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• Russian language, an East Slavic language
  • Russian-speaking, Russophone, Russian people
• Russians (россияне, rossiyane), persons from RF, citizens of RF, all population, all people of all ethnic groups (Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians etc) and all nationalities, who live in the RF
• Russians (русские, russkie), the ethnic group primarily associated with Grand Duchy of Moscow (living in Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan etc)
• The Russian, a villain from The Punisher comics
• "Russians" (song), a song by Sting
• "Russian", the tenth movement of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2003 album
• "Russkies", a 1987 film starring Whip Hubley and Joaquin Phoenix

See also

• Russia (disambiguation)
• Rus (disambiguation)
• Rossiysky
• Russian River

Distinguish from

• Rushen (disambiguation)

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. .If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.^ Here it may suffice to mention, as illustrating the changed temper of the Russian national assembly, The Duma that the Russian majority of the Duma included and among the imperial questions in Finland which the Finland. Russia - LoveToKnow 1911 28 January 2010 0:46 UTC www.1911encyclopedia.org [Source type: Original source] ^ What links here Related changes Special Pages This page was last modified 20:38, 27 Oct 2006. Russia - LoveToKnow 1911 28 January 2010 0:46 UTC www.1911encyclopedia.org [Source type: Original source]

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• A Frenchman is self-assured because he regards himself personally, both in mind and body, as irresistibly attractive to men and women. An Englishman is self-assured, as being a citizen of the best-organized state in the world, and therefore as an Englishman always knows what he should do and knows that all he does as an Englishman is undoubtedly correct. An Italian is self-assured because he is excitable and easily forgets himself and other people. A Russian is self-assured just because he knows nothing and does not want to know anything, since he does not believe that anything can be known. The German's self-assurance is worst of all, stronger and more repulsive than any other, because he imagines that he knows the truth--science--which he himself has invented but which is for him the absolute truth.
  • Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace, (1865-1869). Book 9, Chapter 10.

• Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain — at least in a poor country like Russia — and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.
  • Leon Trotsky, The History of the Russian Revolution (1930). See edition: Leon Trotsky; Max Eastman (1957). The History of the Russian Revolution. University of Michigan Press, p. 213.

• Complete equality of rights for all nations; the right of nations to self-determination; the unity of the workers of all nations—such is the national program that Marxism, the experience of the whole world, and the experience of Russia, teach the workers.
  • Vladimir Lenin, "The Right of Nations to Self-Determination", reported in Vladimir Lenin; Doug Lorimer (2002). Marxism & Nationalism. Resistance Books, p. 125. ISBN 1876646136.

• If the Russian word "perestroika" has easily entered the international lexicon, this is due to more than just interest in what is going on in the Soviet Union. Now the whole world needs restructuring, i.e. progressive development, a fundamental change.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev, (1987). Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World. Harper & Row, p. 254. ISBN 0060390859.

• Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision in the interests of itself and interests of its people -- of its citizens. This is our final choice, and we have no way back. There can be no return to what we used to have before. And the guarantee for this is the choice of the Russian people, themselves. No, guarantees from outside cannot be provided. This is impossible. It would be impossible for Russia today. Any kind of turn towards totalitarianism for Russia would be impossible, due to the condition of the Russian society.
  • Vladimir Putin, statement in press release, Office of the White House Press Secretary, United States (February 24, 2005). "President and President Putin Discuss Strong U.S.-Russian Partnership"

• You know, I never planned to leave. I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. You know, I played their game, pretending, of course. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB... Horrifying.
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov, statement in television interview: Larry King (May 5, 2002). "Interview with Mikhail Baryshnikov", Larry King Weekend, CNN.

• I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention. It's probably the most affordable mechanism to solve problems inside the country, inside the society because Putin proved to all of us that democracy has a world of alternatives, security forces and police and power abuse and that's why I think eventually the people of Russia will embrace democracy as the least costly institution to help them to solve their daily problems.
  • Garry Kasparov, statement in interview: Monica Attard (April 3, 2005). "Gary Kasparov", Sunday Profile, Australian Broadcasting Company.

• We are hurtling back into a Soviet abyss, into an information vacuum that spells death from our own ignorance. All we have left is the internet, where information is still freely available. For the rest, if you want to go on working as a journalist, it's total servility to Putin. Otherwise, it can be death, the bullet, poison, or trial - whatever our special services, Putin's guard dogs, see fit.
  • Anna Politkovskaya, (September 9, 2004). "Poisoned by Putin: The horror of Beslan was made still worse by the intimidation of Russia's servile media", The Guardian, Guardian News and Media Limited

• Elections are not a viable means of ensuring democratic change in Russia.
  • Boris Berezovsky, 2007 interview in The Guardian, reported in Henry Meyer (April 13, 2007). "Russia Demands Berezovsky Extradition After Call for Revolution", Bloomberg News, Bloomberg L.P.

