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Revised in 2001. This updated edition published in 2006 by Rough Guides Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL 345 Hudson St, 4th Floor, New York 10014, USA Email: mail@roughguides.co.uk. Distributed by the Penguin Group. Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL Penguin Putnam, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, NY 10014, USA Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1E4 Penguin Group (New Zealand), Cnr Rosedale and Airborne Roads, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand Typeset in Bembo and Helvetica to an original design by Henry Iles. Printed in Italy by LegoPrint S.p.A No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher except for the quotation of brief passages in reviews. © Lexus Ltd 2006 272pp. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 13: 978-1-84353-643-7 ISBN 10: 1-84353-643-9 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 The publishers and authors have done their best to ensure the accuracy and currency of all information in The Rough Guide Russian Phrasebook however, they can accept no responsibility for any loss or inconvenience sustained by any reader using the book. Online information about Rough Guides can be found at our website www.roughguides.com 2 RG New RUSSIAN Section 1.indd 2 11/04/2006 10:25:52 CONTENTS Introduction 5 Basic Phrases 8 Scenarios 13 English - Russian 31 Russian - English 142 Menu Reader Food 204 Drink 218 How the Language Works Pronunciation 225 Abbreviations 225 The Cyrillic Alphabet 226 Russian Handwriting 227 Articles 228 Nouns and Cases 228 Adjectives 239 Adverbs 243 Demonstratives 243 Possessives 244 Pronouns 246 Verbs 249 Questions 258 Dates; Days; Months 259 Time 260 Numbers 261 Conversion Tables 264 3 RG New RUSSIAN Section 1.indd 3 11/04/2006 10:25:52 RG New RUSSIAN Section 1.indd 4 11/04/2006 10:25:52 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, there’s 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. You’ll also find here other essentials like numbers, dates, telling the time and basic phrases. In the Russian-English dictionary, we’ve given you not just the phrases you’ll 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), it’s indispensable whether you’re eating out, stopping for a quick drink, or browsing through a local food market. счастливого пути! sh-chasleevava pootee! have a good trip! 5 B A S I C S ■ I n t r o d u c t i o n RG New RUSSIAN Section 1.indd 5 11/04/2006 10:25:52 RG New RUSSIAN Section 1.indd 6 11/04/2006 10:25:52 Basic Phrases RG New RUSSIAN Section 1.indd 7 11/04/2006 10:25:52 yes да da no нет nyet OK хорошо harasho hello здравствуйте zdrasvooytyeh good morning доброе утро dobra-yeh ootra good evening добрый вечер dobri vyechyer good night (when leaving) до свидания da sveedanya good night (when going to bed) спокойной ночи spakoyni nochee goodbye до свидания da sveedanya hi! привет! preevyet! cheerio! пока! paka! see you! пока! paka! please пожалуйста pajalsta yes please да, спасибо da, spaseeba thank you, thanks спасибо spaseeba no, thank you нет, спасибо nyet, spaseeba thank you very much большое спасибо balsho-yeh spaseeba don’t mention it не за что nyeh-za-shta 8 B A S I C P H R A S E S RG New RUSSIAN Section 1.indd 8 11/04/2006 10:25:52 [...]... направлении? [fkakom napravlyenee-ee?] [za ooglom] around the corner a налево после второго светофора [nalyeva poslyeh ftarova svyetafora] left at the second traffic lights a затем первая улица справа [zatyem pyerva-ya ooleetsa sprava] then it’s the first street on the right вон там [von tam] over there дальше [dalsheh] further мимо … [meema …] past the назад [nazat] back 18 напротив [naproteef] opposite... meet you www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks 23 Scenarios  Russian 12 Post offices airmail post card post office stamp авиапочта открытка почта марка [avee-a pochta] [atkriytka] [pochta] [marka] what time does the post office close? a во сколько закрывается почта? [vaskolka zakriyva-yetsa pochta?] в восемь