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Here are some key phrases in
English and their
pronunciation in Russian language:
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Good day | Dobry den | Добрый день |
| Hi / Hello | Privet | Привет | |
| How do you do / Hello | Zdravstvujte | Здравствуйте | |
| My dear | dorogaya moya | Дорогая моя | |
| My sweet | milaya moya | Милая моя | |
| I love you so much | Ya tak lyublyu tebia | Я так люблю тебя | |
| How are you? | Kak vashi dela? | Как ваши дела? | |
| Good Morning | dobroye utro | Доброе утро | |
| Good night | dobroy nochi | Доброй ночи | |
| What are you doing now? | Chem ty seychas zanimaeshsya? | Чем ты сейчас занимаешься? | |
| I dream to meet a woman to share my life with | Ya mechtayu vstretit zhencshiny, chtoby razdelit s ney moyu zhizn | Я мечтаю встретить женщину, чтобы разделить с ней мою жизнь | |
| Not too bad | neplokho | Неплoхо | |
| I am happy you are fine | Ochen rad chto u tebya vsyo khorosho | Очень рад, что у тебя все хорошо | |
| How are you? | kak pozhivaesh? | Как поживаешь? | |
| Fine, and how are you? | harosho, a kak ty? | Хорошо, а как ты? | |
| Not too bad |
neplokho |
Неплохо | |
| Will you marry me? | ti viydesh zamuzh za menya? | Ты выйдешь замуж за меня? | |
| I liked your photo and message very much | Mne ochen ponravilas vasha photographiya i pismo | Мне очень понравилась ваша фотография и письмо | |
| I would like to correspond with you | Ya khotel by perepisyvat'sya s vami | Я хотел бы переписываться с вами | |
| I understand you | ya tebya panimayu | Я тебя понимаю | |
| I don't understand you | ya ne panimayu tebia | Я не понимаю тебя | |
| Unfortunately, I can not yet speak Russian | K sozhaleniyu, ya poka ne govoryu po russki | К сожалению, я пока не говорю по-русски | |
| You are so cute | ti takaya prelesnaya | Ты такая прелестная | |
| You are so beautiful | ti takaya krasivaya | Ты такая красивая | |
| Good-bye | do svidaniya | До свидания | |
| See you soon | do vstrechi | До встречи | |
| Good luck | udachi | Удачи | |
| Bye for now | Poka | Пока | |
| I wish you all the best | Zhelayu vsego khoroshego | Желаю всего хорошего | |
| Do you speak English? | Govorite li vy po angliyski? | Говорите ли вы по-английски? | |
| I dream to meet a girl to be together for the rest of our lives | Ya mechtayu vstretit devyshku, s kotory ya mog by prozhit vsyu zhizn | Я мечтаю встретить девушку, с которой я мог бы прожить всю жизнь | |
| I dream to meet a woman to share my life with | Ya mechtayu vstretit zhencshiny, chtoby razdelit s ney moyu zhizn | Я мечтаю встретить женщину, чтобы разделить с ней мою жизнь | |
| Thank you | Spasiba | Спасибо | |
| I am looking for a girl who wants to love and be loved | Ya ischu devushku, kotoraya khochet lyubit i bit luybimoy | Я ищу девушку, которая хочет любить и быть любимой | |
| I would like to know more about you | Mne by khotelos uznat o tebe pobolshe | Мне бы хотелось узнать о тебе побольше | |
| How do you do? | zdravstvuyte kak dela? | Здравствуйте как дела? | |
| For me it's very unusual way of meeting people. (I don't usually meet people in this way) | Dlya menya eto ochen' neobychny sposob znakomstva | Для меня это весьма необычный способ знакомства | |
| Bye! | Poka! | Пока! | |
| I kiss you | Tseluyu | Целую | |
