Приве́т!
Hi!
IPA /prʲɪˈvʲet/
Say it prih-VYET!
Informal, and only for people you already know: friends, family, children, people your own age in a relaxed setting. Never use it with an official, a doctor or a stranger.
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Приве́т!
Hi!
IPA /prʲɪˈvʲet/
Say it prih-VYET!
Informal, and only for people you already know: friends, family, children, people your own age in a relaxed setting. Never use it with an official, a doctor or a stranger.
Здра́вствуйте!
Hello!
IPA /ˈzdrastvʲɪtʲə/
Say it ZDRAH-stvuy-tyuh!
The safe default with any adult you do not know. The first в is silent, so the word is shorter than it looks: [ˈzdrastvʲɪtʲə].
До́брое у́тро!
Good morning!
IPA /ˈdobrəjə ˈutrə/
Say it DOH-bruh-yuh OO-truh!
До́брый день!
Good afternoon!
IPA /ˈdobrɨj ˈdʲenʲ/
Say it DOH-briy DYEN!
Also the standard greeting in shops and offices at any time after midday — it is not restricted to the afternoon.
До́брый ве́чер!
Good evening!
IPA /ˈdobrɨj ˈvʲetɕɪr/
Say it DOH-briy VYEH-chihr!
До свида́ния!
Goodbye!
IPA /də svʲɪˈdanʲɪjə/
Say it duh svih-DAH-nih-yuh!
Literally "until the meeting". Neutral and always correct; a stranger would not expect Пока from you.
Пока́!
Bye!
IPA /pɐˈka/
Say it puh-KAH!
Informal only, like Привет. With someone you address as вы, say До свидания.
До за́втра!
See you tomorrow!
IPA /də ˈzaftrə/
Say it duh ZAHF-truh!
Споко́йной но́чи!
Good night!
IPA /spɐˈkojnəj ˈnotɕɪ/
Say it spuh-KOY-nuy NOH-chih!
Как дела́?
How are things?
IPA /ˈkak dʲɪˈla/
Say it KAHK dih-LAH?
Informal, because it uses no вы form at all. The formal equivalent is Как ваши дела? — and either way Russians expect a short answer, not a full report.
Как ва́ши дела́?
How are you?
IPA /ˈkak ˈvaʂɨ dʲɪˈla/
Say it KAHK VAH-shih dih-LAH?
The polite version of Как дела? Use it with anyone you address as вы.
Хорошо́, спа́сибо. А у вас?
Fine, thanks. And you?
IPA /xərɐˈʂo ˈspasʲɪbə ˈa ʊ ˈvas/
Say it khuh-ruh-SHOH, SPAH-sih-buh. AH oo VAHS?
Literally "and at you?" — Russian asks after someone's state with у + genitive, not with a repeated Как вы?
Рад вас ви́деть!
Good to see you!
IPA /ˈrat ˈvas ˈvʲidʲɪtʲ/
Say it RAHT VAHS VEE-dit!
A man says рад; a woman says рада. The word for "glad" agrees with the speaker, never with the person being greeted.
Давно́ не ви́делись!
Long time no see!
IPA /dɐvˈno ˈnʲe ˈvʲidʲɪlʲɪsʲ/
Say it duv-NOH NYEH VEE-dih-lis!
Literally "we have not seen each other for a long time". The reflexive -сь is what makes it mutual; видеть alone would mean you failed to see something.
Добро́ пожа́ловать!
Welcome!
IPA /dɐˈbro pɐˈʐaləvətʲ/
Say it duh-BROH puh-ZHAH-luh-vyut!
A fixed greeting to a guest or an arrival. It is not the answer to спасибо — that is Пожалуйста or Не за что.
Меня́ зову́т А́нна.
My name is Anna.
IPA /mʲɪˈnʲa zɐˈvut ˈanə/
Say it mih-NYAH zuh-VOOT AH-nuh.
Literally "they call me Anna". Меня is the accusative of я and Анна stays in the nominative — the construction has no subject "I" in it at all.
Как вас зову́т?
What is your name?
IPA /ˈkak ˈvas zɐˈvut/
Say it KAHK VAHS zuh-VOOT?
The вы form. Ask it of any adult you have just met.
Как тебя́ зову́т?
What's your name?
IPA /ˈkak tʲɪˈbʲa zɐˈvut/
Say it KAHK tih-BYAH zuh-VOOT?
The ты form, for children and for people who have offered to switch.
О́чень прия́тно!
Pleased to meet you!
IPA /ˈotɕɪnʲ prʲɪˈjatnə/
Say it OH-chin prih-YAHT-nuh!
Literally "very pleasant". Said once, right after names are exchanged.
Я из А́нглии.
I am from England.
IPA /ˈja ɪz ˈanɡlʲɪɪ/
Say it YAH iz AHN-glih-ih.
The country goes in the genitive after из: из Англии, из России, из Италии. The "am" is simply absent, which is normal in the present tense.
Отку́да вы?
Where are you from?
IPA /ɐtˈkudə ˈvɨ/
Say it ut-KOO-duh VIH?
Откуда asks about origin; где asks about location. Mixing them up is the most common beginner mistake here.
Где вы живёте?
Where do you live?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈvɨ ʐɨˈvʲotʲə/
Say it guh-DYEH VIH zhih-VYOH-tyuh?
Я живу́ в Ло́ндоне.
I live in London.
IPA /ˈja ʐɨˈvu v ˈlondənʲə/
Say it YAH zhih-VOO v LOHN-duh-nyuh.
After в meaning "in", a city takes the prepositional case: в Лондоне, в Москве. The nominative is a hard error.
Ско́лько вам лет?
How old are you?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə ˈvam ˈlʲet/
Say it SKOHL-kuh VAHM LYET?
Literally "how many years to you?". Age is something a person HAS (dative + лет), never something they ARE.
Мне два́дцать пять лет.
I am twenty-five.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈdvatsɨtʲ ˈpʲatʲ ˈlʲet/
Say it muh-NYEH DVAH-tsit PYAT LYET.
Literally "to me twenty-five years". The number governs the noun: 1 год, 2–4 года, 5 and above лет. The verb "to be" does not appear.
Я не говорю́ по-ру́сски.
I do not speak Russian.
IPA /ˈja ˈnʲe ɡəvɐˈrʲu pɐˈruskʲɪ/
Say it YAH NYEH guh-vuh-RYOO puh-ROO-skih.
The adverb is по-русски, with a final -и. Russian does not need "the Russian language" here, though я не говорю по-русски and я не говорю на русском are both heard.
Я немно́го говорю́ по-ру́сски.
I speak a little Russian.
IPA /ˈja nʲɪmˈnoɡə ɡəvɐˈrʲu pɐˈruskʲɪ/
Say it YAH nim-NOH-guh guh-vuh-RYOO puh-ROO-skih.
A much better opener than an apology: it invites the other person to slow down rather than switch to English.
Кто вы по профе́ссии?
What do you do for a living?
IPA /ˈxto ˈvɨ pə prɐˈfʲesɪɪ/
Say it KHTOH VIH puh pruh-FYEH-sih-ih?
Literally "who are you by profession?". The answer is a noun in the nominative: Я врач, Я учитель.
Чем вы занима́етесь?
What do you do?
IPA /ˈtɕem ˈvɨ zənʲɪˈmajɪtʲɪsʲ/
Say it CHEM VIH zuh-nih-MAH-yih-tis?
The -ся verb means "occupy yourself with"; чем is the instrumental of что, so the literal sense is "with what do you occupy yourself?".
Спа́сибо!
Thank you!
IPA /ˈspasʲɪbə/
Say it SPAH-sih-buh!
Большо́е спа́сибо!
Thank you very much!
IPA /bɐlʲˈʂojə ˈspasʲɪbə/
Say it bul-SHOH-yuh SPAH-sih-buh!
Пожа́луйста.
Please. / You're welcome.
IPA /pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
One word does both jobs: "please" after a request and "you're welcome" after спасибо. Which one it is depends entirely on where it sits.
Не за что!
Don't mention it.
IPA /ˈnʲe zə ˈʂto/
Say it NYEH zuh SHTOH!
Literally "nothing for". Warm and slightly casual; in a formal exchange say Пожалуйста instead.
Извини́те.
Excuse me. / Sorry.
IPA /ɪzvʲɪˈnʲitʲə/
Say it ih-zvih-NEE-tyuh.
Covers both "sorry" and "excuse me, could you…". The ты form is Извини.
Прости́те, пожа́луйста.
I'm sorry.
IPA /prɐsʲˈtʲitʲə pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it pruh-STEE-tyuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Stronger than Извините; add пожалуйста for a real apology rather than a nudge past someone in the metro.
Извини́.
Sorry.
IPA /ɪzvʲɪˈnʲi/
Say it ih-zvih-NEE.
Only to someone you address as ты.
Прошу́ проще́ния.
I beg your pardon.
IPA /prɐˈʂu prɐˈɕːenʲɪjə/
Say it pruh-SHOO pruh-SHCHEH-nih-yuh.
The most formal apology available, and the right one after bumping into a stranger or interrupting.
Бу́дьте добры́.
Could you kindly…
IPA /ˈbutʲtʲə dɐˈbrɨ/
Say it BOO-tyuh duh-BRIH.
Literally "be so good". Placed before or after a request: Будьте добры, чашку чая. It is warm without being familiar.
