Russian Step by Step

04/08/2015

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You don't learn Russian, Russian learns you.

05/07/2015

The informal way of greeting is

Привет! [pree-vet] - Hi!

It is used with family, friends, classmates - people you know quite well. In addition to Привет! you can also hear:

Как дела? [kak de-la] - How are you? (literally: How are things?)

Как жизнь? [kak zhizn'] - How are you? (literally: How is life?)

In answer to informal Как дела? or Как жизнь?, Russians usually say:
Хорошо. [ha-ra-sho] - Everything is good.

Нормально. [nar-mal'-na] - Everything is ok. (literally: Everything is normal.)

Отлично! [at-leech-na] - Great!

Так себе! [tak see-be] - So-so.

30/06/2015

Saying "Hello!"

The most common form of greeting is
Здравствуйте! [Zdrah-stvui-te]

This greeting can be used with anyone you meet - strangers, acquaintances, friends.

Notes

The first {в} is silent in this word. We spell здравствуйте, but say [здраствуйте].
Russians do not use Здравствуйте! with each other more than once a day. Meeting the same person a second time, they will acknowledge him/her with a nod, ask something, or will say Ещё раз здравствуйте! [yectsho raz zrahstvuite] - "Hello again!" (saying only Здравствуйте! a second time suggests you have forgotten meeting the person already that day).

30/06/2015

Numbers in Russian

19/06/2015

Home / Rooms

17/06/2015

Some new vocabulary

10/06/2015

Get to know Russians better

Russians are a superstitious lot. The Moscow Times highlights 10 of the most common superstitions travelers to Russia are likely to encounter.

22/05/2015

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Learn Russian with Russian movies

21/05/2015

The Russian Alphabet

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20/05/2015

Learn Russian with Rssian songs
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16/03/2015

Where - gde?

A good word to use when you want to find something. Use it as a single word + mime the object or put the name of the street, metro, shop or whatever you look for.

Gde mama? - where is mom?
Gde telephon? - where is the phone?
Gde Rossiya? - where is Russia?