| You are so unusual | ti takaya neobichnaya | Ты такая необычная | |
| Are you OK? | ty v poryadke? | Ты в порядке? | |
| I am happy you are fine | Ochen rad chto u tebya vsyo khorosho | Очень рад, что у тебя все хорошо | |
| What is your name? | kak vas zavut | Как Вас зовут? | |
| Speak louder, please | govori pazhaluista gromche | Говори пожалуйста громче | |
| Please, speak slower | govori pazhaluista medlennee | Говори пожалуйста, медленнее | |
| I Missed You So Much | ya tak silno skuchal pa tibe | Я так сильно скучал по тебе | |
| Yours faithfully | S uvazheniem | С уважением | |
| I can't wait for your answer | S neterpeniem zhdu otveta | С нетерпением жду ответа | |
| You are so kind | ti takaya dobraya | Ты такая добрая | |
| Please write back | Pishi | Пиши | |
| Hello (on the phone) | allo | Aлло | |
| Is that Olga? | eto Olga? | Это Ольга? | |
| This is Michael | Eto gavarit Mikhael | Это говорит Михаель | |
| Could I speak to Olga? | Pazavite pazhalusta Olgu | Позовите, пожалуйста Ольгу | |
| I'll call again | ya perezvonyu | Я перезвоню | |
| Tell her Michael called | peredayte ey chto zvonil Mikhael | Передайте ей, что звонил Михаель | |
| Do you understand me? | vy ponimayete meniya? | Вы понимаете меня? | |
| Is Olga at home? | Olga doma? | Ольга дома? | |
| Whom am I talking to? | s kem ya gavaryu? | С кем я говорю? | |
| That's all for the moment | Poka vsyo | Пока все | |
| I love you very much and ask you to be my wife | ya ochen lyublyu tebya i prashu stat mayey zshenoy | Я очень люблю тебя и прошу стать моей женой | |
| You drive me crazy | ya skhazshu po tebe s uma | Я схожу по тебе с ума | |
| I am waiting for your response | Zhdu vashego otveta | Жду вашего ответа | |
| I need you so much | ty tak nuzshna mne | Ты так нужна мне | |
| (I wish you) Happiness and health! | Schast'ya i zdorov'ya! | Счастья и здоровья! | |
| Welcome | dabro pozhalovat | Добро пожаловать | |
| All I want is you were my wife | vsyo chevo ya hachu chtoby tee stala mayey zshenoy | Всё чего я хочу чтобы ты стала моей женой | |
| I wish you all the best | Zhelayu vsevo khoroshego | Желаю всего хорошего | |
| I don't know | ya ne znayu | Я не знаю | |
| My sincere greetings with ... | Ot vsey dushi pozdravlyayu tebya s ... | От всей души поздравляю тебя с ... | |
| ...(your) birthday! | ...dnyom rozhdeniya! | ... днем рождения! | |
| ...New Year! | ...Novym Godom! | ...Новым Годом! | |
| ...Christmas! | ...Rozhdestvom! | ...Рождеством! | |
| You are so sweet | ti takaya milaya | Ты такая милая | |
| (I wish you) Success! | Uspekhov! | Успехов! | |
| Let's get married | davay pazshenimsya | Давай поженимся | |
| See you later | da vstrechi | до встречи | |
| How are you feeling | kak ty sebya chuvstvuesh? | Как ты себя чувствуешь? | |
| I hope you are feeling well | Nadeyus ty sebya harosho chuvstvuesh | Надеюсь, ты себя хорошо чувствуешь | |
| I am fine | U menya vsyo khorosho | У меня все хорошо | |
| I have no special news | U menya vsyo po prezhnemu | У меня все по-прежнему | |
| Am I speaking fast? | ya bystro gavaryu? | Я быстро говорю? | |
| Excuse me | izvinite | Извините | |
| Merry Christmas | s razhdеstvom | С Рождеством | |
| Happy New Year | s novim godom | С Новым годом | |
| I wish you best of luck in a New Year | udachi v novom godoo | Удачи в Новом Году | |
