The official language of the Russian Federation is Russian. It is spoken all over the country and is taught at all Russian schools as a native language. Russian language belongs to the Slavic language family which includes Ukrainian, Belorussian, Slovenian, Polish etc. The Russian language uses Cyrillic alphabet, which contains 33 letters.
Some useful words and phrases:
English |
Russian |
Transcription |
Yes |
Да |
Da |
No |
Нет |
Nyet |
Thank you |
Спасибо |
Spasi'bo |
Please |
Пожалуйста |
Pozha'luysta |
Hello |
Здравствуйте |
Zdra'stvuite |
Hi |
Привет |
Privyet |
Good bye |
До свидания |
Do svida'niya |
How are you? |
Как дела? |
Kak dela? |
How much does it cost? |
Сколько это стоит? |
Skol'ko eto stoit? |
Can I have a bill, please |
Принесите, пожалуйста, счет |
Prinesite, pozha'lusta, stchet |
I like Nordic Travel :) |
Мне нравится Нордик Травэл |
Mne nryavitsa Nordic Travel |