Бу́дьте любе́зны.
Would you be so kind.
IPA /ˈbutʲtʲə lʲʊˈbʲeznɨ/
Say it BOO-tyuh lyoo-BYEH-znih.
A shade more official than Будьте добры — the register of a reception desk or a written request.
Не могли́ бы вы мне помо́чь?
Could you help me?
IPA /ˈnʲe mɐˈɡlʲi ˈbɨ ˈvɨ ˈmnʲe pɐˈmotɕ/
Say it NYEH muh-GLEE BIH VIH muh-NYEH puh-MOHCH?
The бы makes it a request rather than a question about ability. Without бы, Не могли вы мне помочь? sounds like an accusation.
Скажи́те, пожа́луйста.
Excuse me… (before a question)
IPA /skɐˈʐitʲə pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it skuh-ZHIH-tyuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
The standard way to stop a stranger in the street. It is always the вы imperative; Скажи is for children.
Мо́жно?
May I?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə/
Say it MOHZH-nuh?
One word for "may I?", "is it allowed?", "can I come in?". Answer with Можно or Нельзя.
Благодарю́ вас.
I thank you.
IPA /bləɡədɐˈrʲu ˈvas/
Say it bluh-guh-duh-RYOO VAHS.
A formal, slightly written alternative to Спасибо, common in service exchanges and in letters.
Да, коне́чно.
Yes, of course.
IPA /ˈda kɐˈnʲeʂnə/
Say it DAH, kuh-NYESH-nuh.
Нет, спа́сибо.
No, thank you.
IPA /ˈnʲet ˈspasʲɪbə/
Say it NYET, SPAH-sih-buh.
The polite refusal. Plain Нет on its own is not rude, but it is blunt.
Коне́чно!
Of course!
IPA /kɐˈnʲeʂnə/
Say it kuh-NYESH-nuh!
Мо́жет быть.
Maybe.
IPA /ˈmoʐɨt ˈbɨtʲ/
Say it MOH-zhit BIHT.
Literally "it may be". Impersonal, so the verb never agrees with anything.
Ничего́ стра́шного.
It doesn't matter. / No worries.
IPA /nʲɪtɕɪˈvo ˈstraʂnəvə/
Say it nih-chih-VOH STRAHSH-nuh-vuh.
Literally "nothing terrible". The standard reply when someone apologises for something small.
Всё равно́.
It makes no difference.
IPA /ˈfsʲo rɐvˈno/
Say it FSYOH ruv-NOH.
Also used as a discourse connector, "anyway". Print the ё: все равно without it means "everyone equally".
Так себе́.
So-so.
IPA /ˈtak sʲɪˈbʲe/
Say it TAHK sih-BYEH.
The honest answer to Как дела? when things are mediocre.
Что но́вого?
What's new?
IPA /ˈʂto ˈnovəvə/
Say it SHTOH NOH-vuh-vuh?
Я не зна́ю.
I do not know.
IPA /ˈja ˈnʲe ˈznajʊ/
Say it YAH NYEH ZNAH-yoo.
не goes immediately before the verb and never merges with it.
Я понима́ю.
I understand.
IPA /ˈja pənʲɪˈmajʊ/
Say it YAH puh-nih-MAH-yoo.
Всё в поря́дке.
Everything is fine.
IPA /ˈfsʲo f pɐˈrʲatkʲə/
Say it FSYOH f puh-RYAHT-kyuh.
Literally "everything is in order". The commonest reassurance there is.
Пра́вда?
Really?
IPA /ˈpravdə/
Say it PRAHV-duh?
Наве́рное.
Probably.
IPA /nɐˈvʲernəjə/
Say it nuh-VYEH-rnuh-yuh.
Не ва́жно.
It doesn't matter.
IPA /ˈnʲe ˈvaʐnə/
Say it NYEH VAHZH-nuh.
Мне пора́.
I have to go.
IPA /ˈmnʲe pɐˈra/
Say it muh-NYEH puh-RAH.
Literally "it is time for me" — an impersonal construction with the dative. The polite way to leave a conversation.
Кто э́то?
Who is this?
IPA /ˈxto ˈɛtə/
Say it KHTOH EH-tuh?
Кто always takes a masculine singular verb or adjective, whatever the person's gender: Кто это пришла? is wrong; Кто это пришёл? is right.
Что э́то?
What is this?
IPA /ˈʂto ˈɛtə/
Say it SHTOH EH-tuh?
Где э́то?
Where is that?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈɛtə/
Say it guh-DYEH EH-tuh?
Где asks where something is. For where something is going, use Куда.
Куда́ вы идёте?
Where are you going?
IPA /kʊˈda ˈvɨ ɪˈdʲotʲə/
Say it koo-DAH VIH ih-DYOH-tyuh?
Куда is the accusative of motion, где the prepositional of rest. This pair is the single most useful distinction in Russian place words.
Когда́?
When?
IPA /kɐɡˈda/
Say it kug-DAH?
Почему́?
Why?
IPA /pətɕɪˈmu/
Say it puh-chih-MOO?
Ско́лько э́то сто́ит?
How much is this?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə ˈɛtə ˈstoɪt/
Say it SKOHL-kuh EH-tuh STOH-it?
A fixed chunk — learn it whole. Сколько governs the genitive: сколько времени, сколько рублей, сколько человек.
Вы говори́те по-англи́йски?
Do you speak English?
IPA /ˈvɨ ɡəvɐˈrʲitʲə pəɐnˈɡlʲijskʲɪ/
Say it VIH guh-vuh-REE-tyuh puh-un-GLEE-skih?
A yes/no question uses exactly the same words as the statement. Only the intonation rises, sharply, on the stressed syllable.
Э́то свобо́дно?
Is this free?
IPA /ˈɛtə svɐˈbodnə/
Say it EH-tuh svuh-BOHD-nuh?
Asked about a seat, a table or a taxi. Свободно is the neuter short form, so it needs no noun to agree with.
Не могли́ бы вы повтори́ть?
Could you say that again?
IPA /ˈnʲe mɐˈɡlʲi ˈbɨ ˈvɨ pəftɐˈrʲitʲ/
Say it NYEH muh-GLEE BIH VIH puh-ftuh-REET?
The formal clarification request, and the one worth memorising first: it works with anyone.
Повтори́, пожа́луйста.
Say that again, please.
IPA /pəftɐˈrʲi pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it puh-ftuh-REE, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
The ты imperative. Use only with children or close acquaintances.
Как э́то бу́дет по-ру́сски?
How do you say this in Russian?
IPA /ˈkak ˈɛtə ˈbudʲɪt pɐˈruskʲɪ/
Say it KAHK EH-tuh BOO-dit puh-ROO-skih?
Literally "how will this be in Russian?". The future tense is idiomatic here; the present would sound like a question about a fact.
Что зна́чит э́то сло́во?
What does this word mean?
IPA /ˈʂto ˈznatɕɪt ˈɛtə ˈslovə/
Say it SHTOH ZNAH-chit EH-tuh SLOH-vuh?
значит is the fixed third-person form used in definitions; it does not agree with the word being defined.
Вы меня́ понима́ете?
Do you understand me?
IPA /ˈvɨ mʲɪˈnʲa pənʲɪˈmajɪtʲə/
Say it VIH mih-NYAH puh-nih-MAH-yih-tyuh?
меня is the accusative of я. Note that "I understand you" would be Я вас понимаю — the pronoun changes case, the verb does not.
Вы не подска́жете, где метро́?
Could you tell me where the metro is?
IPA /ˈvɨ ˈnʲe pɐtsˈkaʐɨtʲə ˈɡdʲe mʲɪˈtro/
Say it VIH NYEH put-SKAH-zhih-tyuh, guh-DYEH mih-TROH?
A negative yes/no question is the polite Russian request form, and the subordinate clause keeps statement word order: где метро, not где находится метро ли.
Мо́жно спроси́ть?
May I ask?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə sprɐˈsʲitʲ/
Say it MOHZH-nuh spruh-SEET?
The impersonal можно plus an infinitive is how Russian asks permission without naming who is allowed.
Оди́н, два, три, четы́ре, пять.
One, two, three, four, five.
IPA /ɐˈdʲin ˈdva ˈtrʲi tɕɪˈtɨrʲə ˈpʲatʲ/
Say it uh-DEEN, DVAH, TREE, chih-TIH-ryuh, PYAT.
один has three gender forms — один (m), одна (f), одно (n) — and they must agree with the noun being counted.
Шесть, семь, во́семь, де́вять, де́сять.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
IPA /ˈʂɛsʲtʲ ˈsʲemʲ ˈvosʲɪmʲ ˈdʲevʲɪtʲ ˈdʲesʲɪtʲ/
Say it SHEST, SYEM, VOH-sim, DYEH-vyut, DYEH-syut.
Два́дцать, три́дцать, пятьдеся́т, сто.
Twenty, thirty, fifty, a hundred.
IPA /ˈdvatsɨtʲ ˈtrʲitsɨtʲ pʲɪdʲɪˈsat ˈsto/
Say it DVAH-tsit, TREE-tsit, pyuh-dih-SAHT, STOH.
Note the soft sign inside the teens and the tens: двадцать, тридцать, пятьдесят. It marks the original two words, "two tens", "five tens".
Ты́сяча рубле́й.
A thousand roubles.
