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Compiled by Lexus with Irina and Alistair MacLean
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First edition published in 1997.
Revised in 2001.
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contents
Introduction 5
Basic Phrases 8
Scenarios 13
English - Russian 31
Russian - English 142
Menu Reader
Food204
Drink218
How the Language Works
Pronunciation225
Abbreviations225
TheCyrillicAlphabet226
RussianHandwriting227
Articles228
NounsandCases228
Adjectives239
Adverbs243
Demonstratives243
Possessives244
Pronouns246
Verbs249
Questions258
Dates;Days;Months259
Time260
Numbers261
ConversionTables264

Introduction
T
he Rough Guide Russian phrasebook is a highly practi-
cal introduction to the contemporary language. Laid out
in clear A-Z style, it uses key-word referencing to lead you
straight to the words and phrases you want so if you need
to book a room, just look up room. The Rough Guide gets
straight to the point in every situation, in bars and shops, on
trains and buses, and in hotels and banks.
The main part of the Rough Guide is a double dictionary:
English-Russian then Russian-English. Before that, theres a
section called Basic Phrases and to get you involved in two-
way communication, the Rough Guide includes, in this new
edition, a set of Scenario dialogues illustrating questions and
responses in key situations such as renting a car and asking
directions. You can hear these and then download them free
from www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks for use on your
computer or MP3 player.
Forming the heart of the guide, the English-Russian section
gives easy-to-use transliterations of the Russian words wherev-
er pronunciation might be a problem. Throughout this section,
cross-references enable you to pinpoint key facts and phrases,
while asterisked words indicate where further information can
be found in a section at the end of the book called How the
Language Works. This section sets out the fundamental rules
of the language, with plenty of practical examples. Youll also
find here other essentials like numbers, dates, telling the time
and basic phrases. In the Russian-English dictionary, weve
given you not just the phrases youll be likely to hear (starting
with a selection of slang and colloquialisms) but also many of
the signs, labels, instructions and other basic words you may
come across in print or in public places.
Near the back of the book too the Rough Guide offers an
extensive Menu Reader. Consisting of food and drink sections
(each starting with a list of essential terms), its indispensable
whether youre eating out, stopping for a quick drink, or
browsing through a local food market.
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sh-chasleevava pootee!
have a good trip!
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yes

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no

nyet
OK

harasho
hello

zdrasvooytyeh
goodmorning

dobra-yeh ootra
goodevening

dobri vyechyer
goodnight (when leaving)

da sveedanya
goodnight (when going to bed)

spakoyni nochee
goodbye

da sveedanya
hi!
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preevyet!
cheerio!
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paka!
seeyou!
!
paka!
please

pajalsta
yesplease
,
da, spaseeba
thankyou,thanks

spaseeba
no,thankyou
,
nyet, spaseeba
thankyouverymuch

balsho-yeh spaseeba
dontmentionit

nyeh-za-shta
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howdoyoudo?

zdrasvooytyeh
howareyou?
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kak dyela?
fine,thanks
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harasho, spaseeba
nicetomeetyou

pree-yatna paznakomeetsa
excuseme (to get past, to say
sorry)

eezveeneetyeh
excuseme! (to get attention)
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prasteetyeh!
excuseme (addressing someone
with question)
, ...
eezveeneetyeh, pajalsta ...
(Im)sorry

prashoo prash-chyenee-ya
sorry?/pardonme? (didnt
understand)
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prasteetyeh?
what?
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shto?
whatdidyousay?
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shto viy skazalee?
Isee (I understand)
panyatna
Idontunderstand

ya nyeh paneema-yoo
doyouspeakEnglish?
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viy gavareetyeh pa-angleeskee?
IdontspeakRussian
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ya nyeh gavaryoo pa-rooskee
couldyouspeakmoreslowly?

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viy nyeh magleebi gavareet
pamyedlyenyeh-yeh?
couldyourepeatthat?
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paftareetyeh, pajalsta
couldyouwriteitdown?
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zapeeshiytyeh, pajalsta
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Idlike (said by man/woman)
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ya biy hatyel/hatyela ...
canIhave?
, ...?
mojna, pajalsta ...?
doyouhave?
...?
oo vas yest ...?
howmuchisit?
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skolka eta sto-eet?
cheers!(toast)
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vasheh zdarovyeh!
itis
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eta ...
whereisthe?
...?
gdyeh ...?
isitfarfromhere?
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eta dalyeko atsyooda?
whatsthetime?
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katori chas?
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1. Accommodation
whats an inexpensive hotel you can recommend?
a ?
[viy mojetyeh paryekamyendavat nyedaragoo-yoo gasteeneetsoo?]
, , b
[k sajalyenee-yoo, pahojeh, neevadnoy nyet myest]
Im sorry, they all seem to be fully booked
can you give me the name of a good middle-range hotel?
a ?
[yestlee harosha-ya gasteeneetsa sryednyay katyegoree-ee?]
, ? b
[davItyeh pasmotreem, viy hateetyeh biyt ftsentryeh?]
let me have a look; do you want to be in the centre?
if possible
a
[yeslee vazmojna]
, ? b
[vas oostro-eet, yeslee eta boodyet zagaradam?]
do you mind being a little way out of town?
not too far out
a
[yeslee nyeh sleeshkam dalyeko]
where is it on the map?
a ?
[gdyeh eta na kartyeh?]
can you write the name and address down?
a , ,
[napeeshiytyeh, pajalsta, nazvanee-yeh ee adryes]
Im looking for a room in a private house
a
[ya hachoo snyat komnatoo fchastnam domyeh]
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2. Banks
can you change this into roubles?
a ?
[viy nyeh magleebi abmyenyat eta na rooblee?]
? b
[kakee-yeh koopyooriy viy hateetyeh?]
how would you like the money?
small notes big notes
a e a
[myelkee-yeh koopyooriy] [kroopniy-yeh koopyooriy]
do you have information in English about opening an account?
a
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[yestlee oo vas eenfarmatsi-ya na angleeskam yaziykyeh ab atkriytee-ee sh-chota?]
a , ? Id like a current account
[da, kakoy sh-chot viy hateetyeh atkriyt?] b
yes, what sort of account do you want? [tyekoosh-chee sh-chot]
a , can I use this card to draw some cash?
[vash paspart, pajalsta] ? b
your passport, please [ya magoo snyat dyengee pa-etI kartochkyeh?]
b
[vam noojna padItee k-kas-syeh]
you have to go to the cashiers desk
I want to transfer this to my account at Citybank
a
[ya hatyela biy pyeryevyestee eta na moy sh-chot v seeteebankyeh]
, b
[harasho, no vam preedyotsa aplateet tyelyefon-ni zvanok]
OK, but well have to charge you for the phonecall
bank [bankofskee sh-chot]
account
cheque [chyek]
to deposit / [klast/palaJiyt na sh-chot]

rouble [roobl]
pin number - [peen kod]
pound [foont]
to withdraw / [sneemat/snyat sa sh-chota]
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3. Booking a room
do you have any rooms? ? b
a ? [na skolka chyelavyek?]
[oo vas yest svabodni-yeh namyera?] for how many people?
for one/for two , b
a / [da, oo nas yest svabodni-yeh namyera]
[na adnavo/na dva-eeh] yes, we have rooms free
a ? just for one night
[na skolka nachyay?] b
for how many nights? [tolka na adnoo noch]
how much is it?
a ?
[skolka eta sto-eet?]
3060 2380 b
[tree tiysyachee shesdyesyat rooblyay svan-nI ee dvyeh tiysyachee treesta
vosyemdyesyat byez van-ni]
3060 roubles with bathroom and 2380 roubles without bathroom
does that include breakfast?
a ?
[eta fklyoocha-yet zaftrak?]
can I see a room with bathroom?
a ?
[mojna pasmatryet nomyer svan-nI?]
ok, Ill take it when do I have to check out?
a , a ?
[harasho, eta padIdyot] [va skolka noojna asvabadeet nomyer?]
is there anywhere I can leave luggage?
a ?
[gdyeh mojna astaveet bagaj?]
shower [doosh]
telephone in [tyelyefon vnomyeryeh]
the room
payphone in [taksafon f-fa-yeh]
the lobby
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Id like to rent a car b
a [na kakoy srok?]
[ya hatyela biy vzyat na prakat mashiynoo] for how long?
two days Ill take the ...
a a
[na dva dnya] [ya vazmoo ]
is that with unlimited mileage? b
a ? [da]
[eta snyeh-agraneechyen-niym keelamyetrajem?] it is
, b
[vashiy vadeetyelskee-yeh prava, pajalsta]
can I see your driving licence, please?
b
[ee vash paspart]
and your passport
is insurance included?
a ?
[fhodeetlee syooda strahofka?]
, 3400 b
[da, no vam preedyotsa zaplateet pyervi-yeh tree tiysyachee chyetiyryesta
rooblyay]
yes, but you have to pay the first 3400 roubles
3400 ? b
[viy smojetyeh astaveet zadatak vrazmyeryeh tryoh tiysyach chyetiyryohsot
rooblyay?]
can you leave a deposit of 3400 roubles?
and if this office is closed, where do I leave the keys?
a , ?
[yeslee ofees zakriyt, gdyeh noojna astaveet klyoochee?]
b
[brostyeh eeh ftot yash-cheek]
you drop them in that box
automatic [aftamateechyeska-ya
pyeryedacha]
full tank [polni bak]
manual [roochna-ya pyeryedacha]
rented car [prakatna-ya mashiyna]
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5. Communications
is there an Internet caf around
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a
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[yestlee pableezastee eenternet-kafe?]
can I send email from here?
a
email?
[mojnalee atsyooda atpraveet eemayl]
wheres the at on the keyboard?
a ?
[gdyeh na klavee-atooryeh sabachka?]
can you switch this to a UK keyboard?
a ?
[kak pyeryeklyoocheetsa na angleeskoo-yoo klavee-atooroo?]
can you help me log on?
a ?
[viy mojetyeh mnyeh pamoch vItee fseestyemoo?]
Im not getting a connection, can you help?
a ?
[nyeh sa-yedeenya-yetsa viy nyeh magleebiy pamoch?]
where can I get a top-up card?
a -?
[gdyeh ya magoo koopeet kartoo ekspres-aplatiy?]
can you put me through to ...?
a , ,
[sa-yedeeneetyeh myenya, pajalsta s ]
ADSL modem ADSL- [ADSL-modem]
at [sabachka]
dial-up modem [modem]
dot [tochka]
Internet [eenternet]
mobile (phone) () [mabeelni (tyelyefon)]
password [parol]
telephone [adaptyer dlya tyelyefon-
socket adaptor nI razyetkee]
wireless hotspot WiFi [tochka dostoopa WiFi]
zero [nol]
one [adeen]
two [dva]
three [tree]
four [chyetiyryeh]
five [pyat]
six [shest]
seven [syem]
eight [vosyem]
nine [dyevyat]
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6. Directions
hi, Im looking for Kozitsky Lane
a ,
[dobri dyen, ya eesh-choo kazeetskee pyeryeh-oolak]
, b
[eezveeneetyeh, neekagda atakom nyeh sliyshala]
sorry, never heard of it
hi, can you tell me where Kozitsky Lane is?
a , ,
?
[dobri dyen, nyeh patskajetyeh, gdyeh kazeetskee
pyeryeh-oolak?]
b
[ya tojeh pree-yezja-ya]
Im a stranger here too
a a
[za ooglom] [nalyeva poslyeh ftarova svyetafora]
around the corner left at the second traffic lights
a
[zatyem pyerva-ya ooleetsa sprava]
then its the first street on the right
where? which direction?
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hi, Kozitsky
Lane, do you
know where
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[von tam]
over there
[dalsheh]
further

[meema ]
past the ...
[nazat]
back
[naproteef]
opposite
()
[nyedalyeko (ot)]
near
[pyeryet]
in front of
[pavarot]
turn off
[pryama]
straight
ahead
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on the left
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next
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on the right

[srazoo za]
just after
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street
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7. Emergencies
help!
a !
[pamageetyeh!]
can you help me?
a ?
[viy mojetyeh mnyeh pamoch?]
please come with me! its really very urgent
a , !
[pajalsta, pIdyomtyeh samnoy eta ochyen srochna!]
Ive lost (my keys)
a ()
[ya patyeryala (klyoochee)]
(my car) is not working
a ( )
[(ma-ya mashiyna) slamalas]
(my purse) has been stolen
a ()
[oo myenya ookralee (kashelyok)]
Ive been mugged
a
[myenya abakralee]
? b
[kak vasheh eemya?]
whats your name?
, b
[vash paspart, pajalsta]
I need to see your passport
Im sorry, all my papers have been stolen
a ,
[eezveeneetyeh, oo myenya ookralee fsyeh dakoomyentiy]
accident [nyesh-chasni sloochee]
(in a car) [avaree-ya]
ambulance [skora-ya pomash-ch]
consul [konsool]
embassy [pasolstva]
fire brigade [paJarna-ya kamanda]
police [meeleetsi-ya]
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8. Friends
hi, howre you doing? , ? b
a , ? [harasho, a-ootyebya?]
[preevyet, kak dyela?] OK, and you?
yeah, fine not bad
a a
[harasho] [nyeploha]
dyou know Andrei?
a ?
[tiy znakom sandryeh-yem?]
and this is Olga , b
a [da, miy znakomiy]
[a-eta olga] yeah, we know each other
where do you know each other from?
a ?
[gdyeh viy paznakomeelees?]
b
[miy paznakomeelees oosashiy]
we met at Sashas place
that was some party, eh?
a , ?
[nyeplaha-ya biyla vyechyereenka, ah?]
b
[atleechna-ya]
the best
are you guys coming for a beer? , b
a ? [atleechna, pIdyom]
[viy pIdyotyeh snamee viypeet peeva?] cool, lets go
, b
[nyet, ya fstryecha-yoos s yoolyay]
no, Im meeting Yulia
see you at Sashas place tonight
a
[ooveedeemsya oo sashiy syevodnya vyechyeram]
! b
[paka!]
see you
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9. Health
Im not feeling very well
a
[mnyeh nyeh harasho]
can you get a doctor? ? b
a ? [gdyeh oo vas baleet?]
[viy nyeh magleebiy viyzvat vracha?] where does it hurt?
it hurts here
a
[zdyes]
a ? its not a constant pain
[bol pasta-yan-na-ya?] , b
is the pain constant? [nyet, nyeh pasta-yan-na-ya]
can I make an appointment?
a ?
[magoolee ya zapeesatsa kvrachoo?]
can you give me something for ...?
a - ?
[viy mojethyeh dat mnyeh shtoneeboot at ?]
yes, I have insurance
a ,
[da, oo myenya yest strahofka]
antibiotics [anteebee-oteekee]
antiseptic [anteesyepteechyeska-ya
ointment mas]
cystitis [tsisteet]
dentist [zoobnoy vrach]
diarrhoea [dee-aryeh-ya]
doctor [vrach]
hospital [balneetsa]
ill [bolyen]
medicine [lyekarstva]
painkillers [bolyeh-ootalya-yoosh-
chee-yeh sryetstva]
pharmacy [aptyeka]
to prescribe / [prapeesiyvat/
prapeesat]
thrush [malochneetsa]
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10. Language difficulties
b
[vasha kryedeetna-ya karta nyeh prahodeet]
your credit card has been refused
what, I dont understand; do you speak English?
a ? ; -?
[shto? ya nyeh paneema-yoo; viy gavareetyeh pa-angleeskee?]
b
[eta nyeh dyaystveetyelna]
this isnt valid
could you say that again? slowly
a , a
[paftareetyeh, pajalsta] [myedlyen-na]
I understand very little Russian
a - -
[ya paneema-yoo choot-choot paroos-skee]
I speak Russian very badly
a -
[ya ochyen ploha gavaryoo paroos-skee]
b
[viy nyeh mojetyeh plateet etI kartachkI]
you cant use this card to pay
a ? sorry, no
[viy paneema-yetyeh?] , b
do you understand? [eezveeneetyeh, nyet]
is there someone who speaks English?
a - -?
[ktoneeboot zdyes gavareet pa-angleeskee?]
oh, now I understand is that ok now?
a , a ?
[ah, tyepyer ya paneema-yoo] [tyepyer fsyo fparyatkyeh?]
a few words [nyeskalka slof]
interpreter [pyeryevotcheek]
to translate / [pyeryevadeet/
pyeryevestee]
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11. Meeting people
hello
a
[dobri dyen]
, b
[dobri dyen, menya zavoot tanya]
hello, my names Tanya
Graham, from England, Thirsk
a , ,
[menya zavoot Graham, eez anglee-ee, eez gorada Thirsk]
, ? b
[nyeh sliyshala atakom, gdyeheta?]
dont know that, where is it?
not far from York, in the North; and you?
a , , ?
[nyeh dalyeko at yorka, na syevyeryeh, aviy?]
; ? b
[ya eez maskviy; viy zdyes adeen?]
Im from Moscow; here by yourself?
no, Im with my wife and two kids
a ,
[nyet, ya sjenoy ee dvoomya dyetmee]
what do you do?
a ?
[kyem viy rabota-yetyeh?]
b
[ya zaneema-yoos kampyooteramee]
Im in computers
me too
a
[ya tojeh]
heres my wife now
a
[avot ee ma-ya jena]
b
[pree-yatna paznakomeetsa]
nice to meet you
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what time does the post office close?
a ?
[vaskolka zakriyva-yetsa pochta?]
b
[v-vosyem chasof pa boodnyam]
eight oclock weekdays
is the post office open on Saturdays? b
a ? [da dvooh chasof]
[atkriytalee pochta pa soobotam?] until two oclock
Id like to send this registered to England
a
[ya hatyela biy paslat eta zakazniym vanglee-yoo]
, , 340 b
[da, kanyeshna, eta boodyet sto-eet treesta sorak rooblyay]
certainly, that will cost 340 roubles
and also two stamps for England, please
a ,
[ah takJeh dvyeh markee dlya anglee-ee, pajalsta]
do you have some airmail stickers?
a ?
[yestlee oo vas naklyaykee avee-a pochtiy?]
do you have any mail for me?
a ?
[yestlee oo vas pochta dlya myenya?]
airmail [avee-a pochta]
post card [atkriytka]
post office [pochta]
stamp [marka]
[myeJdoonarodni] international
[peesma] letters
[vnootryen-nee] domestic
[pasiylkee] parcels
[da vastryebiyvanee-ya] poste restante
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can we have a non-smoking table?
a ?
[yestlee oo vas stoleek dlya nyekooryash-cheeh?]
there are two of us there are four of us
a a
[nas dvo-yeh] [nas chyetvyera]
whats this? b
a ? [eta taka-ya riyba]
[shto-eta?] its a type of fish
b
[eta myestna-yeh feermyen-na-yeh blyooda]
its a local speciality
, b
[fhadeetyeh, ya vam pakajoo]
come inside and Ill show you
we would like two of these, one of these, and one of those
a , , , -
[nam, pajalsta, dvyeh portsiy-ee etava, adnoo etava ee adnoo etava]
a ? red wine white wine
[aviypeet?] a a
and to drink? [krasna-yeh veeno] [byela-yeh veeno]
a beer and two orange juices
a
[adno peeva ee dva apyelseenaviyh soka]
some more bread please
a ,
[yesh-cho hlyeba, pajalsta]
a ? excellent!, very nice!
[vam panraveelas?] , , ! b
how was your meal? [da, zamyechatyelna, ochyen fkoosna!]
a -? just the bill thanks
[yesh-cho shtoneeboot?] , , b
anything else? [nyet, spaseeba, tolka sh-chot]
bill [sh-chot]
menu [myenyoo]
table c [stol]
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? b
[ya magoo vam pamoch?]
can I help you?
can I just have a look around? yes, Im looking for ...
a ? a ,
[ya magoo prosta pasmatryet?] [da, ya eesh-choo ]
how much is this? b
a ? [syemsot shesdyesyat vosyem rooblyay]
[skolka eta sto-eet?] seven hundred and sixty-eight roubles
OK, I think Ill have to leave it; its a little ? b
too expensive for me [ah vot eta?]
a , how about this?
[pajalooy, eta sleeshkam doraga dlya myenya]
can I pay by credit card?
a ?
[ya magoo zaplateet kryedeetnI kartI?]
its too big its too small
a a
[eta vyeleeko] [eta malo]
its for my son hes about this high
a
[eta dlya ma-yevo siyna on preemyerna takova rosta]
a - ? thats all thanks
[shto-neeboot yesh-cho?] , , b
will there be anything else? [nyet, spaseeba, eta fsyo]
make it seven hundred roubles and Ill take it
a ,
[ya vazmoo, yeslee atdadeetyeh za syemsot rooblyay]
fine, Ill take it
a ,
[harasho, ya vazmoo eta]
[zakriyta] closed
[kas-sa] cash desk
/ [abmyeneevat/abmyenyat] to exchange

[atkriyta] open
[raspradaJa] sale
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Im interested in seeing the old town
a
[ya hatyela biy pasmatryet na stari gorat]
are there guided tours? , b
a ? [k saJalyenee-yoo, myest nyet]
[yestlee ekskoorsee-ee sgeedam?] Im sorry, its fully booked
how much would you charge to drive us around for four hours?
a ?
[skolka viy vazmyotyeh za chyetiyryoh-chasavoo-yoo pa-yestkoo pa goradoo?]
can we book tickets for the concert here?
a ?
[zdyes mojna zakazat beelyetiy na kantsert?]
, ? b
[da, na chyo eemya?]
yes, in what name?
? b
[kakoy kryedeetnI kartI viy boodyetyeh plateet?]
which credit card?
where do we get the tickets? b
a ? [zabyereetyeh eeh pree fhodyeh]
[gdyeh mojna paloocheet beelyetiy?] just pick them up at the entrance
is it open on Sundays? how much is it to get in?
a ? a ?
[atriytlee on pa vaskryesyenyam?] [skolka sto-eet fhadnoy beelyet?]
are there reductions for groups of 6?
a 6 ?
[yestlee skeetkee dlya groop eez shestee chyelavyek?]
that was really impressive!
a !
[eta biyla ochyen fpyechatlya-yoosh-chyeh!]
art gallery [karteen-na-ya galyeryeh-ya]
bus tour [aftoboosna-ya ekskoorsee-ya]
city centre [tsentr gorada]
closed [zakriyta]
guide [geed]
museum [moozyay]
open [atkriyta]
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16. Trains
how much is ...? a single, second class to ...
a ? a
[skolka sto-eet ?] [koopayni beelyet vadeen kanyets da ]
two returns, second class to ...
a
[dva abratniyh koopayniyh beelyeta da ]
for today for tomorrow for next Tuesday
a a a
[na syevodnya] [na zaftra] [na slyedoosh-chee ftorneek]
b
[za po-yest dalnyeva slyedavanee-ya noojna daplateet]
theres a supplement for the Intercity
? b
[viy hateetyeh zabraneeravat myesta?]
do you want to make a seat reservation?
b
[vam noojna zdyelat pyeryesatkoo vmaskvyeh]
you have to change at Moscow
is this seat free?
a ?
[eta myesta svabodna?]
excuse me, which station are we at?
a , , ?
[eezveeneetyeh, pajalsta, shto eta zastantsiy-ya?]
is this where I change for Rostov?
a ?
[eta zdyes noojna zdyelat pyeryesatkoo na rastof?]
to change / [dyelat/zdyelat
trains pyeryesatkoo]
platform [platforma]
return [abratni beelyet]
single [beelyet vadeen kanyets]
station [vakzal]
(underground, bus) [stantsiy-ya]
stop [astanofka]
ticket [beelyet]
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a, an* (see page 288)
about: about 20
[okala dvatsatee]
its about 5 oclock
[okala pyatee
chasof]
a film about Russia
[feelm a rassee-ee]
above [nad]
abroad [za
graneetsay]
absolutely! !
[kanyeshna!]
absorbent cotton [vata]
accelerator
[aksyelyeratar]
accept /
[preeneemat/
preenyat]
accident
[nyesh-chasni sloochee]
theres been an accident

[pra-eezashol nyesh-
chasni sloochee]
accommodation [jilyo]
ache f [bol]
my back aches
[oo menya baleet
speena]
across: across the road
[chyeryes darogoo]
adaptor [adapter]
address [adryes]
whats your address?
? [kakoy vash
adryes?]
address book

[alfaveetna-ya zapeesna-ya
kneeshka]
admission charge: how much
is the admission charge?
?
[skolka sto-eet beelyet?]
adult
[vzrosli chyelavyek]
advance: in advance
[zaranyeh-yeh]
aeroplane [samalyot]
after [poslyeh]
after you [poslyeh
vas]
after lunch
[poslyeh abyeda]
afternoon: in the afternoon
[dnyom]
this afternoon
[syevodnya dnyom]
aftershave
[lasyon poslyeh breetya]
aftersun cream
[kryem poslyeh zagara]
afterwards [patom]
again [snova]
against [proteef]
age [vozrast]
ago: a week ago
[nyedyelyoo nazat]
an hour ago [chas
nazat]
agree: I agree (said by man/
woman) /
[ya saglasyen/
saglasna]
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Aids [speed]
air [vozdooh]
by air
[samalyotam]
air-conditioning: with
air-conditioning
[skandeetsi-
anyeram]
airline [avee-a-
leenee-ya]
airmail: by airmail
[avee-a-pochti]
airmail envelope

[myejdoonarodni kanvyert]
airport [a-eraport]
to the airport, please
,
[va-eraport, pajalsta]
airport bus -

[aftoboos-ekspres va-eraport]
aisle seat
[myesto oo prahoda]
alcohol [speertno-
yeh]
alcoholic: is it alcoholic?
? [eta speertno-yeh?]
all* (things) [fsyo]
(people) [fsyeh]
all the children
[fsyeh dyetee]
all of it [fsyo]
all of them [fsyeh]
all day [vyes dyen]
thats all, thanks ,
[eta fsyo, spaseeba]
allergic: Im allergic to ...
... [oo
menya alyergee-ya na ...]
allowed: is smoking allowed
here?
? [mojnalee zdyes
kooreet?]
all right [harasho]
Im all right
[samnoy fsyo
fparyatkyeh]
are you all right?
? [svamee fsyo
fparyatkyeh?]
almond m [meendal]
almost [pachtee]
alone (man/woman) /
[adeen/adna]
alphabet [alfaveet]
ah er
beh es
veh teh
geh oo
deh ef
yeh ha
yo tseh
jeh chyeh
zeh sha
ee sh-chya
ee kratka-yeh tvyordi znak
ka iy
el myahkee znak
em e
en yoo
o ya
peh
already [oojeh]
also [tojeh]
although [hatya]
altogether [fsyevo]
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always [fsyegda]
am*: at seven am
[fsyem chasof
ootra]
amazing (surprising)

[oodeeveetyelni]
(very good)
[patryasa-yoosh-chee]
ambulance
[skora-ya pomash-ch]
call an ambulance!

! [viyzaveetyeh skoroo-
yoo pomash-ch!]
America [amyereeka]
American (adj)

[amyereekanskee]
Im American (man/woman)
/
[ya amyereekanyets/
amyereekanka]
among [sryedee]
amount
[kaleechyestva]
(money) [soom-ma]
amp: 13-amp fuse

[predahraneetyel na treenatsat
ampyer]
and [ee]
angry [syerdeeti]
animal [jivotna-yeh]
ankle [ladiyshka]
anniversary (wedding)
[yoobeelyay]
annoy: this mans annoying
me
[etat chyelavyek
mnyeh dasajda-yet]
annoying: its annoying
[eta razdraja-yet]
another [droogoy]
can we have another room?
?
[mojna droogoy nomyer?]
another beer, please
,
[yesh-cho adno peeva, pajalsta]
antibiotics
[anteebee-oteekee]
antifreeze
[anteefrees]
antihistamine
[anteegeestameen]
antique
[anteekvaree-at]
antique shop
[anteekvarni
magazeen]
antiseptic
[anteesepteechyeska-
yeh sryetstva ]
any: have you got any bread/
tomatoes? /
? [oo vas yest hlyep/
pameedori?]
do you have any ...?
...? [oo vas yest ...?]
sorry, I dont have any
,
[eezveeneetyeh, oo menya nyet]
anybody - [kto-
neeboot]
does anybody speak English?
- -
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? [kto-neeboot
gavareet pa-angleeskee?]
there wasnt anybody there
[tam
neekavo nyebila]
anything - [shto-
neeboot]
dialogues
anything else? -
? [shto-neeboot
yesh-cho?]
nothing else, thanks
,
[bolsheh neechyevo,
spaseeba]
would you like anything
to drink?
- ?
[viy hateetyeh shto-neeboot
viypeet?]
I dont want anything,
thanks ,
[spaseeba,
ya neechyevo nyeh hachoo]
apart from [kromyeh]
apartment
[kvarteera]
apartment block

[mnogakvarteerni dom]
aperitif [apyereeteef]
apology
[eezveenyenee-yeh]
appendicitis
[apyendeetsiyt]
appetizer [zakooska]
apple [yablaka]
appointment
[preeyom]
dialogue
good morning, how can
I help you?
,
? [dobra-yeh ootra,
chyem ya magoo vam
pamoch?]
Id like to make an
appointment (said by man/
woman) /

[yabi hatyel/hatyela
zapeesatsa na preeyom]
what time would you like?

? [kako-yeh vryemya
dlya vas oodobna?]
three oclock
[ftree chasa]
Im afraid thats not
possible, is four oclock
all right? ,
,
?
[bayoos, shto ftree chasa nyeh
paloocheetsa, fchyetiyryeh vas
oostro-eet?]
yes, that will be fine ,
[da, eta
myenya oostro-eet]
the name was ...?
...? [vasheh
eemya ...?]
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apricot [abreekos]
April m [apryel]
area [ri-on]
area code
[myejdoogarodni kod]
arm [rooka]
arrange: will you arrange it for
us?
? [viy arganeezoo-yetyeh
eta dlya nas?]
arrival [preebyitee-
yeh]
arrive /
[pree-yejjat/pree-yehat]
when do we arrive?
? [kagda miy
pree-yej-ja-yem?]
has my fax arrived yet?

? [yesh-cho nyeh preeshol
faks dlya menya?]
we arrived today
[miy pree-
yehalee syevodnya]
art [eeskoostva]
art gallery
[karteen-na-ya
galyeryeh-ya]
artist [hoodojneek]
as: as big as
... [takoyjeh
balshoy kak ...]
as soon as possible
[kak mojna
bistryeh-yeh]
ashtray
[pyepyelneetsa]
ask /
[sprashivat/spraseet]
I didnt ask for this (said by
man/woman) ,
/ [eta nyeh
to, shto ya zakazal/zakazala]
could you ask him to ...?
,
... [papraseetyeh
yevo, pajalsta ...]
asleep: shes asleep
[ana speet]
aspirin [aspeereen]
asthma [astma]
astonishing
[parazeetyelni]
at: at the hotel
[vgasteeneetseh]
at the station
[na stantsi-ee]
at six oclock
[fshest chasof]
at Sashas [oo sashi]
athletics [atlyeteeka]
ATM [bankamat]
attractive
[preevlyekatyelni]
aubergine
[baklajan]
August [avgoost]
aunt [tyotya]
Australia
[afstralee-ya]
Australian (adj)

[afstraleeskee]
Im Australian (man/woman)
/
[ya afstralee-yets/afstraleeka]
Austria [afstree-ya]
automatic (adj)
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[aftamateechyeskee]
(noun: car)

[saftamateechyeski karopki
pyeryedach]
autumn f [osyen]
in the autumn
[osenyoo]
avenue [alyeh-ya]
average (not good)

[pasryetstvyen-ni]
on average
[fsryednyem]
awake: is he awake?
? [on prasnoolsya?]
away: go away! !
[oohadeetyeh!]
is it far away? ?
[eta dalyeko?]
awful [oojasni]
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baby [ryebyonak]
baby food
[dyetska-yeh peetanee-yeh]
babys bottle

[bootiylachka dlya karmlyenee-ya
ryebyonka]
baby-sitter [nyanya]
back (of body) [speena]
(back part)
[zadnya-ya chast]
at the back [z-zadee]
Id like my money back (said
by man/woman) /

[ya hatyel/
hatyela biy paloocheet abratna
dyengee]
to come back
/
[vazvrash-chatsa/vyernootsa]
to go back (by transport)
/ [oo-yej-jat/
oo-yehat]
(on foot)

backache [bol
fspeenyeh]
bacon [byekon]
bad [plahoy]
not bad [nyeploha]
a bad headache
[seelna-ya
galavna-ya bol]
badly [ploha]
bag [soomka]
(handbag)
[damska-ya soomka]
(suitcase)
[chyemadan]
baggage [bagash]
baggage checkroom

[kamyera hranyenee-ya]
baggage claim
[viydacha bagaja]
bakery [boolachna-
ya]
balcony [balkon]
a room with a balcony
[nomyer
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zbalkonam]
bald [liysi]
ball [myach]
ballet [balyet]
ballpoint pen
[shareekava-ya roochka]
banana [banan]
band (orchestra)
[arkyestr]
bandage [beent]
Bandaid m
[plastir]
bank (money) [bank]
bank account
[bankofskee sh-chot]
banknote [banknota]
bar [bar]
a bar of chocolate
[pleetka shakalada]
barbers
[pareehmahyerska-ya]
bargaining
dialogue
how much is this?
?
[skolka eta sto-eet?]
100,000 roubles
[sto tiysyach
rooblyay]
thats too expensive
[eta
sleeshkam doraga]
how about 70,000?

? [kak nash-chot
syemeedyestee tiysyach?]
Ill let you have it for
90,000
[ad-
dam za dyevyanosta tiysyach]
can you reduce it a bit
more?/OK, its a deal
/
, [sbrostyeh
yesh-cho nyemnoga/ladna,
eedyot]
basket [karzeena]
bath [van-na]
can I have a bath?
?
[mojnalee preenyat van-noo?]
bathhouse [banya]
bathroom [van-na-ya]
with a private bathroom
[svan-ni]
bath towel
[ban-na-yeh
palatyentseh]
bathtub [van-na]
battery (for radio)
[bataryayka]
(for car)
[akoomoolyatar]
bay [boohta]
be* [biyt]
beach [plyash]
on the beach [na
plyajeh]
beach mat
[plyajna-ya
patsteelka]
beach umbrella
[plyajni zont]
beans (f, sing) [fasol]
French beans [fasol]
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beard [barada]
beautiful [kraseevi]
because
[patamooshta]
because of - [eez-za]
bed f [kravat]
Im going to bed now
[ya lajoos spat]
bed and breakfast

[prajivanee-yeh ee zaftrak]
bedroom [spalnya]
beef [gavyadeena]
beer [peeva]
two beers, please ,
[dva peeva,
pajalsta]
before [pyeryet]
begin /
[nacheenatsa/nachatsa]
when does it begin?
? [kagda nachala?]
beginner (man/woman)
/
[nacheena-
yoosh-chee/ nacheena-yoosh-
cha-ya]
beginning: at the beginning
[vnachalyeh]
behind [za]
behind me [za mnoy]
Belgium [byelgee-ya]
believe /
[vyereet/pavyereet]
below [pod]
belt [ryemyen]
bend (in road)
[pavarot]
berth (on ship) [koyka]
beside: beside the ...
... [ryadam s ...]
best [loochshi]
better [loochsheh]
are you feeling better?
? [vam loochsheh?]
between [myejdoo]
beyond [za]
bicycle
[vyelaseepyet]
big [balshoy]
too big
[sleeshkam balshoy]
its not big enough

[nyedastatachna balshoy]
bike
[vyelaseepyet]
(motorbike)
[matatsiykl]
bill [sh-chot]
(US: banknote)
[banknota]
could I have the bill, please?
, [sh-chot,
pajalsta]
bin
[moosarna-yeh vyedro]
bird [pteetsa]
birthday
[dyen rajdyenee-ya]
happy birthday!
! [sdnyom rajdyenee-
ya!]
biscuit
[pyechyenyeh]
bit: a little bit
[nyeh-mnoshka]
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a big bit
[balshoy koosok]
a bit of ... ...
[koosochyek ...]
a bit expensive
[daragavata]
bite (by insect)
() [ookoos
(nasyekomava)]
(by dog) ()
[ookoos (sabakee)]
bitter (taste)
[gorkee]
black [chorni]
black market
[chorni riynak]
Black Sea
[chorna-yeh moryeh]
blanket [adyeh-yala]
bleach (for toilet)
[hlorka]
bless you! !
[boot-tyeh zdarovi!]
blind [slyepoy]
blinds [shtori]
blocked (road)

[pyeryegarojen-ni]
(sink) [zasoryen-
ni]
blond (adj)
[byelakoori]
blood f [krof]
high blood pressure
[visoka-
yeh davlyenee-yeh]
blouse [blooska]
blow-dry
[ooklatka fyenam]
Id like a cut and blow-dry
,

[pajalsta,
pastreegeetyeh ee sdyelityeh
ooklatkoo fyenam]
blue [seenee]
blue eyes
[galoobiy-yeh glaza]
blusher pl
[roomyana]
boarding pass
[pasadachni talon]
boat [lotka]
(for passengers) m
[karabl]
when is the next boat to ...?

...? [kagda slyedoo-sh-chee
ryays v ...?]
body [tyela]
boil: do we have to boil
the water?
? [noojnalee
keepyateet vodoo?]
boiled egg
[varyona-yeh yitso]
boiled water
[keepyachona-ya vada]
boiler
[keepyateelneek]
bone [kost]
bonnet (of car) [kapot]
book (noun) [kneega]
(verb) /
[zakazivat/zakazat]
can I book a seat?
[magoolee
ya zakazat beelyet?]
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Id like to book a table
for two (said by man/woman)
/

[ya hatyel/hatyela biy
zakazat stoleek na dva-eeh]
what time would you like
it booked for?
? [na kako-yeh
vryemya?]
half past seven
[na
palaveenoo vasmova]
thats fine
[harasho]
and your name?
? [vasheh eemya?]
bookshop, bookstore
[kneejni
magazeen]
boot (footwear)
[bateenak]
(of car) [bagajneek]
border (of country)
[graneetsa]
bored: Im bored
[mnyeh skooshna]
boring [skooshni]
born: I was born in
Manchester (said by man/
woman) /

[ya radeelsa/radeelas
vmanchyesteryeh]
I was born in 1960 (said by
man/woman) /

[ya radeelsa/radeelas
ftiysyacha dyevyatsot
shesteedyesyatam gadoo]
borrow /
[zaneemat/zanyat]
may I borrow ...?
...? [viy nyeh
adaljiyteh ...?]
both [oba]
bother: sorry to bother
you
[eezveeneetyeh
za byespakoystva]
bottle [bootiylka]
a bottle of vodka
[bootiylka votkee]
bottle-opener
[atkrivalka]
bottom (of person) [zat]
at the bottom of ... (street
etc) ... ()
[fkantseh (ooleetsi)]
(hill) ... [oo
padnoji-ya ...]
bouncer
[vishibala]
bowl [taryelka]
box [karopka]
box office
[tyeh-atralna-ya kas-sa]
boy [malcheek]
boyfriend [drook]
bra [byoostgalter]
bracelet [braslyet]
brake [tormas]
brandy [kanyak]
bread [hlyep]
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white bread
[byeli hlyep]
brown bread
[chorni hlyep]
rye bread
[rjanoy hlyep]
wholemeal bread
[hlyep
eez nyeprasyeh-yani mookee]
break (verb) /
[lamat/slamat]
Ive broken the ... (said by man/
woman) /
... [ya slamal/slamala]
I think Ive broken my wrist
(said by man/woman) ,
/
[kajetsa, ya slamal/
slamala zapyastyeh]
break down /
[lamatsa/slamatsa]
Ive broken down
[oo
menya slamalas mashiyna]
breakdown
[palomka]
breakdown service

[ekstryen-na-ya tyehpomosh-ch]
breakfast [zaftrak]
break-in: Ive had a break-in

[ma-yoo komnatoo abakralee]
breast f [grood]
breathe [dishat]
breeze [vyetyerok]
bribe [vzyatka]
bridge (over river) [mosst]
brief [kratkee]
briefcase m
[partfyel]
bright (light etc) [yarkee]
bright red -
[yarka-krasni]
brilliant (idea, person)
[blyestyash-chee]
bring /
[preenaseet/preenyestee]
Ill bring it back later
[ya vyernoo eta poj-
jeh]
Britain
[vyeleeka-breetanee-ya]
British
[breetanskee]
brochure
[brashoora]
broken [sloman-
ni]
bronchitis
[branheet]
brooch f [brosh]
broom [myetla]
brother [brat]
brother-in-law (husbands brother)
[dyevyer]
(wifes brother)
[shooreen]
brown
[kareechnyevi]
brown hair
[kashtanavi-yeh
volasi]
brown eyes
[karee-yeh glaza]
bruise [seenyak]
brush [sh-chotka]
(artists) f [keest]
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bucket [vyedro]
buffet (on train etc)
[boofyet]
(in restaurant)
[shvetskee stol]
buggy (for child)
[dyetska-ya
kalyaska]
building [zdanee-yeh]
bulb (light bulb)
[lampachka]
Bulgaria [balgaree-
ya]
bumper [bampyer]
bunk [koyka]
bureau de change
[abmyen valyooti]
burglary
[agrablyenee-yeh]
burn (noun) [ajok]
(verb) /
[garyet/sgaryet]
this is burnt
[eta garyela-yeh]
burst: a burst pipe

[lopnoofsha-ya trooba]
bus [aftoboos]
what number bus is it to ...?
...?
[kakoy aftoboos eedyot da ...?]
when is the next bus to ...?

...? [kagda slyedoosh-chee
aftoboos da ...?]
what time is the last
bus?
? [kagda
preehodeet paslyednee aftoboos?]
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does this bus go to ...?

