Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
USEFUL RUSSIAN PHRASES
English
Russian
Pronunciation
Da
,
net
Yes/No
Da, Nyet
Hello
zdravstvujte
Zdras
-tvoo-tye
do svidaniq
Goodbye
Da svi-
da
-nya
Thank you
spasibo
Spa-
see
-ba
po'alujsta
Please/You're welcome
Pa-
zha
-li-sta
Excuse me
izvinite
Eez-vee-
nee
-tye
prostite
,
po'alujsta
Sorry
Prah-
stee
-tye,
pa-
zha
-li-sta
Kak dela
?
How are you?
Kak deh-
la
Fine, good
Xorowo
Kho-ro-
show
ploxo
Bad
Plo
-kha
Do you speak English?
vy govorite po-anglijski
?
Vy go-vo-
ree
-te
po ang-
lee
-skee?
I don't speak Russian
Q ne govor[ po-russki
Ya nee guh-vuh-
ryoo
pa-
roo
-skee
I speak a little Russian
Q nemnogo govor[ po-russki
Ya ne-
mno
-go
guh-vuh-
ryoo
pa-
roo
-skee
skol;ko stoit
?
How much does it cost?
Skol
-ka
sto
-eet?
Where is . . .
gde naxoditsq
. . .
Gde na-
kho
-dee-tsa . . .
stanciq metro
the metro station
stan
-tsee-ya me-
tro
the restroom/WC
tualet
tua-
let
apteka
Pharmacy
Ap-
teh-
ka
Currency exchange
obmen val[ty
Ob-
men
vah-
lyoo
-tee
bankomat
ATM/cash machine
Bahnk-o-
mat
Help!
pomogite
Pa-ma-
gee
-tye
2 Planning Your Trip to Moscow & St. Petersburg
VISITOR INFORMATION
Hotels and tour desks are likely to have as much information as the official tourist
offices (for addresses, see section 3, “Moscow” and section 4, “St. Petersburg”).
Most hotels and many newspaper kiosks sell maps in English (ask for a Karta na
angliiskom, pronounced
kar
-ta na ahn-
glees
-kom). See
www.yell.ru/map
for interac-
tive maps of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Useful websites include
www.infoservices.com
, featuring the Travelers' Yellow
Pages for Moscow and St. Petersburg, with searchable telephone and address listings
in English, including nearest metro station and opening hours.
There are numerous free listings magazines at nearly all hotels and many restau-
rants. Most are in English and Russian and are full of information.
