'mu eto .
I'll take it
Ja voz'mu eto.
I play sports.
Ja zanimajus' sportom.
I am married.
Ja zhenat.(m)
What's That Called In Russian?
Kak Eta skazAt' paruski? Как это сказать по-русски?
How's it going? What's up?
Kak dela?
How do we call it? How is it called?
Kak eto nazyvaetsja?
How beautiful!
Kak krasivo!
What is the name of ...
Kak nazyvaetsja ...
What's your name?
Kak vas zavUt? Как Вас зовут?
What is your name?
Kak vas zovut?
How are you?
Kak vy pozhivaete ?
How?
Kak?
What is the next stop?
Kakaja sledujuschaja ostanovka?
Have you got any plans for tomorrow?
Kakie u vas plany na zavtra?
Which?
Kakoj? Kotoryj?
cool girl
Klassnaja devchonka
When?
Kogda?
Certainly.
Konechno.
Sure.
Konechno.
Cool! (very well)
Kruto! Kljovo!
Who is this?
Kto eto?
Who's there?
Kto tam?
Who?
Kto?
No smoking!
Kurit' (strogo) vospreschaetsja!
My sweetheart.
Ljubimaja moja. (addressing a woman)
Slow down.
Medlennee.
My name is John.
Menja zovut Dzhon.
My name is John. And you?
Menja zovut Dzhon. A vas?
My name is Anna .
Menja zovutAnna.
Place for Invalids
Mesto dlja invalida
Place for mothers with children
Mesto dlja materi i rebjonka
million
Million
My name is ...
MinyA zavUt ... Меня зовут ...
Me/ You. Him/ Her.
Mn'e / tibE (vam). yimU (imU) / yey мне / тебе (вам). ему / ей
I need a doctor
MnE nUzhin vrAch Мне нужен врач
"I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old."
Mne (dvAdtsat'/ trItsat') let Мне (двадцать/ тридцать) лет
I really like it!
Mne Eta Ochin' nrAvitsa! Мне (это) очень нравится!
I don't like this
Mne eto ne nravitsja .
I have to go
Mne nUzhna iti Мне нужно идти
I like to ...
Mne nravitsja ...
I'm fourty years old.
Mne sorok let.
I like this place!
Mne zdes' nravit'sja!
Perhaps.
Mozhet byt'.
May I...?
Mozhno (mne)...?
May I invite you ...
Mozhno vas priglasit' ...
We want to go ...
My hotim pojti...
We had a wonderful time!
My proveli prekrasnoe vremja!
Enjoy! (for meals...)
Na zdarOv'ye! На здоровье!
I hope to see you soon.
Nadejus' vskore vstretit'sja s vami.
Not at all.
Ne za chto.
Not bad.
Neploho .
No.
Net.
No. It's near.
Net. Eto blizko.
"No, I don't have (any)."
Net. U menja net.
Don't worry!
Ni bispakOytis' Не беспокойтесь
Crickey!
Ni figa sebe!
I Don't Know!
Ni znaju! Не знаю
Nothing much
NiplOha/ NichivO Неплохо\ Ничего.
Oh! That's good!
O! Eta harashO! О! Это хорошо!
Very interesting!
Ochen' interesno!
Very glad to see you.
Ochen' rad vas videt'.(m)
Nice to meet you!
Ochin' priyAtna! Очень приятно
Look out !
Ostorozhno!
Where are you from?
Otkuda vy?
Where from?
Otkuda?
Take me to...
Otvezite menja ...
Come with me!
PaidyOmte sa mnOy! Пойдемте со мной!
I Have No Idea.
PanyAtiya ni imEyu Понятия не имею
Hurry up!
Patarapis'! (Davay .../Davayte ...)
Say hi to John for me
PiridAyte (DzhOnu) ot minyA privEt
Write to me.
Pishi mne.
What line should I take?
Po kakoj linii mne nado ehat'?
Why?
Pochemu?
Shall we dance?
Pojdjomte tancevat'?
Let's go to...
Pojdjomte v ...
Bye!
Poka!
So long.
Poka.
Show me another one.
Pokazhite mne drugoj.
Help!
Pomogite!
F**k you!
Poshjol ty!
Turn left
Povernite nalevo.
Turn right.
Povernite napravo.
Please.
Pozhalujsta.
You are welcome.
Pozhalujsta.
Fire-cock
Pozharnyj kran
Later
Pozzhe
Sorry (for a mistake)
Prastite/Izvinite Простите/ Извините
Hi!