...? [eedyotlee etat aftoboos
da ...?]
no, you need a number ...
,
... [nyet, vam noojen
nomyer ...]
business [beeznes]
bus station
[aftoboosna-ya stantsi-
ya]
bus stop
[astanofka aftoboosa]
bust [byoost]
busy (restaurant etc)
[ajivlyon-ni]
Im busy tomorrow (said by
man/woman) /
[ya boodoo
zanyat/zanyata zaftra]
but [no]
butchers
[myasnoy magazeen]
butter [masla]
button [poogaveetsa]
buy /
[pakoopat/koopeet]
where can I buy ...?
...? [gdyeh
mojna koopeet ...?]
by: by train/by car/by plane
/ /
[na po-yezdyeh/na
mashiynyeh/na samalyotyeh]
the book is written by ...
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... [kneega
napeesana ...]
by the window
[okala akna]
by the sea [oo morya]
by Thursday
[kchyetvyergoo]
bye! ! [paka]
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cabaret [kabareh]
cabbage [kapoosta]
cabin (on ship) [ka-yoota]
cable car
[fooneekoolyor]
caf [kafeh]
cagoule
[koortka ad-dajdya]
cake [tort]
a piece of cake
[koosok torta]
cake shop
[kandeetyerska-ya]
call (verb) /
[zvat/pazvat]
(verb: to phone) /
[zvaneet/
pazvaneet]
whats it called?
? [kak eta naziva-
yetsa?]
he/she is called ... /
... [yevo/ye-yo zavoot ...]
please call the doctor
, ,
[viyzaveetyeh, pajalsta,
vracha]
please give me a call at 7.30
am tomorrow
, ,

[pazvaneetyeh mnyeh, pajalsta,
zaftra fsyem treetsat ootra]
please ask him to call me
,

[pajalsta, papraseetyeh yevo mnyeh
pazvaneet]
call back: Ill call back later
[ya vyernoos
poj-jeh]
(phone back)
[ya pyeryezvanyoo
papoj-jeh]
call round: Ill call round
tomorrow
[ya zidoo zaftra]
camcorder
[veedyeh-okamyera]
camera [fota-
aparat]
camera shop
-
[magazeen keena-ee-fota-
aparatoori]
camp (verb)
[jiyt fpalatkah]
can we camp here?
?
[mojnalee zdyes razbeet lagyer?]
camping gas
[gazavi
baloncheek]
campsite
[kyempeeng]
can [banka]
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a can of beer
[banka peeva]
can*: can you ...?
...? [viy mojetyeh ...?]
can you show me ...?
...?
[viy mojetyeh pakazat mnyeh ...?]
can I have ...? ,
... [mojna mnyeh,
pajalsta ...]
I cant ... ... [ya
nyeh magoo ...]
Canada [kanada]
Canadian
[kanatskee]
Im Canadian (man/woman)
/ [ya
kanadyets/kanatka]
canal [kanal]
cancel /
[atmyenyat/atmyeneet]
candies [kanfyeti]
candle [svyecha]
can-opener
[atkrivalka]
cap (hat) [shapka]
(of bottle) [kriyshka]
car [mashiyna]
by car [na
mashiynyeh]
carafe [grafeen]
a carafe of white wine, please
,
[grafeen byelava
veena, pajalsta]
card (birthday etc)
[atkriytka]
heres my (business)
card ,
[ma-ya kartachka,
pajalsta]
cardigan [kofta ]
cardphone ,

[tyelyefon, preeneema-yoosh-chee
kartachkee]
cards [karti]
careful
[astarojni]
be careful! !
[astarojna!]
caretaker (man/woman)
[storash]
car ferry
[aftaparom]
car park [sta-yanka]
carpet [kavyor]
car rental
[prakat
aftamabeelyay]
carriage (of train)
[vagon]
carrier bag [soomka]
carrot f [markof]
carry [nyestee]
carry-cot
[pyeryenasna-ya
kravatka]
carton [pakyet]
case (suitcase)
[chyemadan]
cash
[naleechni-yeh dyengee]
will you cash this for me?
(travellers cheque) ,
,
[abmyenyaytyeh, pajalsta, na
naleechni-yeh]
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cash desk [kas-sa]
cash dispenser
[bankamat]
cassette [kas-syeta]
cassette recorder
[kas-syetni
magneetafon]
castle [zamak]
casualty department
[palata skori
pomash-chee]
cat [koshka]
catch (verb: ball) /
[laveet/pimat]
where do we catch the bus
to ...?
...? [atkooda eedyot aftoboos
da ...?]
cathedral [sabor]
Catholic (adj)
[kataleechyeskee]
cauliflower
[tsvyetna-ya
kapoosta]
cave [pyesh-chyera]
caviar [eekra]
red caviar
[krasna-ya eekra]
black caviar
[chorna-ya eekra]
ceiling [patalok]
celery
[syeldyeryay]
cemetery
[kladbeesh-chyeh]
centigrade [pa
tselsee-yoo]
centimetre
[santeemyetr]
central
[tsentralni]
central heating

[tsentralna-yeh
ataplyenee-yeh]
centre [tsentr]
how do we get to the city
centre?
? [kak papast
ftsentr gorada?]
cereal [soohoy
zaftrak]
certainly , [da,
kanyeshna]
certainly not
[nee fko-yem sloocha-
yeh]
chair [stool]
champagne
[shampanska-yeh]
change (noun: money)
[myelach]
(verb: money) /
[abmyeneevat/
abmyenyat]
can I change this for ...?

...? [mojna abmyenyat eta
na ...?]
I dont have any change
[oo menya
nyet myelachee]
can you give me change for
a 10,000 rouble note?

? [viy nyeh
magleebi razmyenyat dyesyat
tiysyach?]
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do we have to change
(trains)?
?
[noojnalee nam zdyelat
pyeryesatkoo?]
yes, change at St
Petersburg/no, its a
direct train ,
-
/,
[da,
zdyelityeh pyeryesatkoo
fsankt-peetyerboorgyeh/nyet, eta
pryamoy po-yest]
changed: to get changed
/
[pyeryeh-
adyevatsa/pyeryeh-adyetsa]
charge (noun) [tsena]
(verb) /
[naznachat/
naznacheet tsenoo]
cheap [dyeshovi]
do you have anything
cheaper?
? [oo vas nyet
neechyevo padyeshevlyeh?]
check (US: bill)
[sh-chyot]
(US: cheque) [chyek]
check (verb) /
[pravyeryat/
pravyereet]
could you check the ...,
please? ...,
[pravyertyeh ...,
pajalsta]
check in /

[ryegeestreeravatsa/
zaryegeestreeravatsa]
where do we have to
check in?
? [gdyeh
prahodeet ryegeestratsi-ya?]
check-in
[ryegeestratsi-ya]
cheek [sh-chyeka]
cheerio! ! [paka!]
cheers! (toast)
! [vasheh zdarovyeh!]
cheese [siyr]
chemists [aptyeka]
cheque [chyek]
do you take cheques?
? [viy
preeneema-yetyeh chyekee?]
cheque book
[chyekava-ya
kneeshka]
cheque card
[chyekava-ya
kartachka]
cherry [veeshnya]
chess [shahmati]
chest f [grood]
chewing gum
[jvachka]
chicken
[tsiplyonak]
chickenpox
[vyetryanka]
child [ryebyonak]
children [dyetee]
child minder [nyanya]
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childrens pool
[basayn dlya dyetyay]
childrens portion
[dyetska-ya portsi-ya]
chin [padbarodak]
China [Keeti]
Chinese (adj)
[keetiskee]
chips
[kartofyel free]
(US: crisps) [cheepsi]
chocolate [shakalat]
milk chocolate
[malochni shakalat]
plain chocolate
[shakalat]
hot chocolate
[garyachee shakalat]
choose /
[vibeerat/viybrat]
Christian name [eemya]
Christmas
[rajdyestvo]
Christmas Eve
[kanoon rajdyestva]
merry Christmas!
!
[sh-chasleevava rajdyestva!]
church f [tserkaf]
cider [seedr]
cigar [seegara]
cigarette [seegaryeta]
(Russian non-filter)
[papeerosa]
cigarette lighter
[zajigalka]
cinema [keeno]
circle [krook]
(in theatre) [yaroos]
CIS [es-en-geh]
city [gorat]
city centre
[tsentr gorada]
clean (adj) [cheesti]
can you clean these for me?

[viy mojetyeh pacheesteet eta?]
cleaning solution (for contact
lenses)
[rastvor dlya leenz]
cleansing lotion

[acheesh-cha-yoosh-chee lasyon]
clear (obvious) [yasni]
clever [oomni]
cliff [skala]
climbing
[alpeeneezm]
clinic [kleeneeka]
cloakroom (for coats)
[gardyerop]
clock [chasiy]
close (verb) /
[zakrivat/zakriyt]
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what time do you close?
?
[kagda viy zakriva-yetyes?]
we close at 8pm on
weekdays and 6pm
on Saturdays

[miy zakriva-
yemsya vvosyem vboodnee-yeh
dnee ee fshest pa soobotam]
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? [oo vas yest
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yes, between 1 and 2pm
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schasoo da dvooh]
closed [zakriyta]
cloth (fabric) f [tkan]
(for cleaning etc)
[tryapka]
clothes [adyejda]
cloud [oblaka]
cloudy [oblachni]
clutch
[stseplyenee-yeh]
coach
[myejdoo-garodni
aftoboos]
(on train) [vagon]
coach trip
[aftoboosna-ya
ekskoorsee-ya]
coast [byeryek]
on the coast
[na pabyeryejeh]
coat [palto]
(jacket) [koortka]
coathanger
[vyeshalka]
cockroach [tarakan]
cocoa [kaka-o]
code (for phoning) [kod]
whats the (dialling) code for
Moscow?
? [kakoy kod dlya
maskviy?]
coffee m [kofyeh]
two coffees, please
,
[dvyeh chashkee kofyeh, pajalsta]
coin [manyeta]
Coke - [koka-kola]
cold [halodni]
(noun) [prastooda]
Im cold
[mnyeh holadna]
I have a cold
[oo menya prastooda]
collapse: hes collapsed
[on
patyeryal saznanee-yeh]
collar [varatneek]
collect: Ive come to collect ...
(said by man/woman)
/ ... [ya
preeshol/preeshla za ...]
collect call

[zvanok saplati
visiva-yemim abanyentam]
college [kaledj]
colour [tsvyet]
do you have this in other
colours?
? [oo vas yest
eta droogova tsvyeta?]
colour film
[tsvyetna-ya plyonka]
comb [rash-choska]
come /
[preehadeet/preetee]
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where do you come from?
? [viy atkooda?]
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[ya eez
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come back /
[vazvrash-chatsa/
vyernootsa]
Ill come back tomorrow
[ya vyernoos
zaftra]
come in /
[fhadeet/vitee]
comfortable
[oodobni]
communism
[kamooneezm]
communist (adj)

[kamooneesteechyeskee]
Communist party

[kamooneesteechyeska-
ya partee-ya]
compact disc -
[kampakt-deesk]
company (business)
[kampanee-ya]
compartment (on train)
[koopeh]
complain /
[jalavatsa/
pajalavatsa]
complaint [jalaba]
I have a complaint
[oo myenya yest
jalaba]
completely
[savyershen-na]
computer
[kampyooter]
concert [kantsert]
concierge (in hotel)
[dyejoorna-ya]
conditioner (for hair)
m
[apalaskeevatyel]
condom
[pryezyervateef]
conference
[kanfyeryentsi-ya]
confirm /
[patvyerjdat/
patverdeet]
congratulations!
! [pazdravlya-
yoo!]
connecting flight

[stikovachni ryays]
connection (transport)
[pyeryesatka]
conscious
[fsaznanee-ee]
constipation [zapor]
consulate
[konsoolstva]
contact (verb)
[svyazatsa s]
contact lenses
[kantaktni-yeh leenzi]
contraceptive

[proteevazachatachna-
yeh sryetstva]
convenient [oodobni]
thats not convenient
[eta nyeh oodobna]
cook (verb) /
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[gatoveet/
preegatoveet]
the meat is not cooked
[myasa nyeh
prajaryena]
cooker [pleeta]
cookie [pyechyenyeh]
cooking utensils
[koohan-na-ya pasooda]
cool [prahladni]
cork [propka]
corkscrew [shtopar]
corner: on the corner
[na oogloo]
in the corner [voogloo]
cornflakes
[kookooroozni-yeh
hlopya]
correct (right)
[praveelni]
corridor [kareedor]
cosmetics
[kasmyeteeka]
cost (noun) f [sto-
eemast]
how much does it cost?
? [skolka
eta sto-eet?]
cot
[dyetska-ya kravatka]
cottage (in the country)
[dacha]
cotton [hlopak]
cotton wool [vata]
couch (sofa) [deevan]
couchette
[spalna-yeh myesta]
cough (noun) m
[kashel]
cough medicine
[sryedstva at kashlya]
could: could you ...?
..? [viy nyeh
magleebi ...?]
could I have ...?
...? [mojna mnyeh ...?]
country [strana]
(countryside)
[dyeryevnya]
in the country
[zagaradam]
countryside
[dyeryevnya]
couple (two people) [para]
a couple of hours
[paroo chasof]
courgette [kabachok]
courier [kooryer]
course (main course etc)
[blyooda]
of course
[kanyeshna]
of course not ,
[kanyeshna, nyet]
cousin (male/female) /
[koozen/koozeena]
cow [karova]
cracker [krekyer]
craft shop
[hoodojestvyen-ni salon]
crash (noun) [avaree-ya]
Ive had a crash (said by man/
woman) /
[ya papal/papala
vavaree-yoo]
crazy
[soomashetshi]
cream (in coffee etc) pl
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[sleefkee]
(in cake, lotion) [kryem]
(colour) [kryemavi]
soured cream
[smyetana]
creche pl [yaslee]
credit card
[kryedeetna-ya
kartachka]
do you take credit cards?

? [viy preeneema-
yetyeh kryedeetni-yeh kartachkee?]
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can I pay by credit card?

?
[magoolee ya zaplateet kryedeetni
kartachki?]
which card do you want to
use?
? [kakoy
kartachki viy hateetyeh zaplateet?]
Mastercard/Visa
yes, sir ,
[da, pajalsta]
whats the number?
? [kakoy nomyer?]
and the expiry date?
?
[kagda eestyeka-yet srok
dyeystvee-ya?]
Crimea [kriym]
crisps
[hroostyash-chee
kartofyel]
crockery [pasooda]
crossing (by sea, across river)
[pyeryeprava]
crossroads
[pyeryekryostak]
crowd [talpa]
crowded
[pyeryepolnyen-ni]
crown (on tooth)
[karonka]
cruise [kroo-ees]
crutches [kastilee]
cry (verb) /
[plakat/zaplakat]
cucumber [agooryets]
pickled cucumber
[salyoni agooryets]
cup [chashka]
a cup of tea, please
, [chashkoo
cha-ya, pajalsta]
cupboard [shkaf]
cure (verb) /
[lyecheet/viylyecheet]
curly [koodryavi]
current (electrical) [tok]
curtains
[zanavyeskee]
cushion [padooshka]
custom [abiychee]
Customs [tamojnya]
Customs form
[tamojen-na-ya
dyeklaratsi-ya]
cut (noun) [paryes]
(verb) /
[ryezat/razryezat]
Ive cut myself (said by man/
woman) /
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[ya paryezalsa/
paryezalas]
cutlery
[stalovi-yeh preebori]
cycling [vyelasport]
cyclist (man/woman)
/

[vyelaseepyedeest/
vyelaseepyedeestka]
Czech Republic
[chyeshska-ya
ryespoobleeka]
D
dad [papa]
daily [yejednyevna]
(adj)
[yejednyevni]
damage (verb) /
[pavryejdat/
pavryedeet]
its damaged
[eta
pavryejdyeno]
Im sorry, Ive damaged this
(said by man/woman) ,
/

[eezveeneetyeh, ya pavryedeel/
pavryedeela eta]
damn! ! [chort!]
damp [siroy]
dance (noun) [tanyets]
(verb) [tantsevat]
would you like to dance?

? [mojna preeglaseet vas
na tanyets?]
dangerous [apasni]
Danish (adj)
[datskee]
dark (adj: colour)
[tyomni]
dark green -
[tyomna-zyelyoni]
its getting dark
[tyemnyeh-yet]
date*: whats the date today?
?
[kako-yeh syevodnya cheeslo?]
lets make a date for next
Monday

[dagavareemsya na slyedoosh-chee
panyedyelneek]
dates (fruit)
[feeneekee]
daughter [doch]
daughter-in-law
[nyevyestka]
dawn [ras-svyet]
at dawn [na ras-
svyetyeh]
day m [dyen]
the day before
[nakanoonyeh]
the day after tomorrow
[poslyeh-zaftra]
the day before yesterday
[pazafchyera]
next day
[na slyedoosh-chee dyen]
every day
[kajdi dyen]
all day [vyes dyen]
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in two days time
[chyeryes dva dnya]
have a nice day
! [fsyevo harosheva!]
day trip
[adnadnyevna-ya
ekskoorsee-ya]
dead [myortvi]
deaf [gloohoy]
deal (business) [zdyelka]
its a deal (said by man/woman)
/
[saglasyen/saglasna]
death f [smyert]
decaffeinated coffee
[kofyeh byes
kafyeh-eena]
December m
[dyekabr]
decide /
[ryeshat/ryeshiyt]
we havent decided yet
[miy yesh-
cho nyeh ryeshiylee]
decision [ryeshenee-
yeh]
deck (on ship) [palooba]
deckchair [shezlong]
deep [gloobokee]
definitely: well definitely come

[miy abyazatyelna preedyom]
its definitely not possible

[eta savyershen-na nyevazmojna]
degree (qualification)
[deeplom]
delay (noun)
[zadyershka]
delay: the flight was delayed
[ryays
zadyerjalsa]
deliberately
[oomiyshlen-na]
delicatessen
[kooleenaree-ya]
delicious [fkoosni]
deliver /
[dastavlyat/
dastaveet]
delivery (of mail)
[dastafka]
democratic

[dyemakrateechyeskee]
Denmark [danee-ya]
dental floss
[neetka dlya
cheestkee zoobof]
dentist [zoobnoy
vrach]
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its this one here
[vot etat]
this one? ? [etat?]
no that one ,
[nyet, vot etat]
here [zdyes]
yes [da]
dentures
[zoobnoy prates]
deodorant
[dyezadarant]
department [ad-dyel]
department store
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[ooneevyermak]
departure (train)
[atpravlyenee-yeh]
(plane) [viylyet]
departure lounge
[zal ajidanee-ya]
depend: it depends
[kak skazat]
it depends on ...
... [eta zaveeseet
at ...]
deposit (as security)
[zadatak]
(as part payment)
[vznos]
dessert [dyesyert]
destination: whats your
destination? ?
[kooda viy yedeetyeh?]
develop /
[pra-yavlyat/pra-
yaveet]
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could you develop these
films?
?
[viy mojetyeh pra-yaveet etee
plyonkee?]
yes, certainly ,
[da, kanyeshna]
when will they be ready?

? [kagda anee
boodoot gatovi?]
tomorrow afternoon
[zaftra dnyom]
how much is the four-hour
service?

? [skolka sto-eet pra-
yaveet za chyetiyryeh chasa?]
diabetic (noun) [dee-
abyeteek]
dial (verb) /
[nabeerat/nabrat nomyer]
dialling code [kod]
diamond [breelee-
ant]
diaper [pyelyonka]
diarrhoea [panos]
do you have something for
diarrhoea? -
? [oo vas
yest shto-neeboot at panosa?]
diary (for personal experiences)
[dnyevneek]
(business)
[zapeesna-ya kneeshka]
dictionary m [slavar]
didnt*
see not
die /
[oomeerat/oomyeryet]
diesel
[deezyelna-yeh topleeva]
diet [dee-yeta]
Im on a diet [ya
na dee-yetyeh]
I have to follow a special diet
(said by man/woman) /

[ya doljen/
daljna sablyoodat asoboo-yoo dee-
yetoo]
difference [razneetsa]
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whats the difference?
? [fchom razneetsa?]
different [razni]
they are different
[anee razni-yeh]
a different table
[droogoy stoleek]
difficult [troodni]
difficulty f
[troodnast]
dining room
[stalova-ya]
dinner (evening meal)
[oojin]
to have dinner /
[oojinat/paoojinat]
direct (adj) [pryamoy]
is there a direct train?
? [yestlee
pryamoy po-yest?]
direction
[napravlyenee-yeh]
which direction is it?
?
[fkakom eta napravlyenee-ee?]
is it in this direction?
? [eta
vetam napravlyenee-ee?]
directory enquiries
[spravachna-ya]
dirt f [gryas]
dirty [gryazni]
disabled [eenvaleet]
is there access for the
disabled?
? [yestlee
dostoop dlya eenvaleedaf?]
disappear /
[eeschyezat/
eeschyeznoot]
my watch has disappeared
[ma-ee
cha-siy prapalee]
disappointed: I am
disappointed (said by man/
woman) /
[ya
razacharovan/razacharovana]
disappointing
[nyevajni]
disaster
[katastrofa]
disco [deeskatyeka]
discount [skeetka]
is there a discount?
? [nyetlee skeetkee?]
disease [balyezn]
disgusting
[atvrateetyelni]
dish [blyooda]
dishcloth
[koohan-na-yeh
palatyentseh]
disinfectant

[dyezeen-feetsiyroo-
yoosh-chyeh-yeh sryetstva]
disk (for computer) [deesk]
disposable diapers/nappies

[adnarazavi-yeh pyelyonkee]
distance [rasta-
yanee-yeh]
in the distance
[na rasta-yanee-ee]
district [ri-on]
disturb
[byespako-eet]
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diversion (detour)
[abyest]
divorced: Im divorced (said by
man/woman) /
[ya razvyedyon/
razvyedyena]
dizzy: I feel dizzy
[oo
myenya kroojitsa galava]
do / [dyelat/
sdyelat]
what shall we do?
? [shto nam dyelat?]
how do you do it?
? [kak eta dyela-
yetsa?]
will you do it for me?
,
[pajalsta, zdyeiityeh
eta dlya menya]
dialogues
how do you do?
!
[zdrastvooytyeh!]
nice to meet you

[pree-
yatna paznakomeetsa]
what do you do? (work)
? [kyem
viy rabota-yetyeh?]
Im a teacher, and you?
(said by man/woman)
/,
? [ya oocheetyel/
oocheetyelneetsa, aviy?]
Im a student (said by man/
woman) /
[ya stoodyent/
stoodyentka]
what are you doing this
evening?
? [shto
viy dyela-yetyeh syevodnya
vyechyeram?]
were going out for a drink,
do you want to join us?
-
,
? [miy
eedyom kooda-neeboot viypeet,
nyeh hateetyeh pitee snamee?]
do you want cream?
? [viy
hateetyeh sleefkee?]
I do, but she doesnt ,
[ya da, a ana nyet]
doctor [vrach]
(title) [doktar]
we need a doctor
[nam noojen
vrach]
please call a doctor
, ,
[viyzaveetee, pajalsta,
vracha]
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where does it hurt?
? [gdyeh oo vas
baleet?]
right here [zdyes]
does that hurt now?
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? [atyepyer
bolna?]
yes [da]
take this to the chemist

[paloocheetyeh eta vaptyekyeh]
document
[dakoomyent]
dog [sabaka]
doll [kookla]
domestic flight
[vnootryen-nee ryays]
dont!* (to adult/child)
/!
[pyeryestantyeh/pyeryestan!]
dont do that! (to adult/child)
/ ! [nyeh
dyelityeh/dyeli etava!]
door f [dvyer]
doorman
[shvyaytsar]
double [dvinoy]
double bed
[dvoospalna-ya kravat]
double room
[dvoohmyesni nomyer]
doughnut [poncheek]
down [vnees]
put it down over there
[palajiytyeh
tam]
its down there on the right
, [eta tam,
sprava]
its further down the road
[eta
dalsheh pa darogyeh]
downmarket (restaurant etc)
[dyeshovi]
downstairs [vneezoo]
dozen [dyoojina]
half a dozen
[poldyoojini]
draught beer
[bachkova-yeh peeva]
draughty: its draughty
[doo-yet]
drawer [yash-cheek]
drawing [reesoonak]
dreadful [oojasni]
dream [son]
(aspiration) [myechta]
dress (noun) [platyeh]
dressed: to get dressed
/
[adyevatsa/adyetsa]
dressing (for cut)
[pyeryevyaska]
(for salad)
[preeprava]
dressing gown [halat]
drink (noun)
[napeetak]
(verb) / [peet/
viypeet]
a cold drink

[prahladeetyelni
napeetak]
can I get you a drink?
-
? [nyeh hateetyehlee
shto-neeboot viypeet?]
what would you like (to
drink)?
()? [shtobi viy hatyelee
(viypeet)?]
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no thanks, I dont drink
,
[spaseeba, ya nyeh pyoo]
Ill just have a drink of water
,
[stakan vadiy, pajalsta]
drinking water
[peetyeva-ya vada]
is this drinking water?
? [eta
peetyeva-ya vada?]
drive
[vadeet mashiynoo]
we drove here

[miy pree-yehalee
syooda na mashiynyeh]
Ill drive you home
[ya atvyezoo vas
damoy]
driver m [vadeetyel]
driving licence
[vadeetyelskee-yeh prava]
drop: just a drop, please
(of drink) -,
[choot-choot,
pajalsta]
drug (medical)
[lyekarstva]
drugs (narcotics)
[narkoteekee]
drunk (adj) [pyani]
dry (adj) [soohoy]
dry-cleaners
[heemcheestka]
duck [ootka]
due: he was due to arrive
yesterday
[on doljen
biyl pree-yehat fchyera]
when is the train due?
? [kagda
preehodeet po-yest?]
dull (pain) [toopoy]
(weather)
[pasmoorni]
dummy (babys)
[poostiyshka]
during
[ftyechyenee-yeh]
dust [piyl]
dustbin
[moosarni yash-cheek]
dusty [piylni]
duty-free
[byesposhleen-ni]
duty-free shop

[magazeen byesposhleen-ni
targovlee]
duvet [adye-yala]
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each (every) [kajdi]
how much are they each?
?
[skolka sto-eet kajdi?]
ear [ooha]
earache: I have earache
[oo menya
baleet ooha]
early [rana]
early in the morning
[rana ootram]
I called by earlier (said by man/
woman) /
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[ya
zahadeel/zahadeela ransheh]
earrings [syergee]
east [vastok]
in the east [na
vastokyeh]
Easter [pasha]
eastern
[vastochni]
Eastern Europe
[vastochna-ya yevropa]
easy [lyohkee]
eat / [yest/pa-yest]
weve already eaten, thanks
,
[miy oojeh pa-yelee, spaseeba]
eau de toilette
[too-alyetna-ya vada]
economy class

[ekanameechyeskee klass]
Edinburgh
[edeenboork]
egg [yitso]
eggplant [baklajan]
either: either ... or ... ...
... [eelee ... eelee ...]
either of them
[lyooboy eez neeh]
elastic (noun)
[ryezeenka]
elastic band
[ryezeenka]
elbow m [lokat]
electric
[elyektreechyeskee]
electrical appliances

[elyektreechyeskee-yeh preebori]
electric fire
[elyektrakameen]
electrician
[elyektreek]
electricity
[elyektreechyestva]
elevator [leeft]
else: something else -
[shto-ta droogo-yeh]
somewhere else -
[gdyeh-
neeboot vdroogom myestyeh]
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would you like anything
else?
-? [viy hateetyeh
yesh-cho shto-neeboot?]
no, nothing else, thanks
, ,
[nyet, spaseeba,
bolsheh neechyevo]
e-mail (noun)
[elyektronnaya pochta]
embassy
[pasolstva]
emergency
[kreeteechyeska-ya
seetoo-atsi-ya]
this is an emergency!

! [tryeboo-yetsa nyeh-
atlojna-ya pomash-ch!]
emergency exit
[zapasnoy viyhat]
empty [poostoy]
end (noun) [kanyets]
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at the end of the street
[fkantseh
ooleetsi]
when does it end?
? [kagda eta
zakancheeva-yetsa?]
engaged (toilet/telephone)
[zanyata]
(to be married: man/woman)
/
[pamolvlyen/pamolvlyena]
engine (car) m
[dveegatyel]
England [anglee-ya]
English (adj)
[angleeskee]
(language)
[angleeskee yaziyk]
Im English (man/woman)
/
[ya angleechaneen/angleechanka]
do you speak English?
-?
[vi gavareet-yeh pa-angleeskee?]
enjoy: to enjoy oneself
/
[harasho
pravadeet/pravyestee vryemya]
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how did you like the film?
?
[vam panraveelsya feelm?]
I enjoyed it very much, did
you enjoy it?
, ?
[mnyeh ochyen panraveelsa,
a vam?]
enjoyable [pree-
yatni]
enlargement (of photo)

[oovyeleechyenee-yeh]
enormous
[agromni]
enough
[dastatachna]
thats enough
[dastatachna]
thats not enough
[etava
nyedastatachna]
its not big enough
[eta
nyeh dastatachna balsho-yeh]
entrance [fhot]
(to house) [padyest]
envelope
[kanvyert]
epileptic
[epeelyepteek]
equipment
[abaroodavanee-yeh]
(for climbing etc)
[snaryajenee-yeh]
(for photography)
[fota-ap-
paratoora]
error [ashiypka]
escalator
[eskalatar]
especially [asobyen-
na]
essential
[asnavnoy]
it is essential that ...
, ...
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[nyeh-aphadeema, shtobi ...]
ethnic (restaurant, dress etc)
[natsi-analni]
EU
[yevrapyayskee sa-yoos]
Europe [yevropa]
European (adj)
[yevrapyayskee]
even [dajeh]
even if ... [dajeh
yeslee]
evening [vyechyer]
this evening
[syevodnya
vyechyeram]
in the evening
[vyechyeram]
evening meal [oojin]
eventually
[fkantseh kantsof]
ever - [kagda-
neeboot]
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have you ever been to
Novgorod? -

? [viy kagda-
neeboot biylee vnovgaradyeh?]
yes, I was there two years
ago (said by man/woman) ,
/
[da, ya tam biyl/
bila dva goda nazat]
every [kajdi]
every day
[kajdi dyen]
everyone [fsyeh]
everything [fsyo]
everywhere [vyezdyeh]
exactly!
[savyershen-na vyerna]
exam [ekzamyen]
example [preemyer]
for example
[napreemyer]
excellent
[atleechni]
excellent! !
[atleechna!]
except [kromyeh]
excess baggage
[eezleeshek bagaja]
exchange rate
[abmyen-ni koors]
exciting
[oovlyekatyelni]
excuse me (to get past, to say
sorry) !
[eezveeneetyeh!]
(to get attention) !
[prasteetyeh!]
(addressing someone with
question) ,
...
[eezveeneetyeh, pajalsta ...]
exhausted: Im exhausted
(said by man/woman)
/ [ya ochyen
oostal/oostala]
exhaust pipe
[vihlapna-ya trooba]
exhibition [viystafka]
exit [viyhat]
wheres the nearest exit?
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bleejishi viyhat?]
expect [ajidat]
expensive [daragoy]
experienced
[opitni]
explain /
[abyasnyat/
abyasneet]
can you explain that?
?
[viy mojetyeh eta abyasneet?]
express (mail)
[srochna-yeh peesmo]
(train, bus) [ekspres]
extension (telephone)
()
[dabavachni (nomyer)]
extension 221, please

,
[dabavachni
dvyestee dvatsat adeen, pajalsta]
extension lead
[oodleeneetyel]
extra: can we have an extra
one? ?
[mojna yesh-cho adeen?]
do you charge extra
for that?

? [viy byeryotyeh
dapalneetyelnoo-yoo platoo za eta?]
extraordinary
[oodeeveetyelni]
extremely [krinyeh]
eye [glas]
will you keep an eye on my
suitcase for me?
,
,
[preesmatreetyeh,
pajalsta, za ma-eem
chyemadanam]
eyebrow pencil
[karandash dlya
bravyay]
eye drops
[glazniy-yeh kaplee]
eyeglasses [achkee]
eyeliner
[karandash dlya glas]
eye shadow pl
[tyenee dlya vyek]
F
face [leetso]
factory [fabreeka]
faint (verb) /
[padat/oopast
vobmarak]
shes fainted
[ana oopala
vobmarak]
I feel faint [mnyeh
doorna]
fair (funfair)
[park at-
traktsi-onaf]
(trade) [viystafka]
(adj: just)
[spravyedleevi]
fairly [davolna]
fake [pad-dyelka]
fall (verb) /
[padat/oopast]
shes had a fall
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[ana oopala]
fall (US: autumn) f [osyen]
in the fall [osyenyoo]
false [lojni]
family [syemya]
famous
[znamyeneeti]
fan (electrical)
[vyenteelyatar]
(sport: man/woman) /
[lyoobeetyel/
lyoobeetyelneetsa]
fantastic
[zamyechatyelni]
far [dalyeko]
dialogue
is it far from here?
? [eta
dalyeko atsyooda?]
no, not very far ,
[nyet, nyeh
ochyen dalyeko]
well how far? ?
[kak dalyeko?]
its about 20 kilometres

[preemyerna
dvatsat keelamyetraf]
fare f
[sto-eemast pra-yezda]
farm [fyerma]
fashionable [modni]
fast [biystri]
fat (person) [tolsti]
(on meat) [jir]
father [atyets]
father-in-law (wifes father)
[tyest]
(husbands father)
[svyokar]
faucet [kran]
fault (mechanical)
f [nyeh-
eespravnast]
sorry, it was my fault
,
[eezveeneetyeh, eta ma-ya veena]
its not my fault
[eta nyeh ma-ya veena]
faulty: this is faulty
[eta nyeh rabota-yet]
favourite
[lyoobeemi]
fax (noun) [faks]
(verb) /
[pasilat/paslat pa
faksoo]
I want to send a fax
[ya hachoo
paslat faks]
fax (machine) [faks]
February m [fyevral]
feel /
[choostvavat/
pachoostvavat]
I feel hot [mnyeh
jarka]
I feel unwell
[mnyeh nyeh-harasho]
I feel like going for a walk

[mnyeh hochyetsa pragoolyatsa]
how are you feeling?
? [kak viy
syebya choostvoo-yetyeh?]
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Im feeling better
[mnyeh loochsheh]
felt-tip (pen)
[flamastyer]
fence [zabor]
fender (of car)
[bampyer]
ferry [parom]
festival m
[fyesteeval]
fetch: Ill fetch him
[ya shajoo za neem]
will you come and fetch me
later?
? [viy zidyotyeh za
mnoy papoj-jeh?]
feverish: Im feverish
[myenya
leeharadeet]
few: a few
[nyeskalka]
a few days
[nyeskalka dnyay]
fianc [jeneeh]
fiance [nyevyesta]
field [polyeh]
fight (noun) [draka]
figs [eenjiyr]
fill in /
[zapalnyat/zapolneet]
do I have to fill this in?
?
[mnyeh noojna eta zapolneet?]
fill up /
[napalnyat/
napolneet]
fill it up, please
, [polni bak,
pajalsta]
filling (in cake, sandwich)
[nacheenka]
(in tooth) [plomba]
film (movie) [feelm]
(for camera) [plyonka]
dialogue
do you have this kind of
film?
? [oo vas yest taka-ya
plyonka?]
yes, how many exposures?
, ?
[da, na skolka kadraf?]
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[treetsat shest]
film processing
[pra-yavlyenee-yeh
plyonkee]
filthy [gryazni]
find (verb) /
[nahadeet/nitee]
I cant find it
[ya nyeh magoo eta nitee]
Ive found it (said by man/
woman) /
[ya nashol/nashla eta]
find out /
[ooznavat/ooznat]
could you find out for me?

[viy nyeh magleebi
ooznat dlya myenya?]
fine (weather)
[haroshi]
(punishment) [shtraf]
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how are you?
? [kak oo vas dyela?]
Im fine thanks ,
[harasho, spaseeba]
is that OK? ?
[tak harasho?]
thats fine thanks ,
[harasho, spaseeba]
finger [palyets]
finish (verb) /
[zakancheevat/
zakoncheet]
I havent finished yet (said
by man/woman)
/ [ya
yesh-cho nyeh zakoncheel/
zakoncheela]
when does it finish?
? [kagda
eta zakancheeva-yetsa?]
Finland
[feenlyandee-ya]
fire (in hearth) m [agon]
(campfire) [kastyor]
(blaze) [pajar]
fire! ! [pajar!]
can we light a fire here?

? [zdyes mojna razlajiyt
kastyor?]
my room is on fire!
! [vma-yom
nomyeryeh pajar!]
fire alarm
[pajarna-ya tryevoga]
fire brigade
[pajarna-ya kamanda]
fire escape
[pajarna-ya
lyesneetsa]
fire extinguisher
m
[agnyetooshiytyel]
first [pyervi]
I was first (said by man)
[ya biyl pyervim]
(said by woman)
[ya biyla pyervi]
at first [snachala]
the first time
[pyervi ras]
first turn on the left
[pyervi
pavarot nalyeva]
first aid f
[pyerva-ya pomash-ch]
first-aid kit
[pahodna-ya
aptyechka]
first class (travel etc)
[pyervim klasam]
first floor [ftaroy
etash]
(US) [pyervi
etash]
first name [eemya]
fish (noun) [riyba]
fit (attack) [preestoop]
fit: it doesnt fit me
[eta mnyeh
nyeh pa razmyeroo]
fitting room
[pryemyerachna-ya]
fix (verb: arrange) /
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[cheeneet/
pacheeneet]
can you fix this? (repair)
? [viy
mojetyeh eta pacheeneet?]
fizzy
[gazeerovan-ni]
flag [flag]
flash (for camera)
[fspiyshka]
flat (noun: apartment)
[kvarteera]
(adj) [ploskee]
Ive got a flat tyre
[oo menya
spoosteela shiyna]
flavour [fkoos]
flea [blaha]
flight [ryays]
flight number
[nomyer ryaysa]
flood
[navadnyenee-yeh]
floor (of room) [pol]
(storey) [etash]
on the floor [na
paloo]
florist
[tsvyetochni magazeen]
flour [mooka]
flower [tsvyetok]
flu [greep]
fluent: he speaks fluent
Russian
- [on byegla gavareet
pa-rooskee]
fly (noun) [mooha]
(verb) /
[lyetyet/palyetyet]
can we fly there?
? [tooda
mojna palyetyet?]
fog [tooman]
foggy [tooman-ni]
folk dancing
pl [narodni-yeh tantsi]
folk music
[narodna-ya moozika]
follow /
[slyedavat/
paslyedavat]
follow me
[slyedooytyeh za mnoy]
food [yeda]
food poisoning
[peesh-chyevo-yeh
atravlyenee-yeh]
food shop/store
[gastranom]
foot (of person)
[stoopnya]
on foot [pyeshkom]
football (game)
[footbol]
(ball)
[footbolni myach]
football match
[footbolni match]
for: do you have something for
a headache/diarrhoea?
-
/? [oo vas yest
shto-ta at galavnoy bolee/panosa?]
dialogues
whos the chicken Kiev
for?
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-? [dlya kavo
katlyeti pa-kee-yefskee?]
thats for me
[eta dlya menya]
and this one? ? [a
eta?]
thats for her
[eta dlya nyeh-yo]
where do I get the bus
for Belorussky station?

?
[atkooda eedyot aftoboos da
byelarooskava vakzala?]
the bus for the railway
station leaves from
Tverskaya street

[aftoboos
da vakzala eedyot stvyerskoy
ooleetsi]
how long have you
been here?
? [viy davno pree-
yehalee?]
Ive been here for two
days, how about you?
,
? [ya zdyes oojeh dva dnya,
a viy?]
Ive been here for a week
[ya
zdyes oojeh nyedyelyoo]
forehead [lop]
foreign
[eenastran-ni]
foreigner (man/woman)
/
[eenastranyets/eenastranka]
forest [lyes]
forget /
[zabivat/zabiyt]
I forget, Ive forgotten (said by
man/woman) /
[ya zabiyl/zabiyla]
fork (for eating) [veelka]
form (document) [blank]
formal (dress)
[vyechyernee]
fortnight [dvyeh
nyedyelee]
fortunately [ksh-
chastyoo]
forward: could you forward
my mail?

[viy nyeh magleebi pyeryeslat
mnyeh ma-yoo pochtoo]
forwarding address
[adryes dlya
pyeryesiylkee]
foundation (make-up)
[tanalni
kryem]
fountain [fantan]
foyer (hotel, theatre) [fay-
yeh]
fracture [pyeryelom]
France [frantsi-ya]
free (no charge)
[byesplatni]
is it free (of charge)?
? [eta byesplatna?]
freeway
[aftastrada]
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freezer
[marazeelka]
French (adj, language)

[frantsooskee]
French fries
[kartofyel free]
frequent [chasti]
how frequent is the bus to
Suzdal?
? [kak
chasta hodyat aftoboosi fsoozdal?]
fresh (weather, breeze)
[prahladni]
(fruit etc) [svyeji]
fresh orange juice
[svyeji
apyelseenavi sok]
Friday [pyatneetsa]
fridge
[haladeelneek]
fried [jaryeni]
fried egg
[ya-eeshneetsa]
friend (male/female) /
[drook/padrooga]
friendly
[droojeskee]
from: when does the next train
from Yaroslavl arrive?

