Russian Phrases

Welcome to our seventh lesson about popular Russian phrases. This page will include greetings, questions, emergency and survival expressions, asking for direction, language practice, introducing yourself, holiday wishes, and finally some travel phrases.

Holiday Wishes - Russian - Pronunciation
Happy birthday с днем рождения [s dnyem roʐdyeniya]
Happy new year с новым годом [s novim godom]
Merry Christmas с рождеством [s roʐdyestvom]
Good luck удачи [oodachi]
Congratulations поздравляю [pozdravlyayo]

Travel Phrases - Russian - Pronunciation
I have a reservation (hotel) я заказывал столик [ya zakazival stolik]
Do you have rooms available? у вас есть свободные комнаты? [oo vas yestʲ svobodniye komnati?]
I would like a non-smoking room я хотел бы номер для некурящих [ya khotyel bi nomyer dlya nyekooryashtikh]
What is the charge per night? как много платить за ночь? [kak mnogo platitʲ za nochʲ?]
Is this seat taken? это место занято? [eto myesto zanyato?]
I'm vegetarian я вегетарианец [ya vyegyetarianyetz]
Waiter официант [ofitziant]
How much is this? сколько это стоит? [skolʲko eto stoit?]
This is very expensive это очень дорого [eto ochyenʲ dorogo]

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