IPA /ˈtɨsʲɪtɕə rʊˈblʲej/
Say it TIH-syuh-chuh roo-BLEY.
After 5 and above, and after тысяча, the counted noun goes in the genitive plural: пять рублей, тысяча рублей.
Ско́лько сто́ит биле́т?
How much is a ticket?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə ˈstoɪt bʲɪˈlʲet/
Say it SKOHL-kuh STOH-it bih-LYET?
Два ко́фе, пожа́луйста.
Two coffees, please.
IPA /ˈdva ˈkofʲə pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it DVAH KOH-fyuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
два governs the genitive singular, so it is два кофе, not два кофев. кофе is indeclinable and stays the same in every case.
Пять биле́тов, пожа́луйста.
Five tickets, please.
IPA /ˈpʲatʲ bʲɪˈlʲetəf pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it PYAT bih-LYEH-tuf, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Five and above take the genitive plural: пять билетов. Contrast два билета, три билета — the ending changes with the number, not the noun.
Э́то до́рого.
That's expensive.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈdorəɡə/
Say it EH-tuh DOH-ruh-guh.
Э́то дёшево.
That's cheap.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈdʲoʂɨvə/
Say it EH-tuh DYOH-shih-vuh.
Always print the ё. дешево would be read as "dye-SHO-vo" by a learner and looks like a typo to a Russian.
Я пла́чу ка́ртой.
I am paying by card.
IPA /ˈja ˈplatɕʊ ˈkartəj/
Say it YAH PLAH-choo KAHR-tuy.
The instrumental answers "by what means": картой, наличными, переводом.
У меня́ нет нали́чных.
I don't have any cash.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈnʲet nɐˈlʲitɕnɨx/
Say it oo mih-NYAH NYET nuh-LEE-chnikh.
Negated possession is у + genitive + нет, never я не имею. деньги and наличные have no singular.
Да́йте, пожа́луйста, чек.
The receipt, please.
IPA /ˈdajtʲə pɐˈʐalʊjstə ˈtɕek/
Say it DAY-tyuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh, CHEK.
дайте is the вы imperative of дать, a suppletive perfective verb: дам, дашь, даст, дадим, дадите, дадут.
Сда́чи не на́до.
Keep the change.
IPA /ˈzdatɕɪ ˈnʲe ˈnadə/
Say it ZDAH-chih NYEH NAH-duh.
Literally "no change is needed". не надо is the impersonal way to say something is not wanted; it never changes form.
Ско́лько с меня́?
How much do I owe you?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə s mʲɪˈnʲa/
Say it SKOHL-kuh s mih-NYAH?
Literally "how much from me?", with the genitive after с. Very idiomatic at a market stall or in a taxi.
Кото́рый час?
What time is it?
IPA /kɐˈtorɨj ˈtɕas/
Say it kuh-TOH-riy CHAHS?
Literally "which hour?". The other, equally common form is Сколько сейчас времени?
Ско́лько сейча́с вре́мени?
What's the time?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə sʲɪjˈtɕas ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ/
Say it SKOHL-kuh siy-CHAHS VRYEH-mih-nih?
времени is the genitive of время, a neuter noun of the -мя type: время, времени, временем, о времени.
Сейча́с полови́на тре́тьего.
It's half past two.
IPA /sʲɪjˈtɕas pəlɐˈvʲinə ˈtrʲetʲəvə/
Say it siy-CHAHS puh-luh-VEE-nuh TRYEH-tyuh-vuh.
Literally "half of the third". Russian halves point forward to the next hour, so половина третьего is 2.30, never 3.30.
В три часа́.
At three o'clock.
IPA /f ˈtrʲi tɕɪˈsa/
Say it f TREE chuh-SAH.
Clock time uses в + accusative, and the numeral decides the noun: в три часа, в пять часов. The hour word is час, not время.
В кото́ром часу́?
At what time?
IPA /f kɐˈtorəm tɕɪˈsu/
Say it f kuh-TOH-rum chuh-SOO?
The rare locative form часу, used only with в when asking the time of an event. В котором час? would be wrong.
Како́й сего́дня день?
What day is it today?
IPA /kɐˈkoj sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə ˈdʲenʲ/
Say it kuh-KOY sih-VOHD-nyuh DYEN?
Literally "what day is today?", asking for the day of the week.
Сего́дня понеде́льник.
Today is Monday.
IPA /sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə pənʲɪˈdʲelʲnʲɪk/
Say it sih-VOHD-nyuh puh-nih-DYEL-nik.
Days of the week are not capitalised in Russian, and the copula is absent: Сегодня понедельник, literally "today Monday".
Сего́дня пя́тое ма́я.
Today is the fifth of May.
IPA /sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə ˈpʲatəjə ˈmajə/
Say it sih-VOHD-nyuh PYAH-tuh-yuh MAH-yuh.
A date is an ordinal in the nominative neuter plus the month in the genitive: пятое мая, первое января. The month never takes a preposition.
У́тром, днём, ве́чером, но́чью.
In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night.
IPA /ˈutrəm ˈdnʲom ˈvʲetɕɪrəm ˈnotɕjʊ/
Say it OO-trum, duh-NYOHM, VYEH-chih-rum, NOH-choo.
These four are frozen instrumental forms functioning as adverbs. English "in the morning" has no preposition in Russian at all.
Ка́ждый день.
Every day.
IPA /ˈkaʐdɨj ˈdʲenʲ/
Say it KAH-zhdiy DYEN.
каждый agrees with the noun and the noun stays singular: каждый день, каждая неделя.
Че́рез неде́лю.
In a week.
IPA /ˈtɕerʲɪz nʲɪˈdʲelʲʊ/
Say it CHEH-ris nih-DYEH-lyoo.
через + accusative means "in" for a point in the future: через час, через две недели.
С понеде́льника по пя́тницу.
Monday to Friday.
IPA /s pənʲɪˈdʲelʲnʲɪkə pə ˈpʲatnʲɪtsʊ/
Say it s puh-nih-DYEL-nih-kuh puh PYAHT-nih-tsoo.
с + genitive and по + accusative frame a period: from… through to… inclusive.
У меня́ нет вре́мени.
I have no time.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈnʲet ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ/
Say it oo mih-NYAH NYET VRYEH-mih-nih.
Literally "at me there is no time". Note the genitive времени after нет.
Сейча́с и́ли пото́м?
Now or later?
IPA /sʲɪjˈtɕas ˈilʲɪ pɐˈtom/
Say it siy-CHAHS EE-lih puh-TOHM?
Э́то моя́ семья́.
This is my family.
IPA /ˈɛtə mɐˈja sʲɪmʲˈja/
Say it EH-tuh muh-YAH sih-MYAH.
семья is a feminine noun of the -ья type, so the possessive is моя, not мой.
У меня́ есть брат и сестра́.
I have a brother and a sister.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈjesʲtʲ ˈbrat ˈi sʲɪˈstra/
Say it oo mih-NYAH YEST BRAHT EE sih-STRAH.
Russian possession is "at me there is": у + genitive + есть. The verb agrees with what is possessed, not with the speaker.
Э́то мой муж.
This is my husband.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈmoj ˈmuʂ/
Say it EH-tuh MOY MOOSH.
Э́то моя́ жена́.
This is my wife.
IPA /ˈɛtə mɐˈja ʐɨˈna/
Say it EH-tuh muh-YAH zhih-NAH.
У меня́ дво́е дете́й.
I have two children.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈdvojə dʲɪˈtʲej/
Say it oo mih-NYAH DVOH-yuh dih-TEY.
Collective numerals — двое, трое, четверо — are used with дети and with plural-only nouns, and they take the genitive plural.
Э́то мои́ роди́тели.
These are my parents.
IPA /ˈɛtə mɐˈi rɐˈdʲitʲɪlʲɪ/
Say it EH-tuh muh-EE ruh-DEE-tih-lih.
With a plural noun the possessive is мои and the copula disappears, so the whole sentence is just a pointing word and two nouns.
Э́то мой деду́шка и моя́ ба́бушка.
This is my grandfather and my grandmother.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈmoj dʲɪˈduʂkə ˈi mɐˈja ˈbabʊʂkə/
Say it EH-tuh MOY dih-DOO-shkuh EE muh-YAH BAH-boo-shkuh.
дедушка ends in -а and is grammatically masculine even though it means a woman's or a man's grandfather, so it takes мой.
У вас есть де́ти?
Do you have children?
IPA /ʊ ˈvas ˈjesʲtʲ ˈdʲetʲɪ/
Say it oo VAHS YEST DYEH-tih?
У меня́ нет дете́й.
I don't have children.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈnʲet dʲɪˈtʲej/
Say it oo mih-NYAH NYET dih-TEY.
Negating possession drops есть and puts the possessed noun in the genitive plural: нет детей.
Э́то мой друг.
This is my friend (a man).
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈmoj ˈdruk/
Say it EH-tuh MOY DROOKH.
Э́то моя́ подру́га.
This is my friend (a woman).
IPA /ˈɛtə mɐˈja pɐˈdruɡə/
Say it EH-tuh muh-YAH puh-DROO-guh.
подруга can mean a female friend or a girlfriend; the context decides. друг is normally male, though a mixed group is друзья.
Ско́лько челове́к в ва́шей семье́?
How many people are in your family?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə tɕɪlɐˈvʲek v ˈvaʂɨj sʲɪmʲˈje/
Say it SKOHL-kuh chih-luh-VYEK v VAH-shiy sih-MYEH?