A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. ~ Winston Churchill

• I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
  • Winston Churchill, 1 October 1939, BBC radio address “The Russian Enigma” (partial text).

Attributed

• I live in the USSR, work actively and count naturally on the worker and peasant spectator. If I am not comprehensible to them I should be deported.
  • Dmitri Shostakovich, January 14, 1930, reported in Laurel E. Fay (2000). Shostakovich: A Life. Oxford University Press US, p. 55. ISBN 0195182510.

• Russia was a slave in Europe but would be a master in Asia.
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky, reported in Dominic Livien (April 1999). "Dilemmas of Empire 1850-1918: Power, Territory, Identity". Journal of Contemporary History 34 (2): p. 180.

• We do not want a single foot of foreign territory; but of our territory we shall not surrender a single inch to anyone.
  • Joseph Stalin, reported in Sándor Forbát ; Alex Forbath (1938). Europe Into the Abyss: Behind the Scenes of Secret Politics. Pallas Publishing Co., Ltd., p. 462.

• We bow our heads in respect for those Soviet women who displayed exceptional courage in the severe time of war. Never before but during the days of the war the grandeur of spirit and the invincible will of our Soviet women, their selfless dedication, loyalty and affection to their Homeland, their boundless persistence in work and their heroism on the front manifested themselves with such strength.
  • Leonid Brezhnev, reported in IE IU Kastelli, V karǐni zdiǐsnenoǐ mriǐ (1979) p. 54

• I could have gone on flying through space forever.
  • Yuri Gagarin, reported in Robin Kerrod, (2004). Dawn of the Space Age. Gareth Stevens, p. 1968. ISBN 0836857127.

• My arms are up to my elbows in blood. That is the most terrible thing that lies in my soul.
  • Nikita Khrushchev, reported in Melvyn P. Leffler (2007). For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War. Macmillan, p. 496. ISBN 0809097176.

• We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.
  • Boris Yeltsin, reported in H. Paul Jeffers, The 100 Greatest Heroes. Citadel Press, p. 60. ISBN 0806524766.

• I would have preferred to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work - for example, a lawn-mower.
  • Mikhail Kalashnikov, statement made in 2002, reported in Keeble McFarlane (February 4, 2006). "It seems we'll never beat swords into ploughshares", The Jamaica Observer.

• In my view, the composer, just as the poet, the sculptor or the painter, is in duty bound to serve Man, the people. He must beautify human life and defend it. He must be a citizen first and foremost, so that his art might consciously extol human life and lead man to a radiant future. Such is the immutable code of art as I see it.
  • Sergei Prokofiev, reported in S. Shlifstein; Rose Prokofieva (2000). Sergei Prokofiev: Autobiography, Articles, Reminiscences. The Minerva Group, Inc., p. 136. ISBN 0898751497.

• Generalissimo Stalin directed every move ... made every decision ... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...
  • Georgy Zhukov, reported in "TOP GENERAL: ZHUKOV", TIME, Time Inc. (February 21, 1955).

• In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.
  • Yakov Smirnoff, reported in Bob Fenster (2005). Laugh Off: The Comedy Showdown Between Real Life And The Pros. Andrews McMeel Publishing, p. 101. ISBN 0740754688.

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Pronunciation guide

a ah 

like father

e yeh 

like yet initially, after vowel (except и), ъ or ь; long e elsewhere as in Lenin.

ё yo 

like yore; always stressed; pronounced "o" only after ч, ш, щ and ж.

и ee 

like seen or the i in Machine

o oh 

like score when stressed; when unstressed, it is a hard a in about (syllable before stress) or the o in Gibson (elsewhere).

у oo 

like cartoon

ы yh 

like sit, hit, but pronounced far further down the throat, as if being punched in the stomach

э eh 

like end

ю yoo 

like you or Yugoslavia.

я yah 

like Yard

б b 

like boy

в v 

like very

г g 

like go; in genitive (possesive) endings ого/его like avoid, e.g., "Dostoevsky's" = Достоевского (duh-stah-YEHV-skuh-vuh)

д d 

like do

ж zh 

like measure; always hard

з z 

like zoo

й y 

like boy

к k 

like keep

л l 

like leak or look

м m 

like seem

н n 

like noodle; pronounced like a Spanish ñ after ь, и-- like the other Slavs-- and e.