?
[kagda preehodeet slyedoosh-chee
po-yest eez yaraslavlya?]
from Monday to Friday

[spanyedyelneeka da
pyatneetsi]
from Moscow to Tver
[at
maskviy da tvyeree]
dialogue
where are you from?
? [viy atkooda?]
Im from England
[ya eez anglee-ee]
front
[pyeryednya-ya chast]
in front [fpyeryedee]
in front of the hotel
[pyeryed
gasteeneetsay]
at the front
[spyeryedee]
frost [maros]
frozen [zamyorshi]
frozen food
[zamarojeni-yeh
pradookti]
fruit [frookti]
fruit juice
[frooktovi sok]
frying pan
[skavarotka]
FSS (
)
[ef-es-beh (fyedyeralna-ya sloojba
byezapasnastee)]
full [polni]
this fish is full of bones
[veti
riybyeh adnee kostee]
Im full (said by man/woman)
/ [ya na-yelsya/
na-yelas]
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full board
[polni pansee-on]
fun: it was fun
[biyla vyesyela]
funeral pl [poharani]
funny (strange)
[stran-ni]
(amusing) [zabavni]
fur [myeh]
fur hat
[myehava-ya shapka]
furniture f [myebyel]
further [dalsheh]
its further down the road
[eta
dalsheh pa ooleetseh]
dialogue
how much further is it to
Klin?
? [dalyekolee yesh-cho
da kleena?]
about 5 kilometres
[okala
pyatee keelamyetraf]
fuse m
[pryedahraneetyel]
the lights have fused
[svyet
pyeryegaryel]
fuse wire
[provalaka
dlya pryedahraneetyelya]
future
[boodoosh-chyeh-yeh]
in future
[vboodoosh-chyem]
G
game (cards etc) [eegra]
(match) [match]
(meat) f [deech]
garage (for fuel)

[byenzakalonka]
(for repairs)
[stantsi-
ya tyehapsloojivanee-ya]
(for parking) [garash]
garden [sat]
garlic [chyesnok]
gas [gas]
(US: petrol) [byenzeen]
gas cylinder (camping gas)
[gazavi
balon]
gas-permeable lenses

[gazapraneetsa-yemi-yeh leenzi]
gas station
[byenzakalonka]
gate [varota]
(at airport) [viyhat]
gay
[gomaseksoo-aleest]
gay bar
[bar dlya
gomaseksoo-aleestaf]
gear [pyeryedacha]
gearbox
[karopka pyeryedach]
general (adj) [opsh-
chee]
general delivery

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[da vastryebavanee-ya]
gents toilet
[mooshskoy too-alyet]
genuine (antique etc)
[podleen-ni]
German (adj)
[nyemyetskee]
Germany
[gyermanee-ya]
get (fetch) /
[preenaseet/
preenyestee]
could you get me another
one, please? ,
,
[preenyeseetyeh, pajalsta, yesh-cho
adeen]
how do I get to ...?
...? [kak papast
v ...?]
do you know where I can get
them? ,
[viy nyeh
zna-yetyeh, gdyeh ya magoo eeh
dastat?]
dialogue
can I get you a drink??
? [shto viy
boodyetyeh peet?]
no, Ill get this one, what
would you like? ,
,
? [nyet, pazvoltyeh
mnyeh, shto biy viy hatyelee?]
a glass of red wine
[bakal
krasnava veena]
get back (return)
/
get in (arrive) /
[pree-yej-jat/pree-
yehat]
get off /
[vihadeet/viytee]
where do I get off?
? [gdyeh mnyeh
vihadeet?]
get on (to train etc) /
[sadeetsa/syest]
get out (of car etc) /
[vihadeet/viytee]
get up (in the morning)
/ [fstavat/
fstat]
gift [padarak]
gift shop
[magazeen
soovyeneeraf]
gin [djin]
a gin and tonic, please
,
[djin stoneekam, pajalsta]
girl (child) [dyevachka]
(young woman)
[dyevooshka]
girlfriend [padrooga]
give / [davat/dat]
can you give me
some change?
? [viy nyeh
razmyenya-yetyeh?]
I gave it to him (said by man/
woman) /
[ya ad-dal/ad-dala yemoo eta]
will you give this to ...?
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,
, ... [pyeryedityeh
eta, pajalsta, ...]
dialogue
how much do you want for
this?
? [skolka viy hateetyeh
za eta?]
40,000 roubles
[sorak
tiysyach rooblyay]
Ill give you 30,000
[ya
dam vam treetsat tiysyach]
give back /
[vazvrash-chat/
vyernoot]
glad: Im glad (said by man/
woman) / [ya rat/
rada]
glass (material) [styeklo]
(for drinking) [stakan]
a glass of wine
[bakal veena]
glasses [achkee]
gloves [pyerchatkee]
glue (noun) [klyay]
go (on foot) / [eet-
tee/pitee]
(by transport) /
[yehat/pa-yehat]
wed like to go to the Kremlin

[miy hatyeleebi shadeet
fkryeml]
where are you going?
? [kooda viy
eedyotyeh?]
where does this bus go?
?
[kooda eedyot etat aftoboos?]
lets go! !
[pidyomtyeh!]
shes gone (left)
[ana ooshla]
where has he gone?
? [kooda on ooshol?]
I went there last week (said by
man/woman) /
[ya tam
biyl/bila na proshli nyedyelyeh]
hamburger to go
[gamboorgyer na
viynas]
go away /
[oohadeet/ooytee]
go away! !
[oohadeetyeh!]
go back (return)
/
go down (the stairs etc)
/
[spooskatsa/spoosteetsa]
go in /
[fhadeet/vitee]
go out: do you want to go
out tonight?
-
? [viy nyeh
hateetyeh kooda-neebood pitee
syevodnya vyechyeram?]
go through /
[prahadeet/pritee]
go up (the stairs etc)
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[padneematsa/padnyatsa]
goat [kaza]
God [boh]
goggles
[zash-cheetni-yeh achkee]
gold [zolata]
good [haroshi]
good! ! [harasho!]
its no good
[eta nyeh gadeetsa]
goodbye [da
sveedanya]
good evening
[dobri vyechyer]
Good Friday
[strasna-ya
pyatneetsa]
good morning
[dobra-yeh ootra]
good night (leaving)
[da sveedanya]
(when going to bed)
[spakoyni nochee]
goose m [goos]
got: weve got to leave
[nam noojna
eet-tee]
have you got any ...?
... [oo vas yest ...]
government
[praveetyelstva]
gradually
[pastyepyen-na]
gram(me) [gram]
grammar [gram-
mateeka]
granddaughter
[vnoochka]
grandfather
[dyedooshka]
grandmother
[babooshka]
grandson [vnook]
grapefruit
[gryaypfroot]
grapefruit juice

[gryaypfrootavi sok]
grapes [veenagrat]
grass [trava]
grateful
[blagadarni]
gravy [so-oos]
great (excellent)

[zamyechatyelni]
thats great! !
[zdorava!]
a great success
[balshoy oospyeh]
Great Britain

[vyeleekabreetanee-ya]
Greece [gryetsi-ya]
greedy [jadni]
green [zyelyoni]
greengrocers
[avash-chnoy
magazeen]
grey [syeri]
grilled
[jaryeni na
rashpyeryeh]
grocers
[bakalyayni magazeen]
ground: on the ground
[na zyemlyeh]
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ground floor
[pyervi etash]
group [groop-pa]
guarantee (noun)
[garantee-ya]
guest (man/woman) /
[gost/gostya]
guesthouse
[dom dlya pree-
yej-jih]
guide (noun: man/woman)
[geet]
guidebook m
[pooteevadeetyel]
guided tour
[ekskoorsee-ya zgeedam]
guitar [geetara]
gum (in mouth) [dyesna]
gun (pistol)
[peestalyet]
(rifle) [roojyo]
gym [sportzal]
gymnastics
[geemnasteeka]
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hair pl [volasi]
hairbrush
[sh-chotka dlya valos]
haircut [streeshka]
hairdressers

[pareehmahyerska-ya]
hairdryer [fyen]
hair gel m
[gyel dlya valos]
hair grips
[shpeelkee]
hairspray [lak
dlya valos]
half* [palaveena]
half an hour [pol-
chasa]
half a litre - [pol-
leetra]
about half that

[preemyerna palaveena at etava]
half board
[poloo-pansee-on]
half-bottle
[polbootiylkee]
half fare
[palaveen-ni tareef]
half-price [pol-
tseniy]
ham [vyetcheena]
hamburger
[gamboorger]
hand [rooka]
handbag [soomachka]
handbrake
[roochnoy tormas]
handkerchief
[nasavoy platok]
handle (on door, suitcase etc)
[roochka]
hand luggage
f [roochna-ya klat]
hangover
[pahmyelyeh]
Ive got a hangover
[ya spahmyelya]
happen /
[sloochatsa/
sloocheetsa]
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whats happening?
? [shto novava?]
what has happened?
? [shto sloocheelas?]
happy [sh-
chastleevi]
Im not happy about this
[mnyeh eta
nyeh nraveetsa]
harbour [port]
hard [tvyordi]
(difficult) [troodni]
hard-boiled egg
[yitso fkrootoo-yoo]
hard currency
[valyoota]
hard lenses
[joskee-yeh leensi]
hardly [yedva]
hardly ever
[ochyen ryetka]
hardware shop

[hazyistvyen-ni magazeen]
hat [shlyapa]
(with flaps) [shapka]
hate (verb)
[nyenaveedyet]
have* [eemyet]
can I have ...? ,
...? [mojna,
pajalsta ...?]
do you have ...?
...? [oo vas yest ...?]
whatll you have?
? [shto biy viy hatyelee?]
I have to leave now
[mnyeh noojna
eet-tee]
do I have to ...?
...? [noojnalee mnyeh ...? ]
can we have some ...?
, ...?
[mojna, pajalsta ...?]
hayfever
[syen-naya leeharatka]
hazelnuts [foondook]
he* [on]
head [galava]
headache f
[galavna-ya bol]
headlights [fari]
healthy [zdarovi]
hear /
[sliyshat/oosliyshat]
dialogue
can you hear me?
? [viy
myenya sliyshityeh?]
I cant hear you, could
you repeat that?
, ,
[ya vas nyeh
sliyshoo, paftareetyeh, pajalsta]
hearing aid
[sloohavoy aparat]
heart [syertseh]
heart attack
[syerdyechni
preestoop]
heartburn [eezjoga]
heat [jara]
heater (in room, car)
[abagryevatyel]
heating
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[ataplyenee-yeh]
heavy [tyejoli]
heel (of foot) [pyatka]
(of shoe) [kablook]
please could you heel these?

? [viy mojetyeh
pastaveet syooda naboykee?]
heelbar
[mastyerska-
ya pa ryemontoo oboovee]
height (of person) [rost]
(of mountain, building etc)
[visata]
helicopter
[vyertalyot]
hello
[zdrastvooytyeh]
(answer on phone) [allo]
helmet (for motorcycle)
[shlyem]
help (noun) f [pomash-
ch]
(verb) /
[pamagat/pamoch]
help! !
[pamageetyeh!]
can you help me?
? [viy
mojetyeh mnyeh pamoch?]
thank you very much for your
help
[balsho-yeh spaseeba
za pomash-ch]
helpful [palyezni]
hepatitis [gyepateet]
her*: I havent seen her (said by
man/woman) /
[ya yeh-yo nyeh veedyel/
veedyela]
to her [yay]
with her [snyay]
for her [dlya nyeh-yo]
thats her [eta ana]
thats her towel
[eta yeh-yo
palatyentseh]
herbal tea
[travyanoy chi]
herbs
[koohan-ni-yeh travi]
here [zdyes]
here is/are ... ... [vot...]
here you are ,
[vot, pajalsta]
hers* [yeh-yo]
thats hers [eta yeh-yo]
hey! ! [ay!]
hi! (hello) ! [preevyet!]
hide (verb) /
[pryatatsa/
spryatatsa]
high [visokee]
highchair
[visokee dyetskee stool]
highway (US)
[aftastrada]
hill [holm]
him*: I havent seen him
(said by man/woman)
/ [ya yevo nyeh
veedyel/veedyela]
to him [yemoo]
with him [sneem]
for him [dlya nyevo]
thats him [eta on]
hip [byedro]
hire /
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[brat/vzyat naprakat]
for hire [naprakat]
where can I hire a bike?

? [gdyeh ya magoo
vzyat naprakat vyelaseepyet?]
his*: its his car
[eta yevo mashiyna]
thats his [eta yevo]
hit (verb) /
[oodaryat/oodareet]
hitch-hike
[pootyeshestvavat
aftastopam]
hobby n [hob-bee]
hockey m [hakyay]
hold (verb) /
[dyerjat/padyerjat]
hole [dira]
holiday [prazneek]
on holiday
[votpooskyeh]
Holland [galandee-
ya]
home [dom]
at home (in my house etc)
[doma]
(in my country) [na
rodeenyeh]
we go home tomorrow
[miy
yedyem damoy zaftra]
honest [chyesni]
honey [myot]
honeymoon
[myedovi myesyats]
hood (US: of car) [kapot]
hope (verb)
[nadyeh-yatsa]
I hope so ,
[nadyeh-yoos, shto da]
I hope not ,
[nadyeh-yoos, shto nyet]
hopefully
[nada nadyeh-yatsa]
horn (of car) [goodok]
horrible [oojasni]
horse f [loshat]
horse riding
[vyerhava-ya yezda]
hospital
[balneetsa]
hospitality
[gastyepree-eemstva]
thank you for your hospitality

[spaseeba
za vasheh gastyepree-eemstva]
hot (water, food)
[garyachee]
(weather) [jarkee]
(spicy) [ostri]
Im hot [mnyeh
jarka]
its hot today
[syevodnya jarka]
hotel
[gasteeneetsa]
hotel room [nomyer]
hour [chas]
house [dom]
hovercraft

[soodna na vazdooshni
padooshkyeh]
how [kak]
how many? ?
[skolka?]
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how do you do?
[zdrastvooytyeh]
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how are you? ?
[kak dyela?]
fine, thanks, and you?
, ,
? [harasho, spaseeba, a
oo vas?]
how much is it?
? [skolka eta
sto-eet?]
10,500 roubles

[dyesyat tiysyach pyatsot
rooblyay]
Ill take it
[ya vazmoo eta]
humid [vlajni]
Hungary [vyengree-
ya]
hungry [galodni]
are you hungry?
? [viy goladni?]
hurry (verb)
[spyeshiyt]
Im in a hurry [ya
spyeshoo]
theres no hurry
[eta nyeh kspyehoo]
hurry up! ! [bistryeh-
yeh]
hurt (verb) /

[preecheenyat/preecheeneet bol]
it hurts [bolna]
it really hurts
[ochyen bolna]
husband [moosh]
hydrofoil

[soodna na padvodnih kriylyah]
I
I* [ya]
ice [lyot]
with ice [saldom]
no ice, thanks ,
[byezalda,
pajalsta]
ice cream
[marojena-yeh]
ice-cream cone [rajok]
ice lolly [eskeemo]
ice rink [katok]
ice skates [kankee]
ice skating
[katanee-yeh na
kankah]
icon [eekona]
icy [lyedyanoy]
idea [eedyeh-ya]
idiot [eedee-ot]
if [yeslee]
ignition [zajiganee-
yeh]
ill: he/she is ill /
[on bolyen/ona balna]
I feel ill [mnyeh
ploha]
illness f [balyezn]
imitation (leather)
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[eeskoostvyen-ni]
(jewellery) [pad-
dyelka]
immediately
[nyemyedlyen-na]
important [vajni]
its very important
[eta ochyen vajna]
its not important
[eta nyeh vajna]
impossible: its impossible
[eta
nyevazmojna]
impressive
[fpyechatlya-yoosh-chee]
improve /
[ooloochshat/
ooloochshit]
in: its in the centre
[eta ftsentryeh]
in my car
[vma-yay mashiynyeh]
in Moscow
[vmaskvyeh]
in two days from now
[chyeryez dva dnya]
in five minutes
[chyeryes pyat meenoot]
in May [vma-yeh]
in English -
[pa-angleeskee]
in Russian - [pa-
rooskee]
include /
[fklyoochat/
fklyoocheet]
does that include meals?

? [veta fhodeet sto-
eemast peetanee-ya?]
is that included?
?
[eta fklyoochyeno fsto-eemast?]
inconvenient
[nyeh-oodobni]
incredible
[parazeetyelni]
Indian (adj)
[eendeeskee]
indicator m
[ookazatyel]
indigestion
[nyesvaryenee-yeh]
indoor pool
[zakriyti bassyayn]
indoors
[fpamyesh-chyenee-ee]
inexpensive
[dyeshovi]
infection
[eenfyektsi-ya]
infectious
[eenfyektsi-on-ni]
inflammation
[vaspalyenee-yeh]
informal
[nyeh-afeetsi-alni]
information
[eenfarmatsi-ya]
do you have any information
about ...? -
...? [oo
vas yest kaka-ya-ta eenfarmatsi-ya
a...?]
information desk

[spravachni stol]
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injection [eenyektsi-
ya]
injured [ranyeni]
shes been injured
[ana ranyena]
innocent: Im innocent (said by
man/woman) /
[ya nyeh veenovyen/
veenovna]
insect
[nasyekoma-yeh]
insect bite
[ookoos nasyekomava]
do you have anything
for insect bites?
-
? [oo vas yest shto-
ta at ookoosaf nasyekomih?]
insect repellent
[sryetstva at
nasyekomih]
inside [vnootree]
inside the hotel
[vgasteeneetseh]
lets sit inside
[davityeh
syadyem vnootree]
insist [nasta-eevat]
I insist [ya
nasta-eeva-yoo]
instant coffee
m [rastvareemi kofyeh]
instead [vmyesta]
give me that one instead

[dityeh mnyeh eta vzamyen]
instead of ... ...
[vmyesta ...]
insurance
[strahofka]
intelligent [oomni]
interested: Im interested in ...
... [myenya
eentyeryesoo-yet ...]
interesting
[eentyeryesni]
thats very interesting
[eta ochyen
eentyeryesna]
international

[myejdoonarodni]
Internet [eenternet]
interpreter (man/woman)
/
[pyeryevotcheek/
pyeryevotcheetsa]
intersection
[pyeryekryostak]
interval (at theatre)
[antrakt]
into [v]
Im not into ...
... [ya nyeh
oovlyeka-yoos ...]
Intourist
[eentooreest]
introduce /
[znakomeet/
paznakomeet]
may I introduce ...?
...
[razryeshiytyeh pryetstaveet...]
invitation
[preeglashenee-yeh]
invite /
[preeglashat/
preeglaseet]
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Ireland [eerlandee-
ya]
Irish [eerlantskee]
Im Irish (man/woman)
/ [ya
eerlandyets/eerlantka]
iron (for ironing) [ootyook]
can you iron these for
me?
? [viy nyeh
magleebi pagladeet eta?]
island [ostraf]
it* [eta]
it is ... ... [eta ...]
is it ...? ...? [eta ...?]
where is it? ? [gdyeh
eta?]
its him [eta on]
Italian (adj)
[eetalyanskee]
Italy [eetalee-ya]
itch: it itches
[chyeshetsa]
J
jack (for car)
[damkrat]
jacket [koortka]
(tailored) [peedjak]
jam [varyenyeh]
jammed: its jammed
[za-yela]
January m [yanvar]
jar (noun) [banka]
jaw f [chyelyoost]
jazz [djaz]
jealous [ryevneevi]
jeans [djinsi]
jellyfish [myedooza]
jersey n [djersee]
jetty f [preestan]
jewellers
[yoovyeleerni
magazeen]
jewellery
pl [yoovyeleerni-yeh
eezdyelee-ya]
Jewish
[yevryayskee]
job [rabota]
jogging [byek
troostsoy]
to go jogging
[byegat troostsoy]
joke [shootka]
journey
[pootyeshestvee-yeh]
have a good journey!
! [sh-
chasleevava pootee!]
jug [koofshiyn]
a jug of water
[koofshiyn vadiy]
juice [sok]
July m [ee-yool]
jump (verb) /
[priygat/
priygnoot]
jumper [djempyer]
junction (of roads)

[pyeryekryostak]
(on motorway)
[razveelka]
June m [ee-yoon]
just (only) [tolka]
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just two [tolka
dva]
just for me
[tolka dlya myenya]
just here
[eemyen-na zdyes]
not just now [nyeh
syechas]
weve just arrived
[miy
tolka shto pree-yehalee]
K
keep (verb) /
[astavlyat/astaveet]
keep the change
[zdachee nyeh nada]
can I keep it?
? [ya
magoo astaveet eta seebyeh?]
please keep it ,
[pajalsta,
astaftyeh eta seebyeh]
ketchup [kyetchoop]
kettle [chineek]
key [klyooch]
the key for room 201, please

, [klyooch
at nomyera dvyestee adeen,
pajalsta]
keyring
[kaltso dlya klyoochyay]
kidneys [pochkee]
kill (verb) /
[oobeevat/oobeet]
kilo [keelagram]
kilometre
[keelamyetr]
how many kilometres is it
to ...?
... [skolka
keelamyetraf da ...]
kind (generous) [dobri]
thats very kind
[viy ochyen
lyoobyezni]
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which kind do you want?

? [kakoy eemyen-na
viy hateetyeh?]
I want this/that kind
/,
[vot etat/tot, pajalsta]
kiosk [kee-osk]
kiss (noun) m
[patselooy]
(verb) /
[tselavat/
patselavat]
kitchen [koohnya]
Kleenex
[boomajni
nasavoy platok]
knee [kalyena]
knickers [trooseekee]
knife [nosh]
knock (verb) /
[stoochat/
pastoochat]
knock down /
[zbeevat/zbeet]
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hes been knocked down by
a car
[yevo zbeela mashiyna]
knock over (object)
/
[aprakeedivat/
aprakeenoot]
(pedestrian) /
[zbeevat/zbeet snok]
know (somebody, something, a
place) [znat]
I dont know [ya
nyeh zna-yoo]
I didnt know that (said by
man/woman) /
[ya etava nyeh znal/znala]
do you know where I can
find ...? ,
...? [viy nyeh zna-
yetyeh, gdyeh ya magoo nitee ...?]
Kremlin m [kryeml]
L
label [yarliyk]
ladies room, ladies toilets
[jenskee
too-alyet]
ladies wear
[jenska-ya adyejda]
lady [dama]
lager [svyetla-
yeh peeva]
lake [ozyera]
lamb (meat)
[baraneena]
lamp [lampa]
lane (narrow street)
[pyeryeh-oolak]
(country road)
[daroshka]
(motorway) [ryat]
language [yaziyk]
language course

[koorsi eenastran-nava yazika]
large [balshoy]
last [paslyednee]
last week
[na proshli
nyedyelyeh]
last Friday
[fproshloo-yoo
pyatneetsoo]
last night (evening)
[fchyera vyechyeram]
what time is the last train
to Omsk?
?
[kagda athodeet paslyednee po-
yest vomsk?]
late: sorry Im late
[eezveeneetyeh
za apazdanee-yeh]
the train was late
[po-yest apazdal]
we must go, well be late
,
[nam noojna eet-tee,
a to apazda-yem]
its getting late
[stanoveetsa pozna]
later [poj-jeh]
Ill come back later
[ya
vyernoos papoj-jeh]
see you later ! [paka!]
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later on [patom]
latest [paslyednee]
by Wednesday at the latest
[nyeh
paznyeh-yeh sryediy]
laugh (verb) /
[smyeh-yatsa/
zasmyeh-yatsa]
launderette, laundromat

[prachyechna-ya
sama-apsloojivanee-ya]
laundry (clothes)
[byelyo]
(place)
[prachyechna-ya]
lavatory [too-alyet]
law [zakon]
lawn [gazon]
lawyer [yooreest]
laxative
[slabeetyelna-yeh]
lazy [lyeneevi]
lead (electrical)
[provat]
(verb) /
[vyestee/preeveestee]
where does this lead to?
? [kooda eta
vyedyot?]
leaf [leest]
leaflet [brashoorka]
leak f [tyech]
the roof leaks
[kriysha tyechot]
learn [oocheetsa]
least: not in the least
[neeskolka]
at least
[pa krinyay myeryeh]
leather [koja]
leave (verb: by transport)
/ [oo-yej-jat/
oo-yehat]
(on foot) /
[oohadeet/ooytee]
I am leaving tomorrow
[ya oo-yejja-
yoo zaftra]
he left yesterday
[on oo-yehal fchyera]
may I leave this here?

? [mojna eta zdyes
astaveet?]
I left my coat in the bar (said
by man/woman) /

[ya astaveel/astaveela palto
vbaryeh]
when does the bus for
Vladimir leave?

? [kagda athodeet
aftoboos va vladeemeer?]
leek - m [look-
paryay]
left-handed [lyefsha]
left [lyevi]
on the left [slyeva]
to the left [nalyeva]
turn left
[pavyerneetyeh nalyeva]
theres none left
[neechyevo nyeh
astalas]
left luggage (office)
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[kamyera hranyenee-
ya]
leg [naga]
lemon [leemon]
lemonade [leemanat]
lemon tea m
[chi sleemonam]
lend [adaljiyt]
will you lend me your pen?
, ,
[adaljiytyeh,
pajalsta, vashoo roochkoo]
lens (of camera)
[abyekteef]
lesbian
[lyezbee-yanka]
less [myensheh]
less than ,
[myensheh, chyem]
less expensive
[myenyeh-yeh
daragoy]
lesson [oorok]
let (allow) /
[pazvalyat/
pazvoleet]
will you let me know?
? [viy
mnyeh dadeetyeh znat?]
Ill let you know
[ya dam vam znat]
lets go for something to
eat
[pidyomtyeh pa-yedeem]
to let [sda-yotsa]
let off /
[visajivat/viysadeet]
let me off at the corner
[ya viydoo na
oogloo]
letter [peesmo]
do you have any letters for
me?
? [yestlee dlya myenya
peesma?]
letterbox
[pachtovi yash-cheek]
lettuce [salat]
lever (noun) [richak]
library
[beeblee-atyeka]
licence (drivers)
pl
(permit) [leetsenzee-
ya]
lid [kriyshka]
lie (verb: tell untruth) /
[lgat/salgat]
lie down / [lyejat/
lyech]
life f [jizn]
lifebelt
[spasatyelni po-yas]
lifeguard (man/woman)
[spasatyel]
life jacket
[spasatyelni jilyet]
lift (in building) [leeft]
could you give me a lift?

? [viy nyeh magleebi
menya padvyestee?]
would you like a lift?
? [vas padvyestee?]
light (noun) [svyet]
(not heavy) [lyohkee]
do you have a light? (for
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cigarette)
? [nyetlee oo vas
aganka?]
light green -
[svyetla-zyelyoni]
light bulb
[lampachka]
I need a new light bulb

[mnyeh noojna nova-ya
lampachka]
lighter (cigarette)
[zajigalka]
lightning [molnee-ya]
like: I like it
[mnyeh eta
nraveetsa]
I like going for walks
[ya lyooblyoo
goolyat]
I like you
[viy mnyeh nraveetyes]
I dont like it
[mnyeh eta nyeh
nraveetsa]
do you like ...?
...? [vam
nraveetsa ...?]
Id like a beer (said by
man/woman) /
[ya
biy viypeel/viypeela krooshkoo
peeva]
Id like to go swimming (said
by man/woman) /
[ya biy
hatyel/hatyela paplavat]
would you like a drink?
-
? [nyeh hateetyeh shto-
neeboot viypeet?]
would you like to go
for a walk?
? [nyeh hateetyeh
pragoolyatsa?]
whats it like?
? [na shto eta pahojeh?]
I want one like this
[ya takoyjeh hachoo]
lime [lim]
line [leenee-ya]
lips [goobi]
lip salve
[geegee-yeneechyeska-
ya pamada]
lipstick
[goobna-ya pamada]
liqueur [leekyor]
listen [slooshat]
litre [leetr]
a litre of milk
[leetr malaka]
little [malyenkee]
just a little, thanks -
, [choot-choot,
spaseeba]
a little milk
[nyemnoga malaka]
a little bit more
[yesh-cho nyemnoga]
live (verb) [jit]
we live together
[miy jivyom vmyestyeh]
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where do you live?
? [gdyeh viy
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jivyotyeh?]
I live in London
[ya jivoo
vlondanyeh]
lively [ajivlyon-
ni]
liver (in body, food) f
[pyechyen]
loaf [boohanka]
lobby (in hotel) m
[vyesteebyool]
lobster [amar]
local [myesni]
can you recommend a local
restaurant?

? [viy
mojetyeh paryekamyendavat
myesni ryestaran?]
lock (noun) [zamok]
(verb) /
[zapeerat/zapyeryet]
its locked [eta
zapyerta]
lock in /
[zapeerat/zapyeryet]
lock out: Ive locked myself
out (said by man/woman)
/
[ya
sloochina zahlopnool/zahlopnoola
dvyer]
locker [shkafcheek]
(for luggage etc)

[aftamateechyeska-
ya kamyera hranyenee-ya]
lollipop [lyedeenyets]
London [londan]
long [dleen-ni]
how long will it take to fix it?

? [skolka vryemeenee
zimyot pacheenka?]
how long does it take?

? [skolka vryemeenee
eta zaneema-yet?]
a long time [dolga]
one day/two days longer
/
[yesh-cho adeen dyen/dva dnya]
long-distance call

[myejdoogarodni
razgavor]
look: Im just looking, thanks
,
[ya prosta smatryoo, spaseeba]
you dont look well
[viy
nyeh vajna viyglyadeetyeh]
look out! !
[astarojna!]
can I have a look?
? [mojna
mnyeh vzglyanoot?]
look after
[oohajivat za]
look at /
[smatryet/
pasmatryet na]
look for /
[eeskat/pa-eeskat]
Im looking for ... ...
[ya eesh-choo ...]
look forward to
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[snyetyerpyenee-yem jdat]
Im looking forward to it

[ya snyetyerpyenee-yem jdoo
etava]
loose (handle etc)
[rasshatan-ni]
lorry [groozaveek]
lose /
[tyeryat/patyeryat]
Ive lost my way (said by
man/woman) /
[ya
zabloodeelsya/zabloodeelas]
Im lost, I want to get
to ... (said by man/woman)
/,

... [ya zabloodeelsa/
zabloodeelas, mnyeh noojna
dabratsa da ...]
Ive lost my bag (said by man/
woman) /
[ya patyeryal/patyeryala
soomkoo]
lost property (office)
[byooro nahodak]
lot: a lot, lots [mnoga]
not a lot [nyemnoga]
a lot of people
[mnoga narodoo]
a lot bigger
[namnoga bolsheh]
I like it a lot
[mnyeh ochyen
nraveetsa]
lotion [lasyon]
loud [gromkee]
lounge (in house)
[gasteena-ya]
(in hotel) [fay-yeh]
(in airport) [zal
ajidanee-ya]
love (noun) f
[lyoobof]
(verb) [lyoobeet]
lovely
[zamyechatyelni]
low [neeskee]
luck [oodacha]
good luck! !
[jila-yoo oospyeha!]
luggage [bagash]
luggage trolley
[tyelyeshka dlya bagaja]
lunch [abyet]
lungs [lyohkee-yeh]
luxurious (hotel, furnishings)
[raskoshni]
luxury f [roskash]
M
machine [mashiyna]
mad (insane)
[soomashetshi]
(angry)
[rassyerjen-ni]
magazine [joornal]
maid (in hotel)
[gorneechna-ya]
maiden name
[dyeveechya
fameelee-ya]
mail (noun) [pochta]
(verb) /
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[atpravlyat/
atpraveet]
is there any mail for me?
?
[yestlee dlya myenya pochta?]
mailbox
main [glavni]
main course
[asnavno-yeh blyooda]
main post office
[glafpachtamt]
main road (in town)
[glavna-ya ooleetsa]
(in country)
[glavna-ya daroga]
make (brand name)
[marka]
(verb) / [dyelat/
sdyelat]
I make it 130,000 roubles
,

[pa ma-eem rash-chotam, sto
treetsat tiysyach rooblyay]
what is it made of?
? [ees chyevo eta
zdyelana?]
make-up
[kasmyeteeka]
man [moosh-cheena]
manager (of hotel)

[admeeneestratar]
(of company)
[menedjer]
can I see the
manager?
,
[pazaveetyeh
admeeneestratara, pajalsta]
manageress (in shop etc)

[zavyedoosh-cha-ya]
manual (with manual gears)

[sroochnoy karopki
pyeryedach]
many [mnogee-yeh]
not many
[nyemnogee-yeh]
map (city plan) [plan]
(road map, geographical)
[karta]
network map [shyema]
March [mart]
margarine
[margareen]
market [riynak]
marmalade
[marmyelat]
married: Im married (said by a
man/woman) /
[ya jenat/zamoojem]
are you married? (to man/
woman) /
? [viy jenati/
zamoojem?]
mascara
[toosh dlya ryesneets]
match (football etc)
[match]
matches [speechkee]
material (fabric) f [tkan]
matter: it doesnt matter
[nyevajna]
whats the matter?
? [fchom dyela?]
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mattress [matras]
May m [mi]
may: may I have another
one? ,
? [mojna yesh-cho
adeen, pajalsta]
may I come in?
? [mojna vitee?]
may I see it?
? [mojna mnyeh
vzglyanoot?]
may I sit here?
? [zdyes svabodna?]
maybe [mojet
biyt]
mayonnaise [mi-
anes]
me*: thats for me
[eta dlya myenya]
send it to me
[pashleetyeh eta mnyeh]
me too [ya tojeh]
meal [yeda]
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did you enjoy your meal?

? [panraveelaslee vam
yeda?]
it was excellent, thank you
,
[biyla ochyen
fkoosna, spaseeba]
mean (verb) [znacheet]
what do you mean?
? [shto viy
eemyeh-yetyeh v-veedoo?]
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what does this word
mean?
? [shto znacheet eta
slova?]
it means ... ...
[eta znacheet ...]
measles f [kor]
German measles
[krasnooha]
meat [myasa]
mechanic
[myehaneek]
medicine
[myedeetsiyna]
medium (adj: size)
[sryednee]
medium-dry
[poloo-soohoy]
medium-rare
[nyemnoga
nyedajaryen-ni]
medium-sized
[sryednyeva razmyera]
meet /
[fstryechatsa/
fstryeteetsa]
nice to meet you
[pree-yatna
paznakomeetsa]
where shall I meet you?
? [gdyeh miy
fstryeteemsa?]
meeting [fstryecha]
(business, with more than one
person) [savyesh-
chanee-yeh]
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(gathering)
[sabranee-yeh]
meeting place
[myesta dlya
fstryechee]
melon [diynya]
men [moosh-cheeni]
mend /
[cheeneet/pacheeneet]
could you mend this for
me?
eta pacheeneet?]
mens room
[mooshskoy too-alyet]
menswear
[mooshska-ya adyejda]
mention (verb) /
[oopameenat/
oopameenoot]
dont mention it
[nyeh-za-shta]
menu [myenyoo]
may I see the menu,
please? ,
? [mojna
myenyoo, pajalsta]
see menu reader page 204
message [sa-
apsh-chyenee-yeh]
are there any messages
for me? -
? [mnyeh shto-
neeboot pyeryedavalee?]
I want to leave a message
for ...
... [viy nyeh magleebi
pyeryedat ...?]
metal (noun) [myetal]
metre [myetr]
microwave oven

[visoka-chastotna-ya pyech]
midday m [poldyen]
at midday
[fpoldyen]
middle: in the middle
[fsyereedeenyeh]
in the middle of the night
[pasreedee
nochee]
the middle one
[sryednee]
midnight f [polnach]
at midnight
[fpolnach]
might: I might want to stay
another day

[vazmojna ya
zahachoo astatsa yesh-cho na
adeen dyen]
migraine f
[meegryen]
mild (weather) [tyopli]
(taste) [nyeh-ostri]
milk [malako]
milkshake
m [malochni kaktyayl]
millimetre
[meeleemyetr]
minced meat [farsh]
mind: never mind
[nyeh vajna]
Ive changed my mind (said
by man/woman) /
[ya pyeryedoomal/
pyeryedoomala]
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do you mind if I open
the window?
,
? [viy nyeh
vazraja-yetyeh, yeslee ya atkro-
yoo akno?]
no, I dont mind ,
[nyet, ya nyeh
vazraja-yoo]
mine*: its mine [eta
ma-yo]
mineral water
[meenyeralna-ya vada]
mints
[myatni-yeh kanfyeti]
minute [meenoota]
in a minute
[chyeryez meenootoo]
just a minute
[meenootachkoo]
mirror [zyerkala]
Miss [dyevooshka]
miss: I missed the bus (said by
a man/woman) /
[ya
apazdal/apazdala na aftoboos]
missing: one of my ... is
missing
... [prapal adeen eez ma-
eeh ...]
theres a suitcase missing

[adnavo chyemadana
nyeh hvata-yet]
mist [tooman]
mistake (noun)
[ashiypka]
I think theres a mistake
,
[mnyeh kajetsa, zdyes ashiypka]
sorry, Ive made a mistake
(said by a man/woman)
, /
[eezveeneetyeh, ya
ashiypsya/ashiyblas]
mix-up: sorry, theres been
a mix-up ,

[eezveeneetyeh, pra-eezashla
pootaneetsa]
mobile phone
[mabeelni tyelyefon]
modern
[savryemyen-ni]
modern art gallery

[galyeryeh-ya savryemyen-nava
eeskoostva]
moisturizer
[oovlajnya-yoosh-chee
kryem]
moment: I wont be a moment
[meenootkoo]
monastery m
[manastiyr]
Monday
[panyedyelneek]
money pl [dyengee]
month [myesyats]
monument
[pamyatneek]
moon [loona]
more* [bolsheh]
can I have some more water,
please? ,
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[mojna yesh-cho
vadiy, pajalsta]
more expensive/interesting
/
[bolyeh-yeh
daragoy/eentyeryesni]
more than 50
[bolsheh
pyateedyestee]
more than that
[bolyeh-yeh tavo]
a lot more
[garazda bolsheh]
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would you like some
more? ?
[viy hateetyeh yesh-cho?]
no, no more for me, thanks
, ,
[nyet,
spaseeba, mnyeh bolsheh nyeh
nada]
how about you? ?
[a viy?]
I dont want any more,
thanks ,

[spaseeba, ya bolsheh nyeh
hachoo]
morning [ootra]
this morning
[syevodnya ootram]
in the morning
[ootram]
Moscow [maskva]
mosquito [kamar]
mosquito repellent
[sryetstva at
kamarof]
most: I like this one most
of all
[mnyeh
bolsheh fsyevo nraveetsa vot eta]
most of the time
[bolshoo-yoo
chast vryemyenee]
most tourists
[balshinstvo
tooreestaf]
mostly
[glavnim obrazam]
mother [mat]
mother-in-law (wifes mother)
[tyosh-cha]
(husbands mother)
[svyekrof]
motorbike
[matatsiykl]
motorboat
[matorna-ya lotka]
motorway
[aftastrada]
mountain [gara]
in the mountains
[vgarah]
mountaineering
[alpeeneezm]
mouse f [miysh]
moustache pl [oosiy]
mouth [rot]
mouth ulcer
[yazvachka vartoo]
move (verb) /
[dveegat/
padveenoot]
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hes moved to another room

[on pyeryeshol
vdroogoo-yoo komnatoo]
could you move up a
little?
? [viy nyeh
magleebi padveenootsa?]
where has it moved to?
?
[gdyeh eta tyepyer nahodeetsa?]
movie
[keenafeelm]
movie theater (US)
[keenatyeh-atr]
Mr [gaspadeen]
Mrs/Ms [gaspaja]
much [mnoga]
much better/worse
/ [garazda
loochsheh/hoojeh]
much hotter
[garazda jarchyeh]
not much
[nyemnoga]
not very much
[nyeh ochyen mnoga]
I dont want very much
[ya nyeh hachoo
mnoga]
mud f [gryas]
mug (for drinking)
[krooshka]
Ive been mugged
[menya
agrabeelee]
mum [mama]
mumps [sveenka]
museum m
[moozyay]
mushrooms [greebiy]
music [moozika]
musician (man/woman)
/
[moozikant/moozikantsha]
Muslim (adj)
[moosoolmanskee]
mussels [meedee-ee]
must*: I must (said by a man/
woman) /
[ya doljen/daljna]
I mustnt drink alcohol

[mnyeh nyeh slyedoo-yet peet
alkagol]
mustard
[garcheetsa]
my* [moy] m, [ma-
ya] f, [ma-yo] n,
[ma-ee] pl
myself: Ill do it myself (said
by a man/woman) /
[ya sam/sama eta
zdyela-yoo]
by myself (said by man/woman)
/ [adeen/adna]
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nail (finger) m [nogat]
(metal) m [gvost]
nailbrush
[sh-chotachka dlya
naktyay]
nail varnish
[lak dlya naktyay]
name n [eemya]
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my names ... ...
[menya zavoot ...]
whats your name?
? [kak vas zavoot?]
what is the name of this
street?
[kak naziva-yetsa eta
ooleetsa?]
napkin [salfyetka]
nappy [pyelyonka]
narrow [ooskee]
nasty (weather, person)
[skvyerni]
(accident) [tyajoli]
national
[natsi-analni]
nationality
[natsi-analnast]
natural
[natooralni]
nausea [tashnata]
navy (blue) -
[tyomna-seenee]
near [ryadam]
is it near the city centre?

? [eta nyedalyeko at
tsentra gorada?]
do you go near the Winter
Palace?
? [viy
nyeh pra-yejja-yetyeh zeemnee
dvaryets?]
where is the nearest ...?
...? [gdyeh
bleejishi ...?]
nearby
[pableezastee]
nearly [pachtee]
necessary
[nyeh-aphadeemi]
neck [sheh-ya]
necklace [ajeryeh-
lyeh]
necktie [galstook]
need: I need ... ...
[mnyeh nada ...]
do I need to pay?
? [noojnalee
mnyeh zaplateet]
needle [eegolka]
negative (film)
[nyegateef]
neither: neither (one) of them
[nee adeen
eez neeh]
neither ... nor ... ... ...
[nee ... nee ...]
nephew
[plyemyan-neek]
net (in tennis) [syetka]
(in football) [varota]
Netherlands
[neederlandi]
never [neekagda]
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have you ever been
to Pskov? -
?
[viy kagda-neebot biylee
fpskovyeh?]
no, never, Ive never been
there (said by man/woman)
,
/ [nyet, ya tam
neekagda nyebil/nyeh bila]
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new [novi]
news (radio, TV etc) pl
[novastee]
newsagents (kiosk)
[gazyetni kee-osk]
newspaper [gazyeta]
newspaper kiosk
[gazyetni kee-osk]
New Year [novi
got]
Happy New Year!
! [snovim godam!]
New Years Eve
f [navagodnya-ya noch]
New Zealand
[nova-ya zyelandee-
ya]
New Zealander: Im a New
Zealander (man/woman)
/
[ya
novazyelandyets/
novazyelantka]
next
[slyedoosh-chee]
the next turning on the left

[slyedoosh-chee pavarot
nalyeva]
at the next stop
[na
slyedoosh-chyay astanofkyeh]
next week
[na slyedoosh-chyay
nyedyelyeh]
next to [ryadam s]
nice (food) [fkoosni]
(looks, view etc)
[kraseevi]
(person) [pree-
yatni]
niece [plyemyan-
neetsa]
night f [noch]
at night [nochyoo]
good night
[spakoyni nochee]
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do you have a single room
for one night?

? [oo vas yest
adnamyestni nomyer na adnee
sootkee?]
yes, madam , [da,
yest]
how much is it per night?

? [skolka eta sto-eet
fsootkee?]
its 300,000 roubles for
one night
[treesta
tiysyach rooblyay fsootkee]
OK, Ill take it ,

[harasho, eta myenya oostra-
eeva-yet]
nightclub
[nachnoy kloop]
nightdress
[nachna-ya roobashka]
night porter
m [nachnoy partyeh]
no [nyet]
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Ive no change
[oo myenya nyet
myelachee]
theres no ... left ...
[bolsheh nyet]
no way! ! [nee-za-
shto!]
nobody [neekto]
theres nobody there
[tam neekavo nyet]
noise [shoom]
noisy: its too noisy
[sleeshkam shoomna]
non-alcoholic

[byezalkagolni]
none [neechyevo]
nonsmoking compartment

[koopeh dlya nyekooryash-cheeh]
noon m [poldyen]
at noon [fpoldyen]
no-one [neekto]
nor: nor do I [ya
tojeh nyet]
normal
[narmalni]
north [syevyer]
in the north [na
syevyeryeh]
to the north [na
syevyer]
north of Moscow
[ksyevyeroo at
maskviy]
northeast -
[syevyera-
vastochni]
northern [syevyerni]
Northern Ireland
[syevyerna-ya
eerlandee-ya]
northwest -
[syevyera-zapadni]
Norway
[narvyegee-ya]
Norwegian (adj)
[narvyeshskee]
nose [nos]
not* [nyeh]
Im not hungry (said by
man/woman) /
[ya nyeh goladyen/
galadna]
I dont want any, thank you
, [ya nyeh
hachoo, spaseeba]
its not necessary
[vetam
nyet nyeh-aphadeemastee]
I didnt know that (said by man/
woman) /
[ya etava nyeh znal/znala]
not that one, this one ,
[nyeh tot, a etat]
note (banknote)
[banknota]
notebook [blaknot]
notepaper (for letters)
[pachtova-
ya boomaga]
nothing [neechyevo]
nothing for me, thanks
, [mnyeh
neechyevo, spaseeba]
nothing else
[bolsheh neechyevo]
novel [raman]
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November m [na-yabr]
now [seechas]
number (room, telephone etc)
[nomyer]
(figure) [cheeslo]
Ive got the wrong number
(said by man/woman)
/ [ya nyeh tooda
papal/papala]
what is your phone number?