After сколько the noun is genitive plural, and человек has the irregular genitive plural человек, not человеков.
Мой сын — студе́нт.
My son is a student.
IPA /ˈmoj ˈsɨn stʊˈdʲent/
Say it MOY SIHN — stoo-DYENT.
The em dash appears when both subject and predicate are nouns in the nominative and there is no verb between them.
Э́то моя́ тётя.
This is my aunt.
IPA /ˈɛtə mɐˈja ˈtʲotʲə/
Say it EH-tuh muh-YAH TYOH-tyuh.
Always print the ё: тетя without it looks like a typo and would be read as "tye-tya".
Я хочу́ пить.
I am thirsty.
IPA /ˈja xɐˈtɕu ˈpʲitʲ/
Say it YAH khuh-CHOO PEET.
Literally "I want to drink". Russian has no single verb for being thirsty or hungry.
Я хочу́ есть.
I am hungry.
IPA /ˈja xɐˈtɕu ˈjesʲtʲ/
Say it YAH khuh-CHOO YEST.
Literally "I want to eat". The same verb есть means both "to eat" and "there is" — only the position tells them apart.
Что вы хоти́те?
What would you like?
IPA /ˈʂto ˈvɨ xɐˈtʲitʲə/
Say it SHTOH VIH khuh-TEE-tyuh?
хотеть is irregular in the plural: мы хотим, вы хотите, but я хочу, они хотят.
Чай и́ли ко́фе?
Tea or coffee?
IPA /ˈtɕaj ˈilʲɪ ˈkofʲə/
Say it CHAY EE-lih KOH-fyuh?
кофе is masculine despite ending in -е, so it is этот кофе, хороший кофе.
Да́йте, пожа́луйста, воды́.
Some water, please.
IPA /ˈdajtʲə pɐˈʐalʊjstə vɐˈdɨ/
Say it DAY-tyuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh, vuh-DIH.
The partitive genitive воды after a request implies "some of it"; accusative воду would mean one specific quantity of water.
Без са́хара, пожа́луйста.
Without sugar, please.
IPA /bʲɪs ˈsaxərə pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it bis SAH-khuh-ruh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
без always takes the genitive: без сахара, без молока, без льда.
Я не ем мя́со.
I don't eat meat.
IPA /ˈja ˈnʲe ˈjem ˈmʲasə/
Say it YAH NYEH YEM MYAH-suh.
The direct object stays accusative after a negated verb of eating and drinking; the genitive (я не ем мяса) is also correct but more formal.
Я люблю́ чай с лимо́ном.
I like tea with lemon.
IPA /ˈja lʲʊˈblʲu ˈtɕaj s lʲɪˈmonəm/
Say it YAH lyoo-BLYOO CHAY s lih-MOH-num.
с meaning "with" takes the instrumental: с лимоном, с молоком, с сахаром.
Э́то вку́сно!
This is delicious!
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈfkusnə/
Say it EH-tuh FKOO-snuh!
вкусно is the short neuter predicative; it says nothing about any noun and so never agrees.
Э́то сли́шком сла́дко.
This is too sweet.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈslʲiʂkəm ˈslatkə/
Say it EH-tuh SLEE-shkum SLAHT-kuh.
слишком + short adjective is the standard way to complain politely about food.
Соль и пе́рец, пожа́луйста.
Salt and pepper, please.
IPA /ˈsolʲ ˈi ˈpʲerʲɪts pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it SYOL EE PYEH-rits, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
A noun on its own with пожалуйста is a complete order in a café; no verb is needed.
Ещё одну́ ча́шку ча́я, пожа́луйста.
Another cup of tea, please.
IPA /jɪˈɕːo ɐdˈnu ˈtɕaʂkʊ ˈtɕajə pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it yih-SHCHOH ud-NOO CHAH-shkoo CHAH-yuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Two genitives in a row: чашку чая, "a cup of tea". The container is accusative after ещё одну, the contents genitive.
Мне нра́вится ру́сская ку́хня.
I like Russian food.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnravʲɪtsə ˈruskəjə ˈkuxnʲə/
Say it muh-NYEH NRAH-vih-tsyuh ROO-skuh-yuh KOOKH-nyuh.
нравиться takes a dative subject and a nominative object: the food pleases me. Literally "to me Russian cuisine is pleasing".
А что э́то за блю́до?
And what kind of dish is this?
IPA /ˈa ˈʂto ˈɛtə zə ˈblʲudə/
Say it AH SHTOH EH-tuh zuh BLYOO-duh?
что это за + nominative is the fixed frame for "what sort of…". The за is not a preposition here and never changes.
Сто́лик на дво́их, пожа́луйста.
A table for two, please.
IPA /ˈstolʲɪk nə ˈdvoɪx pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it STOH-lik nuh DVOH-ikh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
на + accusative expresses capacity: на двоих, на четверых. The genitive forms двоих, четверых only appear with these collective numerals.
У вас есть свобо́дные сто́лики?
Do you have any free tables?
IPA /ʊ ˈvas ˈjesʲtʲ svɐˈbodnɨjə ˈstolʲɪkʲɪ/
Say it oo VAHS YEST svuh-BOHD-nih-yuh STOH-lih-kih?
Меню́, пожа́луйста.
The menu, please.
IPA /mʲɪˈnʲu pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it mih-NYOO, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
меню is indeclinable and neuter, so it is the same in every case and number.
Мы гото́вы заказа́ть.
We are ready to order.
IPA /ˈmɨ ɡɐˈtovɨ zəkɐˈzatʲ/
Say it MIH guh-TOH-vih zuh-kuh-ZYAT.
The short adjective готовы goes with the infinitive; the full form готовые would need a noun to modify.
Что вы посове́туете?
What do you recommend?
IPA /ˈʂto ˈvɨ pəsɐˈvʲetʊjɪtʲə/
Say it SHTOH VIH puh-suh-VYEH-too-yih-tyuh?
посоветовать is perfective, so the form is future in shape but present in meaning: it asks for one recommendation now.
Я бу́ду суп и сала́т.
I will have the soup and a salad.
IPA /ˈja ˈbudʊ ˈsup ˈi sɐˈlat/
Say it YAH BOO-doo SOOP EE suh-LAHT.
Using буду with a noun in the accusative is the standard way to order; it is not a future-tense statement about yourself.
Принеси́те, пожа́луйста, ви́лку.
Could you bring a fork, please?
IPA /prʲɪnʲɪˈsʲitʲə pɐˈʐalʊjstə ˈvʲilkʊ/
Say it prih-nih-SEE-tyuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh, VEEL-koo.
Ещё одну́ буты́лку воды́, пожа́луйста.
Another bottle of water, please.
IPA /jɪˈɕːo ɐdˈnu bʊˈtɨlkʊ vɐˈdɨ pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it yih-SHCHOH ud-NOO boo-TIHL-koo vuh-DIH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Э́то бы́ло о́чень вку́сно.
That was delicious.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈbɨlə ˈotɕɪnʲ ˈfkusnə/
Say it EH-tuh BIH-luh OH-chin FKOO-snuh.
The past tense needs было here because вкусно is a predicative, not an adjective: literally "it was very tasty".
В э́том блю́де есть оре́хи?
Are there nuts in this dish?
IPA /v ˈɛtəm ˈblʲudʲə ˈjesʲtʲ ɐˈrʲexʲɪ/
Say it v EH-tum BLYOO-dyuh YEST uh-RYEH-khih?
The prepositional case after в answers "in what?": в блюде, в супе, в соусе.
Счёт, пожа́луйста.
The bill, please.
IPA /ˈɕːot pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it SHCHOHT, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Print the ё: счёт is "the bill", счет is not a word. American "check" is чек, which in Russia means the printed receipt.
Мо́жно оплати́ть ка́ртой?
Can I pay by card?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə əplɐˈtʲitʲ ˈkartəj/
Say it MOHZH-nuh uh-pluh-TEET KAHR-tuy?
Обслужи́вание включено́ в счёт?
Is service included?
IPA /əpslʊˈʐivənʲɪjə fklʲʊtɕɪˈno f ˈɕːot/
Say it up-sloo-ZHIH-vuh-nih-yuh fuh-klyoo-chih-NOH f SHCHOHT?
включено is the short neuter form, agreeing with обслуживание.
Позови́те официа́нта, пожа́луйста.
Could you call the waiter, please?
IPA /pəzɐˈvʲitʲə əfʲɪtsɨˈantə pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it puh-zuh-VEE-tyuh uh-fih-tsih-AHN-tuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
позвать takes the animate accusative, which for a masculine person equals the genitive: официа+нта, not официант.
Ско́лько сто́ит э́та су́мка?
How much is this bag?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə ˈstoɪt ˈɛtə ˈsumkə/
Say it SKOHL-kuh STOH-it EH-tuh SOOM-kuh?
The demonstrative agrees with the noun: эта сумка, этот телефон, это пальто.
Како́й э́то разме́р?
What size is this?
IPA /kɐˈkoj ˈɛtə rɐzˈmʲer/
Say it kuh-KOY EH-tuh ruh-ZMYER?
У вас есть тако́й же, но бо́льше?
Do you have the same but bigger?