п p 

like spigot

р r 

rolled as in Spanish

с s 

like seem

т t 

like tune

ф f 

like French

х kh 

voiceless fricative as in the Scottish loch or German Bach

ц ts 

like boots; always hard

ч ch 

like cheap; always soft

ш sh 

like shot; always hard

щ shch 

similar to sheet; always soft—unlike ш, щ is palatalized

Signs

ъ ’’ 

hard sign (very rarely used since 1918)

ь ’ 

soft sign

Stress

Grammar

• The second person pronoun вы is the plural of ты and is also used, as in French, for polite address to one person.

• Russian verbs and verb conjugation differ along three axes:

1) Verbs come in perfective and imperfective pairs (e.g., думать | подумать). .Imperfective verbs indicate ongoing or uncompleted action; Perfective verbs indicated one-off or completed action.^ What is the difference between a perfective and an imperfective verb?

• The Russian Language 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC www.foreigntranslations.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Verb endings indicate whether or not the action was completed successfully.

• The Russian Language 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC www.foreigntranslations.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Thus verbs of the perfect and imperfect kind, adverbs, pronouns, adjectives, participles and verbal adverbs will be actively used in speech.

• Russian Language Courses 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC www.rccusa.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Conjugated perfective verbs are also used to indicated the future tense (future imperfective requires conjugation of the verb to be (быть) + imperfective infinitive).^ Imperfective and perfective verb stems and the future tense are also studied.

• WAL: Russian Classes, Seattle Russian School, Russian Language 15 September 2009 2:36 UTC www.wal.org [Source type: Reference]

^ Thus verbs of the perfect and imperfect kind, adverbs, pronouns, adjectives, participles and verbal adverbs will be actively used in speech.

• Russian Language Courses 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC www.rccusa.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Russian adjectives: agree with nouns in number, gender and case Russian verbs: Infinitive, Aspects, Tenses Russian Pronouns: Personal and Possessive .

• Russian – Russian Language – Learn Russian online - RusslandJournal.de 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC www.russlandjournal.de [Source type: General]

.As a general rule (but only a very general rule), perfective verb forms are created by adding a prefix to the relevant imperfective verb.^ Only imperfective verbs may be used to form passives with the suffix -.

• Verbs of Motion 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC www.departments.bucknell.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ The Russian verb has two aspects, each represented by a separate infinitive-the imperfective to indicate a continuing action, and the perfective to indicate an action already completed or to be completed.

• Russian Language Software and Russian Language Products 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC russianlanguage.com [Source type: Original source]

^ No, clearly, governments are the creation of men, and they last only so long as the ruled are willing to submit or the rulers are strong enough to impose.

• The Millenial Files - A Russian Revolution, 1917 18 January 2010 8:45 UTC www.mmmfiles.com [Source type: Original source]

2) Verbs follow a simple pattern of temporal conjugation: past, present, and future, (e.g., подумал | думаю | подумаю). .In the past tense, verbs also conjugate by gender, male, female, and neuter (e.g., подумал | подумала | подумало).^ Russian adjectives: agree with nouns in number, gender and case Russian verbs: Infinitive, Aspects, Tenses Russian Pronouns: Personal and Possessive .

• Russian – Russian Language – Learn Russian online - RusslandJournal.de 7 January 2010 5:25 UTC www.russlandjournal.de [Source type: General]

^ Additionally, negative and positive stereotypes can be examined by gender and compared to establish difference in perception held by female Americans and male Americans.

• Is There Still an Evil Empire? The Role of the Mass Media in DepictingStereotypes of Russians and Eastern Europeans 19 January 2010 18:018 UTC lass.calumet.purdue.edu [Source type: Academic]

^ The verb has three tenses, present, past, and future; in addition it has the category of aspect.

• Russian Language - MSN Encarta 11 September 2009 10:010 UTC encarta.msn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

3) Verb conjugation differs by first, second, and third person, as well as singular and plural. (Example at right)

• Nouns and adjectives have six cases, depending on their general grammatical role in a sentence:

Case	Nominative	Accusative	Genitive	Dative	Prepositional	Instrumental
Use	Subject of sentence	Direct object	Possessive (of)	Indirect object (to/for)	Location (at)	Instrumental (by/with)
Example	Город красив	Я читал книгу	Центр города	Я дал ему еду	Музей в городе	Я шёл с ним
Translation	The city is pretty	I read the book	Center of the city	I gave him food	A museum in the city	I walked with him

Phrase list

Hello. 

Здравствуйте. (.ZDRAHST-vooy-tyeh) (Considered bad luck to say this to the same person twice in one day.^ It’s not a moral judgment (bribery and corruption are clearly bad things, and if they can be eliminated, they should), but a business one—American companies will not be able to compete if they can’t play on the same playing field.

• USSR (Former) Minus Russia | The Agonist 25 January 2010 17:19 UTC agonist.org [Source type: News]

^ It isn’t much to disrupt people’s routine for a day, they always have tomorrow, and the day after that, and the one after, to return to the exact same existence.