часов по будням b [v-vosyem chasof pa boodnyam] eight o’clock weekdays до двух часов b is the post office... razdraja-yet] another другой [droogoy] can we have another room? English ➜ Russian always всегда [fsyegda] am*: at seven am в семь часов утра [fsyem chasof ootra] amazing (surprising) извините, у меня нет [eezveeneetyeh, oo menya nyet] anybody кто-нибудь [ktoneeboot] does anybody speak English? кто-нибудь говорит по- 33 English ➜ Russian английски? [kto-neeboot gavareet pa-angleeskee?] there wasn’t anybody there... www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks 19 Scenarios  Russian 8 Friends хорошо, а у тебя? b hi, how’re you doing? a привет, как дела? [harasho, a-ootyebya?] OK, and you? [preevyet, kak dyela?] yeah, fine not bad [harasho] [nyeploha] a хорошо a неплохо d’you know Andrei? a ты знаком с Андреем? [tiy znakom sandryeh-yem?] да, мы знакомы b and this is Olga a а это – Ольга [da, miy znakomiy] yeah, we know each other... where can I get a top-up card? a где я могу купить карту экспресс-оплаты? [gdyeh ya magoo koopeet kartoo ekspres-aplatiy?] can you put me through to ? a соедините меня, пожалуйста, с … [sa-yedeeneetyeh myenya, pajalsta s …] www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks 17 Scenarios  Russian 6 Directions hi, I’m looking for Kozitsky Lane a добрый день, я ищу Козицкий переулок [dobri dyen, ya eesh-choo kazeetskee pyeryeh-oolak]... meal? excellent!, very nice! да, замечательно, очень вкусно! b a еще что-нибудь? [yesh-cho shtoneeboot?] anything else? www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks [da, zamyechatyelna, ochyen fkoosna!] just the bill thanks нет, спасибо, только счет b [nyet, spaseeba, tolka sh-chot] 25 Scenarios  Russian 14 Shopping я могу вам помочь? b [ya magoo vam pamoch?] can I help you? can I just have a look around? yes, I’m... out? a хорошо, это подойдет a во сколько нужно освободить номер? [harasho, eta padIdyot] [va skolka noojna asvabadeet nomyer?] is there anywhere I can leave luggage? a где можно оставить багаж? [gdyeh mojna astaveet bagaj?] www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks 15 Scenarios  Russian 4 Car hire automatic автоматическая [aftamateechyeska-ya передача pyeryedacha] full tank полный бак [polni bak] manual ручная... доступа WiFi [tochka dostoopa WiFi] is there an Internet café around here? a есть ли поблизости Интернет-кафе? [yestlee pableezastee eenternet-kafe?] can I send email from here? a можно ли отсюда отправить email? [mojnalee atsyooda atpraveet eemayl] where’s the at on the keyboard? a где на клавиатуре “собачка”? zero one two three four five six seven eight nine Scenarios  Russian 5 Communications ноль [nol]... international letters domestic parcels poste restante download these scenarios as MP3s from: bill menu table счет меню cтол Scenarios  Russian 13 Restaurants [sh-chot] [myenyoo] [stol] can we have a non-smoking table? a есть ли у вас столик для некурящих? [yestlee oo vas stoleek dlya nyekooryash-cheeh?] there are two of us a нас двое [nas dvo-yeh] there are four of us a нас четверо [nas chyetvyera] это такая... myest] I’m sorry, they all seem to be fully booked can you give me the name of a good middle-range hotel? Scenarios  Russian 1 Accommodation a есть ли хорошая гостиница средней категории? [yestlee harosha-ya gasteeneetsa sryednyay katyegoree-ee?] давайте посмотрим, вы хотите быть в центре? b [davItyeh pasmotreem, viy hateetyeh biyt ftsentryeh?] let me have a look; do you want to be in the centre? if . 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. 1-84353-643-9 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 The publishers and authors have done their best to ensure the accuracy and currency of all information in The Rough Guide Russian Phrasebook however, they can accept no responsibility. domyeh] RG RUSSIAN Scenarios.indd 13 11/04/2006 10:27:51 Scenarios  Russian 14 download these scenarios as MP3s from: www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks download these scenarios as MP3s from: www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks 2.