IPA /ʊ ˈvas ˈjesʲtʲ tɐˈkoj ˈʐe ˈno ˈbolʲʂə/
Say it oo VAHS YEST tuh-KOY ZHEH, NOH BOHL-shih?
такой же means "the same", and больше is the comparative of большой. A comparative never takes a case ending, so it is больше, not *большего.
Где приме́рочная?
Where is the fitting room?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe prʲɪˈmʲerətɕnəjə/
Say it guh-DYEH prih-MYEH-ruh-chnuh-yuh?
приме́рочная is an adjective used as a noun, so it takes the feminine ending to agree with the understood комната.
Мо́жно приме́рить?
Can I try it on?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə prʲɪˈmʲerʲɪtʲ/
Say it MOHZH-nuh prih-MYEH-rit?
Э́то мне ма́ло.
It is too small for me.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈmnʲe ˈmalə/
Say it EH-tuh muh-NYEH MAH-luh.
Literally "this is small to me", with the dative. The same frame gives это мне велико, "it is too big for me".
Э́то сли́шком до́рого.
That is too expensive.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈslʲiʂkəm ˈdorəɡə/
Say it EH-tuh SLEE-shkum DOH-ruh-guh.
дорого is the short neuter adverb, stressed on the first syllable — so the г here is a real [ɡ], not the [v] of the adjective ending -ого.
Я беру́ э́то.
I will take it.
IPA /ˈja bʲɪˈru ˈɛtə/
Say it YAH bih-ROO EH-tuh.
The imperfective present беру does the work of English "I'll take": aspect, not tense, carries the decision.
Где ка́сса?
Where is the till?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈkasə/
Say it guh-DYEH KAH-suh?
Вы принима́ете ка́рты?
Do you take cards?
IPA /ˈvɨ prʲɪnʲɪˈmajɪtʲə ˈkartɨ/
Say it VIH prih-nih-MAH-yih-tyuh KAHR-tih?
Да́йте, пожа́луйста, паке́т.
A bag, please.
IPA /ˈdajtʲə pɐˈʐalʊjstə pɐˈkʲet/
Say it DAY-tyuh, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh, puh-KYET.
Мне ну́жен чек.
I need a receipt.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐɨn ˈtɕek/
Say it muh-NYEH NOO-zhin CHEK.
нужен is the short adjective and agrees with the thing needed: нужен чек, нужна помощь, нужно время, нужны билеты.
Мо́жно верну́ть э́то?
Can I return this?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə vʲɪrˈnutʲ ˈɛtə/
Say it MOHZH-nuh vih-RNYUT EH-tuh?
До кото́рого ча́са вы рабо́таете?
What time do you close?
IPA /də kɐˈtorəvə ˈtɕasə ˈvɨ rɐˈbotəjɪtʲə/
Say it duh kuh-TOH-ruh-vuh CHAH-suh VIH ruh-BOH-tuh-yih-tyuh?
Literally "until which hour do you work?". до + genitive, and часа is the genitive of час.
Где остано́вка авто́буса?
Where is the bus stop?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe əstɐˈnofkə ɐfˈtobʊsə/
Say it guh-DYEH uh-stuh-NOH-fkuh uh-FTOH-boo-suh?
The vehicle goes in the genitive after the place: остановка автобуса, станция метро, аэропорт города.
Како́й авто́бус идёт в центр?
Which bus goes to the centre?
IPA /kɐˈkoj ɐfˈtobʊs ɪˈdʲot f ˈtsentr/
Say it kuh-KOY uh-FTOH-boos ih-DYOHT f TSENTR?
идти is for going on foot or by any vehicle seen as moving along a route; a bus and a train both "go", they do not "ride".
Э́тот авто́бус идёт до вокза́ла?
Does this bus go to the station?
IPA /ˈɛtət ɐfˈtobʊs ɪˈdʲot də vɐɡˈzalə/
Say it EH-tut uh-FTOH-boos ih-DYOHT duh vug-ZAH-luh?
до + genitive marks the end point of a journey: до вокзала, до аэропорта.
Оди́н биле́т, пожа́луйста.
One ticket, please.
IPA /ɐˈdʲin bʲɪˈlʲet pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it uh-DEEN bih-LYET, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
один agrees in gender with the noun: один билет, одна минута, одно место.
Биле́т до Москвы́, пожа́луйста.
A ticket to Moscow, please.
IPA /bʲɪˈlʲet də mɐˈskvɨ pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it bih-LYET duh muh-SKVIH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
A ticket TO a place uses до + genitive, not в + accusative: билет до Москвы. This is a fixed government and beginners get it wrong every time.
Ско́лько сто́ит прое́зд?
How much is the fare?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə ˈstoɪt prɐˈjezt/
Say it SKOHL-kuh STOH-it pruh-YEST?
Когда́ отправля́ется по́езд?
When does the train leave?
IPA /kɐɡˈda ətprɐˈvlʲajɪtsə ˈpojɪzt/
Say it kug-DAH ut-pruh-VLYAH-yih-tsyuh POH-yist?
The reflexive -ся here is not passive but intransitive: the train departs itself, so to speak. отправлять without -ся means "to send something".
С како́й платфо́рмы?
From which platform?
IPA /s kɐˈkoj plɐtˈformɨ/
Say it s kuh-KOY plut-FOHR-mih?
с + genitive is the counterpart of на + prepositional for platforms and stops: поезд с первой платформы.
Где ста́нция метро́?
Where is the metro station?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈstantsɨjə mʲɪˈtro/
Say it guh-DYEH STAHN-tsih-yuh mih-TROH?
метро is indeclinable, so it never changes form and never takes a preposition of its own here.
Мне ну́жно вы́йти на сле́дующей остано́вке.
I need to get off at the next stop.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐnə ˈvɨjtʲɪ nə ˈslʲedʊjʊɕːɪj əstɐˈnofkʲə/
Say it muh-NYEH NOOZH-nuh VIY-tih nuh SLYEH-doo-yoo-shchiy uh-stuh-NOH-fkyuh.
After a verb of stepping off, the stop is prepositional with на: выйти на остановке. The perfective выйти is required because it is one completed action.
Вы́зовите мне такси́, пожа́луйста.
Could you call me a taxi, please?
IPA /ˈvɨzəvʲɪtʲə ˈmnʲe tɐkˈsʲi pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it VIH-zuh-vih-tyuh muh-NYEH tuh-KSEE, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Останови́те здесь, пожа́луйста.
Stop here, please.
IPA /əstənɐˈvʲitʲə ˈzʲdʲesʲ pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it uh-stuh-nuh-VEE-tyuh ZDYES, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Said from the back seat. The perfective остановите means "bring it to a stop", which is exactly what you want.
Э́то ме́сто свобо́дно?
Is this seat free?
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈmʲestə svɐˈbodnə/
Say it EH-tuh MYEH-stuh svuh-BOHD-nuh?
По́езд опа́здывает?
Is the train late?
IPA /ˈpojɪzt ɐˈpazdɨvəjɪt/
Say it POH-yist uh-PAH-zdih-vuh-yit?
опаздывать is imperfective and asks about a state of affairs; the perfective опоздать would ask whether it has already missed its slot.
Как пройти́ к музе́ю?
How do I get to the museum?
IPA /ˈkak prɐjˈtʲi k mʊˈzʲejʊ/
Say it KAHK pruy-TEE k moo-ZYEH-yoo?
The dative after к marks movement towards: к музею, к вокзалу, к врачу.
Где нахо́дится вокза́л?
Where is the station?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe nɐˈxodʲɪtsə vɐɡˈzal/
Say it guh-DYEH nuh-KHOH-dih-tsyuh vug-ZAHL?
находиться literally means "find itself" and is the neutral way to ask where something is situated.
Иди́те пря́мо.
Go straight ahead.
IPA /ɪˈdʲitʲə ˈprʲamə/
Say it ih-DEE-tyuh PRYAH-muh.
The imperative of идти is irregular: иди (ты), идите (вы). There is no "*идьте".
Поверни́те напра́во.
Turn right.
IPA /pəvʲɪrˈnʲitʲə nɐˈpravə/
Say it puh-vih-RNEE-tyuh nuh-PRAH-vuh.
Поверни́те нале́во.
Turn left.
IPA /pəvʲɪrˈnʲitʲə nɐˈlʲevə/
Say it puh-vih-RNEE-tyuh nuh-LYEH-vuh.
направо and налево are adverbs, so they are invariable; правый and левый are the adjectives and do agree.
Э́то далеко́?
Is it far?
IPA /ˈɛtə dəlʲɪˈko/
Say it EH-tuh duh-lih-KOH?
Э́то совсе́м бли́зко.
It is really close.
IPA /ˈɛtə sɐfˈsʲem ˈblʲiskə/
Say it EH-tuh suh-FSYEM BLEE-skuh.
Иди́те до перекрёстка.
Go as far as the crossroads.
IPA /ɪˈdʲitʲə də pʲɪrʲɪˈkrʲostkə/
Say it ih-DEE-tyuh duh pih-rih-KRYOHST-kuh.
до + genitive marks the limit: до перекрёстка, до угла, до конца улицы.
На светофо́ре поверни́те напра́во.
Turn right at the traffic lights.
IPA /nə svʲɪtɐˈforʲə pəvʲɪrˈnʲitʲə nɐˈpravə/
Say it nuh svih-tuh-FOH-ryuh puh-vih-RNEE-tyuh nuh-PRAH-vuh.