Privet !
Hi!
Privet!
The fare is seven roubles.
Proezd stoit sem' rublej.
Pulkovo
Pulkovo
Russia is a wonderful country
Rasiya-zamichAtel'naya stranA России-замечательная страна!
Let me accompany you.
Razreshite mne provodit' vas .
Let me treat you. What would you like to drink?
Razreshite mne ugostit' vas. Chto by vy hoteli vypit'?
I'd love to.
S bol'shim udovol'stviem.
Happy new year!
S nOvym gOdam! С Новым Годом!
With pleasure!
S udovol'stviem!
big gun big noise
Shishka
What? Where?
Shto? / Gde? Что? Где?
How much is this?
SkOl'ka Eta stOit? Сколько это стоит?
How old are you?
SkOl'ka vam let? Сколько Вам лет?
What time is it?
Skol'ka sichAs vr'Emini? Сколько сейчас времени?
How much money?
Skol'ko deneg?
How much does it cost? How much is it?
Skol'ko eto stoit?
How many stops are to Ligovsky avenue ?
Skol'ko ostanovok do Ligovskogo prospekta?
How much (do I owe you)?
Skol'ko s menja?
What is the fare?
Skol'ko stoit proezd?
How much is the entrance?
Skol'ko stoit vhod?
How old are you?
Skol'ko vam let?
How much time?
Skol'ko vremeni?
How much/many?
Skol'ko?
Soon
Skoro
Thank you for the compliment.
Spasibo za kompliment.
Thanks for the invitation.
Spasibo za priglashenie.
Thank you.
Spasibo.
Good night.
Spokojnoj nochi.
Inquiry office
Spravochnoe bjuro
No parking!
Stojanka zapreschena!
Stop!
Stop!
Taxi!
Taksi!
My Russian is bad.
U min'A plOha s rUskim У меня плохо с русским
Do you have children?
U vas est' deti?
Do you have Matrioshka dolls?
U vas est' matrjoshki?
Good luck!
Udachi!
What's the trouble?
V chjom delo?
Which way to the Palace Square ?
V kakuju storonuehat' do Dvorcovoj ploschadi?
Do you like it?
Vam (eta) nrAvitsa? Вам (это) нравится?
Admission free
Vhod svobodnyj
No entry
Vhod vospreschen
Attention!
Vnimanie!
Here's my address and telephone .
Vot mojadres i telefon.
This is the address .
Votadres.
All the best!
Vsego horoshego!
Where are you from?
Vy atkUda? Вы откуда?
Do you speak (English/ Russian)?
Vy gavarite pa anglIyski/ pa rUsski?
Can you help me?
Vy mOzhite mne pamOch? Вы можете мне помочь?
Can you help me?
Vy mozhete mne pomoch'?
Do you accept credit cards?
Vy prinimaete kreditnye karty?
Are you free tonight?
Vy svobodny segodnja vecherom?
You are so engaging!
Vy tak ocharovatel'ny!
You look wonderful!
Vy velikolepno vygljadite!
Are you married?
Vy zhenaty? (addressing a man)
Exit
Vyhod
Get off here
Vyhodite zdes'.
You are very kind.
Vyochen' dobry
You dance very well.
Vyochen' horoshotancuete.
I'm hungry/ thirsty.
Ya hAchu YEst'/ Ya hAchu pit' Я хочу есть/ Я хочу пить
I'm looking for john.
Ya ichU DzhOna Я ищу Джона.
Can I help you?
Ya magU vam pamOch? Я могу вам помочь?
I Don't Understand!
Ya ni panimAju Я не понимаю
I feel sick.
Ya sibyA ploha chUstvuyu Я себя плохо чувствую
I missed you so much!
Ya tak sil'no skuchAl/a (female) pa tibE
I love you!
Ya tibyA l'ublyU Я тебя люблю
I've been learning Russian for 1 month
Ya uchiL Ruskiy adin mEs'ats Я учил русский 1 месяц
Wonderful!
Zamechatel'no!
May one photograph here?
Zdes' mozhno fotografirovat'?
Hello!
Zdravstvujte !
And you?
a u tibyA? А у тебя?
Today/ Now
aivOdn'a/ SichAs Сегодня/ Сейчас
bus
avtobus
Bless you (when sneezing)
bUte zdarOvy (means be healthy!) Будьте здоровы!