| I can't remember how it's called | ya ne magu vspomnit kak eto nazyvayetsya | Я не могу вспомнить, как это называется | |
| Please | Pozhalujsta | Пожалуйста | |
| Is everything all right? | vsyo v poryadke? | Всё в порядке? | |
| I can't live without you | ya ne magu bez tebya zshit | Я не могу без тебя жить | |
| Congratulations! | Pozdravlyayu! | Поздравляю! | |
| Believe me | paver mne | Поверь мне | |
| one moment please | minutu, pazhalusta | Минуту, пожалуйста | |
| I dream about the day when we'll be one family | ya mechtayu o tom dne kogda mee stanem odnoy semyoy | Я мечтаю о том дне, когда мы станем одной семьёй | |
| How is everything? | kak dela? | Как дела? | |
| Yes | Da | Да | |
| No | Net | Нет | |
| Today | Sevodnya | Сегодня | |
| Yesterday | Vchera | Вчера |
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Say that you love me | skazshi chto lyubish menya | Скажи, что любишь меня |
| No Problem | bez prablem | Без проблем | |
| My name is Michael | menya zavout Mikhael | Меня зовут Михаель | |
| My sweetheart | lyubimaya moya | Любимая моя | |
| My dear | dorogaya moya | Дорогая моя | |
| My angel | Angel moy | Ангел мой | |
| OK | Khorosho / Normalno | Хорошо / Нормально | |
| Can you say it again? | paftarite pazhalusta | Повторите пожалуйста | |
| I feel so good next to you | mne tak kharasho stoboy | Мне так хорошо с тобою | |
| Can You Speak Slowly? | mozhna pamedlenej? | Можно по-медленней? | |
| What does "khorosho" Mean In English? | chto znachit “khorosho” na angliskam? | Что значит хорошо на английском? | |
| How Do You Say "Please" In Russian? | kak skazat’ "please" paruski? | Как сказать "please" по-русски? | |
| I love you | ya tebya lyublyu | Я тебя люблю | |
| I thank God that I met you | ya blagadaryu boga chto vstretil tebya | Я благодарю Бога, что встретил тебя | |
| My Russian Is Bad | u mina plokha s ruskim | У меня плохо с русским | |
| Nice To Meet You | ochin priyatna | Очень приятно | |
| I need you so much | ti ochen nuzhna mne | Ты очень нужна мне | |
| Believe me | paver mne | Поверь мне | |
| I am sorry to hear that | zhal | Жаль | |
| Marry me | viydi za menya zamuzsh | Выйди за меня замуж | |
| Love overcomes everything | lyubov vsyo preodoleyet | Любовь всё преодолеет | |
| I can't live without you | mne ne zshit bez tebya | Мне не жить без тебя | |
| I need to practice my Russian | mne nuzhna praktikovatsa v russkam | Мне нужно практиковаться в русском | |
| I must be going | mne nado idti | Мне надо идти | |
| I fell in love with you from the first sight | ya palyubil tebya s pervova vzglyada | Я полюбил тебя с первого взгляда | |
| You were sent me by God | ty poslana mne bogom | Ты послана мне Богом | |
| I'm From (the U.S / Germany) | Ya iz (Ssha / Germanii) | Я из (США / Германии) | |
| With love | s lyubovyu | С любовью | |
| I think of you night and day | ya dumayu o tebe den i noch | Я думаю о тебе день и ночь | |
| I will be right back | ya sichas virnus | Я сейчас вернусь | |
| Is Olga at home? | Olga doma? | Ольга дома? | |
| I will always love you | ya budu vsegda lyubit tebya | Я буду всегда любить тебя | |
| You are my destiny | ty maya sudba | Ты моя судьба | |
| Tomorrow | zaftra | Завтра | |
