59 ESSENTIAL phrases in Russian to speak about Basics

Russian phrases and vocabulary in the Basics category,.

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English Russian

Hello (formal)

(you [pl.])beWell!

Hi (informal)

- (you)be well!
- hi
- healthy adj.

How are you? (formal)

how have of-you(pl.) affairs.

how affairs (they are) going.
how (You pl.) living.
how [pl]you passed time?*

How are you? (informal)

how you passed time?
how have (of)you affairs?
how (you)living?
what of-something-new
how mood [n.inan.]*

Nice to meet you / pleased to meet you

pleasantly[adv.] to-meet[pf.]
very pleasantly[adv.]

nice to meet you too (answer)

to-me also pleasantly[adv.] to-meet[pf.]
and to-me pleasantly[adv.]

I am fine/bad

away[to] of-me all good adv.adj. / bad [adv.adj.]
to live itIsPossible
of-affairs normally [adv.]
not in mood

Goodbye

until of-appointment (good bye)
until of-fast of-appointment (see you soon)
[you]forgive (farewell ES:adiós) (informal to one person)
[you(pl.)] forgive
до встре́чи,
happily,
bye (for the moment)
chau ,
with God,
We will see us,
of-all kind,
bye bye

Please

Thank You

You're welcome

please
no for what
nothing

What's your name?

how to-you (they)call
how to-you(pl.) (they)call

My name is Marcelo

to-me (they)call Marcelo
My name Marcelo
I Marcelo

Yes

No

I don't understand

I not (I)understand

Maybe

(it)can be

Not yet

while no
yet no.
all yet no.

Welc­ome

kindly to favour[adv.]

Nice to see you

glad to-you to-see

Sorry / Pardon

(I)regret
to-me[dative]I is-sorry

Sorry (Excuse Me) (getting attention)

(you[pl.])sorry

Excuse me (avoiding offence)

(you[pl.])excuse to-me

Sorry (Forgive Me)

(you[pl.])forgive

this

this
this(f.)
this(n.)
these

that

that
that(f.)
that(n.)
those

here

here
here (location)

there

ok / good

well
good

That's OK

of-nothing ugly.
this normally

Could you help me?

not (you[pl.])could would you(pl.) toMe help

How much does it cost?

how-much (it)costs

Great / Wonder­ful

beautifully
excellently (adv.)
remarkably
great (adv.)
slang: cool
abruptly (slang:cool)

All the best

of-all the-best
of-all kind
of-all good

See you

we will see (each other[later])

good morning

good afternoon

good evening

good night

of-calm(f.) nights f.inan.pl

Where is the toilet?

I don't know

Where are you from

I am from Uruguay

Oh really! Great

Yes, really(?)! Great!

oh my God

God mine
Good Lord
Oh God

No problem

without of-problems
no problem
of-nothing

don't worry

I can't speak _ [well].

I don't speak English

I don't speak in-Russian
(yo)dialogo(implica con otra persona)[impf.] in Russian[adv.]

Do you speak English?

Is there someone here who speaks English?

here exists anybody, who speaks in-English

Help!

Look out!

be careful!

I want

I don't want

I have

away[to] to-me (it)exists

I don't have

away[to] to-me not

I work at the _____.

I work at _

enjoy your meal

of-pleasant of-appetite

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