? [kakoy vash nomyer
tyelyefona?]
number plate
[namyernoy znak]
nurse (man/woman) /
[myedbrat/
myetsyestra]
nut (for bolt) [gika]
nuts [aryehee]
O
occupied (toilet/telephone)
[zanyata]
oclock*: its 3 oclock
[tree chasa]
October m [aktyabr]
odd (strange)
[stran-ni]
of*
off (lights)
[viyklyoochyena]
its just off Pushkin Square

[eta ryadam
spooshkeenski plosh-chadyoo]
were off tomorrow
[miy oo-yej-
ja-yem zaftra]
offensive (language, behaviour)

[askarbeetyelni]
office (place of work)
[ofees]
often [chasta]
not often
[nyechasta]
how often are the buses?
?
[kak chasta hodyat aftoboosi?]
oil [masla]
ointment f [maz]
OK [harasho]
are you OK?
? [svamee fsyo
fparyatkyeh?]
is that OK with you?
? [viy nyeh vazraja-
yetyeh?]
is it OK to ...? ...?
[mojna...? ]
thats OK thanks ,
[neechyevo,
spaseeba]
Im OK ,
[mnyeh neechyevo,
spaseeba]
(I feel OK)
[sa mnoy fsyo
fparyatkyeh]
is this train OK for ...?
...? [etat po-
yest eedyot da ...?]
I said Im sorry, OK? (said
by man/woman)
/!
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[ya jeh oojeh eezveeneelsya/
eezveeneelas]
old [stari]
dialogue
how old are you?
? [skolka vam lyet?]
Im 25
[mnyeh dvatsat pyat]
and you? ? [a vam?]
old-fashioned
[staramodni]
old town (old part of town)
[stara-
ya chast gorada]
in the old town
[fstari chastee
gorada]
omelette [amlyet]
on* [na]
on the street/beach
/ [na ooleetseh/
plyajeh]
is it on this road?
? [eta na eti
darogyeh?]
on the plane
[na samalyotyeh]
on Saturday
[fsoobotoo]
on television
[pa tyelyeveezaroo]
I havent got it on me
[oo menya
yevo nyet s-saboy]
this ones on me (drink)
[etat za moy sh-
chot]
the light wasnt on
[svyet nyeh garyel]
whats on tonight?
? [shto eedyot
syevodnya?]
once (one time)
[adeen ras]
at once (immediately)
[srazoojeh]
one* [adeen]
the white one [byeli]
one-way ticket
[beelyet vadeen kanyets]
onion [look]
only [tolka]
only one [tolka
adeen]
its only 6 oclock

[syechas tolka shest chasof]
Ive only just got here (said
by man/woman)
/ [ya tolka
shto preeshol/preeshla]
on/off switch
m [viklyoochatyel]
open (adj) [atkriyti]
(verb: door) /
[atkrivat/atkriyt]
when do you open?
? [kagda
viy atkriva-yetyes?]
I cant get it open
[ya nyeh magoo
eta atkriyt]
in the open air
[na
atkriytam vozdoohyeh]
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opening times
[vryemya atkriytee-
ya]
open ticket
[beelyet
satkriyti dati]
opera [opyera]
operation (medical)
[apyeratsi-ya]
operator (telephone: man/
woman) /
[tyelyefaneest/
tyelyefaneestka]
opposite: in the
opposite direction

[fprateevapalojnam napravlyenee-
ee]
the bar opposite
[bar naproteef]
opposite my hotel
[naproteef
ma-yay gasteeneetsi]
optician [opteeka]
or [eelee]
orange (fruit)
[apyelseen]
(colour) [aranjevi]
fizzy orange

[gazeerovan-ni apyelseenavi
napeetak]
orange juice
[apyelseenavi sok]
orchestra [arkyestr]
order: can we order now? (in
restaurant)
? [mojna zakazat
syechas?]
Ive already ordered, thanks
(said by man/woman)
/,
[ya oojeh zakazal/zakazala,
spaseeba]
I didnt order this (said by
man/woman)
/ [ya
etava nyeh zakazival/zakazivala]
out of order
[nyeh rabota-yet]
ordinary [abiychni]
Orthodox
[pravaslavni]
other [droogoy]
the other one
[droogoy]
the other day [na
dnyah]
Im waiting for the others
[ya jdoo
astalniyh]
do you have any others?
? [oo vas nyet
droogeeh?]
otherwise [eenachyeh]
our*/ours* [nash] m,
[nasha] f,
[nasheh] n, [nashi] pl
out: hes out [yevo
nyet]
three kilometres out of town

[ftryoh keelamyetrah at
gorada]
outdoors
[na atkriytam
vozdoohyeh]
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outside [snarooji]
can we sit outside?
? [mojna syest
snarooji?]
oven [doohofka]
over: over here [vot
zdyes]
over there [von tam]
over 500
[sviysheh pyateesot]
our holidays are over
[nash
otpoosk koncheelsa]
overcharge: youve
overcharged me
[viy
smenya sleeshkam mnoga vzyalee]
overcoat [palto]
overlooking: Id like a room
overlooking the courtyard

[ya hatyel/
hatyela biy nomyer soknamee va
dvor]
overnight (travel)
[nachnoy]
overtake /
[abganyat/abagnat]
owe: how much do I owe you?
(said by man/woman)
/?
[skolka ya vam doljen/daljna?]
own: my own ...
... [moy
sopstvyen-ni ...]
are you on your own? (to man/
woman) /? [viy
adeen/adna?]
Im on my own (said by man/
woman) / [ya
adeen/adna]
owner (man/woman) /
[vladyelyets/
vladyeleetsa]
P
pack (verb) /
[skladivat/
slajiyt vyesh-chee]
a pack of ... ... [pachka]
package (parcel)
[pasiylka]
package holiday

[arganeezovan-ni oddih]
packet: a packet of cigarettes
[pachka
seegaryet]
padlock
[veesyachee zamok]
page (of book)
[straneetsa]
could you page Mr ...?
, ,
... [viyzaveetyeh,
pajalsta gaspadeena ... ]
pain [bol]
I have a pain here
[oo myenya zdyes
baleet]
painful
[balyeznyen-ni]
painkillers
[bolyeh-ootalya-yoosh-chee-yeh]
paint (noun) [kraska]
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painting (occupation)
f [jiyvapees]
(picture) [karteena]
pair: a pair of ... ...
[para ...]
Pakistani (adj)
[pakeestanskee]
palace [dvaryets]
pale [blyedni]
pale blue -
[svyetla-galooboy]
pan [kastryoolya]
pancakes [bleeniy]
panties (womens)
[trooseekee]
pants (underwear: mens)
[troosiy]
(womens)
[trooseekee]
(US: trousers) [bryookee]
pantyhose pl
[kalgotkee]
paper [boomaga]
(newspaper) [gazyeta]
a piece of paper
[leestok boomagee]
paper handkerchiefs

[boomajni-yeh nasaviy-yeh
platkee]
parcel [pasiylka]
pardon (me)? (didnt understand/
hear) ? [prasteetyeh?]
parents [radeetyelee]
park (noun) [park]
(verb) /
[parkavatsa/
preeparkavatsa]
can I park here?
?
[mojna zdyes preeparkavatsa?]
parking lot [sta-
yanka]
part f [chast]
partner (boyfriend, girlfriend)
/ [drook/
padrooga]
party (group)
[groop-pa]
(celebration)
[vyechyereenka]
pass (in mountains)
[pyeryeval]
passenger (man/woman)
/
[pasajiyr/pasajiyrka]
passport [paspart]
past*: in the past
[fproshlam]
just past the post office
[srazoo za
pochti]
path [trapeenka]
patronymic
[ochyestva]
pattern [oozor]
pavement [tratoo-ar]
on the pavement
[na tratoo-aryeh]
pay (verb) /
[plateet/zaplateet]
can I pay, please?
? [mojna
zaplateet?]
its already paid for
[eta oojeh
aplachyena]
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whos paying?
? [kto plateet?]
Ill pay [ya
zaplachoo]
no, you paid last time,
its my turn now ,

,
[nyet, viy plateelee
fproshli ras, tyepyer ma-ya
ochyeryet]
payphone -
[tyelyefon-aftamat]
peaceful [meerni]
peach [pyerseek]
peanuts [arahees]
pear [groosha]
peas [garoh]
peculiar [stran-ni]
pedestrian crossing

[pyeshehodni pyeryehot]
peg (for washing)
[preesh-chyepka]
(for tent) [kolishek]
pen [roochka]
pencil [karandash]
penfriend (man/woman)
/
[znakomi/
znakoma-ya pa pyeryepeeskyeh]
penicillin
[pyeneetsileen]
penknife
[pyeracheen-ni nojik]
pensioner (man/woman)
/
[pyensee-anyer/pyensee-anyerka]
people [lyoodee]
the other people in the hotel

[droogee-yeh lyoodee
vgasteeneetse]
too many people
[sleeshkam
mnoga narodoo]
pepper (spice, vegetable)
[pyerets]
peppermint (sweet)
[myatna-ya kanfyeta]
per: per night [zanach]
how much per day?
? [skolka sto-eet
fsootkee?]
per cent
[pratsent]
perfect [eedee-
alni]
perfume pl [doohee]
perhaps [mojet
biyt]
perhaps not ,
[mojet biyt, nyet]
period (of time) [pyeree-
ot]
(menstruation) pl
[myesyachni-yeh]
perm
[pyermanyent]
permit (noun)
[razryeshenee-yeh]
person [chyelavyek]
personal stereo
[play-yer]
petrol [byenzeen]
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petrol can
[kaneestra dlya
byenzeena]
petrol station
[byenzakalonka]
pharmacy [aptyeka]
phone (noun)
[tyelyefon]
(verb) /
[zvaneet/pazvaneet]
phone book
[tyelyefon-ni
spravachneek]
phone box
[tyelyefon-na-ya bootka]
phone call [zvanok]
phonecard
-
[kartachka dlya
tyelyefona-aftamata]
phone number
[nomyer tyelyefona]
photo
[fatagrafee-ya]
excuse me, could you
take a photo of us?
, ,

?
[eezveeneetyeh, pajalsta, viy nyeh
magleebi nas sfatagrafeeravat?]
phrasebook
[razgavorneek]
piano [pee-aneena]
pickpocket (man/woman) /
- [vor/
varofka-karman-neek]
pick up: will you pick me up?
? [viy za-
yedeetyeh za mnoy?]
picnic [peekneek]
picture (painting)
[karteena]
(photo)
[fatagrafee-ya]
pie [peerok]
piece [koosok]
a piece of ... ...
[koosok ...]
pill [tablyetka]
Im on the pill

[ya preeneema-
yoo proteeva-zachatachni-yeh
tablyetkee]
pillow [padooshka]
pillow case
[navalachka]
pin [boolafka]
pineapple [ananas]
pineapple juice
[ananasavi sok]
pink [rozavi]
pipe (for smoking)
[troopka]
(for water)
[troobapravot]
pity: its a pity [jal]
place (noun) [myesta]
at your place [oo vas]
at his place [oo nyevo]
plain (not patterned)
[adnaton-ni]
plane [samalyot]
by plane
[samalyotam]
plant
[rastyenee-yeh]
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plasters [plastiree]
plastic
[plasmas-savi]
plastic bag
[plasteekavi pakyet]
plate [taryelka]
platform
[platforma]
which platform is it for
Sergiev Posad?

?
[skakoy platformi eedoot po-yezda
da syergee-yeva pasada?]
play (verb) /
[eegrat/sigrat]
(noun: in theatre)
[pyesa]
playground
[dyetska-ya plash-
chatka]
pleasant [pree-
yatni]
please
[pajalsta]
yes please , [da,
spaseeba]
could you please ...?
...? [viy nyeh
magleebi ...?]
please dont ,
[pajalsta, nyeh nada]
pleased: pleased to meet you
[ochyen
pree-yatna]
pleasure: my pleasure
[pajalsta]
plenty: plenty of ... ...
[mnoga ...]
we have plenty of time
[oo nas
mnoga vryemyenee]
thats plenty, thanks
,
[dastatachna, spaseeba]
pliers
[plaskagooptsi]
plug (electrical)
[shtepsyelna-ya veelka]
(for car) [svyecha]
(in sink) [propka]
plumber
[santyehneek]
pm*: 2pm [dva
chasa dnya]
10pm
[dyesyat chasof vyechyera]
poached egg -
[yitso-pashot]
pocket [karman]
point: two point five
[dvyeh
tselih pyat dyesyatih]
theres no point
[nyet smiysla]
poisonous
[yadaveeti]
Poland [polsha]
police
[meeleetsi-ya]
call the police!
! [viyzaveetyeh
meeleetsi-yoo!]
policeman
[meeleetsi-anyer]
police station
[addyelyenee-yeh
meeleetsee-ee]
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policewoman -

[jensh-cheena-meeleetsi-anyer]
Polish [polskee]
polish (for shoes)
[kryem dlya oboovee]
polite [vyejleevi]
polluted
[zagryaznyon-ni]
pool (for swimming)
[basyayn]
poor (not rich) [byedni]
(quality)

[neeska-kachyestvyen-ni]
pop music - [pop
moozika]
pop singer (man/woman) -
/ [pop pyevyets/
pyeveetsa]
popular
[papoolyarni]
pork [sveeneena]
port (for boats) [port]
(drink) [partvyayn]
porter (in hotel)
[shvyaytsar]
portrait [partryet]
posh [shikarni]
possible
[vazmojni]
is it possible to ...?
...?
[vazmojnalee]
as soon as possible
[kak mojna
bistryeh-yeh]
post (noun: mail)
[pochta]
(verb) /
[atpravlyat/
atpraveet]
could you post this for
me?
? [viy nyeh
magleebi atpraveet eta]
postbox
postcard [atkriytka]
postcode
[pachtovi eendeks]
poster [plakat]
poste restante

[da vastryebavanee-ya]
post office [pochta]
potato m
[kartofyel]
pots and pans
[koohan-na-ya pasooda]
pottery
[kyerameeka]
pound (money)
[foont
styerleengaf]
power cut

[atklyoochyenee-yeh
elyektreechyestva]
power point [razyetka]
practise: I want to practise my
Russian

[ya hachoo
pa-ooprajnyatsa vrooskam
yazikyeh]
prawns
[kreevyetkee]
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prefer: I prefer ...
... [ya
pryetpacheeta-yoo ...]
pregnant
[byeryemyen-na-ya]
prescription (for medicine)
[ryetsept]
present (gift)
[padarak]
president (of country)
[pryezeedyent]
pretty
[seempateechni]
its pretty expensive
[eta
davolna doraga]
price [tsena]
priest
[svyash-chyen-neek]
prime minister -
[pryemyer meeneestr]
printed matter
[pechatni matyeryal]
prison [tyoorma]
private [chasni]
private bathroom
[addyelna-ya van-na-ya]
probably [vyera-
yatna]
problem
[prablyema]
no problem! !
[nyet prablyem]
program(me)
[pragram-ma]
promise: I promise
[ya abyesh-cha-yoo]
pronounce: how is this
pronounced?
? [kak eta pra-
eeznoseetsa?]
properly (repaired, locked etc)
[kak slyedoo-yet]
protection factor (of suntan
lotion)
[zash-cheetni faktar]
Protestant
[pratyestantskee]
public holiday

[afeetsalni prazneek]
public toilet [too-alyet]
pudding (dessert)
[dyesyert]
pull /
[tyanoot/patyanoot]
pullover [sveeter]
puncture (noun)
[prakol]
purple [fee-
alyetavi]
purse (for money)
[kashelyok]
(US: handbag)
[soomachka]
push /
[talkat/talknoot]
pushchair
[dyetska-ya kalyaska]
put / [klast/
palajiyt]
where can I put ...?
...? [kooda
mnyeh palajiyt ...?]
could you put us up for the
night?
?
[nyelzyalee nam
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pyeryenacheevat oo vas?]
pyjamas [peejama]
Q
quality [kachyestva]
quarantine
[karanteen]
quarter f [chyetvyert]
question [vapros]
queue (noun) f
[ochyeryet]
quick [biystri]
whats the quickest way
there?
? [kak tooda
pabistryeh-yeh dabratsa?]
fancy a quick drink?

? [nyeh hateetyeh
prapoosteet stakancheek?]
quickly [biystra]
quiet (place, hotel)
[teehee]
quiet! ! [teesheh!]
quite: thats quite right

[savyershen-na vyerna]
quite a lot
[davolna mnoga]
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rabbit [kroleek]
race (for cars) pl [gonkee]
(for runners) [zabyek]
(for horses) pl
[skachkee]
racket (tennis, squash)
[rakyetka]
radiator (in room)
[bataryeh-ya]
(in car) [radee-atar]
radio [radee-o]
on the radio [pa
radee-o]
rail: by rail [po-
yezdam]
railway
[jelyezna-ya daroga]
rain (noun) m [dosht]
in the rain [pad
dajdyom]
its raining
[eedyot dosht]
raincoat [plash-ch]
rape (noun)
[eeznaseelavanee-yeh]
rare (uncommon)
[ryetkee]
(steak) [skrovyoo]
rash (on skin) f [siyp]
raspberry [maleena]
rat [kriysa]
rate (for changing money)
[koors]
rather: its rather good
[ochyen nyeploha]
Id rather ... (said by man/woman)
/
... [ya pryetpachol/pryetpachla
biy ...]
razor [breetva]
razor blades
[lyezvee-ya breetvi]
read /
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[cheetat/prachyest]
ready [gatovi]
are you ready? ?
[viy gatovi?]
Im not ready yet (said by
man/woman) /
[ya yesh-cho nyeh gatof/
gatova]
dialogue
when will it be ready?
?
[kagda eta boodyet gatova?]
it should be ready in a
couple of days

[eta boodyet gatova chyeryes
paroo dnyay]
real
[nasta-yash-chee]
really
[dyestveetyelna]
Im really sorry
[ya ochyen sajalyeh-
yoo]
thats really great!
! [eta
zamyechatyelna!]
really? (doubt) ?
[syeryozna?]
(polite interest) ? [da?]
rear lights
[zadnee-ee fari]
rearview mirror
[zyerkala
zadnyeva veeda]
reasonable (prices etc)
[oomyeryen-ni]
receipt
[kveetantsi-ya]
recently [nyedavna]
reception (in hotel)
[sloojba
razmyesh-chyenee-ya]
at reception
[fsloojbyeh
razmyesh-chyenee-ya]
reception desk

[kantorka
dyejoornava admeeneestratara]
receptionist
[dyejoorni
admeeneestratar]
recognize [ooznat]
recommend: could you
recommend ...?
...? [viy
mojetyeh paryekamyendavat ...?]
record (music)
[plasteenka]
red [krasni]
red wine
[krasna-yeh veeno]
refund
[vazmyesh-chyenee-yeh]
can I have a refund?

? [magoo ya paloocheet
abratna dyengee?]
region f [oblast]
registered: by registered mail
[zakaznoy
pochti]
registration number
[nomyer mashiyni]
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relative (man/woman)
/
[rotstvyen-
neek/
rotstvyen-neetsa]
religion [ryeleegee-ya]
remember: I dont remember
[ya nyeh pomnyoo]
I remember [ya
pomnyoo]
do you remember?
? [viy pomneetyeh?]
rent (noun: for apartment)

[kvarteerna-ya plata]
(verb: car etc) /
[brat/vzyat naprakat]
rented car
[vzyata-ya naprakat
mashiyna]
repair (verb) /
[cheeneet/
pacheeneet]
can you repair it?
? [viy
mojetyeh eta pacheeneet?]
repeat /
[paftaryat/
paftareet]
could you repeat that?
,
[paftareetyeh, pajalsta]
reservation

[pryedvareetyelni zakas]
Id like to make a reservation
(at hotel/theatre: said by a man/
woman) /
/ [ya
hatyel/hatyela biy zakazat nomyer/
beelyet]
dialogue
I have a reservation
(at hotel/theatre)
/
[oo myenya zakazan nomyer/
beelyet]
what name please?
, [vasheh
eemya, pajalsta]
reserve (verb) /
[zakazivat/
zakazat zaranyeh-yeh]
dialogue
can I reserve a table for
tonight?

? [magoo ya
zakazat stoleek na syevodnya
vyechyeram]
yes madam, for how many
people? , ,
? [da,
pajalsta, na skolka chyelavyek?]
for two [na
dva-eeh]
and for what time?
? [na kako-yeh
vryemya?]
for eight oclock
[na vosyem
chasof]
and could I have your
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name please? ,
[vasheh
eemya, pajalsta]
see alphabet for spelling
rest: I need a rest
[mnyeh
noojna ad-dahnoot]
the rest of the group

[astalniy-yeh chlyeni groop-pi]
restaurant
[ryestaran]
restaurant car -
[vagon-ryestaran]
rest room [too-alyet]
retired: Im retired
[ya na pyensee-ee]
return: a return to ...
... [tooda ee
abratna da ...]
return ticket
[abratni beelyet]
see ticket
reverse charge call
,

[razgavor, aplacheeva-yemi viziva-
yemim leetsom]
reverse gear
[zadnee hot]
revolting
[atvrateetyelni]
rib [ryebro]
rice [rees]
rich (person) [bagati]
(food) [jiyrni]
ridiculous [nyelyepi]
right (correct)
[praveelni]
(not left) [pravi]
you were right
[viy biylee pravi]
thats right
[praveelna]
this cant be right
[nyeh mojet
takova biyt]
right! [harasho]
is this the right road for ...?

...? [ya da-yedoo pa eti
darogyeh da ...?]
on the right [sprava]
to the right
[naprava]
turn right
[pavyerneetyeh
naprava]
right-hand drive

[vajdyenee-yeh pa pravi
staranyeh]
ring (on finger) [kaltso]
Ill ring you
[ya vam pazvanyoo]
ring back
[pyeryezvaneet]
ripe (fruit) [zryeli]
rip-off: its a rip-off
[eta
abdeeralofka]
rip-off prices

[grabeetyelskee-yeh tseni]
risky
[reeskovan-ni]
river [ryeka]
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road [daroga]
is this the road for ...?
... [eta daroga
da ...?]
its just down the road
[eta
safsyem bleeska atsyooda]
road accident
[darojna-ya
katastrofa]
road map
[darojna-ya karta]
roadsign
[darojni znak]
rob: Ive been robbed
[menya agrabeelee]
rock [skala]
(music) [rok]
on the rocks (with ice)
[saldom]
roll (bread) [boolachka]
Romania
[roomiynee-ya]
roof [kriysha]
room (in hotel) [nomyer]
(in house) [komnata]
in my room
[vma-yom nomyeryeh]
room service
[apsloojivanee-yeh
vnomyeryeh]
rope [kanat]
ros (wine)
[rozava-yeh veeno]
roughly (approximately)

[preebleezeetyelna]
round: its my round
[ma-ya ochyeryet]
roundabout (for traffic)

[kroogavo-yeh dveejenee-yeh]
route
[marshroot]
whats the best route to ...?

...? [kak loochsheh dabratsa
da ...?]
rubber (material)
[ryezeena]
(eraser) [lasteek]
rubber band
[ryezeenka]
rubbish (waste) [moosar]
(poor quality goods)
[barahlo]
rubbish! (nonsense) !
[chyepooha!]
rucksack [ryookzak]
rude [groobi]
ruins [razvaleeni]
rum [rom]
rum and Coke -
[koka-kola sromam]
run (verb: person) /
[byejat/pabyejat]
how often do the buses
run?
? [kak chasta hodyat
aftoboosi?]
Ive run out of money
[oo
menya koncheelees dyengee]
Russia [rassee-ya]
Russian (adj, man)
[rooskee]
(woman) [rooska-ya]
(language)
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[rooskee yaziyk]
the Russians
[rooskee-yeh]
S
sad [groosni]
saddle (for bike, horse)
[syedlo]
safe (not in danger)

[vbyezapasnastee]
(not dangerous)
[byezapasni]
safety pin
[angleeska-ya boolafka]
sail (verb) /
[plavat/pliyt]
sailing (sport)
[paroosni sport]
salad [salat]
salad dressing
[zaprafka ksalatoo]
salami f [salyamee]
sale: for sale
[prada-yotsa]
salmon m [lasos]
salt f [sol]
same: the same
[tojeh sama-yeh]
the same as this
[takoyjeh kak etat]
the same again, please
,
[tojeh sama-yeh, pajalsta]
its all the same to me
[mnyeh fsyo ravno]
sand [pyesok]
sandals [sandalee]
sandwich
[booterbrot]
sanitary napkins/towels

[geegee-
yeneechyeskee-yeh praklatkee]
Saturday [soobota]
sauce [so-oos]
saucepan
[kastryoolya]
saucer [blyootseh]
sauna [sa-oona]
sausage (salami)
[kalbasa]
(frankfurter)
[saseeska]
say /
[gavareet/skazat]
how do you say ... in
Russian? - ...?
[kak pa-rooskee ...?]
what did he say?
? [shto on skazal?]
she said ... ...
[ana skazala ...]
could you say that again?
,
[paftareetyeh, pajalsta]
scarf (for neck) [sharf]
(for head) [platok]
scenery [pyayzash]
schedule (US: timetable)
[raspeesanee-yeh]
scheduled flight
[ryaysavi palyot]
school [shkola]
scissors: a pair of scissors
pl [nojneetsi]
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scooter [matarol-
lyer]
scotch n [veeskee]
Scotch tape
[klyayka-ya lyenta]
Scotland
[shatlandee-ya]
Scottish
[shatlantskee]
Im Scottish (man/woman)
/ [ya
shatlandyets/shatlantka]
scrambled eggs -
[ya-eeshneetsa-
baltoonya]
scratch (noun)
[tsarapeena]
screw (noun) [veent]
screwdriver
[atvyortka]
sea [moryeh]
by the sea [oo
morya]
seafood
[marskee-yeh pradookti]
search (verb) [eeskat]
seasick: I feel seasick
[menya ookachala]
I get seasick
[menya ookacheeva-
yet]
seaside: by the seaside
[na moryeh]
seat [myesta]
is this seat taken?
? [eta myesta
svabodna?]
seat belt m [ryemyen]
secluded [oo-
yedeenyon-ni]
second (adj) [ftaroy]
(in time) [syekoonda]
just a second! !
[syekoondachkoo!]
second class (travel etc)
[ftaroy klas]
second floor
[tryetee etash]
(US) [ftaroy
etash]
second-hand
[padyerjan-ni]
second-hand bookshop

[bookeeneesteechyeskee
magazeen]
see / [veedyet/
ooveedyet]
can I see?
? [mojna
pasmatryet?]
have you seen ...?
...? [viy nyeh
veedyelee ...?]
I saw him this morning (said by
man/woman) /
[ya
veedyel/veedyela yevo syevodnya
ootram]
see you! ! [paka!]
I see (I understand)
[panyatna]
self-service
[sama-
apsloojivanee-yeh]
sell /
[pradavat/pradat]
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do you sell ...?
...? [oo vas prada-
yotsa ...?]
Sellotape
[klyayka-ya lyenta]
send /
[pasilat/paslat]
I want to send this to England

[ya hachoo paslat eta
vanglee-yoo]
senior citizen (man/woman)
/
[pajiloy
chyelavyek/pajila-ya jensh-cheena]
separate (adj)
[ad-dyelni]
separated: were separated
[miy
razashlees]
separately (pay, travel)
[ad-dyelna]
September m
[syentyabr]
septic
[syepteechyeskee]
serious [syeryozni]
(illness) [apasni]
service charge
[plata za
apsloojivanee-yeh]
service station (for
repairs)
[stantsi-
ya
tyehapsloojivanee-ya]
(for petrol)
[byenzakalonka]
serviette [salfyetka]
set menu
[komplyeksni abyet]
several [nyeskolka]
sew / [shiyt/s-
shiyt]
could you sew this back on?

[viy nyeh magleebi preeshiyt
eta]
sex [seks]
sexy
[preevlyekatyelni]
shade: in the shade
[ftyenee]
shake: to shake hands
/
[pajimat/pajat rookoo]
shallow [myelkee]
shame: what a shame!
! [kak jal!]
shampoo m
[shampoon]
shampoo and set
[mityo ee
ooklatka valos]
share: to share a room
[jiyt vadnoy
komnatyeh]
to share a table
[seedyet za
adneem stalom]
sharp [ostri]
shattered: Im shattered
[ya
savyershen-na byes seel]
shaver [breetva]
shaving foam
[pyena dlya breetya]
shaving point
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[razyetka
dlya elyektrabreetvi]
shawl f [shal]
she* [ana]
is she here? ? [ana
zdyes?]
sheet (for bed)
[prastinya]
shelf [polka]
shellfish [malyoosk]
sherry [hyeryes]
ship m [karabl]
by ship [na
karablyeh]
shirt [roobashka]
shit! ! [chort!]
shock [shok]
I got an electric shock
[menya
oodareela tokam]
shocking [oojasni]
shoe (mans/womans) /
[bateenak/tooflya]
a pair of shoes /
[bateenkee/tooflee]
shoelaces
[shnoorkee]
shoe polish
[kryem dlya oboovee]
shoe repairers

[mastyerska-ya pa ryemontoo
oboovee]
shop [magazeen]
shopping: Im going shopping
[ya
eedoo za pakoopkamee]
shopping centre
[targovi tsentr]
shop window
[veetreena]
shore [byeryek]
short (person)
[nyevisokee]
(time, journey)
[karotkee]
shortcut
[kratchishi poot]
shorts [shorti]
should: what should I do?
? [shto mnyeh
dyelat?]
you should ...
... [vam slyedoo-yet ...]
you shouldnt ...
... [vam nyeh slyedoo-
yet ...]
he should be back soon

[on doljen skora vyernootsa]
shoulder [plyecho]
shout (verb) /
[kreechat/kreeknoot]
show (in theatre)

[pryetstavlyenee-yeh]
could you show me?
,
[pakajiytyeh, pajalsta]
shower (of rain) m
[leevyen]
(in bathroom) [doosh]
with shower
[sdooshem]
shower gel m
[gyel dlya doosha]
shut (verb) /
[zakrivat/zakriyt]
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when do you shut?
? [kagda viy
zakriva-yetyes?]
theyre shut
[anee zakriyti]
Ive shut myself out
[ya
nyeh magoo papast vnootr]
shut up! !
[zamalcheetyeh!]
shutter (on camera)
[zatvor]
(on window) m
[stavyen]
shy
[zastyencheevi]
sick (ill) [balnoy]
Im going to be sick (vomit)

[myenya syechas stashneet]
I feel sick
[menya tashneet]
side [starana]
on the other side of the street

[na droogoy staranyeh ooleetsi]
side lights
[patfarneekee]
side street [pyeryeh-
oolak]
sidewalk [tratoo-ar]
on the sidewalk
[na tratoo-aryeh]
sight: the sights of ...

... [dastapreemyechatyelnastee ...]
sightseeing: were going
sightseeing

[miy eedyom asmatreevat
dastapreemyechatyelnastee]
sightseeing tour
[ekskoorsee-ya]
sign (roadsign etc) [znak]
signature f [potpees]
signpost m
[ookazatyel]
silence [teeshina]
silk [sholk]
silly [gloopi]
silver [syeryebro]
similar [pahoji]
simple (easy)
[prastoy]
since: since last week
[sproshli
nyedyelee]
since I got here (said by man/
woman) ,
/ [styeh
por, kak ya pree-yehal/pree-yehala]
sing / [pyet/spyet]
singer (man/woman) /
[pyevyets/pyeveetsa]
single: a single to ...
... [beelyet
vadeen kanyets da ...]
Im single (said by man/woman)
/ [ya nyeh
jenat/zamoojem]
single bed
[adnaspalna-ya
kravat]
single room
[adnamyesni nomyer]
single ticket
[beelyet vadeen kanyets]
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sink (in kitchen)
[rakaveena]
sister [syestra]
sister-in-law (wifes sister)
[sva-
yachyeneetsa]
(husbands sister)
[zalofka]
sit: can I sit here?
? [mojna zdyes
syest?]
is anyone sitting here?
- ? [zdyes
kto-neeboot seedeet?]
sit down /
[sadeetsa/syest]
please, sit down ,
[sadeetyes,
pajalsta]
size [razmyer]
skate (verb)
[katatsa na kankah]
skates [kankee]
skating rink [katok]
ski (verb)
[katatsa na liyjah]
skin [koja]
skinny [tosh-chee]
skirt [yoopka]
skis [liyji]
sky [nyeba]
sleep (verb) /
[spat/paspat]
did you sleep well?
? [vam
harasho spalos?]
sleeper (on train)
[spalni vagon]
sleeping bag
[spalni myeshok]
sleeping car
[spalni vagon]
sleeping pills
[snatvorni-yeh
tablyetkee]
sleepy: Im feeling sleepy

[myenya kloneet ka snoo]
sleeve [rookaf]
slide (photographic) [slid]
slippers [tapachkee]
slippery [skolskee]
Slovakia [slavakee-
ya]
slow [myedlyen-
ni]
slow down! ,

[pamyedleen-nyeh-yeh, pajalsta]
slowly [myedlyen-
na]
very slowly
[ochyen myedlyen-
na]
could you speak more
slowly?
?
[viy nyeh magleebi gavareet
pamyedleenyeh-yeh?]
small [malyenkee]
smell: it smells (smells bad)
[ploha pahnyet]
smile (verb) /
[oolibatsa/
oolibnootsa]
smoke (noun) [diym]
do you mind if I smoke?
,
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? [viy nyeh vazraja-
yetyeh, yeslee ya zakooryoo?]
I dont smoke [ya
nyeh kooryoo]
do you smoke? ?
[viy kooreetyeh?]
snack: Id just like a snack

[ya hatyel/hatyela
biy slyehka pyeryekooseet]
sneeze (verb) /
[cheehat/cheehnoot]
snorkel
[dihatyelna-ya troopka]
snow [snyek]
its snowing [snyek
eedyot]
snowstorm f [myetyel]
so [tak]
this wine is so good
[ochyen
harosheh-yeh veeno]
its so expensive
[eta tak doraga]
not so much
[nyeh tak mnoga]
not so bad
[nyeh tak oosh ploha]
so am I, so do I [ya
tojeh]
so-so [tak seebyeh]
soaking solution (for contact
lenses)
[rastvor dlya leenz]
soap [miyla]
soap powder
[steeralni parashok]
sober [tryezvi]
sock [nasok]
socket (electrical)
[razyetka]
soda (water)
[gazeerovan-na-ya vada]
sofa [deevan]
soft (material etc)
[myahkee]
soft-boiled egg
[yitso fsmyatkoo]
soft drink
[byezalkagolni
napeetak]
soft lenses
[myahkee-yeh leenzi]
soldier [saldat]
sole (of foot) [stoopnya]
(of shoe) [padoshva]
could you put new soles on
these?

pastaveet syooda novi-yeh
padmyotkee?]
some: can I have some?
,
[dityeh mnyeh, pajalsta]
can I have some water/
bread? ,
/
[dityeh mnyeh, pajalsta, vadiy/
hlyeba]
somebody, someone -
[kto-ta]
something - [shto-
neeboot]
something to eat -
[shto-neeboot
pa-yest]
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sometimes [eenagda]
somewhere -
[gdyeh-neeboot]
son [siyn]
song [pyesnya]
son-in-law [zyat]
soon [skora]
Ill be back soon
[ya skora vyernoos]
as soon as possible
[kak mojna
skaryeh-yeh]
sore: its sore [baleet]
sore throat: Ive got a sore
throat
[oo myenya baleet gorla]
sorry: Im sorry
[prashoo prash-
chyenee-ya]
sorry! !
[eezveeneetyeh!]
sorry? (didnt understand)
? [prasteet-yeh?]
sort: what sort of ...?
...? [kakoy ...?]
this sort [takoy]
soup [soop]
sour (taste) [keesli]
soured cream
[smyetana]
south [yook]
in the south [na
yoogyeh]
South Africa
[yoojna-ya afreeka]
South African (adj)
-
[yoojna-afreekanskee]
Im South African
[ya eez
yoojni afreekee]
southeast -
[yooga-vastochni]
southern [yoojni]
southwest -
[yooga-zapadni]
souvenir [soovyeneer]
Soviet [savyetskee]
Soviet Union
[savyetskee sa-yoos]
spade [lapata]
Spain [eespanee-ya]
Spanish (adj)
[eespanskee]
spanner [ga-
yechni klyooch]
spare part f
[zapchast]
spares [zapchastee]
spare tyre
[zapasna-ya shiyna]
speak: do you speak
English? -
? [viy gavareetyeh
pa-angleeskee?]
I dont speak Russian
- [ya nyeh
gavaryoo pa-rooskee]
dialogue
can I speak to Nikolai?
,
? [mojna
neekala-ya, pajalsta?]
whos calling?
? [kto gavareet?]
its Patricia
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[eta patreesha]
Im sorry, hes not in,
can I take a message?
, ,
-
? [eezveeneetyeh,
yevo nyet, viy hateetyeh shto-
neeboot pyeryedat?]
no thanks, Ill call back
later , ,

[nyet, spaseeba, ya
pyeryezvanyoo papoj-jeh]
please tell him I called
,
,
[pajalsta, pyeryedityeh yemoo,
shto ya zvaneela]
spectacles [achkee]
speed (noun) f
[skorast]
speed limit
[makseemalna-ya
skorast]
spell: how do you spell it?
?
[kak eta peeshetsa pa bookvam?]
see alphabet
spend /
[trateet/patrateet]
spider [pa-ook]
spin-dryer
[tsentrabyejna-ya
sooshiylka]
spoon [loshka]
sport [sport]
sprain: Ive sprained my ...
(said by man/woman)
/ ... [ya
rastyanool/rastyanoola ...]
spring (of car, seat)
[ryes-sora]
(season) [vyesna]
in the spring
[vyesnoy]
square (in town) f
[plosh-chat]
stairs [lyesneetsa]
stale [nyesvyeji]
stalls [parter]
stamp (noun) [marka]
dialogue
how much is a stamp for
England?
?
[skolka sto-eet marka dlya
anglee-ee?]
what are you sending?
[shto viy
pasila-yetyeh?]
this postcard
[etoo atkriytkoo]
star [zvyezda]
start (noun) [nachala]
(verb) /
[nacheenat/nachat]
when does it start?
? [kagda nachala?]
my car wont start
[ma-
ya mashiyna nyeh
zavodeetsa]
starter (food)
[zakooska]
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[ya
oomeera-yoo at golada]
state (country)
[gasoodarstva]
(adj)
[gasoodarstvyen-ni]
the States [shtati]
station (rail) [vakzal]
(underground, bus)
[stantsi-ya]
stationery

[kantselyarskee-yeh
preenadlyejnastee]
statue [statoo-ya]
stay: where are you staying?
?
[gdyeh viy astanaveelees?]
Im staying at ... (said by man/
woman) /
... [ya
astanaveelsa/astanaveelas v ...]
Id like to stay another two
nights (said by man/woman)
/
[yabi
hatyel/hatyela astatsa yesh-cho na
paroo sootak]
steak [beefshteks]
steal / [krast/
ookrast]
my bag has been stolen
[oo
menya ookralee soomkoo]
steep (hill) [krootoy]
step: on the steps
[na stoopyenkah]
stereo [styeryeh-o]
sterling
[foont styerleengaf]
steward (on plane)
[styoo-art]
stewardess
[styoo-ardes-sa]
still: Im still here
[ya yesh-cho zdyes]
is he still there?
? [on yesh-cho zdyes?]
keep still! !
[nyeh dveegityes!]
sting: Ive been stung by a
wasp
[menya ookooseela asa]
stockings [choolkee]
stomach [jeloodak]
stomach ache: I have stomach
ache
[oo menya baleet jivot]
stone (rock) m
[kamyen]
stop (verb) /
[astanavleevat/
astanaveet]
stop here, please (to taxi
driver etc) ,

[pajalsta, astanaveetyes zdyes]
do you stop near ...?
...? [viy
astanavleeva-yetyes oo ...?]
stop it! !
[pryekrateetyeh!]
stopover (
) [astanofka (fpootee)]
storm [boorya]
St Petersburg -
[sankt-
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peetyerboork]
straight [pryamoy]
(whisky etc)
[nyerazbavlyen-ni]
its straight ahead
[eta pryama]
straightaway
[nyemyedlyen-na]
strange (odd)
[stran-ni]
stranger (man/woman)
/
[nyeznakomyets/nyeznakomka]
Im a stranger here (said by
man/woman) /
[ya zdyes choojoy/
chooja-ya]
strap (on watch, suitcase)
[ryemyeshok]
(on dress)
[bryetelka]
strawberry
[kloobneeka]
stream m [roochay]
street [ooleetsa]
on the street [na
ooleetseh]
streetmap [plan
gorada]
string [vyeryofka]
strong (person, material, taste)
[seelni]
(drink) [kryepkee]
stuck: its stuck
[zastryala]
student (male/female) /
[stoodyent/
stoodyentka]
stupid [gloopi]
suburb [preegarat]
subway
[padzyemni pyeryehot]
(US: underground)
[myetro]
suede [zamsha]
sugar [sahar]
suit (noun) [kastyoom]
it doesnt suit me (jacket etc)
[mnyeh eta
nyeh eedyot]
it suits you
[vam eta eedyot]
suitcase [chyemadan]
summer [lyeta]
in the summer [lyetam]
sun [sontseh]
in the sun [na
sontseh]
out of the sun
[vtyenee]
sunbathe [zagarat]
sunblock
[sryetstva proteef zagara]
sunburn
[solnyechni ajok]
sunburnt (burnt)
[abgaryeli]
Sunday
[vaskryesyenyeh]
sunglasses
[achkee at sontsa]
sunny: its sunny
[solnyechna]
sunset [zakat]
sunshade
[zonteek at sontsa]
sunshine
[solnyechni svyet]
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sunstroke
[solnyechni oodar]
suntan [zagar]
suntan lotion
[lasyon dlya zagara]
suntanned
[zagaryeli]
suntan oil
[masla dlya zagara]
super
[zamyechatyelni]
supermarket
[ooneevyersam],
[soopyermarkyet]
supper [oojin]
supplement (extra charge)
[daplata]
sure: are you sure?
? [viy oovyeryeni?]
Im sure (said by man/woman)
/ [ya
oovyeryen/oovyeryena]
sure! ! [kanyeshna!]
surname [fameelee-
ya]
sweater [sveeter]
sweatshirt
[sparteevna-ya mika]
Sweden [shvyetsi-ya]
Swedish (adj)
[shvyetskee]
sweet (taste) [slatkee]
(noun: dessert)
[dyesyert]
sweets [kanfyeti]
swelling f [opoohal]
swim (verb) /
[plavat/paplavat]
Im going for a swim
[ya eedoo plavat]
lets go for a swim
[pidyom paplava-
yem]
swimming costume
[koopalneek]
swimming pool
[basyayn]
swimming trunks
[plafkee]
Swiss
[shvyetsarskee]
switch (noun)
m [viklyoochatyel]
switch off /
[viklyoochat/
viyklyoocheet]
switch on /
[fklyoochat/
fklyoocheet]
Switzerland
[shvyetsaree-ya]
swollen
[raspoohshi]
T
table [stol]
a table for two
[stoleek na dva-eeh]
tablecloth f [skatyert]
table tennis
[nastolni tenees]
table wine
[stalova-yeh veeno]
tailor [partnoy]
take (verb: lead) /
[brat/vzyat]
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(accept) /
[preeneemat/preenyat]
can you take me to the ...?

...? [viy mojetyeh atvyestee
menya v ...?]
do you take credit cards?

? [viy
preeneema-yetyeh kryedeetni-yeh
kartachkee?]
fine, Ill take it ,
[harasho, ya
vazmoo eta]
can I take this? (leaflet etc)
? [mojna
eta vzyat?]
how long does it take?

? [skolka vryemyenee eta
zimyot?]
it takes three hours
[eta zimyot
tree chasa]
is this seat taken?
? [eta myesta
svabodna?]
hamburger to take away

[gamboorgyer na viynas]
can you take a little off here?
(to hairdresser)

[viy mojetyeh nyemnoga patstreech
zdyes?]
talcum powder [tallk]
talk (verb) /
[gavareet/
pagavareet]
tall [visokee]
tampons [tamponi]
tan [zagar]
to get a tan
[zagaryet]
tap [kran]
tape measure
[roolyetka]
tape recorder
[magneetafon]
taste (noun) [fkoos]
can I taste it?
? [mojna
paprobavat?]
taxi n [taksee]
will you get me a taxi?
,
[viyzaveetyeh dlya
myenya taksee, pajalsta]
where can I find a taxi?
?
[gdyeh mojna pimat taksee?]
dialogue
to the airport/to the ...
Hotel, please /
...,
[va-eraport/
vgasteeneetsoo ..., pajalsta]
how much will it be?