| I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said | prastite, ya ne savsem ponyal, chto vy skazali | Простите я не совсем понял, что вы сказали | |
| I am happy for you | rad za tebya | Рад за тебя | |
| You are so open | ty takaya otkritaya | Ты такая открытая | |
| I see you in my dreams | ya vizshu tebya vo sne | Я вижу тебя во сне | |
| Give my regards to.. | peredavay privet .. | Передавай привет .. | |
| Sorry to have troubled you | prostite chto vas pobespokoil | Простите, что я вас побеспокоил | |
| How do you say that in English? | kak eto skazat po angliyski? | Как это сказать по-английски? | |
| I understand you quite well | ya vas harosho panimayu | я вас хорошо понимаю | |
| You are so glamorous | ty takaya ocharovatelnaya | Ты такая очаровательная | |
| I am the happiest man on Earth because I met you |
ya samey shaslivey chelovek na zemle patamu chto u menya yest ty |
Я самый счастливый человек на Земле, потому что у меня есть ты | |
| I'll call you later | ya pozvonyu tebe pozdnee | Я позвоню тебе позднее | |
| Be so kind, invite Olga | budte dobri, priglasite Olgu | Будьте добры, пригласите Ольгу | |
| Remember, I'm always next to you | pomni, ya vsеgda ryadom | Помни, я всегда рядом | |
| I'm sorry, what did you say? | prostite chto vy skazali | Простите, что вы сказали? | |
| I see | panyatno | Понятно | |
| You are so soft | ty takaya nezhnaya | Ты такая нежная | |
| I believe in you | ya veryu v tebya | Я верю в тебя | |
| how old are you? | skolka vam let? | сколько вам лет? | |
| You are so wonderful | ty takaya chudesnaya | Ты такая чудесная | |
| I knew I find you | ya znal, chto naydu tebya | Я знал, что найду тебя | |
| Darling, don't worry | lyubimaya, ne volnooysya | Любимая, не волнуйся | |
| Do you understand me? | vy menya panimayete? | Вы понимаете меня? | |
| What? | Shto? | Что? | |
| Where? | Gde? | Где? | |
| Our love won't disappear with years | nasha lyubov ne prayduot s gadami | Наша любовь не пройдёт с годами | |
| You are so honest | ti takaya chesnaya | Ты такая честная | |
| You are so understanding | ti takaya panimayushaya | Ты такая понимающая | |
| I can't hear you very well | ya vas ploho slyshu | Я вас плохо слышу | |
| When should I call again? | kagda mne perezvonit? | Когда мне перезвонить? | |
| I will always love you | ya budu vsegda lyubit tebya | Я буду всегда любить тебя | |
| May I speak to Olga? | mozhno Olgu? | Можно Ольгу? | |
| Russia is a wonderful country | rasiya zamichatel naya strana | России замечательная страна | |
| You are so wise | ty takaya mudraya | Ты такая мудрая | |
| Pardon | prastite | Простите | |
| How is your family? | kak semya? | Как семья? | |
| Very well | ochen khorosho | Очень хорошо | |
| Not so good | ne ochen khorosho | Не очень хорошо | |
| Aren't you sick? | ty ne boleesh? | Ты не болеешь? | |
| Who is speaking? | kto govorit? | Кто говорит? | |
| Please, speak slower | govorite pazhaluista medlennee | Говорите пожалуйста медленнее | |
| I like you | Ty mne nraveshsya | Ты мне нравишься | |
| Sweet dreams | priyatnyh snov | Приятных снов | |
| You are so lovely | ty takaya krasivaya | Ты такая красивая | |
| How is it going? | kak dela? | Как дела? | |
| Here is my address | vot moy adres | Вот мой адрес | |
| what do you do for a living? | chem vy zanimaitis? | Чем вы занимаетесь? | |
