Written by Jaden Parker
Happy Russian Language Day!
In 2010, the United Nations (UN) decided to celebrate cultural diversity and represent the six official languages of the groupโArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanishโby dedicating a day to each. Today, June 6th, is nationally recognized as Russian Language Day. Whether youโre traveling to Latvia, Sunny Isles in Florida, Lithuania or even New York (we’re looking at you Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay!) and/or are just one of those people who are curious about the language, weโve gathered a list of the โneed to knowโ phrasesโalong with a few of our favoritesโthat will get you far with Russian-language speakers.
(Russian word โ pronunciation โ English translation)
- ะะฐ โ da โ Yes
- ะะตั โ nyet โ No
- ะะพะถะฐะปัะนััะฐ โ pah-ZHA-loo-sta โ Please
- ะกะฟะฐัะธะฑะพ โ spa-SEE-bah โ Thank you.
- ะะต ะทะฐ ััะพ. โ nee zha shto โ Youโre welcome.
- ะัะพัั ะฟัะพัะตะฝะธั. โ pro-SHU pro-SHCHE-niya โ Iโm sorry.
- ะะทะฒะธะฝะธัะต. โ iz-vi-NI-tuh โ Excuse me.
- ะฏ ะฝะต ะฟะพะฝะธะผะฐั โ YA ne po-ni-MAI-yu โ I donโt understand.
- ะฏ ะฝะต ะณะพะฒะพัั ะฟะพ-ะ ัััะบะธ. โ YA ne go-vory-U poh RUS-skeh โ I donโt speak Russian.
- ะฒั ะณะพะฒะพัะธัะต ะฟะพ-ะะฝะณะปะธะนัะบะธ? โ vi govo-RI-te poh ang-LIY-skeh? โ Do you speak English?
- ะะพะผะพะณะธัะต, ะฟะพะถะฐะปัะนััะฐ. โ po-mo-GEE-tuh po-ZHA-loo-sta โ Help me, please.
- ะะดะต ััะฐะปะตั? โ gde tua-LET โ Where is the bathroom?
- ะะฐะบ ะฒะฐั/ัะตะฑั ะทะพะฒัั? โ kak vas/te-BYE zo-VUT? โ Whatโs your (formal/informal) name?
- ะะตะฝั ะทะพะฒััโฆ โ mee-NYA zo-VUT โ My name isโฆ
- ะัะธััะฝะพ ะฟะพะทะฝะฐะบะพะผะธัััั. โ pri-YAT-no poz-na-KO-meet-sa โ Itโs nice to meet you.
Bonus:
- ะกัะฐัััะต โ SHEH-stee-eh โ happiness
- ะะดะพั ะฝะพะฒะตะฝะธะต โ vdoh-no-VEE-nyeh โ inspiration
- ะัะดะฐััะธะนัั โ vi-DAY-yu-SHI-sa โ outstanding
- ะะฐะฟะพัะบะฐ โ LA-poch-ka โ cutie or honey
Interested in learning more about Russian Language Day? Check out this link.
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