? [skolka eta boodyet
sto-eet?]
60,000 roubles

[shezdyesyat tiysyach
rooblyay]
thats fine right here thanks
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[ya viydoo zdyes, spaseeba]
taxi driver [takseest]
taxi rank [sta-
yanka taksee]
tea (drink) m [chi]
one tea/two teas, please
/ ,
[adeen chi/dva
cha-ya, pajalsta]
tea with milk
[chi smalakom]
tea with lemon
[chi sleemonam]
teabags
[chini-yeh pakyeteekee]
teach: could you teach
me?
...? [viy magleebi
menya na-oocheet ...?]
teacher (man/woman) /
[oocheetyel/
oocheetyelneetsa]
team [kamanda]
teaspoon
[china-ya loshka]
tea towel
[china-yeh
palatyentseh]
teenager
[padrostak]
telephone
[tyelyefon]
see phone
television (set)
[tyelyeveezar]
(medium)
[tyelyeveedyenyeh]
tell: could you tell
him ...? ,
... [skajiytyeh
yemoo, pajalsta ...]
could you tell me where ...?
, ...? [viy
nyeh skajityeh, gdyeh ...?]
temperature (weather)

[tyempyeratoora]
tennis [ten-nees]
tent [palatka]
term (at university, school)
[syemyestr]
terminus (rail, underground)

[kanyechna-ya stantsi-ya]
(bus, tram)
[kanyechna-ya
astanofka]
terrible [oojasni]
terrific
[zamyechatyelni]
text (message)
[es-em-es]
than* [chyem]
smaller than ... ,
... [myensheh,
chyem ...]
thank: thank you/thanks
[spaseeba]
thank you very much
[balsho-
yeh spaseeba]
thanks for the lift ,
[spaseeba, shto
padvyezlee]
no, thanks ,
[nyet, spaseeba]
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thanks [spaseeba]
thats OK, dont mention it
[nyezashto]
that* m [tot], f [ta],
n [to]
that boy [tot
malcheek]
that girl [ta
dyevachka]
that one m [tot], f [ta],
n [to]
I hope that ... ,
... [ya nadyeh-yoos, shto ...]
thats great
[atleechna]
is that ...? ...? [eta ...? ]
thats it (thats right)
[tochna]
thaw (noun) f [ot-
tyepyel]
the*
theatre [tyeh-atr]
their*/theirs* [eeh]
them*: Ill tell them
[ya eem skajoo]
I know them [ya
eeh zna-yoo]
for them [dlya neeh]
with them [sneemee]
to them [eem]
who? -- them ?
[kto? - anee]
then (at that time) [tagda]
(after that) [patom]
there [tam]
over there [von tam]
up there , [tam,
navyerhoo]
is there/are there ...?
...? [yestlee ...?]
there you are (giving something)
, [vot,
pajalsta]
thermometer
[tyermomyetr]
Thermos flask
[termas]
these* [etee]
Id like these (said by man/
woman) /
[yabi hatyel/hatyela vot
etee]
they* [anee]
thick [goostoy]
(stupid) [toopoy]
thief (man/woman) /
[vor/varofka]
thigh [byedro]
thin (person) [hoodoy]
(thing) [tonkee]
thing f [vyesh-ch]
my things [ma-ee
vyesh-chee]
think /
[doomat/padoomat]
I think so , [dooma-
yoo, da]
I dont think so
[ya tak nyeh
dooma-yoo]
Ill think about it
[ya padooma-yoo ab
etam]
third [tryetee]
thirsty: Im thirsty
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[mnyeh
hochyetsa peet]
this* m [etat], f [eta],
n [eto]
this boy [etat
malcheek]
this girl [eta
dyevachka]
this one m [etat], f
[eta], n [eta]
this is my wife
[eta ma-ya jena]
is this ...? ...? [eta ...?]
those* [tyeh]
which ones? those ?
[kakee-yeh? tyeh]
thread (noun)
[neetka]
throat [gorla]
throat pastilles
[pasteelkee dlya
gorla]
through [chyeryes]
does it go through ...?
(train, bus)
...? [on pra-yej-ja-yet
chyeryes ...?]
throw /
[brasat/broseet]
throw away /
[vibrasivat/
viybraseet]
thumb
[balshoy palyets]
thunderstorm [graza]
Thursday
[chyetvyerk]
ticket [beelyet]
(for bus) [talon]
dialogue
a return to Sergiev Posad

[abratni
beelyet da syergee-yeva
pasada]
coming back when?
? [kagda abratna?]
today/next Tuesday
/
[syevodnya/
fslyedoosh-chee ftorneek]
that will be 10,000 roubles
( )
[(eta
boodyet) dyesyat tiysyach
rooblyay]
ticket office
[beelyetna-ya kas-sa]
ticket punch
[kampostyer]
tie (necktie) [galstook]
tight (clothes etc)
[tyesni]
its too tight
[tyesnavata]
tights [kalgotkee]
till [kas-sa]
time* [vryemya]
whats the time?
? [katori chas?]
this time [vetat
ras]
last time
[fproshli ras]
next time
[fslyedoosh-chee ras]
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three times [tree
raza]
timetable
[raspeesanee-yeh]
tin (can)
[kanservna-ya banka]
tinfoil
[alavyan-na-ya falga]
tin-opener
[kanservni nosh]
tiny [kroshechni]
tip (to waiter etc) pl [cha-
yeviy-yeh]
tired [oostali]
Im tired (said by man/woman)
/ [ya oostal/
oostala]
tissues
[boomajni-yeh nasaviy-
yeh platkee]
to: to Moscow/London
/
[vmaskvoo/vlondan]
to Russia/England
/ [vrassee-
yoo/vanglee-yoo]
to the post office
[na pochtoo]
toast (bread) [gryenok]
tobacco [tabak]
today [syevodnya]
toe [palyets
nagee]
together [vmyestyeh]
were together (in shop etc)
[miy vmyestyeh]
toilet [too-alyet]
where is the toilet?
? [gdyeh too-alyet?]
I have to go to the toilet
[mnyeh
noojna ftoo-alyet]
toilet paper
[too-alyetna-ya
boomaga]
token [jeton]
tomato [pameedor]
tomato juice
[tamatni sok]
tomato ketchup
[kyetchoop]
tomorrow [zaftra]
tomorrow morning
[zaftra ootram]
the day after tomorrow
[poslyezaftra]
toner (cosmetic)

[taneezeeroo-yoosh-chee lasyon]
tongue [yaziyk]
tonic (water) [toneek]
tonight
[syevodnya vyechyeram]
tonsillitis
[tanzeeleet]
too (excessively)
[sleeshkam]
(also) [tojeh]
too hot
[sleeshkam jarka]
too much
[sleeshkam mnoga]
me too [ya tojeh]
tooth [zoop]
toothache f
[zoobna-ya bol]
toothbrush
[zoobna-ya sh-chotka]
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toothpaste
[zoobna-ya pasta]
top: on top of ... ... [na ...]
at the top
[navyerhoo]
top floor
[vyerhnee etash]
topless
[sabnajon-ni groodyoo]
torch [fanareek]
total (noun) [eetog]
tour (noun)
[ekskoorsee-ya]
is there a tour of ...?
...? [yestlee
ekskoorsee-ya pa ...?]
tour guide (man/woman)
[ekskoorsavot]
tourist (man/woman) /
[tooreest/tooreestka]
tour operator
[byooro
pootyeshestvee]
towards [k]
towel
[palatyentseh]
town [gorat]
in town [vgoradyeh]
just out of town
[zagaradam]
town centre
[tsentr gorada]
town hall [meree-ya]
toy [eegrooshka]
track (US: platform)
[platforma]
tracksuit
[tryeneerovachni
kastyoom]
traditional
[tradeetsi-on-ni]
traffic [dveejenee-
yeh]
traffic jam [propka]
traffic lights
[svyetafor]
train [po-yest]
by train [po-yezdam]
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is this the train for Ufa?
? [eta
po-yest da oofiy?]
sure [da]
no, you want that platform
there ,
[nyet, vam
noojna ta platforma]
trainers (shoes)
[krasofkee]
train station

[jelyeznadarojna-ya
stantsi-ya]
tram m [tramvi]
translate /
[pyeryevadeet/
pyeryeh-vyestee]
would you translate
that? ,
[pyeryeh-
vyedeetyeh eta, pajalsta]
translator (man/woman)
/
[pyeryevotcheek/pyeryevotcheetsa]
trash [moosar]
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trash can
[moosarna-yeh vyedro]
travel
[pootyeshestvavat]
were travelling around
[miy
pootyeshestvoo-yem]
travel agents
[byooro
pootyeshestvee]
travellers cheque
[darojni chyek]
tray [padnos]
tree [dyeryeva]
tremendous (large)
[agromni]
(splendid)
[zamyechatyelni]
trendy [modni]
trim: just a trim please
(to hairdresser)
,
[nyemnoga
padravnyityeh, pajalsta]
trip (excursion)
[ekskoorsee-ya]
Id like to go on a trip to ...
...[ya
hachoo syezdeet v ...]
trolley [tyelyeshka]
trolley bus
[tralyayboos]
trouble
[nyepree-yatnast]
Im having trouble with ...
... [oo
menya prablyemi s ...]
trousers [bryookee]
true [vyerna]
thats not true
[eta nyepravda]
trunk (US: of car)
[bagajneek]
trunks (swimming)
[plafkee]
try (verb) /
[probavat/
paprobavat]
can I try it?
[mojna ya
paproboo-yoo]
try on /
[myereet/pamyereet]
can I try it on?
? [mojna
pamyereet?]
T-shirt [footbolka]
Tuesday [ftorneek]
tuna [toonyets]
tunnel m [toonel]
turn: turn left/right
/
[pavyernoot nalyeva/
naprava]
turn off: where do I turn off?
?
[gdyeh mnyeh nada svyernoot?]
can you turn the heating off?

? [viy mojetyeh
viyklyoocheet ataplyenee-yeh?]
turn on: can you turn the
heating on?
? [viy
mojetyeh fklyoocheet ataplyenee-
yeh?]
turning (in road)
[pavarot]
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TV (set)
[tyelyeveezar]
(medium)
[tyelyeveedyenyeh]
tweezers [peentset]
twice [dvajdi]
twice as much
[vdva raza bolsheh]
twin beds

[dvyeh adnaspalni-yeh kravatee]
twin room
[nomyer sdvoomya
kpavatyemee]
twist: Ive twisted my
ankle (said by man/woman)
/
[ya padvyernool/
padvyernoola nogoo]
type (noun) [teep]
another type of ... ...
[... droogova teepa]
typical [teepeechni]
tyre [shiyna]
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ugly
[nyekraseevi]
UK
[sa-yedeenyon-
na-yeh karalyefstva]
Ukraine [ookra-eena]
Ukrainian (adj)
[ookra-eenskee]
ulcer [yazva]
umbrella [zonteek]
uncle [dyadya]
uncomfortable
[nyeh-oodobni]
unconscious
[byes saznanee-ya]
under (in position) [pot]
(less than) [myensheh]
underdone (meat)

[nyedajaryen-ni]
underground (railway)
[myetro]
underpants [troosiy]
understand: I understand
[ya paneema-yoo]
I dont understand
[ya nyeh paneema-
yoo]
do you understand?
? [viy paneema-
yetyeh?]
unemployed
[byezrabotni]
unfashionable
[nyemodni]
United States
[sa-yedeenyon-ni-yeh
shtati]
university
[ooneevyerseetyet]
unleaded petrol

[nyeh-eteeleeravan-ni
byenzeen]
unlimited mileage

[nyeh-
agraneechyen-ni keelamyetrash]
unlock /
[atkrivat/atrkriyt]
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unpack /
[raspakovivat/
raspakavat]
until [do]
unusual
[nyeh-abiknavyen-ni]
up [v-vyerh]
up there [tam
navyerhoo]
hes not up yet
[on yesh-cho nyeh fstal]
whats up? ?
[fchom dyela?]
upmarket
[eleetarni]
upset stomach

[rastroystva jelootka]
upside-down [v-
vyerh dnom]
upstairs [navyerhoo]
up-to-date
[savryemyen-ni]
urgent [srochni]
us* [miy]
with us [snamee]
for us [dlya nas]
USA [seh-sheh-a]
use (verb) /

[polzavatsa/vaspolzavatsa]
may I use your pen?

? [mojna vaspolzavatsa
vashay roochki?]
useful [palyezni]
usual
[abiknavyen-ni]
the usual (drink etc) ,
[to, shto abiychna]
usually [abiychna]
V
vacancy: do you have any
vacancies?
? [oo vas
yest svabodni-yeh namyera?]
vacation [otpoosk]
on vacation
[votpooskyeh]
vaccination
[preeveefka]
vacuum cleaner
[pilyesos]
valid (ticket etc)

[dyaystveetyelni]
how long is it valid for?

? [na skolka
vryemyenee on
dyaystveetyelyen?]
valley [daleena]
valuable (adj) [tsen-ni]
can I leave my valuables
here?
?
[mojna astaveet zdyes tsen-ni-yeh
vyesh-chee?]
value f [tsen-nast]
van [foorgon]
vanilla f [vaneel]
a vanilla ice cream

[vaneelna-yeh marojena-yeh]
vase [vasa]
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veal [tyelyateena]
vegetables [ovash-
chee]
vegetarian (noun: man/
woman) /
[vyegeetaree-
anyets/
vyegeetaree-anka]
vending machine ()
[(targovi) aftamat]
very [ochyen]
very little for me
-
[safsyem choot-choot dlya myenya]
I like it very much
[mnyeh ochyen
nraveetsa]
vest (under shirt) [mika]
via [chyeryes]
video (noun: film)
[veedee-o]
video recorder
[veedee-
omagneetafon]
view [veet]
village [dyeryevnya]
vinegar [ooksoos]
visa [veeza]
visit (verb) /
[pasyesh-chat/
pasyeteet]
Id like to visit ... (said by man/
woman) /
... [ya hatyel/hatyela
biy pasyeteet ...]
vital: its vital that ...
,
... [apsalyootna nyeh-
aphadeema, shtobi ...]
vodka [votka]
voice [golas]
voltage
[napreejyenee-yeh]
vomit /
[tashneet/stashneet]
W
waist [talee-ya]
waistcoat [jilyet]
wait / [jdat/
padajdat]
wait for me
[padajdeetyeh menya]
dont wait for me
[nyeh jdeetyeh myenya]
can I wait until my wife/my
friend gets here?

/ ?
[ya magoo padajdat da preehoda
ma-yay jeniy/ma-yevo drooga?]
can you do it while I wait?

? [viy mojetyeh eta zdyelat
pree mnyeh?]
could you wait here for me?

? [viy mojetyeh
myenya zdyes padajdat?]
waiter [afeetsi-ant]
waiter! ! [afeetsi-
ant!]
waiting room (doctors etc)
[pree-yomna-ya]
(station) [zal
ajidanee-ya]
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waitress
[afeetsi-antka]
waitress! !
[dyevooshka!]
wake: can you wake me
up at 5.30? ,

[pajalsta, razboodeetyeh menya
fpalaveenyeh shestova]
wake-up call
[tyelyefon-ni
boodeelneek]
Wales [oo-els]
walk: is it a long walk?
? [eta dalyeko
pyeshkom?
its only a short walk

[eta vnyeskalkeeh shagah
atsyooda]
Ill walk
[ya pidoo pyeshkom]
Im going for a walk
[ya eedoo
pragoolyatsa]
Walkman [play-yer]
wall [styena]
wallet
[boomajneek]
wander: I like just wandering
around
[ya lyooblyoo bradeet]
want: I want ... ... [ya
hachoo ...]
I dont want any ...
... [ya nyeh hachoo ...]
I want to go home
[ya hachoo pitee
damoy]
I dont want to [ya
nyeh hachoo]
he wants to ... ...
[on hochyet ...]
what do you want?
? [shto viy hateetyeh?]
ward (in hospital) [palata]
warm [tyopli]
Im so warm
[mnyeh jarka]
was*: he was ... [on
biyl ...]
she was ... [ona
bila ...]
it was ... [eta
biyla ...]
wash (verb: hands etc) /
[miyt/pamiyt]
(clothes) /
[steerat/pasteerat]
can you wash these?
?
[viy mojetyeh eta pasteerat?]
washhand basin
[rakaveena]
washing (clothes) [byelyo]
washing machine

[steeralna-ya mashiyna]
washing powder

[steeralni parashok]
washing-up: to do the
washing-up /
[miyt/pamiyt pasoodoo]
washing-up liquid
f
[jiytkast dlya mitya pasoodi]
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wasp [asa]
watch (wristwatch) pl
[chasiy]
will you watch my things
for me? ,
,
[preesmatreetyeh,
pajalsta, za ma-eemee vyesh-
chamee]
watch strap
[ryemyeshok dlya chasof]
water [vada]
may I have some water?
,
? [mojna mnyeh
vadiy, pajalsta?]
waterproof (adj)

[nyepramaka-yemi]
water-skiing
[vadna-liyjni sport]
way: its this way
[vetoo storanoo]
its that way
[ftoo storanoo]
is it a long way to ...?
... [dalyekolee da ...? ]
no way! !
[nee fko-yem sloocha-yeh!]
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could you tell me the
way to ...? ,
,
...? [skajiytyeh, pajalsta,
kak ditee da ...?]
go straight on until you
reach the traffic lights
,
[eedeetyeh
pryama, da svyetafora]
turn left
[svyerneetyeh
nalyeva]
take the first turn on the
right
[pyervi pavarot
naprava]
see where
we* [miy]
weak [slabi]
weather [pagoda]
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whats the weather
forecast?
? [kakoy pragnos
pagodi?]
its going to be fine
[boodyet
harosha-ya pagoda]
its going to rain
[boodyet
dajdleeva]
itll brighten up later

[abyesh-cha-yoot
prasvyetlyenee-yeh poj-jeh]
wedding [svadba]
wedding ring
[abroochalna-yeh kaltso]
Wednesday [sryeda]
week [nyedyelya]
a week (from) today
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[rovna chyeryes
nyedyelyoo]
a week (from) tomorrow
,
[chyeryes
nyedyelyoo, sh-cheeta-ya z-
zaftrashnyeva dnya]
weekend
[kanyets nyedyelee]
at the weekend -
[vsoob-botoo-
vaskryesyenyeh]
weight [vyes]
weird [stran-ni]
welcome: welcome to ...
[dabro
pajalavat]
youre welcome (dont mention
it) [nyezashta]
well: I dont feel well
[mnyeh nyeharasho]
shes not well
[yay nyeharasho]
you speak English very
well
-
[viy ochyen harasho gavareetyeh
pa-angleeskee]
well done! !
[maladyets]
this one as well
[etat tojeh]
well well! ! [noo ee
noo!]
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how are you?
? [kak viy pajiva-
yetyeh?]
very well, thanks, and you?
, , ?
[spaseeba, harasho, a viy?]
well-done (meat)
[harasho
prajaryen-ni]
Welsh [oo-elskee]
Im Welsh [ya
eez oo-elsa]
were*: we were ...
[miy biylee ...]
you were ... [viy
biylee ...]
they were ... [anee
biylee ...]
West: the West
[zapat]
west [zapat]
in the west [na
zapadyeh]
western [zapadni]
West Indian (adj) -
[vyest-eentskee]
wet [mokri]
what? ? [shto?]
whats that? ? [shto-
eta?]
what should I do?
? [shto mnyeh dyelat?]
what a view! !
[voteta veet!]
what bus do I take?

? [na kakoy aftoboos mnyeh
nada syest?]
wheel [kalyeso]
wheelchair
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[eenvaleedna-ya
kalyaska]
when? ? [kagda?]
when we get back
[kagda miy
vyernyomsya]
whens the train?
? [kagda po-yest?]
where? ? [gdyeh?]
I dont know where it is
, [ya nyeh zna-
yoo, gdyeh-eta]
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where is the cathedral?
? [gdyeh sabor?]
its over there
[von tam]
could you show me where
it is on the map?

? [viy mojetyeh
pakazat eta na kartyeh?]
its just here
[vot zdyes]
see way
which: which bus?
? [kakoy aftoboos?]
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which one?
? [kakoy eez neeh?]
that one [tot]
this one? ? [etat?]
no, that one ,
[nyet, tot]
while: while Im here
[paka ya zdyes]
whisky n [veeskee]
white [byeli]
white wine
[byela-yeh veeno]
who? ? [kto?]
who is it? ? [kto tam?]
the man who ... ,
... [chyelavyek,
katori ...]
whole: the whole week
[vsyoo nyedyelyoo]
the whole lot [fsyo]
whose: whose is this?
? [chyo eta?]
why? ? [pacheemoo?]
why not? ?
[pacheemoobi nyet?]
wide [shirokee]
wife [jena]
will*: will you do it for me?
? [viy
eta sdyela-yetyeh dlya myenya?]
wind (noun) [vyetyer]
window [akno]
near the window [oo
akna]
in the window (of shop)
[v-veetreenyeh]
window seat
[myesta oo akna]
windscreen
[vyetravo-yeh styeklo]
windscreen wipers
[styekla-
acheesteetyelee],
[dvorneekee]
windsurfing
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[veentsyorfeenk]
windy [vyetryen-ni]
wine [veeno]
can we have some more
wine? ,
[mojna yesh-cho
veena, pajalsta]
wine list [karta veen]
winter [zeema]
in the winter [zeemoy]
winter holiday
[zeemnee otpoosk]
wire [provalaka]
(electric) [provat]
wish: best wishes

[sna-
eeloochshimee pajilanee-yamee]
with [s]
Im staying with ...
... [ya jivoo oo ...]
without [byes]
witness (man/woman)
/
[sveedyetyel/sveedyetyelneetsa]
will you be a witness for me?
(to man/woman)
/
? [viy
mojetyeh biyt ma-eem sveedyetyel-
yem/ma-yay sveedyetyelneetsay?]
woman
[jensh-cheena]
wonderful
[zamyechatyelni]
wont*: it wont start
[nyeh zavodeetsa]
wood (material)
[dyeryeva]
(forest) [lyes]
wool f [sherst]
word [slova]
work (noun) [rabota]
(verb) [rabotat]
its not working
[eta nyeh rabota-yet]
I work in ... ...
[ya rabota-yoo v ...]
world [meer]
worry: Im worried
[ya byespako-
yoos]
worse: its worse
[eta hoojeh]
worst [sami
plahoy]
worth: is it worth a visit?
? [sto-
eetlee tooda yehat?]
would: would you give this
to ...? ,
... [pyeryedityeh
eta, pajalsta ...]
wrap: could you wrap it up?
,
[zavyerneetyeh, pajalsta]
wrapping paper
[abyortachna-ya
boomaga]
wrist [zapyastyeh]
write /
[peesat/napeesat]
could you write it down?
,
[zapeeshiytyeh, pajalsta]
how do you write it?
? [kak eta peeshetsa?]
writing paper
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[pachtova-ya boomaga]
wrong
[nyepraveelna]
its the wrong key
[eta nyeh tot klyooch]
this is the wrong train
[viy nyeh na
tom po-yezdyeh]
the bills wrong
[sh-chot
ashiybachni]
sorry, wrong number (said
by man/woman) ,
/
[eezveeneetyeh, ya nyeh tooda
papal/papala]
sorry, wrong room (said by
man/woman) ,
/
[eezveeneetyeh, ya
ashiypsya/ashiyblas nomyeram]
theres something wrong
with ... - ...
[shto-ta nyeh tak s ...]
whats wrong? ?
[fchom dyela?]
X
X-ray
[ryentgyenafskee
sneemak]
Y
yacht [yahta]
yard [dvor]
year [got]
yellow [jolti]
yes [da]
yesterday [fchyera]
yesterday morning
[fchyera ootram]
the day before yesterday
[pazafchyera]
yet [yesh-cho]
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is it here yet?
? [ano yesh-cho
nyeh preeshlo?]
no, not yet [nyet
yesh-cho]
youll have to wait a
little longer yet

[vam preedyotsa
yesh-cho nyemnoga padajdat]
yoghurt [yogoort]
you* (sing pol or pl) [viy]
(sing, fam) [tiy]
this is for you
[eta dlya vas]
with you [svamee]
young [maladoy]
your*/yours* (sing pol or pl)
m [vash], f [vasha],
n [vasheh], pl
[vashee]
(sing, fam) m [tvoy],
f [tva-ya], n [tva-yo],
pl [tva-ee]
is this yours? ? [eta
vasheh?]
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youth hostel
[maladyojna-ya
gasteeneetsa]
Z
zero m [nool]
below zero
[neejeh noolya]
zip [molnee-ya]
could you put a new zip on?
, ,
[fstaftyeh,
pajalsta, novoo-yoo molnee-yoo]
zip code
[pachtovi eendeks]
zoo [zo-opark]
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Colloquialisms
The following are words you may well hear. You shouldnt be
tempted to use any of the stronger ones unless you are sure of
your audience.
[alkash] wino, boozer
[baksi] dollars
! [byezabrazee-yeh!] its disgraceful!
! [bleen!] damn!
[viypeefka] bevvy, drink
[dyeryevyan-ni-yeh] roubles
/ [doora/doorak] idiot, thickhead
-! [yolkee-palkee!] bloody hell!
! [eroonda!] nonsense!
! [zdorava!] great!
! [eedee kchortoo!] go to hell!
! [kazyol!] idiot!
...? [kakova chorta ...?] what the hell ...?
! [kakoy oojas!] thats awful!
! [klass!] great!, brilliant!
! [klyovi!] knockout!, brill!, fantastic!
[kryeteen] twit
! [kchortoo!] to hell with it!
[leemon] a million
! [maladyets!] well done!
! [neechyevo syebyeh!] not bad!
! [atvyajiys!] get lost!
[paryen] bloke
! [pashol tiy!] get lost!
[pseeh] nutter
[ryebyata] (the) lads, (the) guys
[svolach] bastard
[spreevyetam] crackers, nuts
[hryenovi] rotten, lousy
! [hryen sneem!] to hell with it!
! [chort!] damn!, shit!
[chort zna-yet shto] God only knows
! [chort staboy!] to hell with you!
[choknooti] barmy
! [oojasna!] its awful!, its ghastly!
[shtooka] a thousand
[eta abdeeralafka] its a rip-off
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bus stop
[avaree-ya] accident;
breakdown
[avgoost] August
[avee-a-
kampanee-ya] airline
[avee-a-pochta]
airmail
[avee-a-pochti] by
airmail
[afstralee-ya]
Australia
[afstree-ya] Austria
[aftoboos] bus
[aftavakzal] bus
station

[aftamateechyeskee] automatic
[aftamabeeleest]
car driver
m [aftamabeel] car
[afta-atvyetcheek]
answering machine
[aftasta-yanka] car
park, parking lot
[aftastrada]
motorway, freeway, highway
[agyenstva] agency
[advakat] lawyer

[admeeneestratar] manager
[adryes] address
[adryesat] addressee
[adryesna-ya
kneega] address book
[azyerbidjan]
Azerbaijan
[ak-koomoolyatar]
battery (for car)
[aksyelyeratar]
accelerator
[aktsent] accent
m [alkagol] alcohol
[al-lyergee-ya] allergy
[almas] diamond
[amyereeka] America

[amyereekanskee] American
: 13-
[ampyerni] 13-amp

[angleeska-ya boolafka] safety
pin
[angleeskee]
English
[angleeskee
yaziyk] English (language)
[angleechanyeh] the
English
[angleechaneen]
Englishman
[angleechanka]
English woman
[anglee-ya] England

[anteegeestameen]
antihistamine

[anteekvarna-ya vyesh-ch]
antique
[anteekvarni]
antiquarian; antique

[anteekvarni magazeen] antique
shop
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[ap-pyendeetsiyt]
appendicitis
[ap-pyeteet] appetite
m [apryel] April
[aptyeka] chemist,
pharmacy
[aryestavat] to
arrest
[armyenee-ya]
Armenia
[aramat] flavour
[arhangyelsk]
Archangel
[aspeereen] aspirin
[afganeestan]
Afghanistan
[afeesha] poster
[a-eraport] airport
[a-eraflot] Aeroflot
[babooshka]
grandmother
[bagash] luggage,
baggage
[bagajneek] boot (of
car), (US) trunk
[bak] tank
[bakalyeh-ya]
groceries
[balalika] balalaika
[balkon] balcony
[balteeska-
yeh moryeh] Baltic Sea
[balzam
dlya valos] conditioner
[bampyer] bumper,
(US) fender
[bank] bank
[banknota]
banknote, (US) bill
[bankamat] cash
dispenser, ATM
[banya] bathhouse
[bar] bar
[barmyen] barman
[basyayn] swimming
pool
[bataryayka] battery
[bataryeh-ya] radiator
[bashnya] tower
/ [byegat/byejat]
to run
/
[byegat/byejat troostsoy] to jog
[byeda] trouble;
misfortune
[byedni] poor
[byedro] thigh; hip
[byejat] to run
[byejevi] beige
[byez] without
[byez
dvatsatee dva] twenty to two
[byezapasnast]
safety

[fbyezapasnastee] safe
[byezrabotni]
unemployed
[byelakoori] blond
[byelaroos] Belarus
[byeli] white
[byelgee-ya] Belgium
[byelyo] washing;
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[byenzeen] petrol,
gasoline
[byeryek] coast; shore
[na byeryegoo
morya] at the seaside
... [byeryegees ...]
beware of ...
[byeryemyen-na-ya]
pregnant
[byesplatni] free
of charge
[byespako-eetsa]
to worry about
[byespalyezni]
useless
[byesparyadak]
mess
[byesposhleen-
ni] duty-free
[beeblee-atyeka]
library
[beeznes] business
[beelyet] ticket
[beelyet
vadeen kanyets] single ticket,
one-way ticket
[beelyetna-ya
kas-sa] ticket office
[beelyeti] tickets
/ [beet/pabeet] to
hit, to beat
/
[blagadareet/pablagadareet] to
thank
[blagadarni]
grateful
[blank] form
[bleejishi] nearest
[bleejeh] nearer
[bleeskee] near, close
[bleeznyetsiy] twins
[bleezarookee]
shortsighted
[blaknot] notebook
[blaha] flea
[blooska] blouse
[blyooda] dish
[blyoodtseh] saucer
[boh] God
[bagati] rich
[balgaree-ya]
Bulgaria
[bolyeh-yeh] more
f [balyezn] disease;
illness
/ [balyet/
zabalyet] to be ill; to fall ill;
to be sore, to ache, to hurt

[bolyeh-ootalyayoosh-chyeh
sryetstva] painkiller
f [bol] ache; pain
[bol
vjelootkyeh] stomach ache
[balneetsa] hospital
[balnoy] ill, (US) sick;
sore; patient
[bolsheh] more
[balshinstvo]
most (of ); majority
[balshoy] big, large
[bomj] homeless
person
[barada] beard
- [bort-
pravadneek] steward
: [ya bayoos]
Im afraid
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[ba-yatsa] to be afraid
(of )
[braslyet] bracelet
[brat] brother
[breel-lee-ant]
diamond
[breetanskee]
British
[breetva] razor
[breetvyen-
na-yeh lyezvee-yeh] razor blade
/ [breetsa/
pabreetsa] to shave
f [brof] eyebrow
/ [brasat/
broseet] to throw
f [brosh] brooch
[brashoora]
brochure; leaflet
[bryookee] trousers,
(US) pants
[boodyet] he will; she
will; it will; he will be; she
will be; it will be
[boodyetyeh] you will;
you will be
[boodyesh] you will;
you will be
[boodeelneek]
alarm clock
/ [boodeet/
razboodeet] to wake
[boodoo] I will; I will be
[boodoot] they will;
they will be
[boodoosh-chyeh-yeh]
future
! [boodtyeh
zdarovi!] bless you!
[bookva] letter (of
alphabet)
[bookeeneest]
secondhand bookseller

[bookeeneesteechyeskee
magazeen] secondhand
bookshop/bookstore
[boolafka] pin
[boolachna-ya]
bakery
[boolvar] boulevard
[boomaga] paper
[boomajneek] wallet

[boomajni-yeh nasaviy-yeh
platkee] tissues, Kleenex
[boorya] storm
[bootiylka] bottle
[boofyet] snack bar, caf
: ... [ya hatyel
biy ...] I would like ...
/ [bivat/
pabivat] to be; to frequent
[biyfshi] former
[biyl], [biyla] was;
were
[biylee] were
[biyla] was
! [bistryeh-yeh!] hurry
up!
[biystra] quickly, fast
[biystri] quick, fast
[bitava-
ya heemee-ya] household
cleaning materials
[biyt] to be
[byooro] office
[byooro nahodak]
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lost property office

[byooro
apsloojivanee-ya] service
bureau
[byooro
pootyeshestvee] travel agents
[byoostgaltyer] bra
[v] in
[vagon] carriage
- [vagon-
ryestaran] dining car
[vajni] important
[vaza] vase
[valyoota] foreign
currency
[vam] (to) you
[vamee] (by) you
[van-na] bath
[van-na-ya] bath;
bathroom
[vas] you; of you
[vata] cotton wool,
absorbent cotton
[vash], [vasha],
[vasheh] your; yours
[vasheva] (of ) your;
(of ) yours
! [vasheh
zdarovyeh!] cheers!
[vashay] your; yours;
of your; of yours; to your;
to yours; by your; by yours
[vashem] your; yours
[vashemoo] (to) your;
(to) yours
[vashi] your; yours
[vashim] your; yours;
by your; by yours; to your;
to yours
[vashimee] (by) your;
(by) yours
[vashih] (of ) your; (of )
yours
[vashoo] your; yours

[v-
vaskryesyenya ee prazneechni-yeh
dnee] Sundays and public
holidays
[vdava] widow
[vdavyets] widower
[vdrook] suddenly
[vyegyetaree-
anyets] vegetarian
[vyedro] bucket
[vyejleevi] polite
[vyezdyeh] everywhere
[vyek] century
[vyol], [vyela] led; was
leading
[vyelee] led; were
leading

[vyeleekabreetanee-ya] Britain
[vyeleekalyepni]
terrific, magnificent,
splendid
[vyelaseepyet]
bicycle

[vyelaseepyedna-ya tras-sa] cycle
path
[vyengree-ya]
Hungary
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[vyeneek] bunch of
birch twigs; broom
[vyenteelyatar] fan
[vyeryofka] string;
rope
/ [vyereet/
pavyereet] to believe
[vyernoot] to give
back, to return
[vyernootsa] to
get back, to come back, to
return
[vyerni] true
[vyera-yatna]
probably
[vyerhnee etash]
upper floor
[vyerhava-ya
yezda] horse riding
[vyes] weight
: !
[vyesyeleetyes!] have fun!
[vyesyoli] cheerful
[vyesna] spring
[vyesnoy] in spring
[vyestee] to drive; to
lead
[vyes] all; the whole
[vyes dyen] all day
[vyetyer] wind
[vyechyer] evening
[dobri vyechyer]
good evening
11 [chasof
vyechyera] 11 pm
[vyeshalka] peg;
rack; stand; coathanger
[vyesh-chee] things,
belongings
f [vyesh-ch] thing
[vzbyeshon-ni]
furious
[vzdor] rubbish,
nonsense
[vzlyot] take-off
[vzrosli-yeh] adults
[vzrosli] adult
[vzyat] to take
[vzyat
naprakat] to rent
[veet] view; appearance;
form
[veedyeh-o] video
[veedyeh-
omagneetafon] video recorder
/ [veedyet/
ooveedyet] to see
m [veeda-
eeskatyel] viewfinder
[veeza] visa
[veezeet] visit
[veezeetka],
[veezeetna-ya
kartachka] business card
[veelka] fork
[veelnyoos] Vilnius
[veen-ni
magazeen] wine and spirits
shop
[veerash] bend
[veetameeni]
vitamins
[veetreena] shop
window
/
[fklyoochat/fklyoocheet] to
switch on
[fklyoochon] on,
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switched on; included

[fklyoochyeno
ftsenoo] included in the price
[fklyoocheet] to
switch on
[fkoos] taste
[fkoosni] nice;
delicious, tasty
[vladyelyets] owner
[vladeevastok]
Vladivostok
[vmyestyeh] together
[vmyesta] instead of
[vnyeshnee]
outward; external; foreign
[vnees] down,
downwards
[vneezoo] downstairs
[vneemanee-yeh]
attention
[vnootryen-
nee-yeh ryaysi] domestic
flights
[vnootryen-nee]
inner; inside; internal;
domestic; inland
[vnootree] inside
[va vryemya] during
[vovryemya] on time
[vada] water
[vadeetyel] driver

driving licence
/ [vadeet/vyestee]
to drive; to lead
[vadapat] waterfall
/
[vazvrash-chat/vyernoot] to give
back, to return
/
[vazvrash-chatsa/vyernootsa] to
get back, to come back, to
return
[vozdooh] air
[vazdooshni
shar] balloon
[vazmyesteet] to
refund
[vazmojna]
possible; perhaps
:
...? [viy
nyeh vazraja-yetyeh yeslee ya ...?]
do you mind if I ...?
[vozrast] age
/
[vazmeetyeh tyelyeshkoo/
karzeenoo] please take a
trolley/basket
! [videetyeh!] come in!
[vina] war
[vitee] to enter, to
go in
[vakzal] station (main-
line railway)
[valgagrat]
Volgograd
[volasi] hair
: ! [von!] get out!
[von tam] over there
[von] stink
[va-apsh-chyeh] at all;
on the whole, generally
[vapros] question
[vor] thief
- [var-karman-
neek] pickpocket
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[varota] gate
[varatneek] collar

[vasyemnatsati] eighteenth
[vasyemnatsat]
eighteen
[vosyem] eight
[vosyemdyesyat]
eighty
[vasyemsot] eight
hundred
[vaskryesyenyeh]
Sunday
[vastok] east
[k vastokoo ot]
east of
[vasmoy] eighth
[vot] here is; thats
[vot ee fsyo] thats all
, [vot,
pajalsta] here is, here are;
here you are
[vot etee] these
[vot etat] this one
[vpyeryot] forwards; in
future; in advance
[fpyeryedee] in front,
ahead; in front of; before;
in future
[vrach] doctor
/ [vryedeet/
pavryedeet] to damage
[vryemya] time
[vryemya goda]
season
[vryemya
atpravlyenee-ya] departure time
[fsyeh] everyone; all
[fsyo] everything; all
[fsyo vmyestyeh]
altogether
[fsyegda] always
[fsyevo] in all, only
- [vsyo-takee] anyway
[fspomneet] to
remember, to recall
[fspiyshka] flash
/ [fstavat/fstat]
to get up
[fstryeteet] to meet
[fstryecha]
appointment; meeting
/
[fstryechat/fstryeteet] to meet
[fsyakee] any
[ftorneek] Tuesday
[ftaroy] second
[ftaroy etash] first
floor, (US) second floor
[fhot] entrance, way in
[fhot
byesplatni] admission free
[fhot
vaspryesh-chon] no admittance
[fhot svabodni]
admission free
[fhadeetyeh] come in
/ [fhadeet/vitee]
to enter, to go in
[fchyera] yesterday
[fchyera
vyechyeram] last night (before
midnight)
[fchyera dnyom]
yesterday afternoon
[fchyera nochyoo]
last night (after midnight)
[viy] you
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/ [vibeerat/
viybrat] to choose
[viybraseet] to
throw away
[viyglyadyet] to
look; to seem
[viydacha
bagaja] baggage claim
[viydacha
pakoopak] purchase collection
point
[viy-eegrat] to win
[viytee] to go out; to
get off
m [viklyoochatyel]
switch
/
[viklyoochat/viyklyoocheet] to
switch off
[viyklyoochyen] off,
switched off
[viyklyoocheet] to
switch off
[viylyet] departure
/ [vilyetat/
viylyetyet] to take off
[viypeet] to drink
[visokee] tall; high
[visata] height,
altitude
[viystafka]
exhibition
[viystavachni
zal] exhibition hall
[viys-shee] higher;
highest
[vihlapna-ya
trooba] exhaust pipe
[viyhat] way out, exit;
gate (at airport)
[viyhat vgorat]
exit
/ [vihadeet/
viytee] to go out; to get off
[viyhat na
pasatkoo] gate
... [vihadnoy
dyen ...] closed on ...
[vihadniy-yeh]
weekend
[viysheh] higher
[vyooga] snowstorm
. town/city
[gas] gas
[gazyeta] newspaper
[gazyetni kee-
osk] newsagent
[gazon] lawn
[galantyeryeh-ya]
haberdashery
[galyeryay-a] gallery
[galstook] tie, necktie
[garash] garage
[garantee-ya]
guarantee, warranty
[gardyerop]
cloakroom
[gastranom] food
store
m [gvost] nail (in wall)
? [gdyeh?] where?
- [gdyeh-neeboot]
somewhere; anywhere
- [gdyeh-ta] somewhere
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- [gaspaja] Mrs; Ms; Miss

[geegee-yeneechyeska-ya
praklatka] sanitary towel/
napkin
[geet] guide
[glavni] main,
principal
/ [gladeet/
pagladeet] to iron
[glas] eye
[gloobokee] deep
[gloopi] stupid
[gloohoy] deaf
- [gaspadeen] Mr
[gneeloy] rotten
/ [gavareet/
skazat] to say; to speak
-... [vi
gavareetyeh pa-...] do you speak
...?
[got] year
[gadafsh-cheena]
anniversary
[gal-landee-ya]
Holland
[galava] head
[galavna-ya bol]
headache
[galodni] hungry
[golas] voice
[goli] naked
[gomaseksoo-
aleest] gay, homosexual
[gara] mountain
[garazda] much more
[gordi] proud
/ [garyet/zgaryet]
to burn
[gorla] throat
[gorneechna-ya]
maid; cleaner
[gorat] town; city
[garadskoy] town,
city, urban
[gorkee] bitter
[garyachee] hot
[gaspadeen] Mr; Sir
[gaspaja] Miss; Mrs;
Madam; Ms
[gastyepree-
eemstva] hospitality
[gasteena-ya] lounge,
living room
[gasteeneetsa] hotel
[gost]/ [gostya]
guest (male/female)
[gasoodarstva]
state
/
[gatoveet/preegatoveet] to cook;
to prepare
[gatovi] ready
[grat] hail
[gradoos] degree
[gram-mateeka]
grammar

[gramplasteenkee] records
[graneetsa] border
[za graneetsay]
abroad
[gryebna-ya
shlyoopka] rowing boat
[gryetsi-ya] Greece
[greep] flu
[graza] thunderstorm
[grom] thunder
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[gromkee] loud
[gromchyeh] louder
[groobi] rude; coarse
[groodna-ya
klyetka] chest
f [groot] breast; chest
[groozeenskee]
Georgian
[groozee-ya] Georgia
[groozaveek] lorry,
truck
[groopa] group
[groopa krovee]
blood group
[groostni] sad
[gryazna-
yeh byelyo] dirty laundry,
washing
[gryazni] dirty
[gooba] lip
[goobna-ya
pamada] lipstick
/ [goolyat/
pagoolyat] to go for a walk
[goostoy] thick
. house
[da] yes
() ... [davi(tyeh) ...]
lets ...
/ [davat/dat] to give
[davlyenee-
yeh fshiynah] tyre pressure
[davno] long ago; for a
long time; long since
[dadeem] we will give
[dadeetyeh] you will
give
[dadoot] they will give
[dajeh] even
[dajeh yeslee] even
if
[dalyokee] far, far
away
[dalyeko] far, far away
[dalsheh] further
[dam] I will give
[dama] lady
[danee-ya] Denmark
/ [dareet/
padareet] to give (present)
[dast] he will give; she
will give; it will give
[dat] to give
[dacha] house/cottage in
the country
[dash] you will give
[dva] two
[dvatsati]
twentieth
[dvatsat] twenty
[dvyeh] two
[dvyeh nyedyelee]
fortnight, two weeks
[dvyenatsati]
twelfth
[dvyenatsat]
twelve
f [dvyer] door
[dvyestee] two
hundred
[dvinoy] double
[dvaryets] palace
[dvorneek]
windscreen wiper; janitor;
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[dvooh-
myesni nomyer] double room

