Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Language
In addition to the official languages of the
Central Asian countries covered in this topic -
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen and Uzbek -
the one language most useful for travellers in
these countries is still Russian, as you'll find
that it's the second language for most adults.
RUSSIAN
Just read the coloured pronunciation guides
given next to each Russian phrase in this
section as if they were English, and you'll
be understood. Note that the symbol
kh
is
pronounced as the 'ch' in the Scottish
loch,
zh
as the 's' in 'pleasure',
r
is rolled and the
apostrophe ( ' ) indicates a slight
y
sound. The
stressed syllables are indicated with italics.
DoyouspeakEnglish?
Выговорите
vi ga·va·
ri
·tye
по-английски?
pa·an·
gli
·ski
Idon'tundertand.
Янепонимаю.
ya nye pa·ni·
ma
·yu
Accommodation
Doyouhave
Увасесть...?
u vas yet' ...
a...room?
single
одноместный
ad·na·
myest
·nih
номер
no·
mir
double
номерс
no·
mir z
двуспальней
dvu·
spal'·
nyey
кроватью
kra·
va·
tyu
Howmuchis
Сколько
skol'·
ka
itfor...?
стоитза...?
sto
·it za ...
anight
ночь
Basics
Hello.
Здравствуйте.
zdrast
·vuy·tye
Goodbye.
Досвидания.
da svi·
da
·nya
Excuseme.
Простите.
noch'
twopeople
двоих
dva
·ikh
pras·
ti
·tye
Sorry.
iz·vi·
ni
·tye
Please.
Пожалуйста.
pa·
zhal
·ta
Thankyou.
Спасибо.
Извините.
Eating & Drinking
I'dlike(themenu).
Ябыхотел/
spa·
si
·ba
ya bih khat·
yel
/
хотела(меню).
(m/f)
khat·
ye
·la (min·
yu
)
Idon'teat…
Янеем…
Yes./No.
Да./Нет.
da/nyet
What'syourname?
Каквасзовут?
ya nye yem …
kak vas za·
vut
Pleasebringthebill.
Принесите,
Mynameis...
Менязовут...
pri·ni·
sit
·ye
mi·
nya
za
·vut ...
pa·
zhal
·ta shot
пожалуйстасчёт.
Cheers!
Заздоровье!
za zda·
rov
·ye
retaurant
ресторан
WANT MORE?
For in-depth language information
and handy phrases, check out Lonely
Planet's
Central Asia Phrasebook
. You'll
ind it at
shop.lonelyplanet.com
, or
you can buy Lonely Planet's iPhone
phrasebooks at the Apple App Store.
ris·ta·
ran
Emergencies
Help!
Помогите!
pa·ma·
gi·
tye
Leaveme
Приваливай!
pri·
va
·li·vai
alone!