A point where something happens takes на + prepositional: на светофоре, на остановке, на углу.
Где пешехо́дный перехо́д?
Where is the pedestrian crossing?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe pʲɪʂɨˈxodnɨj pʲɪrʲɪˈxot/
Say it guh-DYEH pih-shih-KHOHD-niy pih-rih-KHOHT?
Э́то за у́глом.
It is round the corner.
IPA /ˈɛtə zə ˈuɡləm/
Say it EH-tuh zuh OO-glum.
за + instrumental here means "just beyond": за углом, за домом, за парком.
Ря́дом с ба́нком.
Next to the bank.
IPA /ˈrʲadəm z ˈbankəm/
Say it RYAH-dum z BAHN-kum.
рядом с always takes the instrumental, so the bank becomes банком.
Дойди́те до конца́ у́лицы.
Go to the end of the street.
IPA /dɐjˈdʲitʲə də kɐnˈtsa ˈulʲɪtsɨ/
Say it duy-DEE-tyuh duh kun-TSAH OO-lih-tsih.
дойти is the perfective of идти with до-, and it means "reach on foot". Two genitives stack up: конца улицы.
Вы не могли́ бы показа́ть на ка́рте?
Could you show me on the map?
IPA /ˈvɨ ˈnʲe mɐˈɡlʲi ˈbɨ pəkɐˈzatʲ nə ˈkartʲə/
Say it VIH NYEH muh-GLEE BIH puh-kuh-ZYAT nuh KAHR-tyuh?
показать is perfective; the imperfective показывать would suggest showing repeatedly or for a while.
Я ищу́ апте́ку.
I am looking for a pharmacy.
IPA /ˈja ɪˈɕːu ɐpˈtʲekʊ/
Say it YAH ih-SHCHOO up-TYEH-koo.
искать takes the accusative for a concrete thing (аптеку) but the genitive for something abstract or unspecified (помощи, работы).
Где здесь туале́т?
Where is the toilet here?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈzʲdʲesʲ tʊɐˈlʲet/
Say it guh-DYEH ZDYES too-uh-LYET?
здесь softens the question — without it, Где туалет? is perfectly correct but very blunt.
Где ближа́йший банкома́т?
Where is the nearest cash machine?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe blʲɪˈʐajʂɨj bənkɐˈmat/
Say it guh-DYEH blih-ZHAY-shiy bun-kuh-MAHT?
Где по́чта?
Where is the post office?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈpotɕtə/
Say it guh-DYEH POH-chtuh?
почта is one of the few feminine places that take на, not в: на почте for where it is, на почту for where you are going. В почте is a hard error.
Где банк?
Where is the bank?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈbank/
Say it guh-DYEH BAHNK?
Здесь есть супермарке́т?
Is there a supermarket here?
IPA /ˈzʲdʲesʲ ˈjesʲtʲ sʊpʲɪrmɐrˈkʲet/
Say it ZDYES YEST soo-pihr-muhr-KYET?
Музе́й откры́т в понеде́льник?
Is the museum open on Monday?
IPA /mʊˈzʲej ɐtˈkrɨt f pənʲɪˈdʲelʲnʲɪk/
Say it moo-ZEY ut-KRIHT f puh-nih-DYEL-nik?
Days of the week take в + accusative: в понедельник, в субботу. The short form открыт is invariable, so it works for any gender.
Во ско́лько закрыва́ется музе́й?
What time does the museum close?
IPA /və ˈskolʲkə zəkrɨˈvajɪtsə mʊˈzʲej/
Say it vuh SKOHL-kuh zuh-krih-VAH-yih-tsyuh moo-ZEY?
во rather than в before ско-, and the reflexive -ся makes the verb intransitive: the museum closes itself.
Где вход?
Where is the entrance?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈfxot/
Say it guh-DYEH fuh-KHOHT?
Где вы́ход?
Where is the exit?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈvɨxət/
Say it guh-DYEH VIH-khut?
вход and выход differ only by prefix, and the prefix carries the whole meaning: в- "in", вы- "out".
Э́то центр го́рода?
Is this the city centre?
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈtsentr ˈɡorədə/
Say it EH-tuh TSENTR GOH-ruh-duh?
Где мо́жно купи́ть воду́?
Where can I buy some water?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈmoʐnə kʊˈpʲitʲ vɐˈdu/
Say it guh-DYEH MOHZH-nuh koo-PEET vuh-DOO?
Где парк?
Where is the park?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈpark/
Say it guh-DYEH PAHRK?
Каки́е достопримеча́тельности здесь есть?
What sights are there here?
IPA /kɐˈkʲijə dəstəprʲɪmʲɪˈtɕatʲɪlʲnəsʲtʲɪ ˈzʲdʲesʲ ˈjesʲtʲ/
Say it kuh-KEE-yuh duh-stuh-prih-mih-CHAH-til-nuh-stih ZDYES YEST?
A long word but a regular one: the stress stays on the second -а- in every form of достопримечательность.
У вас есть свобо́дные но́мера?
Do you have any rooms free?
IPA /ʊ ˈvas ˈjesʲtʲ svɐˈbodnɨjə ˈnomʲɪrə/
Say it oo VAHS YEST svuh-BOHD-nih-yuh NOH-mih-ruh?
номер is stressed on the ending in the plural: номера́, not но́мера.
У меня́ бронь на и́мя Смит.
I have a reservation in the name of Smith.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈbronʲ nə ˈimʲə ˈsmʲit/
Say it oo mih-NYAH BRYON nuh EE-myuh SMEET.
на + accusative gives the name a booking is held under. Foreign names are normally left undeclined.
Но́мер на одну́ ночь, пожа́луйста.
A room for one night, please.
IPA /ˈnomʲɪr nə ɐdˈnu ˈnotɕ pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it NOH-mihr nuh ud-NOO NOHCH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
ночь is a third-declension feminine noun, so the genitive plural is ночей: на три ночи, пять ночей.
Ско́лько сто́ит но́мер за ночь?
How much is a room per night?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə ˈstoɪt ˈnomʲɪr zə ˈnotɕ/
Say it SKOHL-kuh STOH-it NOH-mihr zuh NOHCH?
Мне ну́жен двухме́стный но́мер.
I need a double room.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐɨn dvʊxˈmʲestnɨj ˈnomʲɪr/
Say it muh-NYEH NOO-zhin dvookh-MYEST-niy NOH-mihr.
двухместный is literally "two-place"; a single room is одноместный номер.
За́втрак включён?
Is breakfast included?
IPA /ˈzaftrək fklʲʊˈtɕon/
Say it ZAHF-truk fuh-klyoo-CHOHN?
включён is the short masculine form and agrees with завтрак; with a feminine noun it would be включена.
Во ско́лько за́втрак?
What time is breakfast?
IPA /və ˈskolʲkə ˈzaftrək/
Say it vuh SKOHL-kuh ZAHF-truk?
Мой но́мер на како́м этаже́?
What floor is my room on?
IPA /ˈmoj ˈnomʲɪr nə kɐˈkom ɪtɐˈʐe/
Say it MOY NOH-mihr nuh kuh-KOHM ih-tuh-ZHEH?
этаж takes на + prepositional for the floor something is on: на третьем этаже.
Да́йте мне ключ, пожа́луйста.
Could I have the key, please?
IPA /ˈdajtʲə ˈmnʲe ˈklʲutɕ pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it DAY-tyuh muh-NYEH KLYOOCH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
В но́мере нет горя́чей воды́.
There is no hot water in the room.
IPA /v ˈnomʲɪrʲə ˈnʲet ɡɐˈrʲatɕɪj vɐˈdɨ/
Say it v NOH-mih-ryuh NYET guh-RYAH-chiy vuh-DIH.
Negated existence puts the noun in the genitive, and the adjective follows it: нет горячей воды, not нет горячую воду.
Кондицио́нер не рабо́тает.
The air conditioning is not working.
IPA /kəndʲɪtsɨˈonʲɪr ˈnʲe rɐˈbotəjɪt/
Say it kun-dih-tsih-OH-nihr NYEH ruh-BOH-tuh-yit.
не работает is the universal complaint formula: the lift, the shower and the internet all use it.
Мо́жно поменя́ть но́мер?
Can I change rooms?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə pəmʲɪˈnʲatʲ ˈnomʲɪr/
Say it MOHZH-nuh puh-mih-NYAT NOH-mihr?
Во ско́лько вы́езд?
What time is check-out?
IPA /və ˈskolʲkə ˈvɨjɪzt/
Say it vuh SKOHL-kuh VIH-yist?
выезд is the noun from выехать; the opposite, check-in, is заселение or simply заезд.
Мо́жно оста́вить ба́гаж до ве́чера?
Can I leave my luggage until the evening?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə ɐsˈtavʲɪtʲ ˈbaɡəʂ də ˈvʲetɕɪrə/
Say it MOHZH-nuh uh-STAH-vit BAH-gush duh VYEH-chih-ruh?
багаж is masculine and singular only, however many bags you have: мой багаж, два места багажа.
Где аэропо́рт?
Where is the airport?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe əɪrɐˈport/
Say it guh-DYEH uh-ih-ruh-POHRT?
Мне ну́жен биле́т до Санкт-Петербу́рга.