[dvoohrazava-yeh peetanee-yeh]
half board
[dyebyootant]
beginner
[dyevyer] brother-in-
law (husband's brother)
[dyeveechya
fameelee-ya] maiden name
[dyevachka] girl (child)
[dyevooshka] girl
(young woman)
[dyevyanosta]
ninety
[dyevyatnatsati]
nineteenth
[dyevyatnatsat]
nineteen
[dyevyati] ninth
[dyevyat] nine
[dyevyatsot] nine
hundred
[dyedooshka]
grandfather
[dyejoorna-ya]
concierge
[dyejoorna-ya
aptyeka] duty pharmacist

[dyezeenfeetseeroo-
yoosh-chyeh sryetstva]
antiseptic; disinfectant
[dyezadarant]
deodorant

[dyaystveetyelna] really, indeed

[dyaystveetyelni] valid
m [dyekabr]
December
/ [dyelat/zdyelat]
to do; to make
/
[dyeleetsa/padyeleetsa] to share
[dyela] matter, business
[fsamam dyelyeh]
really
? [kak dyela?] how are
you?, how are things?
m [dyen] day
[dyengee] money
[dyen
rajdyenee-ya] birthday
[dyeryevnya]
countryside; village
[dyeryeva] tree; wood
[eez dyeryeva]
wooden
[dyerjat] to hold; to
keep; to support

[dyerjeetyes lyevi staraniy] keep
to the left
[dyesyati] tenth
[dyesyat] ten
[dyetee] children
[dyetska-ya
kalyaska] pram, baby carriage
[dyetska-ya
kravatka] cot
[dyetska-ya
portsi-ya] childrens portion
[dyeshevlyeh] cheaper
[dyeshovi] cheap
[djeensi] jeans
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[dee-abyeteek]
diabetic
[dee-yeta] diet
m [deezyel] diesel
[deekee] wild
[deeryektar] director
[deeskatyeka] disco
[dleena] length
[dleen-ni] long
[dlya] for
/ [dlya vas/
myenya] for you/me
[dlya
nyekooryash-cheeh] non-
smoking
[dnyevneek] diary
[dnyom] in the
afternoon; p.m.
[dno] bottom
[na dnyeh] at the
bottom of
[do] up to, as far as;
before; until
[dobra-yeh ootra]
good morning
[dobri] good; kind
[dobri vyechyer]
good evening
[dobri dyen] good
afternoon
[davolna] quite;
fairly
[davolna
harasho] pretty good
[davolni] pleased
[da
vastryebavanee-ya] poste
restante, general delivery
[dagavor] contract
[dojdeek] shower
[dajdleevi] rainy
m [dosht] rain
[eedyot dosht] its
raining
[dakoomyent]
document
[dolga] a long time
: / [ya/on
doljen] I/he must
: / [ya/ana
daljna] I/she must
[daleena] valley
[dom] house; home
[doma] at home
? [on doma?] is he in?
[daplata] supplement
[daroga] road
[daragoy] expensive,
dear
[darojeh] dearer
[darojni-
yeh raboti] roadworks
[darojni chyek]
travellers cheque/check
[dasadna] annoying
[da sveedanya]
goodbye
/ [dastavat/
dastat] to get, to obtain
[dastatachna]
enough
[dastat] to get, to
obtain
[doch] daughter
[draka] fight
[dryevnee] ancient
[drook] friend; boyfriend
[droogoy] other;
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[vdroogom
myestyeh] elsewhere
- [shto-ta droogoy-
yeh] something else
/ [doomat/
padoomat] to think
, ... [ya dooma-yoo,
shto ...] I think that ...
[doohee] perfume
[doohofka] oven
[doosh] shower
[diym] smoke
[dira] hole
[dishat] to breathe
[dyadya] uncle
[yevryayskee]
Jewish
[yevropa] Europe
[yevrapyayskee]
European
[yevo] him; it; of him; of
it; his; its
[yeda] food; meal
[yedeem] we eat
[yedeeni beelyet]
monthly season ticket
[yedeetyeh] you eat
[yedyat] they eat
[yeh-yo] her; it; of her; of
it; hers; its
[yezdeet] to go (by
transport); to ride; to drive;
to travel
[yay] her; to her; by her
[yem] I eat
[yemoo] him; it; to him;
to it
[yeslee] if
[yest] he eats; she eats;
it eats
[yestyestvyen-ni]
natural
[yest] there is; there are
...? [zdyes yest ...?]
is there ... here?
...? [oo myenya
yest ...] I have ...
/ [yest/syest] to eat
/ [yehat/yezdeet]
to go (by transport); to ride; to
drive; to travel
[yesh] you eat; eat
[yeshtyeh] eat
[yesh-cho] still; another;
another one; more
... [yesh-cho bolyeh-
yeh ...] even more ...
[yesh-cho nyeh] not yet
[yesh-cho adno
peeva] another beer
ladies toilets, ladies

room
[jalavatsa] to
complain
[jal] pity; its a pity
[kak jal] what a
pity
[jara] heat
[jareet] to fry; to grill
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[jvachka] chewing
gum
/ [jdat/
padajdat] to wait
!
[padajdeetyeh myenya!] wait for
me!
[jelyezna-ya
daroga] railway
[jelyeza] iron (metal)
[jolti] yellow
[jeloodak] stomach
[jena] wife
[jenat] married (man)
[nyeh jenat] single
[jeneeh] fianc;
bridegroom
[jenska-ya
adyejda] ladies clothing
[jenskee zal]
ladies hairdresser
[jenskee ad-
dyel] ladies department
[jenskee too-
alyet] ladies toilet, ladies
room
[jensh-cheena]
woman
[jeton] token
[jivoy] alive; living
[jivot] stomach; belly
[jivotna-yeh] animal

[jeetkast dlya snyatee-ya laka]
nail polish remover
f [jiyzn] life
[jilyo]
accommodation
[jiyr] grease, fat
[jiyrni] greasy, fatty;
rich
[jiyt] to live
[jiyt fpalatkah]
to camp
[joornal] magazine
[za] behind
[zabavni] funny,
amusing
[zabloodeetsa] to
lose ones way
[zabalyet] to be ill;
to fall ill; to be sore
[zabor] fence
[zabota] worry; bother
/
[zaboteetsa/pazaboteetsa o] to
take care of
/ [zabivat/
zabiyt] to forget
[zavyedooyoosh-
chee] manager
[zavyernoot] to
wrap
: [eta
zaveeseet] it depends
[zavot] factory, plant
[zaftra] tomorrow
[da zaftra] see you
tomorrow
[zaftra
vyechyeram] tomorrow night
[zaftra ootram]
tomorrow morning
[zaftrak] breakfast
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[zagar] suntan
/ [zagarat/
zagaryet] to get sunburnt,
to tan
/
[zagaratsa/zagaryetsa] to catch
fire
[zagryaznyon-ni]
polluted
[zat] bottom (of body)
[zadyershka] delay
[zadnee-yeh fari]
rear lights
[zadnee] back; reverse
[zadnee hot]
reverse gear
[zadnya-ya chast]
back, back part
[zajech] to light
[zajigalka] lighter
[zajiganee-yeh]
ignition
/ [zajigat/
zajech] to light
[zakas] order;
reservation
[zakazana] reserved
[zakazno-yeh
peesmo] registered mail
/
[zakazivat/zakazat] to order;
to book
[zakat] sunset
[zakon] law
[zakreechat] to
shout
/ [zakrivat/
zakriyt] to close
[zakriyta] closed
[zakriyta
na ryemont] closed for repairs
[zakriyta na
oochot] closed for stocktaking
[zakriyt] to close
[zakooreet] to smoke
[zakooska] snack; hors
doeuvre, appetizer
[zal ajidanee-ya]
waiting room; departure
lounge

[zamyechatyelni] remarkable,
wonderful
[zamok] lock
[zamak] castle
[zamarojen-ni]
frozen
[zamoojem] married
(woman)
[nyeh zamoojem]
single
[zamshevi] suede
[zanavyeska] curtain
/ [zaneemat/
zanyat] to borrow; to
occupy; to take up
/
[zaneematsa/zanyatsa] to
occupy oneself with; to
study; to begin to
[zanyata],
[zanyati] engaged, occupied;
engaged, busy
[zanyat] to borrow
[zapat] west
[k zapadoo at]
west of
[zapasnoy
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[zapah] smell
/ [zapeerat/
zapyeryet] to lock
-
[zapeesna-ya kneeshka-kalyendar]
diary; planner
[zaplateet] to pay
[zapolneet] to fill in
[zapor] bar; bolt; lock;
constipation

[zapravachna-ya stantsi-ya]
petrol/gas station; garage
[zapryesh-chyeno]
prohibited, forbidden
[zapchastee] spare
parts
[zapyastyeh] wrist
/
[zarabativat/zarabotat] to earn
[zarabatak] salary
[zarajenee-yeh]
infection; contamination
[zaranyeh-yeh] in
advance
[zasmyeh-yatsa] to
laugh
[zasoryen-ni]
blocked

[zastyegneetyeh
preevyazniy-yeh ryemnee] fasten
seatbelts
- [zastyoshka-
molnee-ya] zip
[zastyencheevi]
shy
[zatvor
abyekteeva] shutter (on camera)
[zatarmazeet] to
brake
/ [zash-
cheesh-chat/zash-cheeteet] to
protect, to defend
/ [zvat/pazvat]
to call
? [kak vas
zavoot?] whats your name?
... [myenya
zavoot ...] my name is ...
[zvyezda] star
/ [zvaneet/
pazvaneet] to ring; to phone
[zvanok] bell; phone
call
[zdanee-yeh] building
[zdyes] here
[zdarovi] healthy;
huge
[zdarovyeh] health
! [za vasheh
zdarovyeh!] your health!,
cheers!
[zdrastvooytyeh]
hello; how do you do?
[zyelyoni] green
[zyemlya] earth; world;
ground
[zyerkala] mirror
[zeema] winter
[zeemoy] in winter
[zmyeh-ya] snake
/
[znakomeet/paznakomeet] to
introduce
/
[znakomeetsa/paznakomeetsa]
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to get to know, to become
acquainted with, to meet
[znat] to know
[ya nyeh zna-yoo] I
dont know
[znacheet] to mean
? [shto eta
znacheet?] what does it mean?
[zalofka] sister-in-law
(husband's sister)
[zolata] gold
[zonteek] umbrella
[za-apark] zoo
[zryeli] ripe
[zoop] tooth
[zoobna-ya bol]
toothache
[zoobna-ya pasta]
toothpaste
[zoobna-ya sh-
chotka] toothbrush
[zoobnoy vrach]
dentist
[zoobnoy prates]
dentures
[zoot] itch
[zyat] son-in-law
[ee] and
[eegolka] needle
[eegra] game
/ [eegrat/sigrat]
to play
[eegrooshka] toy
[eedyeh-ya] idea
/ [eet-tee/hadeet] to
go (on foot), to walk; to suit
[eezvyesni] famous
! [eezveeneetyeh!]
excuse me!, sorry!
,
[eezveeneetyeh, pajalsta] excuse
me
/
[eezveenyatsa/eezveeneetsa] to
apologize
[ya
ochyen eezveenya-yoos] Im
really sorry
- [eez-za] because of
[eeznaseelavat]
to rape
[eekona] icon
[eelee] or
... ... [eelee ... eelee ...]
either ... or ...
[eem] him; it; by him; by
it; them; to them
... [eemyeh-yetsa ...]
there is ...
[eemyet] to have
... [eemyeh-yootsa ...]
there are ...
[eemee] (by) them
[eemya] name, first name
[eenachyeh] otherwise
[eenvaleet] disabled
[eenagda] sometimes
[eenastranyets]/
[eenastranka]
foreigner (man/woman)
[eenastran-ni]
foreign

[eensteetoot eenastran-
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[eenstrooktar]
instructor
[eenstroomyent]
tool; instrument
[eentyeryesni]
interesting
[eenternet] Internet
[eentooreest]
Intourist
[eenfarmatsi-ya]
information
[eerlandee-ya]
Ireland
[eeskat] to look for
[eeskryen-nee]
sincere
[eeskoopatsa] to go
swimming
[eeskoostvyen-
ni] artificial
[eeskoostva] art
[eespanee-ya] Spain
[eespalneetyel]
executive; performer
[eespolzavat]
to use
[eesporchyen-ni]
faulty; rotten

[eestareechyeskee] historical
[eestoree-ya] history
/
[eeschyezat/eeschyeznoot] to
disappear
[eetalee-ya] Italy
[eetok] total; result
[eeh] their; theirs; them;
of them
m [ee-yool] July
m [ee-yoon] June
[k] to; towards

. block
[kabeenyet
vracha] doctors surgery
[kablook] heel
[kajdi] each; every
[kajdi dyen]
every day
[kajdi ras] every
time
[kazak] Cossack
[kazahstan]
Kazakhstan
[kazachee] Cossack
[kak] like, as
? [kak?] how?
? [kak dyela?] how are
you?, how are things?
m [kalyendar]
calendar
m [kamyen] stone
[kamyera
hranyenee-ya] left luggage
office, baggage checkroom
[kanada] Canada
[kanal] canal; channel
[kanat] rope
[kaneekooli] school
holidays
[kanoon
novava goda] New Years Eve
[kantstavari]
stationery
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[kaplya] drop
[kapot] bonnet, (US)
hood
[karandash] pencil
[karee] brown (eyes)
[karman] pocket
[karta] map; playing
card
[karteena] painting
[karteen-
na-ya galyeryeh-ya] art gallery
[karton] cardboard
()
[kartachka (beeznyesmyena)]
business card
[kaspeeska-
yeh moryeh] Caspian Sea
[kas-sa] cash desk;
booking office; box office
[kas-syeta] cassette

[kas-syetni magneetafon] cassette
recorder
[kastryoolya]
saucepan
[katastrofa]
disaster
[katatsa
na kankah] to skate
[katatsa na
liyjah] to ski
[katoleek] Catholic
[kafeh] caf
[kafyeteree]
cafeteria
[kachyestva] quality
m [kashel] cough
[kashlyat] to cough
[kashtanavi]
brown, chestnut (hair)
[ka-yoota] cabin
., [kvarteera] flat,
apartment
[kvarteerna-
ya plata],
[kvartplata] rent
[kveetantsi-ya]
receipt; ticket
[kyedi] trainers
[kem] who; (by) whom
[kempeenk] campsite
[kee-yev] Kiev
[keelo] kilo
[keelamyetr]
kilometre
() [keeno(-tyeh-atr)]
cinema, movie theater
[keenakamyera]
camcorder
[keenafeelm] film,
movie
[keesli] sour
f [keest] paintbrush
[keeti] China
[kladbeesh-chyeh]
cemetery
[klas] class
[klaseeka] classical
music or literature

[klaseechyeska-ya moozika]
classical music
[klas-
seechyeskee] classical
/ [klast/
palajeet] to put; to lay
[klyay] glue
[klyayka-ya
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tape
[klee-yent] client
[kleemat] climate
[kleeneeka] clinic
[kloop] club
[klyooch] key
[kneega] book
[kneejechka] book
of 10 tickets
[kneejni
magazeen] bookshop,
bookstore
[kavyor] carpet; rug
? [kagda?] when?
- [kagda-neeboot]
at some time; ever; one day
- ...? [vi
kagda-neeboot ...?] have you
ever ...?
- [kagda-ta] one day;
some time
[kavo] who; (of ) whom
[kot] code
[koja] skin; leather
[kojani] leather
[koyka] bunk bed
[kalgotkee],
[kalgoti] tights, pantyhose
[kalyena] knee
[kalyeso] wheel
[kaleechyestva]
quantity
[kal-lyektsi-ya]
collection
[kolakal] bell
[kaltso] ring; circle
[kom] who; whom
[kamanda] team
[kamandeerofka]
business trip
[kamar] mosquito
()
[kamees-see-on-ni (magazeen)]
secondhand shop

[kam-mooneesteechyeska-ya
partee-ya] Communist Party
[komnata] room
[kampanee-ya]
company
[kampostyer] ticket
punch
[kampyootyer]
computer
[kamoo] who; (to)
whom
[kanvyert] envelope
[kandeetyerska-
ya] confectioners

[kandeetsi-aneeravanee-
yeh vozdooha] air-conditioning
[kanyets] end
[kanyeshna] of course
[kanyechni
poonkt] terminus
[kansyervni
nosh] tin-opener
[konsoolstva]
consulate
[kantaktni-
yeh leenzi] contact lenses
[kantralyor] ticket
inspector
[kanfyeta] sweet,
candy
[kantsert] concert
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[kantsertni
zal] concert hall
/ [kanchat/
koncheet] to finish
[kankee] skates
[ka-apyerateef] co-
operative
[kapyayka] kopeck
[oo
myenya nee kapyaykee dyenyek]
Im broke
m [karabl] ship
[karzeena] basket
[kareedor] corridor
[kareechnyevi]
brown
[karopka] box
[karopka
pyeryedach] gearbox
[karalyeva] queen
[karol] king
[karotkee] short
[karotkee poot]
shortcut
., [korpoos] block
f [kor] measles
[kasmyeteeka]
make-up; cosmetics
[kastilee] crutches
f [kost] bone
[kastyoom] suit
[katori] which
? [katori chas?]
what time is it?
[kofta] cardigan
[kashelyok] purse,
coin purse
[koshka] cat
[kashmar] nightmare
[k per-ronam] to
the platforms/tracks
[k pa-yezdam] to the
trains
[kraja] theft
[kri] edge
:
[pa krinyay myeryeh] at least
[kran] tap, faucet
[kraseevi] nice;
beautiful; handsome
/ [kraseet/
pakraseet] to paint
[krasna-ya
plosh-chat] Red Square
[krasnooha] German
measles
[krasni] red
/ [krast/ookrast]
to steal

[kryedeetna-ya kartachka] credit
card
[kryem] cream; butter
cream
[kryem dlya
breetya] shaving foam
[kryem dlya
oboovee] shoe polish

[kryem dlya snyatee-ya
kasmyeteekee] cleansing cream
m [kryeml] Kremlin
f [kryepast] fortress;
strength
- [kryesla-
katalka] wheelchair

[kreeteechyeska-yeh palajenee-
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/ [kreechat/
zakreechat] to shout
f [kravat] bed
f [krof] blood
[kromyeh] except
[kromyeh
vaskryesyenee] except Sundays
[kroogli] round
[kroo-eez] cruise
[krootoy] steep
[krilo] wing
[kriym] Crimea
[kriysha] roof
[kriyshka] lid
[ksyebyeh] pull
[ksyeraks] photocopy;
photocopier
? [kto?] who?
- [kto-neeboot], -
[kto-ta] someone; anyone
[koofshiyn] jug
[koozen],
[koozeena] cousin (male/female)
[kookla] doll
[kooleenaree-ya]
delicatessen

[koopalna-ya shapachka] bathing
cap
[koopalneek]
swimming costume
/
[koopatsa/eeskoopatsa] to go
swimming
[koopeh] compartment
[koopeet] to buy
[koopal] cupola, dome
/ [kooreet/
zakooreet] to smoke
() [koors (valyooti)]
exchange rate
[koortka] jacket;
anorak
[koosok] piece
[koohnya] kitchen;
cooking, cuisine
[koohan-na-
ya pasooda] cooking utensils
[koohan-
na-yeh palatyentseh] tea towel
[ladna] all right, OK

[lak dlya valos]
hair spray
[lak dlya
naktyay] nail polish
[lampa] lamp
[lampachka] light
bulb
[lasteek] rubber, eraser
[latvee-ya] Latvia
/ [lgat/salgat] to
lie, to tell a lie
[lyefsha] left-handed
[lyevi] left
[lyohkee-yeh] lungs
[lyohkee] light (not
heavy); easy
[lyot] ice
[lyedyenyets] lollipop
[lyezbee-yanka]
lesbian
[lyezvee-yeh
breetvi] razor blade
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[lyaykaplastir]
plaster, Bandaid
[lyekarstva]
medicine, drug
[lyeneevi] lazy
[lyes] forest, wood
[lyesneetsa] stairs;
ladder
/ [lyetat/lyetyet]
to fly
[lyeta] summer
[lyetam] in summer
[lyech] to lie down
[lee] question particle
m [leevyen] downpour
[leest] leaf
[leetva] Lithuania
[leetr] litre
[lift] lift, elevator
[leeharatka] fever
[leetso] face
[leeshnee] spare
[leeshnee
vyes bagaja] excess baggage
[lop] forehead
/ [laveet/pimat]
to catch
[lotka] boat
[ladiyshka] ankle
/ [lajeetsa/lyech]
to lie down
[loshka] spoon
[lojni] false
m [lokat] elbow
/ [lamat/slamat]
to break
[lomteek] slice
[londan] London
[lasyon dlya
zagara] suntan lotion

[lasyon dlya
snyatee-ya kasmyeteekee] make-
up remover
f [loshat] horse
[loona] moon
[looch-sheh] better
[looch-shi] better;
best
[sami looch-
shi] the best
[liyji] skis
[liyjni-yeh
bateenkee] ski boots
[liyjni sport]
skiing
[lyoobyezni] kind,
obliging
[lyoobeemi]
favourite
[lyoobeet] to love
f [lyoobof] love
[lyoodee] people
gents toilet, mens room;

underground, metro, (US)
subway
[magazeen] shop

[magazeen
byesposhleen-ni targovlee] duty-
free shop

[magneetafon-na-ya kasyeta]
tape, cassette
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f [mas] ointment
[mi] May
[malyenkee] small;
little; short
[mala] not much; not
many
[mala
vryemyenee] not much time
[malcheek] boy
[mama] mum
[marka] stamp; make
(of car etc)
[markee] stamps
[mart] March
[marshroot] route,
itinerary

[marshrootna-yeh taksee]
minibus
[masla] oil
[masla dlya
zagara] suntan oil
[mastyer] foreman;
expert; hair stylist
[matras] mattress
[matryoshka]
Russian doll
f [mat] mother
[mashiyna] car;
vehicle
f [myebyel] furniture
[myedlyen-na] slowly
[myedlyen-ni] slow
[myedovi
myesyats] honeymoon
[myetsyestra] nurse
[myejdoo] between

[myejdoogarodni aftoboos] coach,
long-distance bus

[myejdoo-garodni zvanok] long-
distance call

[myejdoo-garodni tyelyefon]
long-distance phone

[myejdoonarodni-yeh ryaysi]
international flights

[myejdoonarodni] international

[myejdoonarodni zvanok]
international call

[myejdoonarodni tyelyefon]
international telephone
f [myelach] small
change
[menedjer] manager
[myenyeh-yeh] less
[myensheh] smaller;
less
[myenya] me; of me
[oo myenya] I have
/ [myenyat/
pamyenyat] to change
[myortvi] dead
[myest nyet] full
[myesta] seats
[myesna-yeh
vryemya] local time
f [myesnast] area
[myesni
zvanok] local call
[myesta] place; seat
[na myestyeh] on the
spot
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[myesta
dlya kooryenee-ya] smoking
area
[myesyats] month
[myesyachni-yeh]
period
[myetal] metal
[myetr] metre
[myetro] underground,
metro, (US) subway
[myeh] fur
[myeha] fur shop
[myehaneek]
mechanic
[myehava-ya
shapka] fur hat
[myeshat] to disturb;
to stir; to mix; to prevent
[meeleetsi-anyer]
policeman
[meeleetsi-ya] police
[mee-lee-on] million
[meensk] Minsk
[meenoota] minute
[meer] world; peace
[mnyeh] me; to me
[mnogee-yeh] many;
many people
[mnoga] a lot (of );
many; much
[mnoy] (by) me
: [ya magoo] I can
[moda] fashion
[modni] fashionable
[mayo] my; mine
[ma-yevo] (of ) my; (of )
mine
[ma-yay] my; mine;
of my; of mine; to my; to
mine; by my; by mine
[ma-yom] my; mine
[ma-yemoo] (to) my;
(to) mine
[mojet biyt]
maybe
[mojna] one can, one
may; it is possible
...? [mojna ...?] can
I ...?
[ma-ee] my; mine; of
my; of mine
[ma-eem] (by) my; (by)
mine; (to) my; (to) mine
[mo-eemee] (by) my;
(by) mine
[ma-eeh], [moy] my;
mine
[mokri] wet
[maldova] Moldova
[molnee-ya] lightning;
zip, zipper
[maladoy] young
[maladiy-eh
lyoodee] young people
[malojeh] younger
[moryeh] sea
[marojena-yeh] ice
cream
[maros] frost
[marazeelka]
freezer
[maskva] Moscow
[mosst] bridge
[mator] engine
[matorna-ya
lotka] motorboat
[matatseekl]
motorbike
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/ [moch/smoch] can,
to be able to
[ma-yoo] my; mine
[ma-ya] my; mine
[moosh] husband
[mooshska-ya
adyejda] menswear
[mooshskoy zal]
mens hairdresser
[mooshskoy
too-alyet] gents toilet, mens
room
m [moosh-cheena]
man
[moozyay] museum
[moozika] music
[moozikalni]
musical
[moosar] rubbish, trash
[moosarni
yash-cheek] dustbin, trashcan
[mooha] fly (insect)
[miy] we
[miyla] soap
/ [miyt/pamiyt]
to wash
/ [miyt/
pamiyt pasoodoo] to do the
washing-up
f [miysh] mouse

[myahkee-yeh kantaktni-yeh
leenzi] soft lenses
[myahkee] soft
[myasnoy
magazeen] butchers
[myasa] meat
[myach] ball
[na] on; at
[nabyereetyeh
nomyer] dial the number
.,
[nabyeryejna-ya] embankment
[na viynas] to take
away, (US) to go
[na syebya] pull
[navyerhoo] at the
top; upstairs
[tam navyerhoo]
up there
[nat] over; above
[nad galavoy]
overhead
[nadyeh-yatsa] to
hope
[nada] it is necessary;
one must; need
... [mnyeh nada ...] I
need ...
: ...
[mnyeh nada-yela ...] Im fed up
with ...
[nazat] back;
backwards; ago
[tree dnya nazat]
three days ago
[nazvanee-yeh] name;
title
[na-eebolyeh-yeh] the
most
[nitee] to find
[nakladna-ya]
invoice
[nakanyets] at last
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[nalyeva] to the left
:
[plateet
naleechnimee] to pay cash
[nalok] tax
[nam] (to) us
[namee] (by) us
/ [napadat/
napast] to attack
[napast] to attack
[napeesat] to write
[napeetak] drink
/
[napalnyat/napolneet] to fill
[napravlyenee-yeh]
direction
[naprava] to the
right
[napreemyer] for
example
[naprakat] for hire,
to rent
[naproteef] opposite
[narot] people; nation
[narodna-ya
moozika] folk music
[narochna]
deliberately
[naroojna-yeh] for
external use only
[naroojni]
external; outdoor
[nas] us; of us
[oo nas] we have
[nasyekoma-yeh]
insect
[nasmark] cold
[nastolni
ten-nees] table tennis
[nasta-yash-chee]
genuine, real
[nastra-yenee-yeh]
mood
[natash-chak] on an
empty stomach
[na-ooka] science
[na-oocheet] to teach
[nahalni] cheeky,
impertinent
/ [nahadeet/
nitee] to find
f [natsi-
analnast] nationality
[nachala] beginning
[nachalneek] head,
chief, boss
/ [nacheenat/
nachat] to begin, to start
[nash], [nasha] ,
[nasheh] our; ours
[nasheva] (of ) our;
(of ) ours
[nashay] our; ours;
of our; of ours; to our; to
ours; by our; by ours
[nashem] our; ours
[nashemoo] (to) our;
(to) ours
[nashi] our; ours
[nashim] (by) our; (by)
ours; (to) our; (to) ours
[nashiymee] (by) our;
(by) ours
[nashih] (of ) our; (of )
ours
[nashoo] our; ours
[nyeh] not
[nyeba] sky
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[nyevajna] it doesnt
matter
[nyevyera-yatni]
incredible
[nyevyesta] fiance;
bride
[nyevazmojna] its
impossible

[nyeh visovivatsa eez okan] do
not lean out of the windows
[nyevo] his; its
[oo nyevo] he has; it has
() [nyedalyeko (at)]
not far (from)
[nyedyelya] week
[vnyedyelyoo] per
week
[na eti
nyedyelyeh] this week
[dvyeh nyedyelee]
fortnight, two weeks

[nyedarazoomyenee-yeh]
misunderstanding
[nyeh-yo] her; hers; it; its
[oo nyeh-yo] she has; it
has
[nyezaveeseemi]
independent
[nyeh za shta] youre
welcome, dont mention it
[nyay] her; it
[nyekatari-yeh]
some; a few
[nyeh kooreet] no
smoking
[nyelyepi] ridiculous
[nyom] him; it
[nyemyedlyen-na]
immediately
[nyemyetskee]
German
[nyemyetskee
yaziyk] German (language)
[nyemnoga] a little bit
[nyenaveedyet]
to hate
[nyeh niryat] no
diving
[nyeh-aphadeema]
its necessary
... [nyeh
astanavleeva-yetsa v ...] does not
stop at ...
[nyepraveelni]
wrong, incorrect
[nyeh
preeslanyatsa] do not lean
against the door
[nyepree-yatni]
unpleasant
[nyeh rabota-yet]
out of order
... [nyeh
razryesha-yetsa ...] do not ...
[nyervni] nervous
[nyos] carried; was
carrying; were carrying
[nyeskolka] several;
a few
[nyesla] carried; was
carrying; were carrying
[nyeslee] carried; were
carrying
[nyesnosni]
intolerable
[nyestee] to carry
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[nyet] no
, [nyet, spaseeba]
no, thank you
[nyet fhoda] no entry
[nyet viyhada] no
exit
[nyeh trogat] do not
touch
[nyeh-
oostoycheevi] changeable;
unstable
... ... [nee ... nee ...]
neither ... nor ...
[neegdyeh] nowhere
[neejnyeh-yeh
byelyo] underwear
[neeskee] low
[neekagda] never
[neekto] nobody
: [sneemee] with
them
[neetka] thread
[neeh] their; theirs; them
[oo neeh] they have
[neechyevo],
[neeshto] nothing
[no] but
[nova-ya
zyelandee-ya] New Zealand
[navagodnya-
ya noch] New Years Eve
[novastee] news
[novi] new
[novi got] New
Year
! [snovim
godam!] happy New Year!
[naga] leg; foot
m [nogat] fingernail;
toenail
[nosh] knife
[nojneetsi] scissors
m [nol] zero
[nomyer] number;
hotel room
[nomyer na
dva-eeh] double room

[nomyer zdvoomya kravatyamee]
twin room
[namyernoy
znak] number plate
[narvyegee-ya]
Norway
[narmalna] not
bad, OK
[narmalni]
normal
[nos] nose
/ [naseet/nyestee]
to carry
[naskee] socks
[nasavoy
platok] handkerchief
[nachna-ya
roobashka] nightdress
f [noch] night
[spakoyni
nochee] good night
m [na-yabr] November
[nraveetsa] to like
... [mnyeh
nraveetsa ...] I like ...
[nool] zero
/ [niryat/
nirnoot] to dive
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[a] about
/ [oba/obyeh] both
[abyet] lunch

[abyortachna-ya boomaga]
wrapping paper
[abyesh-chat] to
promise
/ [abeejat/
abeedyet] to offend
[oblaka] cloud
f [oblast]
administrative region
[oblachni] cloudy
[abmyen
valyooti] currency exchange
m [abagryevatyel]
heater
[abratni
adryes] senders address
[abratni
beelyet] return ticket, round-
trip ticket
/ [abroochon/
abroochyena] engaged (man/
woman: to be married)
[apsloojivanee-
yeh] service
/
[apsloojivat/apsloojit] to serve
f [oboof] footwear
[apsh-chyejeetee-
yeh] hostel
[opsh-chyestva]
society
[abyekteef] lens
[abyasnyenee-yeh]
explanation
/
[abyasnyat/abyasneet] to
explain
[abiknavyen-
ni] usual
[abiychi] custom
[abiychna] usually
[ovash-chee] vegetables
[avash-
chnoy magazeen] greengrocers
m [agon] fire

[agraneechyenee-yeh skorastee]
speed limit
/ [adyevatsa/
adyetsa] to get dressed
[adyejda] clothes

[adyekalon poslyeh breetya]
aftershave
[adyesa] Odessa
[adyetsa] to get
dressed
[adyeh-yala] blanket
[adeen] alone; one
[adeenatsati]
eleventh
[adeenatsat]
eleven
[adna] alone; one
[adno] one
[adna-
myesni nomyer] single room
[adaljeet] to lend
[ajeryelyeh] necklace
[ajok] burn
[ozyera] lake
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[akno] window
[okala] near; about
m [aktyabr] October
[akooleest] optician
[on] he; it
[ana] she; it
[anee] they
[ano] it
/ ()
[apazdivat/apazdat (na)] to
arrive/be late; to miss
f [apasnast] danger
[apasni] dangerous
[opyera] opera
[apyeratsi-ya]
operation
() [apazdat (na)] to
arrive/be late; to miss
[aprakeenoot] to
knock over
[opteeka] opticians
[apoohshi] swollen
[aranjevi] orange
(colour)
[arganeezatsi-ya]
organization
[arganeezavat] to
organize
[arkyestr] orchestra
[asa] wasp
f [osyen] autumn, (US)
fall
[osyenyoo] in the
autumn, in the fall
[asmotr] check-up
[asobyen-na]
especially
[asabnyak] detached
house
[asobi] special
/
[astavatsa/astatsa] to stay; to
remain
[astaveet] to leave
behind; to forget
[astanaveetsa]
to stop
! [astanaveetyes!]
stop!
[astanofka] stop
[astanofka
aftoboosa] bus stop
[astatak] rest
[astatsa] to stay; to
remain
! [astarojna!] be
careful!; look out!
,
! [astarojna,
dvyeree zakriva-yootsa!] caution,
the doors are closing!
,
[astarojna, akrashena] wet paint
[astarojni]
careful
[ostraf] island
[ostri] hot, spicy;
sharp
[ot] from
[atvyet] answer
[atvyeteet] to
answer
[atvyetstvyen-
ni] responsible
/ [atvyechat/
atvyeteet] to answer

[atvrateetyelni] disgusting
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[ad-dyel], [ad-
dyelyenee-yeh] department
[ad-
dyelyenee-yeh meeleetsi-ee]
police station
[ad-dyelna]
separately
[ad-dyelni]
separate
[ad-dyelni
nomyer] single room
[ad-dahnoot] to take
a rest
[od-dih] holiday,
vacation; rest
/ [ad-
dihat/ad-dahnoot] to take a rest
[atyets] father
[atkrivalka]
bottle-opener
/ [atkrivat/
atkrit] to open
[atkritka] card;
postcard
[atkriyta] open
[atkriyti] open
[atkriyt] to open
! [atleechna!]
excellent!
[atleechni] excellent
/
[atmyenyat/atmyeneet] to
cancel
[atalareengolak]
ear, nose and throat
specialist
[ataplyenee-yeh]
heating
[atpraveetyel]
sender
[atpraveet] to send
[atpravlyenee-yeh]
departure
/
[atpravlyat/atpraveet] to send
[at syebya] push
[atyest] departure
[ofees] waiter
[afeetsi-ant] waiter
[afeetsi-antka]
waitress; barmaid

[acharavatyelni] lovely,
charming
[achyeveedyets]
witness
[achyeveedna]
obviously
[ochyen] very; very
much
! [ochyen pree-
yatna!] pleased to meet you!
f [ochyeryet] queue,
(US) line
[sta-yat
vochyeryedee] to queue, to line
up
[achkee] glasses,
eyeglasses
[achkee at
sontsa] sunglasses
[ashibeetsa] to be
mistaken
/ [ya
ashiypsa/ashiyblas] Ive made a
mistake (said by man/woman)
[ashiypka] mistake,
error
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/ [padat/oopast]
to fall
/
[padat/oopast vobmarak] to
faint
[pakyet] packet; parcel;
paper bag
[palatka] tent
[palyets] finger
[palyets nagee] toe
[palooba] deck
[palto] coat
[pamyatneek]
monument
[papa] dad
[papeerosa] Russian
non-filter cigarette
[para] pair; couple
[pareekmahyer]
hairdresser

[pareekmahyerska-ya] barbers,
hairdressers
[pareelka] steam
room
[park] park
[parom] ferry
[parahot] steamer
[parter] stalls
[partee-ya] party
[paroos] sail
[paroosna-ya
lotka] sailing boat
[paroosneek] sailing
boat
[paroosni
sport] sailing
[paspart] passport

[paspartni kantrol] passport
control
[pasajeer] passenger
[pasha] Easter
[pa-ook] spider
[pahnoot] to smell
[pachka] packet; pack;
bundle
f [pyedal] pedal
[pyayzash] landscape;
scenery
[pyelyonka] nappy,
diaper
[pyelmyen-na-ya]
caf selling ravioli
[pyeneetsileen]
penicillin
[pyensee-anyer]
, [pyensee-
anyerka] old-age pensioner
(man/woman)
[pyepyelneetsa]
ashtray
. lane
[pyerva-ya
pomash-ch] first aid
[pyervi] first
[pyervi klas]
first class
[ pyervi etash]
ground floor, (US) first floor
[pyeryeval] pass
(mountain)
/
[pyeryevadeet/pyeryevyestee] to
translate; to interpret
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[pyeryevotcheek]
translator; interpreter

[pyeryegavorni poonkt]
communications centre
[pyeryed] in front of;
just before
[pyeryednya-ya
chast] front
[pyeryeh-yest] level
crossing, (US) grade crossing
[pyeryeh-eetee] to
cross
[pyeryekryostak]
cross-roads; junction,
intersection
[pyeryelom] fracture
[pyeryeh-adyetsa]
to get changed

[pyeryepolnyen-ni] crowded
[pyeryeriyf] break;
interval
... ...
[pyeryeriyf na abyet s ... do ...]
closed for lunch from ...
to ...
[pyeryesatka]
change; transfer
[pyeryesyest] to
change (trains etc)
/
[pyeryesilat/pyeryeslat] to
forward
[pyeryeh-oolak] lane
[pyeryehot] transfer;
passage; crossing; underpass,
subway
/
[pyeryehadeet/pyeryeh-eetee] to
cross
[pyeryehadneek]
adaptor
[pyermanyent] perm
[pyerchatkee] gloves
[pyesnya] song
[pyesok] sand
[pyet] to sing
[pyechatni
matyeree-al] printed matter
m [pyechyen] liver
[pyeshehot]
pedestrian

[pyeshehodna-ya zona]
pedestrian precinct

[pyeshehodni pyeryehot]
pedestrian crossing
[pyeshkom] on foot
[pyesh-chyera] cave
[peevnoy bar],
[peevnooshka] bar,
beer cellar, pub
[peelka dlya
naktyay] nailfile
/ [peesat/
napeesat] to write

[peesh-chyeboomajni magazeen]
stationers
[peesmo] letter
[peetatyelni]
nutritious
/ [peet/viypeet] to
drink
[peetyeva-ya
vada] drinking water
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[peetseree-ya]
pizzeria

[peeshoosh-cha-ya mashiynka]
typewriter
[peesh-
chyevo-yeh atravlyenee-yeh] food
poisoning
. square
[plavanee-yeh]
swimming

[plavat zapryesh-cha-yetsa] no
swimming
/ [plavat/pliyt]
to swim
[plafkee] swimming
trunks
[plakat] poster
[plakat] to cry
[plasteenka] record
[plasmas-savi]
plastic
[plateetyeh f
kas-soo] pay at the cash desk
/ [plateet/
zaplateet] to pay
[platni] paid; to be
paid for
[platok] headscarf
[platforma]
platform, (US) track
[platyeh] dress
[plash-ch] raincoat
[plyemyan-neek]
nephew
[plyemyan-neetsa]
niece
[plyonka] film (for
camera)
[plyecho] shoulder
[plomba] filling
[ploskee] flat
[ploha] bad; badly
[mnyeh ploha] I feel
ill
[plahoy] bad
f [plosh-chat] square
[pliyt] to swim
[player] personal
stereo
[plyash] beach
[po] along; according
to; on
- [pa-angleeskee]
in English
[pablagadareet]
to thank
[pabreetsa] to
shave
[povar] cook
[pavyereet] to
believe
/
[pavaracheevat/pavyernoot] to
turn
[pavryedeet] to
damage
/
[pavtaryat/paftareet] to repeat
[pavyaska] bandage
[pagladeet] to iron;
to stroke
[pagoda] weather
[pagoolyat] to go for
a walk
[pot] below; under;
underneath
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. entrance number
[padavlyen-ni]
depressed
[padareet] to give
(present)
[padarak] present,
gift
[padbarodak] chin
[padval] basement
/
[padvazeet/padvyestee] to give
a lift to
[padyeleetsa] to
share
[padyerjan-ni]
secondhand
[padmyotka] sole
/
[padneematsa/padnyatsa] to
go up
[padnos] tray
[padnyatsa] to go
up
[padobni] similar
[padajdat] to wait
[paditee] to
approach; to arrive; to come
[patpeesat] to sign
f [potpees] signature
[padrostak]
teenager
[padrooga] friend;
girlfriend
[pat-vyerdeet] to
confirm
[padoomat] to think
[padooshka] pillow
[patfarneekee]
sidelights
/
[padhadeet/paditee] to
approach; to arrive; to come
[padyest] entrance
[padyomneek] ski-
lift, chairlift
[po-yest] train
[pa-yestka] journey,
trip
[pajalsta] please
[pajar] fire, blaze
[pajarna-
ya kamanda] fire brigade
[pajarni
viyhat] fire exit
:
[sna-
eeloochshimee pajelanee-yamee]
best wishes
:
? [kak viy
pajivayetyeh?] how are you?
[pazaboteetsa
o] to take care of
[pazafchyera] the
day before yesterday
[pazvat] to call
[pazvaneet] to ring;
to phone
[pozna] late; its late
! [pazdravlya-yoo!]
congratulations!
[poj-jeh] later on
[paznakomeet] to
introduce

[paznakomeetsa] to get to
know, to become acquainted
with, to meet
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[pimat] to catch
[paka] while
! [paka!] bye!
/
[pakazivat/pakazat] to show
/
[pakeedat/pakeenoot] to leave
[pa krinyay
myeryeh] at least
[pakraseet] to paint
[pakoopatyel]
customer; buyer
/ [pakoopat/
koopeet] to buy
[pakoopkee]
shopping
[eet-
tee za pakoopkamee] to go
shopping
[pol] floor; sex
m [poldyen] midday,
noon
[polyeh] field
[palyezni] useful
[paleekleeneeka]
surgery; medical centre
[paleeteeka] politics