| What is your phone number? | kakoy u vas nomer? | Какой у вас номер? | |
| What are you doing? | chto ty delayesh? | Что ты делаешь? |
| Remember, I'm always next to you | Pomni, ya vsеgda ryadom | ||
| You can reckon upon me | Mozhesh raschitivat` na menya | ||
| Everything is under control | Vsyo pad kontrolem | ||
| Everything's going to be alright | Vsyo boodet harasho | ||
| You are not alone | Ti ne odna | ||
| Everything is going all right | Vsyo idyot kak nado | ||
| How is your mother? | Kak tvaya mama? | ||
| The same | Takzhe | ||
| I am happy for you | Rad za tebya | ||
| Have a comfortable journey | Schastlivogo puti | ||
| Take care | Beregi zdorovie | ||
| Till we meet again | Do novyh vstrech | ||
| See you! | Uvidimsya! | ||
| Good afternoon. Good evening | Dobriy vecher | ||
| I wish it so badly | Kak silno ya khachu etovo | ||
| I want we always be together | Ya khachu, chtobee my vsegda byli vmeste | ||
| I want so much you married me | Ya tak silno zshelayu chtobee tee veeshla za menya | ||
| I dreamt about this day all my life | Ya mechtal ob etom dne vsyu svayu zshisn | ||
| When i met you for the first time I understood: it's forever | Kagda ya vperveeye vstretil tebya ya srazu ponyal: eto navsegda | ||
| I can't live without you | Ya nemagu bez tebya zshit | ||
| Never in my life I felt myself so good | Mne nikogda v zshizni nebylo tak kharasho | ||
| You are always in my mind | Ty vsegda v moikh meeslyah | ||
| I need you more then anything else in this world | Ty nuzshna mne bolshe vsevo na svete | ||
| I wish you were mine | Khachu chtoby ty byla moyey | ||
| There's no borders for my love | Moya lyubov ne znayet granits | ||
| There's no obstacles for our love | Dlya nashey lyubvi net pregrad | ||
| I am full of love to you | Ya polon lyubvi k tebe | ||
| You are so tender | Ti takaya krasivaya | ||
| You are so wonderful | Ti takaya chudesnaya | ||
| You are so pretty | Ti takaya privlekatelnaya | ||
| May I speak to Elena? | Mozhno pagavarit s yelenoy? | ||
| May I speak to Elena? | Mozhno yelenu? | ||
| May I speak to Elena? | Yelenu mozhno? | ||
| Is Elena at home? | Yelena doma? | ||
| Hello. Elena please | Zdravstvuyte. Yelenu pazshalusta | ||
| I need to speak to Elena | Mne nuzshna yelena | ||
| Please call Elena | Pazshalusta, pazavite yelenu | ||
| May I hear Elena? | Budte dobri, priglasite yelenu | ||
| Sorry, wrong number | Izvinite, vy oshiblis | ||
| I'm sorry, she is out | Zhal, eyo nyet | ||
| Do not be afraid | ne boysa | ||
| In English it is ...... | po ungleeskie eta ...... | ||
| I don't smoke | ya ne kuriyu | ||
| I don't drink | ya ne piyu | ||
| Whats is this | shto eto | ||
| Who is she | kto ona | ||
| Who is he | kto on | ||
| To work. (infinitive, dictionary form) |
rabotat |
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| I work | ya rabotayu | ||
| You work | ty rabotayesh | ||
| He, She, It works | on, ona, ono rabotayet | ||
| We work | my rabotayem | ||
| You work (formal/plural) | vy rabotayete | ||
| They work | oni rabotayut |
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| 0 Zero | nol | My joy | Radost' moya | small | malinkiy | |
| 1 One | adin | A bit tired | Nemnogo ustal | big | bolshoy | |
| 2 Two | dva | I am busy | Ya zanyat | wife | zhena | |
| 3 Three | tri | I'll help you | Ya pomogoo tebe | husband | muzh | |
