Useful Russian phrases for shopping, with audio, IPA, stress marks and an English-friendly pronunciation hint.
Sizes, prices, the till and returns — the exchanges you cannot manage with pointing alone.
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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.