[paleeteechyeskee] political
[pol-leetra] half a
litre
f [polnach] midnight
[polni] full
[palaveena] half
[palaveena
ftarova] half past one
[palajeet] to put,
to place
[palatyentseh] towel
/
[paloochat/paloocheet] to receive
[polchasa] half an
hour
[pamyenyat] to
change
[pamyereet] to try
on
/
[pomneet/fspomneet] to
remember, to recall
[ya pomnyoo] I
remember
/ [pamagat/
pamoch] to help
! [pamageetyeh!]
help!
f [pomash-ch] help,
aid, assistance
[pamiyt] to wash
[pamiyt
pasoodoo] to do the washing-
up
[pamiytsa] to wash
(oneself )
[panyedyelneek]
Monday
/ [paneemat/
panyat] to understand
[ya nyeh
paneema-yoo] I dont
understand
[panos] diarrhoea
[panyat] to understand
- [pop-moozika]
pop music
[paprobavat] to
taste; to try
[port] harbour, port
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m [partfyel]
briefcase
[portsi-ya] portion
[paryadak] order
[oo
myenya fsyo fparyatkyeh] fine,
Im OK, everythings OK
[pasatka] landing;
boarding; arrival

[pasadachni talon] boarding
pass
/ [pasyesh-
chat/pasyeteet] to visit
[paslanee-yeh]
message
[paslat] to send
[poslyeh] after
[paslyednee] last
[poslyezaftra] the
day after tomorrow
[paslooshat] to
listen (to)
() [pasmatryet
(na)] to look (at); to watch
[pasolstva]
embassy
[pastaveet] to put
[pastaveet
mashiynoo] to park
[pastaratsa] to
try
f [pastyel] bed
[pastyelna-
yeh byelyo] bed linen
[pasteerat] to do
the washing

[pastaroneem fhot
vaspryesh-chon] private, staff
only
[pasooda] crockery
/ [pasilat/
paslat] to send
[pasiylka] parcel
[patyeryat] to lose

[pa tyehneechyeskeem
preecheenam] for technical
reasons
[patalok] ceiling
[patom] then;
afterwards
[patamoo shta]
because
[patryebeetyel]
consumer
[patryasa-yoosh-
chee] tremendous
[pahmyelyeh]
hangover
[pahoji] like, similar
to
[patselavat] to kiss
[patseloo] kiss
? [pachyemoo?] why?
[pacheeneet] to
mend, to repair
[pochkee] kidneys
[pochta] post office;
mail

[pochta da-vastryebavanee-ya]
poste restante, general
delivery
[pachtalyon]
postman, mailman
[pachtee] almost
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[pachtova-ya
boomaga] writing paper
[pachtovi
eendeks] postcode, zip code
[pachtovi
yash-cheek] letterbox,
mailbox
[po-yas] belt
[patyeryat] to lose
. avenue
[praveelni] right,
correct
[praveetyelstva]
government

[pravaslavna-ya tserkaf] Russian
Orthodox Church
[pravi] right
[prazneek] public
holiday
[praznavanee-
yeh] celebration
[prakteechni]
practical
[prachyechna-ya]
laundry
-

[prachyechna-ya-sama-
apsloojivanee-ya] launderette
[pryebivanee-yeh]
stay

[pryedvareetyelni zakas]
reservation

[pryedvareetyelni zakas
beelyetaf] seat reservation
/
[pryedlagat/pryedlajeet] to offer,
to suggest
[pryedlajenee-
yeh] offer, proposal
[pryedlajeet] to
offer, to suggest
m
[pryedahraneetyel] fuse
[pryetpacheetat]
to prefer
m [pryedsyedatyel]
chairman
m
[pryetstaveetyel] representative;
agent
[pryezyervateef]
condom
[pryekrasni]
beautiful; fine; excellent
[pryelyesni] pretty
m
[pryepadavatyel] teacher;
lecturer
[preebalteeka]
Baltic States
f [preebil] profit
[preebiytee-yeh]
arrival
[preevyet] hello, hi
[preeveefka]
vaccination

[preevlyekatyelni] attractive
[preeviychka] habit

[preevyaznoy ryemyen] seatbelt
/
[preeglashat/preeglaseet] to
invite
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[preeglashenee-
yeh] invitation
[preegarat] suburbs

[preegaradni po-yest] local train,
suburban train

[preegaradna-ya kas-sa] ticket
office for suburban trains
[preegatoveet] to
cook; to prepare
[pree-yest] arrival
/ [pree-
yezjat/pree-yehat] to arrive (by
transport)
[pree-yom
pasiylak] parcels counter
[pree-yehat] to
arrive (by transport)
[preetee] to come, to
arrive (on foot)
:
? [oo vas yest
preekooreet?] have you got a
light?
[preelyot] arrival
[preemyer] example
[preemyerna]
approximately
[preenadlyejat]
to belong
/
[preeneemat/preenyat] to accept,
to take
[preenter] printer
/
[preenaseet/preenyestee] to
bring
[preenyat] to accept,
to take
[preeroda] nature

[preestyegneetyeh ryemnee]
fasten seat belts
/
[preehadeet/preetee] to come,
to arrive (on foot)
[preechal] quay
[preecheena] cause;
reason
! [pree-
yatnava apyeteeta!] enjoy your
meal!
[pree-yatni]
pleasant, nice
[propka] plug; traffic
jam
[prablyema] problem
/
[probavat/paprobavat] to taste;
to try
/
[pravyeryat/pravyereet] to check
[pragnos
pagodi] weather forecast
[pragram-ma]
programme
[pragoolka] walk
/ [pradavat/
pradat] to sell
[prada-yotsa] for
sale
[pradaja] sale;
marketing
[pradaja
beelyetaf] tickets on sale
[pradan-ni] sold
[pradat] to sell
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[pradooktsi-ya]
product
[pra-yeznoy
beelyet] monthly season
ticket

[prajivanee-yeh
zdvooh-razavim peetanee-yem]
half board

[prajivanee-yeh
stryoh-razavim peetanee-yem] full
board
[pra-eezvotstva]
production
[pra-eeznyestee] to
pronounce
/
[pra-eeznaseet/pra-eeznyestee] to
pronounce
[prakat] rental, hire
[prakat
aftamabeelyay] car rental
[prakol] puncture
f
[pramiyshlyen-nast] industry
[propoosk] pass; hotel
card
[prasnootsa] to
wake up
[praspyekt]
brochure; avenue
[prasteetyeh] excuse
me, sorry
? [prasteetyeh?]
pardon?, pardon me?
[prastoy] simple
[prastinya] sheet
[prosba] request
... [prosba nyeh ...]
please do not ...
[pratyestant]
Protestant
[proteef] against

[prateevazachatachna-
yeh sryetstva] contraceptive
[prahladni] cool
[pratsent] per cent
[pracheetat] to read
[proshli] last
[fproshlam
gadoo] last year
[na
proshli nyedyelyeh] last week
/ [pra-
yavlyat/pra-yaveet] to develop
[proot] pond
/ [priygat/
priygnoot] to jump
[priysh-cheek] spot,
pimple
[pryama] straight ahead
[pryamoy] direct;
straight
[pryamoy
nomyer] direct dialling
[pryamoy ryays]
direct flight
[pteetsa] bird; poultry
[poobleeka] audience;
public
[poogaveetsa] button
[poonkt] point; station;
place, spot; centre

[poonkt skori pomash-chee] first-
aid post
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[poostoy] empty
m
[pootyevadeetyel] guidebook

[pootyeshestvavat] to travel
m [poot] path; way
[pchyela] bee
[pilyesos] vacuum
cleaner
[pyesa] play (theatre)
[pyani] drunk
[pyatka] heel (of foot)
[pyatnatsati]
fifteenth
[pyatnatsat] fifteen
[pyatneetsa] Friday
[pyatno] stain
[pyati] fifth
[pyat] five
[pyadyesyat] fifty
[pyatsot] five hundred
. rouble
[rabota] job; work
... ... [rabota-yet s
... do ...] open from ... to ...
[rabotat] to work
[eta nyeh
rabota-yet] its not working
[rat] glad
[radee-o] radio
[ras] time (occasion)
[adeen ras] once
[razboodeet] to
wake up
? [razvyeh?] really?
[razvyedyon],
[razvyedyena]
divorced (man/woman)
[razveelka] junction;
fork (in road)
[razgavareevat]
to talk

[razgavareevat
svadeetyelyem zapryesh-cha-yetsa]
do not speak to the driver
[razgavor]
conversation
[razdyevalka]
changing room
[razmyen] change
[razmyer] size
[razni] various,
different

[razacharovan-ni] disappointed
[razryesha-yetsa]
it is allowed
/
[razryeshat/razryeshiyt] to let,
to allow
[razryeshenee-yeh]
permission; licence
[razryeshiyt] to let,
to allow
[razoomni] sensible
[rion] district
[rakaveena] sink
[rakooshka] shell
[rana] injury
[ranyeni] injured
[rana] early
[raskladooshka]
campbed
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[raspakavat (chyemadan)] to
unpack
[raspeesanee-yeh]
timetable, (US) schedule
[raspradaja] sale
[raskas] story
[raskazat] to tell
[ras-slabeetsa]
to relax
[ras-sta-yanee-yeh]
distance

[rastroystva jelootka]
indigestion
[rastyenee-yeh] plant
[raschoska] comb
[ryebyonak] child;
baby
[ryebro] rib
[ryevmateezm]
rheumatism
[ryevneevi] jealous
[ryegeestratoora]
reception
[ryegeestratsi-ya]
check-in; registration

[ryegeestratsi-ya bagaja] check-
in
[ryegooleerovsh-
cheek] traffic warden
[ryegoolyarni
ryays] scheduled flight
[ryetkee] rare
[ryezat] to cut
[ryezeena] rubber
[ryezeenachka]
rubber band
[ryays] flight
[ryeka] river
[ryeklama]
advertisement; advertising

[ryeklameeravat] to advertise

[ryekamyendavat] to
recommend
[ryeleegee-ya] religion
[ryemyen
vyenteelyatara] fan belt

[ryemyeslyen-ni-yeh eezdyelee-ya]
crafts
[ryemont] repair
[ryemont
oboovee] shoe repairs
[ryemont
soomak] bag repairs
[ryestaran] restaurant
[ryetsept] prescription;
recipe
/ [ryeshat/
ryeshiyt] to decide
[ryeshyenee-yeh]
decision
[reega] Riga
[rodeena] native
country; home(land)
[radeetyelee] parents
[radeetsa] to be born
[rotstvyen-
neekee] relatives
[rajdyestvo]
Christmas
!
[srajdyestvom!] merry
Christmas!
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[roza] rose
[razyetka] socket
[rozavi] pink
- [rok-moozika]
rock music
[raman] novel
[ras-see-ya] Russia
[rot] mouth
[roobashka] shirt
m [roobl] rouble
[roo-eeni] ruins
[rooka] arm; hand
[rookamee
nyeh trogat] do not touch
m [rool] steering wheel
[rooska-ya] Russian
[rooskee-yeh] the
Russians
[rooskee] Russian
[rooskee yaziyk]
Russian (language)
[roos] Russia (historical)
[roochyay] stream
[roochka] handle; pen
[roochna-ya klat]
hand luggage, hand baggage
[roochnoy
tormas] handbrake
[riyba] fish
[riybna-ya lovlya]
fishing

[riybna-ya lovlya zapryesh-chyena]
no fishing
[riybni
magazeen] fishmongers
[riyji] red-headed
[riynak] market
[ryoogzak] rucksack
[ryoomka] wine glass
[ryat] row
() [ryadam (s)] next to
[s] with
[snarachnim]
special delivery
[sat] garden
/ [sadeetsa/syest]
to sit down; to get in
[salfyetka] napkin
[samavar] samovar
[samalyot] plane
[samalyotam] by
air
[sama-
apsloojivanee-yeh] self-service
[sami] the most
[saneetarni
dyen] closed for cleaning
[sankt
pyetyerboork] St Petersburg
[sapok] boot
[sa-oona] sauna
[svadba] wedding
[svyej] fresh
[svyokar] father-in-law
(husbands father)
[svyekrof] mother-
in-law (husbands mother)
[svyortak] package
[svyet] light
- [svyetla-] light (colour)
[svyetafor] traffic
lights
[svyecha] candle
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[svyecha
zajiganee-ya] sparkplug
[sveenya] pig
[sveeter] sweater,
jumper
[svabodna] free;
vacant; fluent
[svabodni] free;
vacant; fluent

[svabodnih myest nyet] no
vacancies
[sva-yo], [sva-ee],
[svoy], [sva-ya]
my; your; his; its; her; our;
their; mine; yours; hers;
ours; theirs
[sva-yachyeneetsa]
sister-in-law (wife's sister)
/ ()
[svyazivatsa/svyazatsa (s)] to get
in touch with
[svyatoy] holy; saint
[svyash-chyen-neek]
priest
[zgaryet] to burn
[zdyelat] to do; to
make
[zdyelat
pyeryesatkoo] to change (trains
etc)
[syebyeh], [syebya]
myself; yourself; himself;
herself; itself; ourselves;
yourselves; themselves
[syevyer] north
[k syevyeroo at]
north of

[syevyerna-ya eerlandee-ya]
Northern Ireland
[syevodnya] today
[syevodnya
vyechyeram] this evening,
tonight
[syevodnya
dnyom] this afternoon
[syevodnya
ootram] this morning
[syedmoy] seventh
[syaychas] now, at the
moment
f [syekryetarsha]
secretary
m [syekryetar]
secretary
[seks] sex
[syekoonda] second
[syemnatsati]
seventeenth
[syemnatsat]
seventeen
[syem] seven
[syemdyesyat]
seventy
[syemsot] seven
hundred
[syemya] family
[syen-na-ya
leeharatka] hayfever
m [syentyabr]
September

[syerdyechni preestoop] heart
attack
[syerdeeti] angry
[syertseh] heart
[syeryebro] silver
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[syeryedeena] middle
[syeri] grey
[syergee] earrings
[syeryozni] serious
[syestra] sister
[syest] to sit down; to
get in
f [seebeer] Siberia
[seegara] cigar
[seegaryeta]
cigarette
[seelni] strong
[seenee] blue
[seenyak] bruise
, ...
[skajeetyeh, pajalsta ...] can you
tell me ...?
[skazat] to say; to
speak
[skala] cliff; rock
[skandalni]
shocking
f [skatyert] tablecloth
[skvaznyak] draught
[skeetka] discount

[skladna-ya dyetska-ya kalyaska]
pushchair, (US) stroller
[sklon] slope
[skavarada] frying
pan
[skolskee]
slippery
? [skolka?] how
much?; how many?
? [skolka vam
lyet?] how old are you?
? [skolka eta
sto-eet?] how much is it?
[skora-ya
pomash-ch] ambulance; first
aid
[skaryeh-yeh] rather
! [skaryeh-yeh!]
quickly!
[skora] soon
f [skorast] speed;
gear
/ [skrivat/
skriyt] to hide
[skriyt] to hide
[skooshni] boring
[slabeetyelna-yeh]
laxative
[slabi] weak
[slatkee] sweet (to
taste)
[slit] slide (photographic)
[slyeva] on the left
[slyedavat] to
follow
...
[slyedoo-yoosh-cha-ya stantsi-
ya ...] next station ...
[slyedoo-yoosh-
chee] next; following
[fslyedoo-
yoosh-chyem gadoo] next year
[na
slyedoo-yoosh-chay nyedyelyeh]
next week
[slyedoo-
yoosh-chee dyen] the next day
[slyepoy] blind
... [sleeshkam ...]
too ...
[sleeshkam
mnoga] too much
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[nyeh
sleeshkam mnoga] not too
much
m [slavar] dictionary
[slova] word
[slojni] complicated
[sloman-ni] broken
[slamat] to break
[slamatsa] to break
down
[sloojash-chee]
employee
[sloojba] service;
employment; job;
work;duty
[sloojba
razmyesh-chyenee-ya] reception
desk
[sloojebni
fhot] staff entrance
[sloochee] chance
[sloochina] by
chance
/
[sloochatsa/sloocheetsa] to
happen
/ [slooshat/
paslooshat] to listen (to)
/ [sliyshat/
oosliyshat] to hear
f [smyert] death
[smyet] to dare
[smyeshat] to mix
/ [smyeh-
yatsa/zasmyeh-yatsa] to laugh
/ ()
[smatryet/pasmatryet (na)] to
look (at); to watch
[smoch] can, to be
able to
...? [viy
smojetyeh ...?] will you be able
to ...?
/ [on/ana
smojet] he/she will be able to
[smootna] vaguely
[snachala] first; at
first
[snyek] snow
[es-en-geh] CIS
[snova] again; once
again
[snaha] daughter-in-law
[sabaka] dog

[sablyoodityeh teeshinoo] please
be quiet
[saboy] (by) myself;
(by) yourself; (by) himself;
(by) herself; (by) itself; (by)
ourselves; (by) yourselves;
(by) themselves
[s-saboy] to take
away, (US) to go
m [sobal] sable
[sabor] cathedral
[sabranee-yeh]
meeting
[sopstvyen-ni]
own; proper; personal
[savyetskee
sa-yoos] Soviet Union
[savryemyen-ni]
modern
: /
[ya saglasyen/saglasna]
I agree (said by man/woman)

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[saglasovan-nast
raspeesanee-ya] connection

[sayedeenyon-ni-yeh
shtati amyereekee] United
States
: [k
sajalyenee-yoo] unfortunately
- [sokee-vodi] fruit
juices and mineral water
[salgat] to lie, to tell
a lie
[salyoni] salty;
savoury; pickled
[solnyechni] sunny
[solnyechni
ajok] sunburn
[solnyechni
svyet] sunshine
[solnyechni
oodar] sunstroke
[sontseh] sun
[son] dream; sleep
[sapravajdat] to
accompany
[sorak] forty
[sasyet],
[sasyetka] neighbour (man/
woman)
/
[sahranyat/sahraneet] to keep
[satsi-aleezm]
socialism
[sachyelneek]
Christmas Eve
[spalna-yeh
myesta] couchette
[spalni vagon]
sleeping car
[spalni
myeshok] sleeping bag
[spalnya] bedroom
m [spasatel]
lifeguard

[spasatyelni po-yas] lifebelt
[spaseeba] thank you
[spaseeba
balsho-yeh] thank you very
much
[spat] to sleep
f [spyetsi-
alnast] speciality
[spyeshiyt] to hurry
[speed] Aids
[speena] back (of body)
[speesak] list
[speechka] match
[spakoynay
nochee] good night
[sport] sport

[sparteevna-yeh abaroodavanee-
yeh] sports equipment
[sparteevni
tsentr] sports centre
[sprava] on the right
[spravyedleevi]
fair, just
[sprafka] information
[spravachna-
ya] enquiries; directory
enquiries
[spravachna-
yeh byooro] information
office
[spravachni
stol] information desk
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[sprashivat/spraseet] to ask
/
[spooskatsa/spoosteetsa] to go
down
c [spoosh-
chyen-na-ya shiyna] flat tyre
[sryeda] Wednesday
[sryedee] among
[sryednyeva
razmyera] medium-sized

[sryetstva at nasyekomih] insect
repellent

[sryetstva proteev zagara]
sunblock
[srok] period
[srochna] urgent;
urgently
[srochni] urgent
[es-es-es-er] USSR
/ [staveet/
pastaveet] to put
[stadee-on] stadium
[stakan] glass
/
[stanaveetsa/stat] to become
[stantsi-ya] station
(underground, bus etc)

[stantsi-ya tyehap-sloojivanee-ya]
garage (for repairs), service
station
/
[staratsa/pastaratsa] to try
[starsheh] older
[stari] old
[stat] to become
[styeklo] glass (material)
[styena] wall

[steeralna-ya mashiyna] washing
machine

[steeralni parashok] washing
powder
/ [steerat/
pasteerat] to do the washing
[sto] hundred
[sto-eemast]
charge, cost

[sto-eemast
myejdoonarodnay atprafkee]
overseas postage
[sto-eet] to cost
[stol] table
[stalknavyenee-
yeh] crash
[stalova-ya] dining
room; canteen
[stalovi-
yeh preebori] cutlery
- [stop-kran]
emergency cord
[starana] side
[sto tiysyach]
hundred thousand
[sta-yanka] car park,
parking lot
[sta-yanka
taksee] taxi rank
[sta-yat] to stand
[strana] country
[straneetsa] page
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[strah] fear
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[strahavanee-yeh]
insurance
[streeshka] haircut
[stroyni] shapely
[stoodyent],
[stoodyentka] student (male/
female)
[stool] chair
: [mnyeh
stiydna] Im ashamed
[styoo-art] steward
[styoo-ardesa]
stewardess
[soob-bota] Saturday
[soovyeneer] souvenir
[soomashetshi]
mad; madman
[soomka] bag
[soomachka] handbag,
(US) purse
[sootkee] 24 hours, day
and night
[soohoy] dry
[sooshiyt] to dry
[shyema] diagram;
network map
[stseplyenee-yeh]
clutch
!
[sh-chasleeva astavatsa!] good
night!; enjoy your stay!
! [sh-
chasleevava pootee!] have a
good trip!
[sh-chasleevi]
happy
[sh-chastyeh]
happiness
[k sh-chastyoo]
fortunately
[sh-chot] bill, (US) check
[seh-sheh-a] USA
[s-shit] to sew
[syest] to eat
[sigrat] to play
[siyn] son
[siroy] damp; raw
[syoorprees] surprise
trolleybus or tram stop

[ta] that; that one
[tabak] tobacco
[tablyetka] pill,
tablet
[tak] so; this way; like
this
! [tak!] well!
, ... [tak
jeh kraseeva, kak ...] as beautiful
as ...
[tak kak] as; since
[tak syebyeh] so-so
[tagjeh] also
[taksee] taxi
[taksafon] public
phone
[talee-ya] waist
[talkoochka] flea
market
[tal-leen] Tallin
[talon] ticket
[talk] talcum powder
[tam] there
[tam vneezoo]
down there
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[tamojen-na-ya dyeklaratsi-ya]
Customs declaration form

[tamojeni kantrol] Customs
inspection
[tamojnya] Customs
[tampon] tampon
[tantsevat] dance
[tapachkee] slippers
[tarakan] cockroach
[taryelka] plate
[tareef] charge, tariff
[tashkyent] Tashkent
[tbeeleesee] Tbilisi
[tvyordi] hard
[tva-yevo] (of ) your;
(of ) yours
[tva-yay] your; yours;
of your; of yours; to your;
to yours; by your; by yours
[tva-yemoo] (to) your;
(to) yours
[tva-yo] your; yours
[tva-yom] your; yours
[tva-ee] your; yours
[tva-eem] (by) your;
(by) yours; (to) your; (to)
yours
[tva-eemee] (by) your;
(by) yours
[tva-eeh] (of ) your; (of )
yours
[tvoy] your; yours
[tva-yoo] your; yours
[tva-ya] your; yours
[tyeh] those
[tyeh-atr] theatre
[tyeh-
atralna-ya kas-sa] box office
[tyebyeh] you; to you
[tyebya] you; of you
[ oo tyebya] you have
[tyelyeveezar]
television, TV set
[tyelyegram-ma]
telegram
[tyelyeshka] trolley
[tyelyeks] telex
[tyelyefon] telephone
- [tyelyefon-
aftamat] payphone
[tyelyefon-
na-ya bootka] phone box
[tyelyefon-ni
kot] dialling code

[tyelyefon-ni spravachneek]
telephone directory
[tyela] body
[tyem] (by) that; (by) that
one; (to) those
[tyemee] (by) those
[tyomni] dark
[tyempyeratoora]
temperature
[tyenee dlya vyek]
eye shadow
[tyen-nees] tennis
f [tyen] shadow; shade
[ftyenee] in the shade
[tyeplo] warm; its
warm
[tyopli] warm
[tyermomyetr]
thermometer
[termas] Thermos
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[tyerpyet] to bear, to
stand
/ [tyeryat/
patyeryat] to lose
[tyesni] tight;
cramped
m [tyest] father-in-law
(wifes father)
[tyotya] aunt
[tyeh] those; of those
f [tyech] leak
[tyech] to flow; to
stream; to leak
[tyosh-cha] mother-in-
law (wifes mother)
[teehee] quiet
[teesheh] quieter
! [teesheh!] quiet!
[teeshina] silence
f [tkan] material
[to] that; that one
[taboy] (by) you
[tagda] then
[tavo] (of ) that; (of )
that one
[tojeh] too; also
[ya tojeh] me too
[toy] that; that one; of
that; of that one; to that; to
that one
/ [talkat/
talknoot] to push
[talknoot] to push
[talpa] crowd
[tolsti] fat (adj)
[tolka] only; just

[tolka paboodneem dnyam]
weekdays only
[tom] that; that one
[tamoo] (to) that; (to)
that one
[tanalni
kryem] foundation cream
[tonkee] thin
/ [tanoot/
ootanoot] to drown
[targovi tsentr]
shopping centre
[tarmaza] brakes
/
[tarmazeet/zatarmazeet] to brake
[tot] that; that one
[tot jeh sami]
the same
[tosh-chee] skinny
[trava] grass; herb;
weed
[tradeetsi-on-
ni] traditional
[tradeetsi-ya]
tradition

[tranzeetna-ya pasatka]
intermediate stop
[trateet] to spend
[tryebavat] to
demand
[tryevoga] alarm
[tryetee] third
[tree] three
[treetsati] thirtieth
[treetsat] thirty
[treenatsati]
thirteenth
[treenatsat]
thirteen
[treesta] three hundred
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/ [trogat/
tronoot] to touch
[troyka] troika
[tronoot] to touch
[trapeenka] path
[tratoo-ar] pavement,
sidewalk
[troopka] pipe (to smoke)
[troobapravot]
pipe; pipeline
[troodni] difficult
[trooseekee] pants,
panties
[troosiy] underpants
[too] that; that one
[too-alyet] toilet, rest
room
[too-alyetna-
ya boomaga] toilet paper
[too-alyeti] toilets,
rest rooms
[tooman] fog
m [toon-nel] tunnel
[toorgroop-pa] tour
group
[tooreest] tourist

[tooreesteechyeska-ya payeztka]
package tour
[toortsi-ya] Turkey
[tooflee] shoes
f [toosh dlya
ryesneets] mascara
[tiy] you
[tiysyacha] thousand
[tyoorma] prison
[tyajoli] heavy
[tyanoot] to pull
[oo] at; by; near; with

[oo neeh] they have
[oo vas] you have
[oo tyebya] you have
[oo nyeh-yo] she has; it
has
[oo nas] we have
[oo nyevo] he has; it has
[oo myenya] I have
...? [oo vas yest ...?]
have you got ...?
... [oo myenya
nyet ...] I dont have ...
/ [oobeevat/
oobeet] to kill
/ [oobeerat/
oobrat] to take away; to clean
[oobeet] to kill
[oobrat] to take away;
to clean
[oovyeryen-ni] sure
[ooveedyet] to see

[oovlajnya-yoosh-chee kryem]
moisturizer
[oovlyekatyelni]
exciting
[oogal] corner
[oodar] blow; stroke
/ [oodaryat/
oodareet] to hit
[oodacha] luck; success
[oodeeveetyelni]
surprising
[oodleeneetyel]
extension lead
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[oodobni]
comfortable
[oodasta-
vyeryenee-yeh] certificate
/ [ooyezjat/
ooyehat] to leave
[oojaleet] to sting
[oojas], [oojasna]
its awful, its ghastly
[oojasni] awful,
terrible, ghastly
[oojeh] already
[oojin] dinner; supper
[oojinat] to have
dinner
[ooskee] narrow
/ [ooznavat/
ooznat] to recognize
[ooytee] to go away
m
[ookazatyel pavarota] indicator
/
[ookladivat/oolajeet vyesh-chee]
to pack
[ookol] injection
[ookra-eena] Ukraine
[ookrast] to steal
[ookoos] bite
., [ooleetsa] street
[na ooleetsyeh]
outside; in the street
[ooleechna-
yeh dveejenee-yeh] traffic
[oolajeet vyesh-
chee] to pack

[oolajeet volasi fyenam] to
blow-dry
[oolootshit] to
improve
/
[oolibatsa/oolibnootsa] to smile
[ooliypka] smile
[ooliybnootsa] to
smile
[oomyeli] skilful
/ [oomeerat/
oomyeryet] to die
[oomni] clever,
intelligent
[oomivalneek]
washbasin
[ooneevyermak]
department store
[ooneevyersam]
supermarket
[ooneevyerseetyet]
university
[oopast] to fall
[oopast
vobmarak] to faint
[oopravlya-
yoosh-chee] manager
[ooravyen
masla] oil level
[oorodleevi] ugly
[oorok] lesson
[ooraneet] to drop
[oosliyshat] to hear
[oospyeh] success
! [jelayoo
oospyeha!] good luck!
! [oospakoytyes!]
calm down!
[oostali] tired
[oostroystva]
device
[oosiy] moustache
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[ootanoot] to drown
[ootra] morning
[ootra] in the morning;
a.m.
[fpyat
chasof ootra] at 5 a.m.
[ootyook] iron (for clothes)
[ooha] ear
/ [oohadeet/ooytee]
to go away
! [oohadeetyeh!] go
away!
[oochot] stocktaking
m [oocheetyel],

[oocheetyelneetsa] teacher
[oocheetsa] to learn;
to study
[oo-els] Wales
[oo-elskee] Welsh
[faks] fax

[fakseemeelni aparat] fax
machine
[fameelee-ya]
surname
[fari] headlights
m [fyevral]
February
[fyay-yervyerk]
fireworks
[fyen] hairdryer
[fyerma] farm
[feenlyandee-ya]
Finland
[fee-alyetavi]
purple
[feerma] firm,
company
[flak] flag
[fanareek] torch
[fantan] fountain
[fata-aparat]
camera
[fatograf]
photographer

[fatagrafeeravat] to take photos
[fatagrafee-ya]
photograph
[frantsi-ya] France
[frantsooskee]
French

[frantsooskee yaziyk] French
(language)
[frookti] fruit
[foont] pound
[foorashka] cap
[foorgon] van
[foodbol] football
[foodbolka] T-shirt
[foodbolna-
yeh polyeh] football pitch
[halat] dressing gown

[heemcheestka]
dry-cleaner
[hlyep] bread
[hlopak] cotton
[hadeet] to go (on foot),
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to walk; to suit
[hazya-een] owner;
host

[hazyistvyen-ni magazeen]
hardware store
[hakyay] hockey
[holm] hill
[haladeelneek]
fridge
[halodni] cold
[halastyak] bachelor
[haroshi] good
[harasho] well
! [harasho!] good!
[mnyeh harasho]
Im well
[hatyet] to want
/ [ya hatyel/
hatyela] i wanted (said by man/
woman)
/ ... [ya
hatyel/hatyela bi ...] I would like
... (said by man/woman)
[hateem] we want
[hateetyeh] you want
[hatya] although
[hatyat] they want
[hochyet] he wants; she
wants; it wants
: ...
[mnyeh hochyetsa ...] I feel
like ...
[hochyesh] you want
[hachoo] I want
[hrabri] brave
/
/
[hraneetyeh fsoohom/prahladnam/
tyomnam myestyeh] keep in a
cool/dark/dry place
[hraneet] to keep; to
preserve

[hroostyash-chee kartofyel]
crisps, (US) chips
[hoodojneek] artist,
painter
[hoodoy] thin
[hootshi] worst
[hoojeh] worse
m [tsar] tsar
[tsvyet] colour
[tsvyetna-ya
plyonka] colour film
[tsvyetok] flower

[tsvyetochni magazeen] florists,
flower shop
[tsvyetiy] flowers
/
[tselavat/patselavat] to kiss
[tseli] whole
[tsena] price
[tsentr] centre
[tsentr gorada]
city centre

[tsentralna-yeh ataplyenee-yeh]
central heating
[tsepochka] chain
f [tserkav] church
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[cha-yeviyeh] tip
[chineek] kettle;
teapot
[charterni
ryays] charter flight
[chas] hour; one oclock
... [f ... chasa] at ...
oclock
... [f ... chasof] at ...
oclock
[chasta] often
[chasti] often
f [chast] part
[chasiy] watch; clock;
hours
[chasiy pree-
yoma] visiting hours
[chasiy raboti]
opening hours, opening
times
[chashka] cup
[chash-chyeh] more often
[chyevo] what; of what
[chyek] cheque, (US) check
[chyekava-ya
kneeshka] cheque/check book
[chyelavyek] person
f [chyelyoost] jaw
[chyem] than; what; by
what
[chyom] what
[chyemadan] suitcase
[chyemoo] what; to what
[chyeryes] through;
across; in
[chyeryes tree
dnya] in three days
- [chorna-byeli]
black and white
[chorna-yeh
moryeh] Black Sea
[chorni] black
[chyesni] honest
[chyetvyerk] Thursday
[chetvyorti] fourth
f [chyetvyert] quarter
[chyetvyert
chasa] quarter of an hour
[chyetvyert
ftarova] quarter past one
[byes
chyetvyertee dva] quarter to
two
[chetiyryeh] four
[chyetiyryesta] four
hundred

[chetiyrnatsati] fourteenth
[chetiyrnatsat]
fourteen

[chyeshska-ya ryespoobleeka]
Czech Republic
/ [cheeneet/
pacheeneet] to mend
[cheeslo] date; number
[cheesteet] to clean
[cheesti] clean; pure
/ [cheetat/
pracheetat] to read
[shto] what; that
- [shto-neeboot]
anything
- [shto-ta] something
[choostva] feeling
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[choostvavat] to
feel
[choostvavat
syebya] to feel
[choolkee] stockings
[choot] hardly, scarcely;
a little
: ? [cho eta?] whose
is this?
m [shampoon]
shampoo
[shapka] hat (with flaps)
[shareekava-
ya roochka] ballpoint pen
[sharf] scarf (neck)
[shashliychna-ya]
caf selling kebabs
[shvyaytsar] porter;
doorman
[shvyaytsaree-ya]
Switzerland
[shvyetsi-ya] Sweden
/
[shevyeleetsa/shevyelnootsa] to
move; to stir
[shezlonk] deckchair
[shol] went; was going
[sholkavi] silk
f [sherst] wool
[shesnatsati]
sixteenth
[shesnatsat]
sixteen
[shestoy] sixth
[shest] six
[shesdyesyat] sixty
[shes-sot] six
hundred
[sheh-ya] neck
[shiyna] tyre
[shirokee] wide
/ [shit/s-shit] to
sew
[shkaf] cupboard;
wardrobe, closet
[shkola] school
[shla] went; was going
[shlee] went; were
going
[shlo] went; was going
[shlyapa] hat
[shnoorkee] shoelaces
[shakalat] chocolate
[shorti] shorts
[shas-seh] highway
[shatlandee-ya]
Scotland
[shatlandskee]
Scottish

[shtepsyelna-ya veelka] plug
(electric)
[shtopar] corkscrew
[shtraf] fine
[shoom] noise
[shoomni] noisy
[shooreen] brother-in-
law (wife's brother)
[shootka] joke
[sh-chotka] brush
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[ekeepash] crew
[elasteechni]
elastic

[elyektreechyeskee] electric

[elyektreechyestva] electricity
[elyektreechka]
suburban train
[elyektron-
na-ya pochta] electronic mail
[estonee-ya] Estonia
. floor
[eta] it (is); that; this;
this one
[etash] floor; storey
[pyervi etash]
ground floor, (US) first floor
[etee] these; those
[eteem] (by) this; (by)
this one; (to) these
[eteemee] (by) these
[eteeh] these; of these
[eta] it (is); that; this (one)
[etava] (of ) this; (of )
this one
[eti] this; this one; of
this; of this one; to this; to
this one; by this; by this one
[etam] this; this one
[etamoo] (to) this; (to)
this one
[etat] it (is); that; this;
this one
[etoo] this; this one
[yoopka] skirt

[yoovyeleerni-yeh eezdyelee-ya]
jewellery

[yoovyeleerni magazeen]
jewellers shop
[yook] south
[k yoogoo at] south
of
[yoojna-ya
afreeka] South Africa
[yoojni] southern
[yoomar] humour
[ya] I

[yaveetsa na ryegeestratsi-yoo] to
check in
[yat] poison
[yaziyk] tongue;
language
[yalta] Yalta
m [yanvar] January
[yarliyk] label
[yarmarka] fair;
market
[yaroos] circle; tier
[yasni] clear; obvious
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bread [hlyep]
butter [masla]
cup [chashka]
dessert [dyesyert]
fish [riyba]
fork [veelka]
glass [stakan]
knife [nosh]
main course [asnavno-yeh blyooda]
meat [myasa]
menu [myenyoo]
pepper [pyerets]
plate [taryelka]
salad [salat]
salt f [sol]
set menu [komplyeksni abyet]
soup [soop]
spoon [loshka]
starter [zakooska]
table [stol]
another ..., please ..., [yesh-cho ... peeva,
pajalsta]
excuse me! ! [prasteetyeh!]
could I have the bill, please? , [sh-chot, pajalsta]
Id like ... (said by man/woman) / ... [ya biy hatyel/
hatyela ...]
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[abreekos] apricot
[azoo] small pieces of
meat in a savoury sauce
[ananas] pineapple
[antryekot] entrecote
steak
[apyelseen] orange

[apyelseenava-yeh varyenyeh]
marmalade
[arahees] peanuts
[arboos] water melon
[asartee
myasno-yeh] assorted meats
[asartee
riybna-yeh] assorted fish
[baklajan]
aubergine
[banan] banana
[baraneena] mutton,
lamb

[baraneena na vyertyelyeh]
mutton grilled on a skewer
[barankee] ring-
shaped rolls
[baranee
katlyeti] lamb chops
[baton] baguette
[byekon] bacon
[byeli hlyep] white
bread
[byef-stroganaf]
beef Stroganoff
[beetkee] rissoles;
hamburgers
[beetkee
eez baranini] lamb meatballs
[beefshteks] steak

[beefshteks natooralni] fried or
grilled steak
[bleencheekee]
pancakes

[bleencheekee svaryenyem]
pancakes with jam
[bleeniy] buckwheat
pancakes, blini
[bleeniy sikroy]
blini with caviar
[bleeniy
sa smyetani] blini with sour
cream
[blyooda ees
pteetsi] poultry dishes
[blyooda] dish, course

[baradeenskee hlyep] dark rye
bread
[borsh-ch] beef, beetroot
and cabbage soup
[briynza] sheeps
cheese, feta

[bryoos-syelska-ya kapoosta]
Brussels sprouts
[boobleek] type of
bagel

[boojeneena zgarneeram] cold
boiled pork with vegetables
[boolkee] rolls
[boolachka] roll
[boolyon] clear meat
soup, bouillon
[boolyon
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speerashkamee] clear meat
soup served with small meat
pies

[boolyon sfreekadelkamee] clear
soup with meatballs
[booterbrot]
sandwich
[booterbrot
smyasam] meat sandwich
[booterbrot
s-siyram] cheese sandwich
[boohanka] loaf
[vaneelni] vanilla
[varyeneekee] curd
or fruit dumplings
[varyoni] boiled
[varyenyeh] jam,
preserve
[vatrooshka]
cheesecake
[vyermeeshel]
vermicelli
[vyegyetaree-
anskee] vegetarian
[vyetcheena] ham
[vzbeeti-yeh
sleefkee] whipped cream
[veenyegryet]
Russian vegetable salad:
beetroot, potatoes, onions,
peas, carrots and pickled
cucumbers in mayonnaise
or oil
[veenagrat] grapes
[veeshnya] sour
cherries
[galooshka]
Ukrainian dumpling
[gamboorgyer]
hamburger
[garneer] vegetables
[gavyadeena] beef

[gavyadeena atvarna-ya shryenam]
boiled beef with horseradish

[gavyadeena tooshona-ya]
stewed beef
[galooptsiy] cabbage
leaves stuffed with meat
and rice
[garoh] peas
[garoshek] peas
[garcheetsa] mustard
[garyachee-
yeh zakooskee] hot starters,
hot appetizers
[garyachee] hot
[graypfroot]
grapefruit
[gryenkee] croutons
[gryenak] toast
[gryetskee-yeh
aryehee] walnut
[gryechka] buckwheat
[gryechnyeva-
ya kasha] buckwheat porridge
[greebiy] mushrooms
[greebiy
fsmyetanyeh] mushrooms in
sour cream

[greebiy mareenovani-yeh]
marinated mushrooms
[groosha] pear
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[goolyash
eez gavyadeeni] beef goulash
[goos] goose
[dyesyert] dessert
[djem] jam
[deech] game
[damashnee]
home-made
[damashnya-
ya pteetsa] poultry
[diynya] melon
[yeda] food; meal
[yejeveeka]
blackberries
[jaryena-ya
riyba] fried fish
[jaryeni] grilled;
fried; roast
[jaryeni
kartofyel] fried potatoes
[jaryeni
na vyertyel-yeh] grilled on a
skewer
[jelyeh] jelly
[jiyr] lard
[joolyen] mushrooms
or meat cooked with onions
and sour cream
[zaftrak] breakfast
[zakooska] snack;
starter, appetizer
[zakooskee] starters,
appetizers
[zaleevna-ya
riyba] fish in aspic
[zaleevnoy] in aspic

[zamarojen-ni-yeh pradookti]
frozen food
[zapyekanka] baked
pudding; shepherds pie
[zapyechonni]
baked
[zyelyoni
garoshek] green peas
[zyelyoni look]
spring onions
[zyelyoni salat]
green salad
[zyemlyaneeka] wild
strawberries
[zrazi] meat cutlets
stuffed with rice, buckwheat
or mashed potatoes
[eezdyelee-ya
ees tyesta] pastry dishes
[eezyoom] sultanas;
raisins
[eekra] caviar
[eekra
baklajanna-ya] mashed fried
aubergines with onions and
tomatoes
[eekra
zyerneesta-ya] fresh caviar
[eekra kyetova-ya]
red caviar
[eendyayka] turkey
[eenjiyr] figs
[kabachkee]
courgettes
[kambala] plaice
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[kapoosta] cabbage
[karp] carp
[karp
zgreebamee] carp with
mushrooms
[kartofyel] potatoes

[kartofyelna-yeh pyooreh]
mashed potatoes

[kartofyel zvyetcheenoy
ee shpeekam] potatoes with
ham and bacon fat
[kartofyel free]
chips, French fries
[kasha] porridge
[kashtan] chestnut
[kebap] kebab
[kyeks] fruit cake
[kyeta] Siberian salmon
[kyetchoop] ketchup
[keelkee] sprats
[keesyel] thin fruit
jelly
[keesyel
ees kloobneekee] strawberry
jelly

[keesyel ees chorni
smarodeeni] blackcurrant jelly
[keesla-ya
kapoosta] sauerkraut
[keesli-yeh sh-chee]
sauerkraut soup
[kloobneeka]
strawberries
[klyookva] cranberries
[kalbasa] salami
sausage

[komplyeksni abyet] set menu
[kampot] stewed fruit
in a light syrup; compote
[kampot eez
groosh] stewed pears

[kampot ees sooha-frooktaf]
stewed dried fruit
[kansyervi] tinned
foods
[kanfyeta] sweet,
candy
[kapchona-
ya kalbasa] smoked sausage
[kapchona-ya
syomga] smoked salmon

[kapchoni-yeh
sveeniy-yeh ryobrishkee] smoked
pork ribs
[kapchoni] smoked
[korjikee] shortbread
[kareetsa] cinnamon
[katlyeta] cutlet;
burger; rissole
- [katlyeti
pa-kee-yefskee] chicken Kiev
[katlyeti
zgreebamee] steak with
mushrooms
[kafyayni] coffee-
flavoured; coffee
[krap] crab
[krabavi-
yeh palachkee] crab sticks
[krasna-ya eekra]
red caviar
[krasna-ya
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[kryevyetkee] prawns
[kryem] butter cream
: [s krovyoo]
rare
[kroleek] rabbit
[kookoorooza] sweet
corn
[koolyebyaka] pie
with meat, fish or vegetables
[kooreetsa] chicken
[lapsha] noodles
[lyesniy-yeh
aryehee] hazelnuts
[leemon] lemon
[lomteek] slice
[lasaseena] smoked
salmon
[lasos] salmon
[look] onions
[mi-anes] mayonnaise