| 4 Four | chityri | I'm here | Ya zdes | mother | mama | |
| 5 Five | pyat | Because | patamooshta | father | otets | |
| 6 Six | shest | Cool | Klass | brother | brat | |
| 7 Seven | sem | Family | semya | sister | sistra | |
| 8 Eight | vosim | Fine | kharasho | son | syn | |
| 9 Nine | devit | I forgot | ya zabyl | daughter | doch | |
| 10 Ten | desit | It is good | eta kharasho | When | kogda | |
| Lunch | obed | Why | pochemu | |||
| Sunday | voskresenye | May I? | Mozhna? | I | ya | |
| Monday | panyedelnik | Now | seychas | You (informal) | ty | |
| Tuesday | vtornik | One minute! | Minutku! | You (formal/plural) | vy | |
| Wednesday | sreda | That’s all | vsyoh | She/It (f) | ona | |
| Thursday | chetvyerg | Wait | pa dozh dee | He | on | |
| Friday | pyatnetsa | Word | slova | We | my | |
| Saturday | subota | red | krasniy | It (n) | ono | |
| yellow | zholtiy | They | oni | |||
| January | yanvar | white | beliy | fast | bystriy | |
| February | feevral | black | chorniy | important | vazhniy | |
| March | mart | green | zelioniy | cheap | deshoviy | |
| April | aprel | blue | siniy | expensive | dorogoy | |
| May | mai | water | vada | hot | zharkiy | |
| June | eeyoon | bred | khleb | interesting | interesniy | |
| July | eeyul | cheese | syr | beautiful | krasivyi | |
| August | avgust | butter | maslo | slow | medliniy | |
| September | seentyabr | meat | miaso | new | noviy | |
| October | aktyabr | juice | sok | sad | pechalniy | |
| November | nayabr | plate | tarelka | bad | plokhoy | |
| December | deekabr | cup | chashka | pleasant | priyatbiy | |
| glass | stakan | simple | prostoy | |||
| one o'clock | chas | fork | vilka | boring | skuchniy | |
| two o'clock | dva chasa | spoon | loshka | strong | silniy | |
| three o'clock | tree chasa | knife | nozh | old | stariy | |
| four o'clock | chetier chasa | tea | chai | happy | schastliviy | |
| five o'clock | pyats chasov | coffee | kofe | difficult | trudniy | |
| six o'clock | shyest chasov | 20 Twenty | dvatsat | comfortable | udobniy | |
| seven o'clock | syem chasov | 30 Thirty | tridtsat | cold | kholodniy | |
| eight o'clock | vosyem chasov | 40 Forty | sorok | good / nice | khoroshiy | |
| nine o'clock | dyevyat chasov | 50 Fifty | piatdesiat | clean | chistiy | |
| ten o'clock | desyat chasov | 60 Sixsty | shestdesiat | 400 | chetyresta | |
| eleven o'clock | adinadsats chasov | 70 Seventy | semdesiat | 500 | piatsot | |
| twelve o'clock | dvyenadsats chasov | 80 Eighty | vosemdesiat | 600 | shestsot | |
| morning | utra | 90 Ninty | dvianosto | 700 | semsot | |
| afternoon | dyen | 100 Hundred | sto | 800 | vosemsot | |
| evening | vecher | 200 | dvesti | 900 | deviatsot | |
| night | noch | 300 | trista | 1000 | tysachia |
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Russian alphabet
The Russian alphabet is known as the Cyrillic alphabet. There are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet. 11 Vowels, 20 consonants and 2 pronunciation signs. What is great thing about Russian language is that almost all words can be sounded out as they are written. Unlike English where the pronunciation of a word may not be clear from it’s written form. Russian also has one letter to one sound, unlike English where two letter often make one sound.
