Speak Russian!
Words and phrases of everyday use. Pronouns. Family. Travel words and phrases. Directions. Numbers.
Remember: English pronoun "You" translates into Russian in two ways: "Vy" as a polite form and "Ty" - familiar.
Words and phrases of everyday use.
English |
Russian |
Hello! |
Zd`rastvuyte (formal) |
Hi! |
Priviet! (informal) |
Goodbye! |
Da svi`daniya (formal) |
Bye! |
Pa'ka! (informal) |
Good morning |
Dobroye utro |
Good afternoon |
Dobryi vecher |
Good evening |
Dobryi vecher |
Good night |
Spokoinoi nochi |
Yes |
Da |
No |
Nyet |
Thank you |
Spa`siba |
Thank you very much |
Bol'shoye spa`siba |
You're welcome |
Pa`zhalsta |
Please |
Pa`zhalsta |
Excuse me |
Izvi`neete |
I am sorry |
Izvi`neete |
Okey! |
Hara`sho |
How are you? |
Kak de`la? |
Good |
Hara`sho |
Bad |
Ploho |
So-so |
Tak syebe |
Just a moment |
Mi`noutku |
I do not understand |
Ya ne pani`mayu |
Do you undersand? |
Pani`mayesh? (informal) |
How do you say this in (Ukrainian) (Russian)? |
Kak vy eto skazhetye po (russki)? |
Do you speak (English)? |
Vy govoritye po awngleeski? |
Nice to meet you |
Priyatno s vami poznakomitsa |
What is your name? |
Kak vas za-vout? |
My name is |
Me`nya za`vout |
Where are you from? |
Otkuda Vy? |
I love you! |
Ya tebya lyublyu! (informal) |
I like you! |
Ti mnye nravishsya! (informal) |
How old are you? |
Skol'ko tyebe(informal) (vam- fromal) lyet? |
How much (does it cost)? |
Skol'ko eto stoit? |
I want (to know)! |
Ya hochu (znat')! |
I need |
Mnye nuzhno |
Where is a bathroom (toilet)? |
Gde tut ubornaya (tualyet) |
Let's go |
Poshli |
I don't have..! (time) |
U menya nyet! (vremeni) |
Cheers! (when drinking) |
Na zdarov'ye! Za vashe zdarovye! (for your health) |
I would like a beer please |
Mne pa`zhalsta `piva |
Do you have a menu in English? |
U `vas `yest’ me`nyu na ang`liiskom? |
Today |
Syegodnya |
Tomorrow |
Zavtra |
Yesterday |
Vchyera |
Pronouns / Interrogative Pronouns
English |
Russian |
I |
Ya |
You (singular) |
Ty (familiar) Vy (formal) |
He |
On |
She |
Ona |
It (it is) |
Ono (eto) |
We |
My |
You (plural) |
Vy |
They |
Oni |
English |
Russian |
Where? |
Gde? |
When? |
Kogda? |
Who? |
Kto? |
What? |
Chto? |
Which? |
Kakoi? (m), Kakaya? (f), Kakoye? (mid) |
How? |
Kak? |
How many (much)? |
Skol'ko? |
Why? |
Pochemu? |
What for? |
Zachem? |
Family
English |
Russian |
Mother |
Mama (mat') |
Father |
Papa (otyets) |
Sister |
Syestra |
Brother |
Brat (like broccolli) |
Wife |
Zhena |
Husband |
Mooszh |
Son |
Syn |
Daughter |
Dochka |
Friend |
Droog (male), pawdrooga (female) |
Travel words and phrases
English |
Russian |
Map |
Karta |
Tourist Information |
Informatsiya dlya turystov |
Ticket |
Beelyet |
One ticket to |
Adin beelyet do |
Train |
Poyezd |
Train station |
Zheleznodorozhnaya stantsiya (zhd vokzal) |
Bus |
Avtobus |
Bus station |
Avtovokzal |
Bus stop |
Avtobusnaya ostanovka |
Metro, Subway |
Metro |
Departure |
Otyezd |
Arrival |
Pritzd, pribyutiye |
Departure (airplane) |
Otleart (like earn) |
Arrival (airplane) |
Prileart (like earn) |
Airport |
Aeroport |
Plane |
Samoleart (like earn) |
Hotel |
Gostinitsya |
Room |
Komnata |
No vacancies |
Net svobodnykh komnat (myest) |
Passport |
Pasport |
Quickly |
Bystro |
Slowly |
Myedlyenno |
Interesting |
Intyeryesno |
Post office |
Pochta |
Bank |
Bank (like baunk) |
Pharmacy, Chemists |
Apteka ('a' like 'awe') |
Hospital |
Bol'nitsa |
Restaurant |
Restoran |
Store, Shop |
Magazin |
Street |
Oolitsa |
Square |
Ploshchad' |
River |
Ryechka, ryeka |
Sea |
More ('e' like 'a' in map) |
Bridge |
Most |
Directions & Numbers
English |
Russian |
Right |
Napravo |
Left |
Nalyevo |
Straight |
Pryamo |
Up |
Vverkh |
Down |
Vneez |
Near |
Vozlye, ryadom |
Far |
Dalyeko |
Short |
Korotkiy (m), korotkaya (f) |
Long |
Dlinnyi (m), dlinnaya (f) |
There |
Tam |
Here |
Zdes' |
Under |
Pod |
On |
Na |
In |
V |
English |
Russian |
One |
Odeen |
Two |
Dva |
Three |
Tree |
Four |
Chyetyree |
Five |
Pyat' |
Six |
Shest' |
Seven |
Syem |
Eight |
Vosyem |
Nine |
Dyevyat' |
Ten |
Dyesyat' |
Twenty |
Dvadtsat' |
Fifty |
Pyat'desyat |
One hundred (gramms) |
Sto (gram) ('a' like in gracias) |