[makaron-ni-yeh eezdyelee-ya]
pasta
[makaroni]
macaroni
[maleena] raspberries
[mandareen]
mandarin; tangerine
[man-na-ya
kasha] semolina
[margareen]
margarine
[masleeni] olives
[masla] butter; oil
[myot] honey
[myedovi] honey
[myenyoo] menu
[meedee-ee] mussels
[meendal] almonds
[mal-lyooskee]
shellfish
[malako] milk
[malochni] milk;
dairy
[malochni
keesyel] milk jelly
[markof] carrots
[marojena-yeh] ice
cream

[marojena-yeh maleenava-yeh]
raspberry ice cream

[marojena-yeh plambeer]
originally ice cream with
candied fruit, but nowadays
often just plain vanilla ice
cream

[marojena-yeh kloobneechna-yeh]
strawberry ice cream

[marojena-yeh malochna-yeh]
dairy ice cream

[marojena-yeh
malochna-yeh svaneeleenam]
vanilla dairy ice cream

[marojena-yeh shakaladna-yeh]
chocolate ice cream
[marska-ya
kapoosta] sea kale
[marskee-
yeh pradookti] seafood
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[mooka] flour
[myasnoy] meat
[myasnoy
boolyon] clear meat soup
[myasa] meat
[na vyertyelyeh] on
a skewer
[na viynas] to take
away, to go

[natsi-analni-yeh rooskee-
yeh blyooda] Russian national
dishes
[nacheenka] filling
[abyet] lunch
[ovash-chee] vegetables
[avash-chnoy]
vegetable
[avash-chnoy
soop] vegetable soup
[agooryets] cucumber

[agoortsiy sa smyetani]
cucumber with sour cream
[okarak] gammon
[akroshka] cold soup
made with kvas (see
p. 268), vegetables and meat
[aladee] thick
pancakes
[aleefkee] olives
[amar] lobster
[amlyet] omelette
[amlyet
natooralni] plain omelette
[amlyet
svyetcheenoy] ham omelette
[aryehee] nuts

[asyotr zapyechoni fsmyetanyeh]
sturgeon baked in sour
cream

[asyetreena zaleevna-ya]
sturgeon in aspic

[asyetreena pat byelim so-oosam]
sturgeon in white sauce

[asyetreena zgarneeram]
sturgeon with vegetables

[asyetreena speekantnim
so-oosam] sturgeon in
piquant sauce
[asnavno-yeh
blyooda] main course
[atbeevna-ya
katlyeta] chop
[atvarna-ya
riyba] poached fish
[atvarnoy] boiled;
poached
[atvarnoy
tsiplyonak] boiled chicken
[paltoos] halibut
[paneerovanni]
in breadcrumbs

[paneerovanni tsiplyonak]
chicken in breadcrumbs
[pashtyet] pt; pie
[pyelmyenee] type
of ravioli
[pyerva-yeh
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blyooda] first course

[pyeryets] pepper
[pyerseek] peach
[pyetrooshka]
parsley
[pyechonka] liver
[pyechoni] baked
[pyechyenyeh] biscuit,
cookie; pastry

[pyechyen tryeskee vmasl-yeh]
cod liver in oil
[peerok] pie; tart; cake
[peerok
spaveedlam] jam tart
[peerok
smyasam] meat pie
[peerok
syablakamee] apple pie
[peerashkee] pies

[peerashkee skapoosti] cabbage
pies
[peerashkee
smyasam] meat pies

[peerashkee stvoragam] cottage
cheese pies
[peerojna-yeh]
pastries; cake, pastry
[peetsa] pizza
[plavlyeni siyr]
processed cheese
[plof] pilaf
[paveedla] jam
[pat
byelim so-oosam] in white
sauce
[padjaryen-ni]
grilled; fried

[padjaryen-ni hlyep] toast
[pad mi-
anezam] in mayonnaise

[patsolnyechna-yeh masla]
sunflower oil

[pajarskee-yeh katlyeti] minced
chicken patties
[pameedor] tomato
[poncheekee]
doughnuts
[portsi-ya] portion
[pochkee] kidneys
[preeprava
k salatoo] salad dressing
[prastakvasha]
natural set yoghurt
[pryaneek]
gingerbread
[pryanast] spice
[pteetsa] poultry
[ragoo eez
baraneeni] lamb ragout
[ragoo eez
gavyadeeni] beef ragout
[rak] crayfish
[ras-sol] pickle
[ras-solneek] meat
or fish soup with pickled
cucumbers
[rjanoy hlyep] rye
bread
[rees] rice
[romshteks
slookam] rump steak with
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[rostbeef
zgarneeram] roast beef with
vegetables
[rooblyena-yeh
myasa] minced meat
[rooblyeni-
yeh katlyeti] rissoles
[roolyet] meat and
potato roll; swiss roll

[roolyet eez rooblyeni tyelyateeni]
minced veal roll
[rooska-ya
koohnya] Russian cuisine
[riyba] fish
[riybni-yeh
blyooda] fish dishes
[riybni] fish
[ryajenka] fermented
baked milk, similar to thick
yoghurt
[salat] lettuce; salad
[salat zyelyoni]
green salad
[salat ees
kartofyelya] potato salad
[salat eez looka]
spring onion salad
[salat eez
agoortsof] cucumber salad
[salat ees
pameedoraf] tomato salad

[salat ees pameedoraf
zbriynzi] tomato salad with
sheeps cheese
[salat eez
ryedeeskee] radish salad
[salat eez
yablak] apple salad
[salat myasnoy]
meat salad
[salat
skrabamee] crab salad
[salat
staleechni] potato salad with
meat, carrots, peas and
mayonnaise
[sala] salted pork fat,
sliced and eaten with rye
bread (Ukrainian)
[sama-
apsloojivanee-yeh] self-service
[sandveech] sandwich
[sardelkee] thick
frankfurters
[sardeeni] sardines
[sardeeni
vmaslyeh] sardines in oil
[sahar] sugar
[svyeji] fresh
[svyokla] beetroot
[sveeneena] pork

[sveeneena jaryena-
ya zgarneeram] fried pork with
vegetables

[sveeneena
skvasheni kapoosti] pork with
sauerkraut
[sveenoy] pork
[sveeniy-yeh
atbeevniy-yeh] pork chops
[zgarneeram] with
vegetables
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[syelyotka malasolna-ya] slightly
salted herring
[syeld] herring
[syomga] salmon

[skoombree-ya
garyachyeva kapchyenee-ya]
smoked mackerel

[skoombree-ya zapyechona-ya]
baked mackerel
[slatkee] sweet
[slatka-yeh] dessert,
sweet course
[sleeva] plum
[sleefkee] cream
[sleevachna-
yeh masla] butter
[smi-anezam]
with mayonnaise
[smyetana] sour
cream
[salyona-yeh
pyechyenyeh] savoury biscuits
[salyoni-yeh
agoortsiy] pickled cucumbers
[salyoni-
yeh pameedori] pickled
tomatoes
[salyoni] salty;
savoury; salted; pickled
[sol] salt
[salyanka] spicy soup
made from fish or meat and
vegetables; stewed meat and
cabbage with spices
[saseeskee]
frankfurters
[so-oos] sauce
[sparja] asparagus
[s reesam] with rice
[styerlyat] small
sturgeon
[stoodyen] meat jelly;
galantine; aspic
[soodak] pike-perch
[soodak
vbyelam veen-yeh] pike-perch
in white wine

[soodak jaryeni ftyestyeh] pike-
perch fried in batter
[soop] soup
[soop
ees svyejih greebof] fresh
mushroom soup
[soop
kartofyelni] potato soup
- [soop
lapsha skooreetsay] chicken
noodle soup
[soop myasnoy]
meat soup
[soop
zgreebamee] mushroom soup
[soop tamatni]
tomato soup
[shryenam] with
horseradish sauce
[siyr] cheese
[siyrneek] small
cheesecake; cottage cheese
pancake or fritter
[siroy] raw
[tvarok] cottage cheese
[tyelyateena] veal
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[tyesta] pastry; dough
[tyeftyelee
sreesam] meatballs with rice
[tmeen] thyme
[tamatni so-oos]
tomato sauce
[tort] cake, gateau
[travi] herbs
[tryeska] cod
[toonyets] tuna fish
[tooshoni] stewed
[ookrop] dill
[ooksoos] vinegar
[oostreetsi] oysters
[ootka] duck
[ooha] fish soup

[farshirovan-na-ya riyba] stuffed
fish

[farshirovan-ni-yeh pameedori]
stuffed tomatoes
[farshirovan-
ni] stuffed
[fasol] French beans;
haricot beans
[filyeh] fillet
[feermyen-
ni-yeh blooda] speciality
dishes
[feestashkee]
pistachio nuts
[faryel] trout
[freekadyelkee]
meatballs

[freekadyelkee ees
tyelyateeni vso-oosyeh] veal
meatballs in gravy

[frooktova-yeh marojena-yeh]
fruit ice cream
[frookti] fruit
[harcho] Georgian
thick, spicy mutton soup
[hlyep] bread
[halodni] cold
[halodni-yeh
zakooskee] cold starters, cold
appetizers

[harasho prajaryen-ni] well-
done
[hryen] horseradish

[hroostyash-chee kartofyel]
crisps, (US) chips
[tsvyetna-ya
kapoosta] cauliflower
[tsiplyonak]
chicken
[tsiplyonak
ftyestyeh] chicken in pastry
-
[tsiplyonak pa-ahotneechee]
chicken chasseur
[tsiplyonak
tabaka] Georgian chicken
with garlic, grilled or fried

[tsiplyonak freekaseh] chicken
fricassee
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[chahohbeelee]
Georgian-style chicken
casserole
[cheryeshnya] sweet
cherries
[chorna-ya
smarodeena] blackcurrants
[chyerneeka]
bilberries
[chorni pyeryets]
black pepper
[chorni hlyep]
black bread, rye bread
[chyesnok] garlic
[chyechyeveetsa]
lentils
[shashliyk] kebab

[shashliyk eez baraneeni] lamb
kebab

[shashliyk ees sveeneeni
sreesam] pork kebab with
rice
[shneetsel] schnitzel

[shneetsel sya-
eeshneetsay glazoonyay]
schnitzel with fried egg
[shakalat] chocolate
[shpeenat] spinach
[shproti] sprats
[sh-chee] cabbage soup
[sh-chooka] pike
[eskalop] escalope
[eskeemo] choc-ice
[yablaka] apple
[yablachni
peerok] apple pie
[yaziyk] tongue
[ya-eeshneetsa] fried
egg; omelette
[ya-
eeshneetsa baltoonya] scrambled
eggs
[ya-
eeshneetsa glazoonya] fried eggs
[yitso] egg
[yitso fkrootoo-
yoo] hard-boiled egg
[yitso fsmyatkoo]
soft-boiled egg

[yitso pad mi-anezam] egg
mayonnaise
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Essential terms
beer [peeva]
bottle [bootiylka]
brandy [kanyak]
coffee m [kofyeh]
cup [chashka]
fruit juice [frooktovi sok]
gin [djin]
gin and tonic [djin stoneekam]
glass [stakan]
(wine glass) [bakal]
milk [malako]
mineral water [meenyeralna-ya vada]
red wine [krasna-yeh veeno]
soda (water) [gazeerovan-na-ya vada]
soft drink [byezalkagolni napeetak]
sugar [sahar]
tea m [chi]
tonic (water) [toneek]
vodka [votka]
water [vada]
whisky [veeskee]
white wine [byela-yeh veeno]
wine [veeno]
wine list [karta veen]
another beer, please , [yesh-cho
adno peeva, pajalsta]
a cup of tea, please , [chashkoo cha-ya,
pajalsta]
a glass of ... ... [stakan]
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[abrekosavi
sok] apricot juice
[akashenee]
Georgian red wine

[apyelseenavi sok] orange juice
[apyereeteef] aperitif
[ararat] brandy from
Armenia

[armyanskee kanyak] Armenian
brandy
[balzam] alcoholic
herbal drink flavoured with
honey and fruit

[byezalkagolni napeetak] soft
drink
[byezalda] without
ice
[byes sahara]
without sugar
[byela-yeh veeno]
white wine
[byeli a-eest]
brand of cognac
[barjomee] brand
of mineral water
[bryoott] dry, brut
[vyermoot] vermouth
[veeno] wine
[veenagradni
sok] grape juice
[veeskee] whisky
[veeshnyovi sok]
cherry juice
[vada] water
[votka] vodka
[votka
zoobrofka] bison grass vodka
[votka
leemon-na-ya] lemon vodka
[votka
maskofska-ya] brand of vodka
[votka
ahotneechya] hunters vodka
flavoured with juniper
berries, ginger and cloves
[votka
pyertsovka] pepper vodka
[votka starka]
apple and pear-leaf vodka
[votka
staleechna-ya votka] brand of
vodka

[gazeerovan-na-ya vada] fizzy
water
[gazeerovan-ni]
fizzy
[gareelka] Ukrainian
vodka
[goordjanee]
Georgian dry white wine
[groozeenska-
yeh veeno] Georgian wine
[djin] gin
[djin
stoneekom] gin and tonic
[zavarka] strong leaf
tea brew to which boiling
water is added
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[eegreesta-yeh
veeno] sparkling wine
[kaka-o] cocoa
[karta veen] wine
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[kvas] kvas non-
alcoholic drink made from
fermented bread and water
[kyefeer] sour yoghurt
drink
[kindzmara-
oolee] Georgian red wine
[keesyel] thickened
fruit juice drink

[klyookvyen-ni mors] cranberry
drink
- [koka-kola] Coca-
Cola
[kaktayl] cocktail
[kampot] fruit syrup
drink with pieces of fresh or
dried fruit
[kanyak] brandy
[kofyeh] coffee
- [kofyeh pa-
tooryetskee] Turkish coffee
[kofyeh
smalakom] coffee with milk
[krasna-yeh
veeno] red wine
[kryeplyona-
yeh veeno] fortified wine
[koomiys] fermented
drink made from mares
milk
[lyot] ice; ice cubes
[leekyor] liqueur
[leemon] lemon
[leemanat] lemonade
[mas-sandra]
Crimean fortified wine

[meenyeralna-ya vada] mineral
water
[malako] milk
[maskofska-yeh]
brand of bottled light ale
[mookoozanee]
Georgian red wine
[napeetkee] drinks
[napeetak] drink
[narzan] brand of
mineral water
[nastoyka] liqueur
made from berries or other
fruit
[peeva] beer
[peeva
balteeka] brand of bottled
beer
[peeva
jigoolyofska-yeh] brand of
bottled beer
[peeva
achakofska-yeh] brand of
bottled beer
[peeva tvyersko-
yeh] dark beer
[palooslatkee]
medium-sweet
[palooslatka-
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[poloosooho-
yeh veeno] medium-dry wine
[poloosoohoy]
medium-dry
[pepsee] Pepsi
[portvyayn] port-
style drink

[rastvareemi kofyeh] instant
coffee
[rom] rum
[sapyeravi]
Georgian red wine
[sahar] sugar
[svyetla-yeh
peeva] lager
[slatkee] sweet
[slatka-yeh veeno]
dessert wine
[sleefkee] cream
[smalakom] with
milk
[sok] juice
[saldom] with ice
[s-saharam] with
sugar
[stalova-yeh
veeno] table wine
[soohoy] dry
[tamatni sok]
tomato juice
[travyanoy chi]
herbal tea
Fanta
[tsinandalee]
Georgian dry white wine
[chi] tea
[chi sleemonam]
lemon tea
[chorni kofyeh]
black coffee
[shampanska-yeh]
champagne
[yablachni sok]
apple juice
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Throughout this book Russian words have been transliter-
ated into romanized form (see the Cyrillic Alphabet on pages
226-227) so that they can be read as though they were English
bearing in mind the notes on pronunciation given below:
a as in at iy i as in bit followed
ay as in may by y as in yes
e as in met j like the s in measure
g hard g as in get o as in not
h a guttural ch as in the s as in miss
Scottish word loch y as in yes
i as in bit ye as in yes
i i sound as in I or eye
Letters given in bold type indicate the part of the word to be
stressed.
Abbreviations
acc accusative case m masculine
adj adjective n neuter
dat dative case nom nominative case
f feminine pl plural
fam familiar pol polite
gen genitive case prep prepositional case
instr instrumental case sing singular
Notes
When two forms of the verb are given in the dictionary
sections, the first form is the imperfective aspect and the
second is the perfective aspect (see page 249 for further infor-
mation).
The Cyrillic Alphabet
Set out below is the Cyrillic alphabet, the names of the letters
and the system of transliteration used in this book:
, ah a as in at
, beh b
, veh v
, geh g as in get or v
, deh d
, yeh ye as in yes
, yo yo as in yonder
, jeh j: pronounced like the s in measure
, zeh z
, ee ee
, eekratka-yeh sometimes y as in boy, but usually silent
, ka k
, el l
, em m
, en n
, o when stressed, o as in not; when
unstressed, a as in at
, peh p
, er r
, es s
, teh t
, oo oo as in boot
, ef f
, ha h: a guttural ch as in Scottish loch
, tseh ts as in hats
, cheh ch as in church
, sha sh as in ship
, sh-cha sh-ch
, tvyordiznak hard sign: no sound, but indicates
hardening of preceding consonant
, iy i as in bit followed by y as in yes
, myahkeeznak soft sign: no sound but softens the
preceding letter
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, , , and may be pronounced p, f, k, t and s respectively,
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viyhat fhot
exit entrance
Combinations and Diphthongs
, i: i sound as in I or eye; ee if unstressed
, yay
, ee
, oy as in boy; i: i sound as in I or eye if
unstressed
, i as in bit
Russian Handwriting
Handwritten Russian does not always resemble the printed
characters. The letters below are examples of actual Russian
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Articles
There are no articles (a, an, the) in Russian:

akno palatyentseh
window/a window/the window towel/a towel/the towel
Context clarifies the equivalent English article:
, ...?
viynyehvazraja-yetyeh,yesleeyaatkro-yooakno?
do you mind if I open the window?
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dityehmnyehpajalsta,palatyenseh
can I have a towel?
Nouns and Cases
Nouns
Russian nouns have one of three genders masculine,
feminine or neuter. The gender is determined by the noun
ending. Most nouns ending in a consonant are masculine:

vagon atyets dom
carriage father house
Nouns ending in - are also masculine:

moozyay tramvi
museum tram
Most nouns ending in - or - are feminine:

mashiyna syestra
car sister
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oocheetyelneetsa tyotya
teacher (woman) aunt

spalnya gostya
bedroom guest (woman)
Most nouns ending in a soft sign - are feminine, but some are
masculine (indicated by f or m in the English-Russian section
of this book):
f f
myelach dvyer
small change door
f m
kravat roobl
bed rouble
m m
dyen kartofyel
day potato
Most nouns ending in - or - are neuter:

blyooda peeva veeno
dish beer wine

moryeh od-dyelyenee-yeh
sea department
Nouns ending in - are neuter:

vryemya eemya
time first name
Some nouns ending in - or - that refer to males are mas-
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man uncle
Cases
Russian has six cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative,
instrumental and prepositional. Noun endings change depend-
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ing factors:
whether the noun is masculine inanimate (objects), mascu-
line animate (people or animals), feminine or neuter
whether the noun is singular or plural
whether the noun stem ends in , , , , , or , in
which case is used instead of in the ending.
Nominative Case
The nominative is the case of the subject of a sentence. In the
following examples, shop and he are in the nominative:

magazeenatkriyt onsyevodnyapree-yehal
the shop is open he arrived today
Accusative Case
The object of most verbs takes the accusative. In the follow-
ing examples the objects (the sights, stamps and pen) are in the
accusative:

miyhateemasmatryetdastapreemyechatyelnastee
we want to see the sights
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viyprada-yotyehmarkee?
do you sell stamps?
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may I borrow your pen?
Some prepositions indicating motion or direction towards
something are followed by the accusative:

v na
to; into to; onto

chyeryes vmaskvoo
through to Moscow

miyyedyemnavakzal yapridoochyeryespark
were going to the station Ill walk through the park
Genitive Case
The genitive is used to indicate possession:

mashiynakatee
Katyas car
There is no word for of in Russian. The genitive is used to
translate of :

bootiylkavotkee pleetkashakalada
a bottle of vodka a bar of chocolate
The genitive is also used after some prepositions, for exam-
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do oo okala
until; to by; at near, by; beside; about
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damaskviy oosashi okalagasteeneetsi
to Moscow at Sashas house beside the hotel
Dative Case
The dative is used for indirect objects with verbs like to give
and to send. It often corresponds to to (as in to me) in
English:
...,
dityehmnyeh...,pajalsta yadalyemooeta
please give me ... I gave it to him
See the forms of personal pronouns on pages 246-247.
The dative is also used after some prepositions, for example:

k pa
to, towards on; along

kvakzaloo paooleetseh
to the station along the street
Instrumental Case
The instrumental is used to show by whom or by what means
an action is carried out. It is used to translate by when refer-
ring to means of transport:

miypree-yehaleepo-yezdam avee-a-pochti
we came by train by airmail
The instrumental is also used with some prepositions:

pot pyeryet s
under before; in front of with

patstalom pyeryedabyedam
under the table before lunch

yapyoochisleemonam
I take tea with lemon
Prepositional Case
The prepositional is used with most prepositions which indi-
cate the position or location of something:

na v
at; on at; in

nasamalyotyeh vgoratyeh
on the plane in the town

naooleetseh navakzalyeh
on the street at the station
It is also used with the preposition [a]about:

aneegavareeleeafeelmyeh
they were talking about the film
Numbers and Cases
Numbers in Russian also determine the case of the noun.
1 and all numbers ending in 1 (eg 21, 31 and so on) are fol-
lowed by a noun in the nominative singular; 2, 3, and 4 and all
numbers ending in 2, 3, and 4 (except for 11, 12, 13 and 14)
take the genitive singular; all other numbers (including 11, 12,
13 and 14) take the genitive plural:

adnabootiylka dvyehbootiylkee
one bottle two bottles
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three women 21 women

adeenchas syemchasof
one hour seven hours

dvatsatchyetiyryehchasa
24 hours
See Numbers on pages 261-263.
Noun Cases
In the following tables, when the noun stem ends in , , ,
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language/languages stamp/stamps
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carriage museum rouble
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vagon moozyay roobl
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artist driver
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hoodojneeka vadeetyelya
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hoodojneekoo vadeetyelyoo
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car aunt door
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mashiynoo tyotyoo dvyer
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mashiyni tyotee dvyeree
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dish sea first name department
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blyooda moryeh eemya ad-dyelyenee-yeh
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blyooda morya eemyenee ad-dyelyenee-ya
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blyoodyeh moryeh eemyenee ad-dyelyenee-ee
masculine plural inanimate
carriage museum rouble
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vagoni moozyeh-ee rooblee
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vagoni moozyeh-ee rooblee
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vagonaf moozyeh-yef rooblyay
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artist driver
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car aunt door
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mashiyni tyotee dvyeree
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mashiyni tyotyay dvyeree
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blyoot maryay eemyon ad-dyelyenee
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blyoodah maryah eemyenah ad-dyelyenee-yah
Irregular Plurals
Several common nouns have irregular plurals:
/ [dom/dama] house/houses
/ [poyest/payezda] train/trains
/ [gorat/garada] town/towns
/ [nomyer/namyera] room/rooms;
number/numbers
/ [syestra/syostri] sister/sisters
/ [brat/bratya] brother/brothers
/ [mat/matyeree] mother/mothers
/ [siyn/sinavya] son/sons
/ [doch/dochyeree] daughter/daughters
/ [drook/droozya] friend/friends
Some common Russian nouns do not change in the plural or
according to case and are known as indeclinable nouns:
[kafeh] cafe
[keeno] cinema
[kofyeh] coffee
[myetro] underground, (US) subway
[palto] overcoat
[taksee] taxi
[fi-yeh] foyer
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The following are some common prepositions and the cases
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[byes] (+gen) without
[v] (+acc) to
[v] (+prep) in
[dlya] (+gen) for
[do] (+gen) before; until
[za] (+acc) behind; beyond; after; over
[za] (+instr) behind; beyond; at
[myejdoo] (+instr) between; among
[na] (+acc) to
[na] (+prep) on
[nat] (+instr) above
[naproteef] (+gen) opposite
[a] (+prep) about
[okala] (+gen) about; near
[ot] (+gen) from
[pyeryed] (+instr) in front of; before
[po] (+dat) on; along
[pot] (+instr) under
[poslyeh] (+gen) after
[pree] (+prep) by; at
[s] (+instr) with
[chyeryes] (+acc) through, via
Adjectives
Adjectives agree in case, gender and number with the nouns
to which they refer.
Most Russian adjectives end in - and change as follows:
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masculine feminine neuter
[kraseevi] beautiful
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kraseevi kraseeva-ya kraseeva-yeh kraseevi-yeh
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kraseevi kraseevoo-yoo kraseeva-yeh kraseevi-yeh
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kraseevava kraseevi kraseevava kraseevih
dat
kraseevamoo kraseevi kraseevamoo kraseevim
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kraseevim kraseevi kraseevim kraseevimee
prep
kraseevam kraseevi kraseevam kraseevih
Some adjectives ending in - (often preceded by , , , ,
, , ) change as follows:
singular plural
[zeemnee] winter, winters
nom
zeemnee zeemnya-ya zeemnyeh-yeh zeemnee-yeh
acc
zeemnee zeemnyoo-yoo zeemnyeh-yeh zeemnee-yeh
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zeemnyeva zeemnyay zeemnyeva zeemneeh
dat
zeemnyemoo zeemnyay zeemnyemoo zeemneem
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zeemneem zeemnyay zeemneem zeemneemee
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haroshi good
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haroshi harosha-ya harosheh-yeh haroshi-yeh
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haroshi haroshoo-yoo harosheh-yeh haroshi-yeh
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harosheva haroshay harosheva haroshih
dat
haroshemoo haroshay haroshemoo haroshim
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haroshim haroshay haroshim haroshimee
prep
haroshem haroshay haroshem haroshih
Some adjectives ending in - (when the stress is on the end-
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singular plural
[balshoy] big
nom
balshoy balsha-ya balsho-yeh balshiy-yeh
acc
balshoy balshoo-yoo balsho-yeh balshiy-yeh
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balshova balshoy balshova balshiyh
dat
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kraseeva-yakarteena mnyehnraveetsarooska-yehpeeva
a beautiful picture I like Russian beer

etaharosha-yagasteeneetsa
its a good hotel
Comparatives
The comparative of adjectives is generally formed by adding
the words for more or less in front of the adjective and
noun:

bolyeh-yeh bolyeh-yeheentyeryesni
more more interesting

myenyeh-yeh myenyeh-yehdaragoy
less less expensive
Some common adjectives have irregular comparatives:
[balshoy] big
[bolsheh] bigger
[malyenkee] small
[myensheh] smaller
[stari] old
[starsheh] older
[daragoy] dear
[darojeh] dearer
[dyeshovi] cheap
[dyeshevlyeh] cheaper
Than is [chyem]:
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To form the superlative, add the adverb [na-eebolyeh-
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noun:

na-eebolyeh-yehoodobni samipapoolyarni
the most convenient the most popular
Adverbs
To form the adverb, remove the final - or - from the
adjective and add -:

haroshi harasho myedlyen-ni myedlyen-na
good well slow slowly
Demonstratives
The demonstratives are:

this (one) these that (one) those
In Russian, the demonstrative agrees with the gender and case of
the noun to which it refers. and change as follows:
masculine feminine neuter plural
nom
etat eta eta etee
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etat etoo eta etee
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etava eti etava eteeh
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etamoo eti etamoo eteem
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I didnt order this these cards please
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tot ta to tyeh
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tot too to tyeh
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tavo toy tavo tyeh
dat
tamoo toy tamoo tyem
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tyem toy tyem tyemee
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tom toy tom tyeh

yazidooftotmagazeen
Ill pop into that shop
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mojnavzglyanootnatookneegoo?
can I see that book?
Possessives
Possessive adjectives and pronouns are as follows:
[moy] my; mine [nash] our; ours
[tvoy] your (fam); yours [vash] your (singpolor
[yevo] his/its pl); yours
[yeh-yo] her; hers [eeh] their; theirs
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[tvoy] (your; yours) declines in the same way as .
our; ours
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nash nasha nasheh nashi
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nash nashoo nasheh nashi
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nasheva nashay nasheva nashih
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nashemoo nashay nashemoo nashim
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nashim nashay nashim nashimee
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[vash] (your; yours) declines in the same way as .

atnyeseetyehetavmoynomyer
take this to my room
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have you seen our guide? Im returning your pen
The following possessives are invariable:
[yevo] his/its
[yeh-yo] her; hers
[eeh] their; theirs

etayeh-yosoomka yayevodrook etaeehaftoboos
its her bag Im his friend its their bus
The possessive adjective [svoy] is used when the object
possessed relates directly to the subject of the sentence. It
declines like .

yapatyeryalsvoyklyooch
Ive lost my key

miyjivyomfsva-yomsopstvyen-namdomyeh
we live in our own house
The possessives can be omitted when the object possessed
relates directly to the subject of the sentence:

yaskoocha-yooparadeetyelyam
I miss my parents
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
[ya] I [miy] we
[tiy] you (fam) [viy] you (singpolorpl)
[on] he
[ana] she [anee] they
[ano] it
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myenya tyebya yevo yeh-yo
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myenya tyebya yevo yeh-yo
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mnyeh tyebyeh yemoo yay
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nas vas eeh
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nam vam eem
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namee vamee eemee
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nas vas neeh
The third person singular and plural pronouns take the
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dlyaneeh
for them
You
There are two words for you in Russian: the polite/plural
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of respect to an elder, or if you are addressing more than one
person. is used when addressing a child or a friend. The
corresponding possessives are: for the singular polite or
plural and for the familiar form (see pages 244-245).
Reflexive Pronouns
The reflexive pronoun can mean myself , yourself ,
himself , herself , itself , ourselves, yourselves or them-
selves, depending on the context in which it is used. It
changes according to case as follows:
acc instr
syebya saboy
gen prep
syebya syebyeh
dat
syebyeh
Interrogative Pronouns
(who) and (what) decline as follows:
nom dat
kto kamoo
acc instr
kavo kyem
gen prep
kavo kom
nom dat
shto chyemoo
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Verb Aspects
The basic form of the verb given in the dictionaries in this
book is the infinitive (e.g. to do, to go, to read etc). Most
Russian verbs have two forms known as the imperfective and
perfective aspects. In the English-Russian and Russian-English
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mon verbs are given in this order: imperfective/perfective. For
example the verb to do is:
[dyelat]/ [zdyelat]
The imperfective aspect is generally used to form what in
English would be the present and imperfect (continuous)
tenses and the future (with the future tense of to be).
The perfective aspect is generally used to form what in English
would be expressed by the perfect tense.
Russian regular verbs usually have one of two endings and
are known as first conjugation and second conjugation
verbs:
first conjugation
- to do
second conjugation
- to speak, to say
To form the various tenses, the ending of the verb is removed
and appropriate endings are added to the basic stem.
Present Tense
The present tense corresponds to I leave and I am leaving in
English. Using the imperfective aspect of the verb, the conju-
gation patterns for the present tense are as follows:
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dyelat gavareet
to do to speak, to say

yadyela-yoo yagavaryoo

tiydyela-yesh tiygavareesh
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on/anadyela-yet on/anagavareet

miydyela-yem miygavareem

viydyela-yetyeh viygavareetyeh

aneedyela-yoot aneegavaryat
Most verbs ending in - or - conjugate in the same way as
. The following are some common exceptions:

sliyshat spat
to hear to sleep

yasliyshoo yasplyoo

tiysliyshish tiyspeesh
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on/anasliyshit on/anaspeet

miysliyshim miyspeem

viysliyshityeh viyspeetyeh

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to wait to take

yajdoo yabyeroo

tiyjdyosh tiybyeryosh
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on/onajdyot on/onabyeryot

miyjdyom miybyeryom

viyjdyotyeh viybyeryotyeh

aneejdoot aneebyeroot
Most verbs ending in - and - are conjugated in a similar
way to . However, the first person singular may
change slightly in that there may also be consonant changes or
the addition of an between the verb stem and ending:

veedyet lyoobeet
to see to like

yaveejoo yalyooblyoo

tiyveedeesh tiylyoobeesh
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miyveedeem miylyoobeem

viyveedeetyeh viylyoobeetyeh

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to pay for to ask

yaplachoo prashoo

tiyplateesh tiyproseesh
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miyplateem miyproseem

viyplateetyeh viyproseetyeh

aneeplatyat aneeprosyat
[seedyet] (to sit) and all forms of the verb
[hadeet] (to walk) are conjugated like .
The following verbs are irregular in the present tense:

yest hatyet
to eat to want

yayem yahachoo

tiyyesh tiyhochyesh
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miyyedeem miyhateem

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to drink to live, to stay

yapyoo yajivoo

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miypyom miyjivyom

viypyotyeh viyjivyotyeh

aneepyoot aneejivoot
The Past Tense: Imperfective and Perfective Forms
There are two types of past tense formed by the imperfective
and the perfective of the verb.
The imperfective form describes an action which is seen as
continuing:

aneepakoopaleesoovyeneeri
they were buying souvenirs
The perfective form describes an action which is seen as com-
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aneekoopeeleesoovyeneeri
they bought souvenirs
Some perfective verbs can be formed by adding various pre-
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to do
dyelat zdyelat
to pay for
plateet zaplateet
Other perfective forms may be a different verb altogether:
to take
brat vzyat
to speak, to say
gavareet skazat
Perfective verbs can sometimes be identified because they look
like a simpler form of the imperfective, for example:
to open
atkrivat atkriyt
to give
davat dat
To form the past tense of both the imperfective and perfec-
tive forms, remove the ending from the infinitive and add the
appropriate ending for masculine, feminine, neuter or plural
subjects:
- - - -
-l -la -lo -lee

fchyerasholdosht
it was raining yesterday
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yatolkashtopa-yehla
Ive only just eaten
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vryemyapralyetyelaochyenbiystra
time flew by

miypabivaleefkryemlyeh
we visited the Kremlin
[eet-tee] to go

shol shla shlo shlee
[nyestee] to carry

nyos nyesla nyeslo nyeslee
[vyestee] to lead

vyol vyela vyelo vyelee
Future Tense
There are two ways of forming the future tense in Russian.
The imperfective future is formed with the infinitive of the
main verb (imperfective aspect) and the future tense of the
verb to be (see next page.)

onboodyetfstryechatnasva-erapartoo
hell be meeting us at the airport
The future can also be expressed using the present tense of
perfective verbs. The conjugation patterns are the same as
those for the present tense on page 250.

zaftramiypa-yedyemfsoozdal
tomorrow well go to Suzdal
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In Russian, there is no equivalent of the verb to be in the
present tense; it is not translated:
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yaoovyeryen/oovyeryena onzdyes?
Im sure (saidbyman/woman) is he here?
The past tense of the verb to be is as follows:

biyl bila biyla biylee
The future tense of the verb to be is as follows:
m
yaboodoo miyboodyem

tiyboodyesh viyboodyetyeh
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To Have
To have is translated in Russian using the preposition fol-
lowed by the genitive of the noun or pronoun; the object
possessed is in the nominative:
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oomyenyabilaprastooda oovasyestdroogee-yeh?
I had a cold do you have any others?

oonasboodyetdastachnavryemyeneedlyapakoopak
well have enough time for shopping
Negatives
To form a negative sentence, insert (not, no) in front of
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and are used respectively as follows:

oomenyanyettalonaf
I dont have any bus tickets

oomyenyanyehhvateeladyenyeknapadarkee
I hadnt enough money to buy presents

oomyenyanyehboodyetvryemyeneenaeta
I wont have time for that
Double negatives are common:

neechyevo yaneechyevonyehhachoo
nothing I dont want anything
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neekagda yaneekagdatamnyehbiyl/bila
never Ive never been there (saidbyman/woman)
Imperative
The imperative form of the verb is used to express a com-
mand such as come here!, sit down etc. The imperative is
formed by taking the second person ( form) of the verb
(either the imperfective or perfective depending on the con-
text), removing the last three letters and adding the endings
as follows:
stemendinginconsonant stemendinginvowel
fam -, or- -
pol/pl -, or -
! !
eedeesyooda! eedeetyehsyooda!
come here! come here!
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open the door open the door

pyeryestankreechat pyeryestantyehkreechat
stop shouting stop shouting
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs such as to wash oneself , to get dressed etc
are formed by adding - to verbs ending in a consonant or -
to verbs ending in a vowel:

adyevat adyevatsa
to dress to get dressed
The same endings are used for myself , yourself , himself ,
themselves etc.
Some verbs only exist in the reflexive form:
[ba-yatsa] to be afraid of
[nadyeh-yatsa] to hope
[nraveetsa] to like
[smyeh-yatsa] to laugh
Questions
A statement can be turned into a question by using a question-
ing intonation:

miyvazvrash-cha-yemsyavgasteeneetsoo
we are returning to the hotel
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miyvazvrash-cha-yemsyavgasteeneetsoo?
are we returning to the hotel?
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Use the neuter form of the ordinal numbers on page 263 to
express the date. These decline like adjectives (see pages 240-
241).

ftaro-yehna-yabrya treetsatpyerva-yehyanvarya
the second of November the thirty-first of January
Days
Sunday [vaskryesyenyeh]
Monday [panyedyelneek]
Tuesday [ftorneek]
Wednesday [sryeda]
Thursday [chyetvyerk]
Friday [pyatneetsa]
Saturday [soobota]
Months
January [yanvar]
February [fyevral]
March [mart]
April [apryel]
May [mi]
June [ee-yoon]
July [ee-yool]
August [avgoost]
September [syentyabr]
October [aktyabr]
November [na-yabr]
December [dyekabr]
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what time is it? ? [katorichas?]
(its) one oclock [chas]
(its) two oclock [dvachasa]
(its) three oclock [treechasa]
(its) four oclock [chyetiyryehchasa]
(its) five oclock* [pyatchasof]
* For numbers of five and above, use . See Numbers and
Cases page 233.
five past one** [pyatmeenootftarova]
ten past two** [dyesyatmeenoot
tryetyeva]
quarter past one** [chyetvyertftarova]
quarter past two** [chyetvyerttryetyeva]
half past one** [palaveenaftarova]
half past two** [palaveenatryetyeva]
** For time past the hour, refer to the next hour.
half past one literally means half of the second.
twenty to ten [byezdvatsateedyesat]
quarter to two [byezchyetvyerteedva]
quarter to ten [byezchyetvyerteedyesat]
at one oclock [fchas]
at two/three/four oclock // [vdva/tree/
chyetiyryehchasa]
at five oclock [fpyatchasof]
at half past four [fpalaveenyehpyatava]
14.00 hours - [chyetiyrnatsatnol-nol]
17.30 [syemnatsattreetsat]
noon [poldyen]
midnight [polnach]
am [ootra]
pm (intheafternoon) [dnya]
(intheevening) [vyechyera]
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minute [meenoota]
second [syekoonda]
quarter of an hour [chyetvyertchasa]
half an hour [polchasa]
three quarters of an hour [sorakpyatmeenoot]
Numbers
See Numbers and Cases page 233.
0 [nol]
1 m, f, n [adeen,adna,adno]
2 m/n, f [dva,dvyeh]
3 [tree]
4 [chyetiyryeh]
5 [pyat]
6 [shest]
7 [syem]
8 [vosyem]
9 [dyevyat]
10 [dyesyat]
11 [adeenatsat]
12 [dvyenatsat]
13 [treenatsat]
14 [chyetiyrnatsat]
15 [pyatnatsat]
16 [shesnatsat]
17 [syemnatsat]
18 [vasyemnatsat]
19 [dyevyatnatsat]
20 [dvatsat]
21 // [dvatsatadeen/adna/adno]
22 / [dvatsatdva/dvyeh]
30 [treetsat]
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50 [pyadyesyat]
60 [shesdyesyat]
70 [syemdyesyat]
80 [vosyemdyesyat]
90 [dyevyanosta]
100 [sto]
101 // [stoadeen/adna/adno]
102 / [stodva/dvyeh]
200 [dvyestee]
300 [treesta]
400 [chyetiyryesta]
500 [pyatsot]
600 [shes-sot]
700 [syemsot]
800 [vasyemsot]
900 [dyevyatsot]
1,000 [tiysyacha]
2,000 [dvyehtiysyachi]
3,000 [treetiysyachi]
4,000 [chyetiyryehtiysyachi]
5,000 [pyattiysyach]
10,000 [dyesyattiysyach]
20,000 [dvatsattiysyach]
100,000 [stotiysyach]
1,000,000 [meelee-on]
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1st [pyervi]
2nd [ftaroy]
3rd [tryetee]
4th [chyetvyorti]
5th [pyati]
6th [shestoy]
7th [syedmoy]
8th [vasmoy]
9th [dyevyati]
10th [dyesyati]
11th [adeenatsati]
12th [dvyenatsati]
13th [treenatsati]
14th [chyetiyrnatsati]
15th [pyatnatsati]
16th [shesnatsati]
17th [syemnatsati]
18th [vasyemnatsati]
19th [dyevyatnatsati]
20th [dvatsati]
21st [dvatsatpyervi]
22nd [dvatsatftaroy]
23rd [dvatsattryetee]
24th [dvatsatchyetvyorti]
25th [dvatsatpyati]
26th [dvatsatshestoy]
27th [dvatsatsyedmoy]
28th [dvatsatvasmoy]
29th [dvatsatdyevyati]
30th [treetsati]
31st [treetsatpyervi]
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Conversion Tables
1 centimetre = 0.39 inches 1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 metre = 39.37 inches = 1.09 yards 1 foot = 30.48 cm
1 kilometre = 0.62 miles = 5/8 mile 1 yard = 0.91 m
1 mile = 1.61 km
km 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 40 50 100
miles 0.6 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.1 6.2 12.4 18.6 24.8 31.0 62.1
miles 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 40 50 100
km 1.6 3.2 4.8 6.4 8.0 16.1 32.2 48.3 64.4 80.5 161
1 gram = 0.035 ounces 1 kilo = 1000 g = 2.2 pounds
g 100 250 500 1 oz = 28.35 g
oz 3.5 8.75 17.5 1 lb = 0.45 kg
kg 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
lb 1.1 2.2 4.4 6.6 8.8 11.0 13.2 15.4 17.6 19.8 22.0
kg 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
lb 44 66 88 110 132 154 176 198 220
lb 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20
kg 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.5 9.0
1 litre = 1.75 UK pints / 2.13 US pints
1 UK pint = 0.57 l 1 UK gallon = 4.55 l
1 US pint = 0.47 l 1 US gallon = 3.79 l
centigrade / Celsius C = (F - 32) x 5/9
C -5 0 5 10 15 18 20 25 30 36.8 38
F 23 32 41 50 59 64 68 77 86 98.4 100.4
Fahrenheit F = (C x 9/5) + 32
F 23 32 40 50 60 65 70 80 85 98.4 101
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lost property office

switched on; included

ladies toilets, ladies

viyhat] emergency exit

nih yazikov] language school

[k] to; towards

lyenta] Sellotape, Scotch

[ladna] all right, OK

gents toilet, mens room;

trolleybus or tram stop

[oo] at; by; near; with

[halat] dressing gown

blyooda] first course

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