I need a ticket to Saint Petersburg.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐɨn bʲɪˈlʲet də sənktpʲɪtʲɪrˈburɡə/
Say it muh-NYEH NOO-zhin bih-LYET duh sunkt-pih-tihr-BOOR-guh.
A ticket to a city is билет до + genitive, not билет в. The city name keeps the stress on its final syllable in every case form.
Э́тот по́езд идёт в Москву́?
Does this train go to Moscow?
IPA /ˈɛtət ˈpojɪzt ɪˈdʲot v mɐˈskvu/
Say it EH-tut POH-yist ih-DYOHT v muh-SKVOO?
Here the destination takes в + accusative, because the verb is one of motion. Contrast билет до Москвы, where the noun, not the verb, governs the case.
Рейс заде́рживается?
Is the flight delayed?
IPA /ˈrʲejs zɐˈdʲerʐɨvəjɪtsə/
Say it REYS zuh-DYER-zhih-vuh-yih-tsyuh?
The -ся makes it reflexive: the flight delays itself. Russian does not use a passive here.
Где регистра́ция на рейс?
Where is check-in?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe rʲɪɡʲɪˈstratsɨjə nə ˈrʲejs/
Say it guh-DYEH rih-gih-STRAH-tsih-yuh nuh REYS?
на + accusative after регистрация names what you are checking in for.
Како́й вы́ход на поса́дку?
Which gate?
IPA /kɐˈkoj ˈvɨxət nə pɐˈsatkʊ/
Say it kuh-KOY VIH-khut nuh puh-SAHT-koo?
Literally "which exit for boarding". The word for gate at an airport is not ворота.
У меня́ два ме́ста бага́жа.
I have two pieces of luggage.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈdva ˈmʲestə bɐˈɡaʐə/
Say it oo mih-NYAH DVAH MYEH-stuh buh-GAH-zhih.
место is the counting word for a piece of luggage, and after два it takes the genitive singular: два места, but пять мест.
Э́то ручна́я кладь.
This is hand luggage.
IPA /ˈɛtə rʊtɕˈnajə ˈklatʲ/
Say it EH-tuh roo-CHNAH-yuh KLYAT.
A fixed phrase: кладь is a feminine noun you will otherwise never meet.
Где выда́ча бага́жа?
Where is baggage reclaim?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe vɨˈdatɕə bɐˈɡaʐə/
Say it guh-DYEH vih-DAH-chuh buh-GAH-zhih?
Мой ба́гаж потеря́лся.
My luggage has gone missing.
IPA /ˈmoj ˈbaɡəʂ pətʲɪˈrʲalsʲə/
Say it MOY BAH-gush puh-tih-RYAHL-syuh.
The reflexive -ся avoids saying who lost it. Я потерял багаж would put the blame on you.
Вот мой па́спорт.
Here is my passport.
IPA /ˈvot ˈmoj ˈpaspərt/
Say it VOHT MOY PAH-spuhrt.
вот presents something you are actually holding out; это identifies something.
У меня́ есть ви́за.
I have a visa.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈjesʲtʲ ˈvʲizə/
Say it oo mih-NYAH YEST VEE-zuh.
Где тамо́жня?
Where is customs?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe tɐˈmoʐnʲə/
Say it guh-DYEH tuh-MOHZH-nyuh?
таможня is feminine and has no plural in this sense; the officer is таможенник.
Я здесь в о́тпуске.
I am here on holiday.
IPA /ˈja ˈzʲdʲesʲ v ˈotpʊskʲə/
Say it YAH ZDYES v OHT-poo-skyuh.
в отпуске is a fixed locative phrase. A business trip is в командировке.
Мне пло́хо.
I feel ill.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈploxə/
Say it muh-NYEH PLOH-khuh.
The impersonal construction: the state is expressed by an adverb and the person who feels it goes in the dative. Literally "to me it is bad".
У меня́ боли́т голова́.
I have a headache.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa bɐˈlʲit ɡəlɐˈva/
Say it oo mih-NYAH buh-LEET guh-luh-VAH.
Literally "at me the head aches". The thing that hurts is the grammatical subject, so it stays nominative and the verb agrees with it.
У меня́ боли́т го́рло.
I have a sore throat.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa bɐˈlʲit ˈɡorlə/
Say it oo mih-NYAH buh-LEET GOH-rluh.
У меня́ боли́т живо́т.
I have a stomach ache.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa bɐˈlʲit ʐɨˈvot/
Say it oo mih-NYAH buh-LEET zhih-VOHT.
живот means both "stomach" and "life" in older usage; in a pharmacy it will be understood as the stomach.
У меня́ боли́т зуб.
I have toothache.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa bɐˈlʲit ˈzup/
Say it oo mih-NYAH buh-LEET ZOOP.
For several teeth the verb goes plural: болят зубы.
У меня́ температу́ра.
I have a temperature.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa tʲɪmpʲɪrɐˈturə/
Say it oo mih-NYAH tim-pih-ruh-TOO-ruh.
On its own this always means a fever; no word for "high" is needed.
Мне нездоро́вится.
I do not feel well.
IPA /ˈmnʲe nʲɪzdɐˈrovʲɪtsə/
Say it muh-NYEH nih-zduh-ROH-vih-tsyuh.
An impersonal reflexive with a dative subject: literally "it is not being well to me". Like мне плохо, it says nothing about who is doing anything.
Мне ну́жен врач.
I need a doctor.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐɨn ˈvratɕ/
Say it muh-NYEH NOO-zhin VRAHCH.
нужен agrees with врач because врач is masculine, even when the doctor is a woman.
Вы́зовите врача́, пожа́луйста.
Call a doctor, please.
IPA /ˈvɨzəvʲɪtʲə vrɐˈtɕa pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it VIH-zuh-vih-tyuh vruh-CHAH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Animate masculine nouns take the genitive in the accusative slot: врача, not врач.
Где здесь больни́ца?
Where is the hospital here?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈzʲdʲesʲ bɐlʲˈnʲitsə/
Say it guh-DYEH ZDYES bul-NEE-tsih?
Мне ну́жно в больни́цу.
I need to get to hospital.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐnə v bɐlʲˈnʲitsʊ/
Say it muh-NYEH NOOZH-nuh v bul-NEE-tsoo.
The accusative after в shows direction: в больницу. Compare в больнице, "inside the hospital".
Мне ну́жно лека́рство от головно́й бо́ли.
I need something for a headache.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐnə lʲɪˈkarstvə əd ɡəlɐvˈnoj ˈbolʲɪ/
Say it muh-NYEH NOOZH-nuh lih-KAHR-stvuh ud guh-luv-NOY BOH-lih.
от + genitive names what a medicine is for: от кашля, от боли, от аллергии. Literally "a medicine against a headache".
У меня́ алле́ргия на лека́рства.
I am allergic to medicines.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ɐˈlʲerʲɡʲɪjə nə lʲɪˈkarstvə/
Say it oo mih-NYAH uh-LYER-gih-yuh nuh lih-KAHR-stvuh.
аллергия на + accusative is the fixed government, and it is the same for anything you react to.
Э́то сро́чно.
It is urgent.
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈsrotɕnə/
Say it EH-tuh SROH-chnuh.
Помоги́те!
Help!
IPA /pəmɐˈɡʲitʲə/
Say it puh-muh-GEE-tyuh!
The вы imperative, which is also the form you shout at a crowd. Помогите! alone is a complete, standard call for help.
Помоги́те мне, пожа́луйста.
Help me, please.
IPA /pəmɐˈɡʲitʲə ˈmnʲe pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it puh-muh-GEE-tyuh muh-NYEH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
помогать and помочь take the dative: помогите мне, помоги мне.
Мне нужна́ по́мощь.
I need help.
IPA /ˈmnʲe nʊʐˈna ˈpoməɕː/
Say it muh-NYEH noozh-NAH POH-mushch.
нужна is the feminine short form, agreeing with помощь. The word order is fixed in practice: Мне нужна помощь.
Вы́зовите поли́цию!
Call the police!
IPA /ˈvɨzəvʲɪtʲə pɐˈlʲitsɨjʊ/
Say it VIH-zuh-vih-tyuh puh-LEE-tsih-yoo!
полиция is feminine and takes the accusative here: вызовите полицию, вызовите скорую.
Вы́зовите скору́ю!
Call an ambulance!
IPA /ˈvɨzəvʲɪtʲə skɐˈrujʊ/
Say it VIH-zuh-vih-tyuh skuh-ROO-yoo!
The full term is скорая помощь, "fast help"; everyone shortens it to скорая and the adjective keeps the feminine ending.
Пожа́р!
Fire!
IPA /pɐˈʐar/
Say it puh-ZHAHR!
Shouted as a bare noun. The fire service is пожарная охрана or, in speech, пожарные.
Осторо́жно!
Careful!
IPA /əstɐˈroʐnə/
Say it uh-stuh-ROHZH-nuh!
Also the word printed on tram and metro doors. It is an adverb used as an exclamation, so it never changes form.
Я потеря́лся.
I am lost.
IPA /ˈja pətʲɪˈrʲalsʲə/
Say it YAH puh-tih-RYAHL-syuh.
A man says потерялся; a woman must say потерялась. The past tense of a reflexive verb still agrees with the subject in gender.
Мой па́спорт пропа́л.
My passport has gone missing.
IPA /ˈmoj ˈpaspərt prɐˈpal/
Say it MOY PAH-spuhrt pruh-PAHL.