| Russian letter | Pronounced like in English word | Marked as |
| А а | car / father | a |
| Б б | bachelor / bat | b |
| В в | vitamin | v |
| Г г | garden / go | g |
| Д д | door | d |
| Е е | yellow / yes | e |
| Ё ё | york / yoga | yo |
| Ж ж | television | zh |
| З з | zebra / zoo | z |
| И и | see / meat | i |
| Й й | boy / joy (diphthong) | i |
| К к | Kansas / cat | k |
| Л л | love | l |
| М м | man | m |
| Н н | no | n |
| O o | object | o |
| П п | passport | p |
| Р р | rice / rabbit | r |
| С с | sea / center | s |
| Т т | table | t |
| У у | boot / look | u |
| Ф ф | face / family | f |
| Х х | Bach / loch | kh |
| Ц ц | its / cats | ts |
| Ч ч | chips / chair | ch |
| Ш ш | ship / shine | sh |
| Щ щ | she / sheep | sh |
| Ъ ъ | Hard Sign | - |
| Ы ы | ill / bit | y |
| Ь ь | Soft Sign | - |
| Э э | lend | e |
| Ю ю | university / music | yu |
| Я я | Yahoo | ya |
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Learn basic Russian phrases for beginners,
words in russian and Cyrillic letters. On this page you will learn how to speak
useful common Russian words, phrases in russian pronunciation and conversation
of russian alphabet and russian vocabulary translator. Any russian word list on
any russian english dictionary has basic russian words, some russian slang words
and their meaning in foreign language phrases. You should also note that
romantic russian cyrillic alphabet script is almost the same as Ukrainian
alphabet, but pronunciation of russian words for day and numbers are subject to
simple conversational russian phrases in english. Russian English translation
sites and russian online dictionary will also teach you how to say russian
english phrase plus they provide Russian English phrase for their visitors for
free. Any russian phrase translation or russian phrase book for english to
russian abc might also has a german russian alphabeth practice, but spoken
useful tender expressions for russian foreign language expressions, greetings,
grammar and verbs, should in the first place has a russian words in English
pronunciation and typing to English guide with a dictionary that allows online
russian english words to be translated correctly. If you search for how to
pronounce russian words in I love you, thank you, bye on any russian english
dictionary or russian language phrasebook, you will find also russian word
translation for phrases like Do you understand me, I am waiting for your
response and other Cyrillic alphabet. In fact an english to russian dictionary
will help you to learn to pronounce russian words, but to have a good skill and
boost your russian english phrase database, you should consider having russian
language lessons. Russian is a Slavic language in the Indo-European family. From
the point of view of the spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian
and Belarusian, the other two national languages in the East Slavic group. Some
academics also consider Rusyn an East Slavic language; others consider Rusyn
just a dialect of Ukrainian. Français: Phrases Russe Español: frases Ruso.
Russian language belongs to Indoeuropean family, Slavic group, East Slavic
branch. It derived from Old Russian language in 14th-15th centuries from which
also Ukrainian and Byelorussian (Belarus) derived. About 250 million people
around the world speak Russian, including 180 million people on the territory of
the former USSR. Its closest relatives are the remaining two East Slavic
languages: Ukrainian and Byelorussian, Byelorussian being the closest (I must
admit, that in Belarus beyond the countryside people speak only Russian, not
Byelorussian, so Byelorussian is possibly endangered language). Other relatives
include Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene from South Slavic branch
and Polish, Czech, Slovak, Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian, Polabian (extinct) from
West Slavic branch. On the vast territory of Russia you will see almost no
dialectal divisions, almost all people speak common literary language, only old
people might still use local dialects which vary little from place to place.
Russian is rather synthetic than analytic language and being a synthetic
language it is flective, not agglutinative, that is it uses a lot of prefixes,
suffixes and flections and it can express in one word what analytic language
like English has to use three words for; but unlike agglutinative languages,
like Finno-Ugrian and Turkish ones, the same flection might express a lot of
different grammatical categories and different flections might express the same
grammatical category.
Russian words are pronounced the same way they are written. The only problem is
that the words are written in russian alphabet, and in this alphabet there are
some letters you might've never used and seen before.
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