...... bank?
bank?
shit
blin
Thursday
chetverg
four
chetyre
four hundred
chetyresta
fourteen
chetyrnadcat'
What Is This?
chtO eta? (short: chtOyto?) Что это?
"What Does ""gato"" Mean In English?"
chtO znAchit "horosho" na angliskam?
Flowers
cvety
Good morning!
dObraye Utra Доброе утро!
Good evening!
dObriy dEn/ vEcher (day/evening) Добрый день/ вечер!
See you later!
da vstrEchi/ da svidAn'ya до встречи/ до свидания
Yes/ No
da/ N'et Да/ Нет
Welcome! (to greet someone)
dabrO pazhAlavat' Добро пожаловать!
Cheap
deshjovyj
ten
desjat'
ninety
devjanosto
nine
devjat'
nine hundred
devjat'sot
nineteen
devjatnadcat'
expensive
dorogoj
two
dva
twenty
dvadcat'
twenty one...
dvadcat' odin
twelve
dvenadcat'
two hundred
dvesti
elektronnyjadres
This
eto
chicken-feed crud waltz
fignja
Good/ So-So.
harashO/ tAk sibe Хорошо/Так себе
Toys
igrushki
I'm from (the U.S/ Russia)
iz (ShtAtaf/ Rasii) из (Штатов/ России)
Excuse me ...! (to ask for something)
izvinite! / prastite Извините\Простите
Excuse me! ( to pass by)
izvinite! Извините!
I
ja
How are you?
kak dela? Как дела?
cool cat
kljovyj muzhik
Books
knigi
cosmetics
kosmetika
tough guy
krutoj paren'
Can You Speak Slowly?
mOzhna pamEdlenej? Можно по-медленней?
S ubway
metro
I'd like to visit Russia one day
mnE by hatelas' pabyvAt' v vAshey stranE
I need to practice my Russian
mnE nUzhna praktikovAt'sa v Russkam Мне нужно практиковаться в русском
I like Russian
mnE nrAvitsa Russkiy Мне нравится русский
We
my
Really!
na sAmom deli На самом деле
not now
ne sejchas
Zero
nol'
...... exchange office?
obmennyj punkt?
footwear
obuv'
One
odin
eleven
odinnadcat'
one thousand
odna tysjacha
he
on
She
ona
They
oni
It
ono
Good bye!
pakA/ da svidAn'ya Пока/до свидания
perfumery
parfjumerija
Congratulations!
pazdravlyAyu! Поздравляю!
"You're welcome! (for ""thank you"")"
pazhAlusta пожалуйста!
five
pjat'
fifty
pjat'desjat
five hundred
pjat'sot
fifteen
pjatnadcat'
Friday
pjatnica
Monday
ponedel'nik
funny comically
prikol'no
Hi!
privEt Привет!
Food
produkty
Merry Christmas!
s razhdistvOm! С Рождеством!
Now
sejchas
seven
sem'
seventy
sem'desjat
seven hundred
sem'sot
seventeen
semnadcat'
six
shest'
sixty
shest'desjat
six hundred
shest'sot
sixteen
shestnadcat'
forty
sorok
Good night and sweet dreams!
spakOynay nOchi i priYAtnyh snOf
Good night!
spakOynay nOchi спокойной ночи
Thank you (very much)!
spasiba Спасибо!
sport clothes
sportivnaja odezhda
Wednesday
sreda
one hundred
sto
Saturday
subbota
There
tam
That
to
Tram
tramvaj
three
tri
thirty
tridcat'
thirteen
trinadcat'
three hundred
trista
trolleybus
trollejbus
Good luck!
udAchi! Удачи!
In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.
utrAm/ vEchirom/ nOch'yu Утром/ Вечером/ Ночью
Did you like it here?
vAm zdEs' panrAvilas'? Вам здесь понравилось?
You're very kind!
vi Ochin' dabrY Вы очень добры
eight
vosem'
eighty
vosem'desjat
eight hundred
vosem'sot
eighteen
vosemnadcat'
Sunday
voskresen'e
Tuesday
vtornik
you (addressing several persons)
vy
I'm (American)
yA amirikAnets Я американец
I will be right back!
ya sichAs virnUs' Я сейчас вернусь
I'm lost
ya zabludils'a Я заблудился
Happy birthday!
z dn?m razhden'ya! С днём рождения!
Tomorrow/ Yesterday
zAftra/ fchirA Завтра/ Вчера
here
zdes'