пропасть means to disappear of its own accord. Я потерял паспорт admits that you lost it yourself.
У меня́ укра́ли кошелёк.
My wallet has been stolen.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ʊˈkralʲɪ kəʂɨˈlʲok/
Say it oo mih-NYAH oo-KRAH-lih kuh-shih-LYOHK.
Literally "at me they stole the wallet". The doer is the indefinite third person plural and is never named.
У меня́ алле́ргия на оре́хи.
I am allergic to nuts.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ɐˈlʲerʲɡʲɪjə nə ɐˈrʲexʲɪ/
Say it oo mih-NYAH uh-LYER-gih-yuh nuh uh-RYEH-khih.
Say this before ordering, not after. на + accusative names the trigger: на орехи, на молоко, на penicillin.
Здесь ну́жен врач.
A doctor is needed here.
IPA /ˈzʲdʲesʲ ˈnuʐɨn ˈvratɕ/
Say it ZDYES NOO-zhin VRAHCH.
Ребёнок потеря́лся.
A child is lost.
IPA /rʲɪˈbʲonək pətʲɪˈrʲalsʲə/
Say it rih-BYOH-nuk puh-tih-RYAHL-syuh.
ре- is written with ё and the stress falls there; a child is masculine grammatically, so the verb is потерялся.
Где ближа́йшее посо́льство?
Where is the nearest embassy?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe blʲɪˈʐajʂɨjə pɐˈsolʲstvə/
Say it guh-DYEH blih-ZHAY-shih-yuh puh-SOHL-stvuh?
посольство is neuter, so the adjective is ближайшее. A consulate is консульство.
Алло́!
Hello? (on the phone)
IPA /ɐˈlo/
Say it uh-LOH!
Said by the person answering. Привет is not used on the telephone with someone you do not know well.
Кто говори́т?
Who is speaking?
IPA /ˈxto ɡəvɐˈrʲit/
Say it KHTOH guh-vuh-REET?
Literally "who speaks?". On the telephone Russian asks кто, not "what", when establishing who is calling.
Мо́жно А́нну?
Can I speak to Anna, please?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə ˈanʊ/
Say it MOHZH-nuh AH-noo?
Just the name in the accusative, with no verb: this is the normal, idiomatic way to ask for someone.
Я вас не слы́шу.
I can't hear you.
IPA /ˈja ˈvas ˈnʲe ˈslɨʂʊ/
Say it YAH VAHS NYEH SLIH-shoo.
слышать is a state, so the imperfective present is used even for what is happening now.
Плоха́я связь.
The connection is bad.
IPA /plɐˈxajə ˈsvʲasʲ/
Say it pluh-KHAH-yuh SVYAS.
связь is feminine and third declension, so the adjective is плохая.
Перезвони́те по́зже.
Call back later.
IPA /pʲɪrʲɪzvɐˈnʲitʲə ˈpoʐːə/
Say it pih-rih-zvuh-NEE-tyuh POH-zhih.
пере- is the prefix that turns "call" into "call back", exactly as переписать turns "write" into "rewrite".
Я вам позвоню́.
I will call you.
IPA /ˈja ˈvam pəzvɐˈnʲu/
Say it YAH VAHM puh-zvuh-NYOO.
позвонить is perfective, so the future is a single word. The stress is on the ending throughout: позвоню́, позвони́т — never зво́нит.
Позвони́те мне, пожа́луйста.
Give me a call, please.
IPA /pəzvɐˈnʲitʲə ˈmnʲe pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it puh-zvuh-NEE-tyuh muh-NYEH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
звонить takes the dative: позвоните мне, позвоните врачу.
Како́й у вас но́мер телефо́на?
What is your phone number?
IPA /kɐˈkoj ʊ ˈvas ˈnomʲɪr tʲɪlʲɪˈfonə/
Say it kuh-KOY oo VAHS NOH-mihr tih-lih-FOH-nuh?
Запиши́те мой но́мер.
Write down my number.
IPA /zəpʲɪˈʂitʲə ˈmoj ˈnomʲɪr/
Say it zuh-pih-SHIH-tyuh MOY NOH-mihr.
записать is perfective and means "write down once, completely"; писать alone would be the open-ended activity of writing.
Отпра́вьте мне сообще́ние.
Send me a message.
IPA /ɐtˈprafʲtʲə ˈmnʲe səɐpˈɕːenʲɪjə/
Say it ut-PRAH-ftyuh muh-NYEH suh-up-SHCHEH-nih-yuh.
отправить takes two objects without a preposition: the message accusative and the recipient dative.
У меня́ нет интерне́та.
I have no internet.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈnʲet ɪntʲɪrˈnʲetə/
Say it oo mih-NYAH NYET in-tih-RNYEH-tuh.
нет governs the genitive, hence интернета.
Здесь есть вай-фа́й?
Is there Wi-Fi here?
IPA /ˈzʲdʲesʲ ˈjesʲtʲ vɐjˈfaj/
Say it ZDYES YEST vuy-FAY?
The loanword is hyphenated and stressed on the second half: вай-фа́й.
Како́й паро́ль?
What is the password?
IPA /kɐˈkoj pɐˈrolʲ/
Say it kuh-KOY puh-RYOL?
Мо́жно заря́дить телефо́н?
Can I charge my phone?
IPA /ˈmoʐnə zɐˈrʲadʲɪtʲ tʲɪlʲɪˈfon/
Say it MOHZH-nuh zuh-RYAH-dit tih-lih-FOHN?
Я ду́маю, что э́то интере́сно.
I think this is interesting.
IPA /ˈja ˈduməjʊ ˈʂto ˈɛtə ɪntʲɪˈrʲesnə/
Say it YAH DOO-muh-yoo, SHTOH EH-tuh in-tih-RYEH-snuh.
что introduces the clause and keeps statement word order after it: что это интересно, never *что это интересно ли.
Мне ка́жется, вы правы́.
I think you are right.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈkaʐɨtsə ˈvɨ prɐˈvɨ/
Say it muh-NYEH KAH-zhih-tsyuh, VIH pruh-VIH.
Literally "it seems to me". казаться is impersonal here and the person goes in the dative — a softer way to give an opinion than я думаю.
По-мо́ему, э́то сли́шком до́рого.
In my opinion that is too expensive.
IPA /pɐˈmojɪmʊ ˈɛtə ˈslʲiʂkəm ˈdorəɡə/
Say it puh-MOH-yih-moo, EH-tuh SLEE-shkum DOH-ruh-guh.
по-моему is an adverb built from the possessive, and it never changes form. Compare по-вашему, по-твоему.
Я согла́сен.
I agree.
IPA /ˈja sɐˈɡlasʲɪn/
Say it YAH suh-GLAH-sin.
A man says согласен, a woman согласна. The short form has no verb "to be" with it.
Я не согла́сен.
I do not agree.
IPA /ˈja ˈnʲe sɐˈɡlasʲɪn/
Say it YAH NYEH suh-GLAH-sin.
A woman says не согласна. не comes directly before the word it negates.
Мне нра́вится.
I like it.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnravʲɪtsə/
Say it muh-NYEH NRAH-vih-tsyuh.
The subject of the sentence is the thing liked, not you: мне нравится чай, "tea is pleasing to me". With a plural it is нравятся: мне нравятся эти книги.
Мне не нра́вится.
I do not like it.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnʲe ˈnravʲɪtsə/
Say it muh-NYEH NYEH NRAH-vih-tsyuh.
Мне всё равно́.
I don't mind.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈfsʲo rɐvˈno/
Say it muh-NYEH FSYOH ruv-NOH.
Literally "everything is the same to me". It is neutral, not dismissive, but tone matters: said flatly it can sound rude.
Я рад!
I am glad!
IPA /ˈja ˈrat/
Say it YAH RAHT!
рад is a short adjective and does not change for a man; a woman says я рада. рад + dative names what you are glad about: я рад вашему приезду.
Мне ве́село.
I am having a good time.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈvʲesʲɪlə/
Say it muh-NYEH VYEH-sih-luh.
One of the family of impersonal state words: весело, скучно, грустно, интересно. All of them take a dative person and never a subject.
Мне ску́чно.
I am bored.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈskuʂnə/
Say it muh-NYEH SKOOSH-nuh.
Note that this is the opposite of весело in structure too: nothing agrees, so the form is fixed.
Я о́чень уста́л.
I am very tired.
IPA /ˈja ˈotɕɪnʲ ʊsˈtal/
Say it YAH OH-chin oo-STAHL.
A woman says я очень устала: the past tense of a verb always marks the subject's gender, even where the present tense does not.
Мне хо́лодно.
I am cold.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈxolədnə/
Say it muh-NYEH KHOH-lud-nuh.
This is about you being cold. Холодно on its own, without мне, describes the weather.
К сожале́нию, нет.
Unfortunately, no.
IPA /k səʐɐˈlʲenʲɪjʊ ˈnʲet/
Say it k suh-zhuh-LYEH-nih-yoo, NYET.
A fixed prepositional phrase, literally "to regret". It softens a refusal considerably.
Я люблю́ э́тот го́род.
I love this city.
IPA /ˈja lʲʊˈblʲu ˈɛtət ˈɡorət/
Say it YAH lyoo-BLYOO EH-tut GOH-rut.
любить is a second-conjugation verb: люблю, любишь, любит, любим, любите, любят — note the shift of stress onto the ending.