Useful Russian phrases for feelings and opinions, with audio, IPA, stress marks and an English-friendly pronunciation hint.
Saying how you feel and what you think, with the impersonal constructions that Russian prefers for both.
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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.