• Russia « Improv Everywhere 28 January 2010 0:46 UTC improveverywhere.com [Source type: General]

^ In those barbarous days, when might made right, murder was too much an every-day matter to be deeply considered by any one.

• The Baldwin Project: Historical Tales: Russian by Charles Morris 18 January 2010 8:45 UTC www.mainlesson.com [Source type: Original source]

)

Hello. (informal) 

Привет. (pree-VYEHT)

How are you? 

Как дела? (kahg dee-LAH?)

Fine, thank you. 

Хорошо, спасибо. (khah-rah-SHOH spah-SEE-buh)

What is your name? 

Как Вас зовут? (kahk vahs zah-VOOT?)

My name is ______ . 

Меня зовут ______ . (mee-NYAH zah-VOOT ___)

Nice to meet you. 

Очень приятно. (OH-cheen' pree-YAHT-nuh)

Please. 

Пожалуйста. (pah-ZHAH-luh-stuh)

Thank you. 

Спасибо. (spuh-SEE-buh)

You're welcome. 

Не за что. (NYEH-zuh-shtoh) (Literally "It's nothing", can use "Пожалуйста" again)

Yes. 

Да. (dah)

No. 

Нет. (nyeht)

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

Извините. (eez-vee-NEET-yeh)

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

Простите. (prah-STEET-yeh)

I'm sorry. 

Простите. (prah-STEET-yeh)

Goodbye 

До свидания. (duh svee-DAH-nyah.)

Goodbye (informal) 

Пока. (pah-KAH)

I can't speak Russian [well]. 

Я не говорю по-русски (хорошо). (yah nee guh-vah-RYOO pah ROO-skee [khah-rah-SHOH])

Do you speak English? 

Вы говорите по-английски? (vyh guh-vah-REE-tyeh pah ahn-GLEES-kee?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

Кто-нибудь здесь говорит по-английски? (KTOH-nee-bood' zdyehs guh-vah-REET pah an-GLEES-kee?)

Help! 

Помогите! (puh-mah-GEE-tyeh!)

Look out! 

Осторожно!! (uhs-tah-ROH-zhnuh!)

Good morning. 

Доброе утро. (DOH-bruh-yeh OO-truh)

Good evening. 

Добрый вечер. (DOH-bryh VYEH-chuhr)

Good night (to sleep) 

Спокойной ночи! (spah-KOY-nuy NOH-chee)

I don't understand. 

Я не понимаю. (ya nee puh-nee-MIGH-yoo)

I don't know. 

Я не знаю. (ya nee ZNAH-yoo)

Where is the toilet? 

Где туалет? (gdyeh too-ah-LYEHT?)

Leave me alone. 

Отстань. (aht-STAHN’!)

Don't touch me! 

Не трогай меня! (nee-TROH-guy mee-NYAH!)

I'll call the police (militsia in Russia). 

Я вызову милицию. (yah VYH-zah-voo mee-LEE-tsyh-yoo!)

Police! (Militsia)

Милиция! (mee-LEE-tsyh-yah!)

Stop! Thief! 

Держите вора! (deer-ZHEE-tyeh VOH-rah!)

I need your help. 

Мне нужна ваша помощь. (mnyeh noozh-NAH VAH-shah POH-muhsh)

It's an emergency. 

Это срочно!. (EH-tuh SROHCH-nuh)

I'm lost. 

Я заблудился/заблудилась - (m/f). (yah zah-bloo-DEEL-suh / zah-bloo-DEE-luhs’)

I lost my bag. 

Я потерял(а) свою сумку. (yah puh-teer-YAHL(-ah) svah-YOOH SOOM-kooh)

I lost my wallet. 

Я потерял(а) свой бумажник. (yah puh-teer-YAHL(-ah) svoy boo-MAHZH-neek)

I'm sick. 

Я болен (m.) / Я больна (f.) (yah-BOH-leen (masculine) / yah-bahl’-NAH (feminine))

I've been injured. 

Я ранен(а) (yah RAH-neen(-ah))

I need a doctor. 

Мне нужен врач. (mnyeh NOO-zhyhn vrahch)

Can I use your phone? 

Можно от вас позвонить? (MOH-zhnuh aht vahs puhz-vah-NEET’?)

(this can be used only for stationary phone, not for mobile. Asking a mobile phone from unknown person is not polite.)

Numbers

1 

один (ah-DEEN) m, одна (ahd-NAH) f, одно (ahd-NOH) n

2 

два (dvah) mn, две (dvyeh) f

3 

три (tree)

4 

четыре (chee-TYH-ree)

5 

пять (pyaht’)

6 

шесть (shehst’)

7 

семь (syeem’)

8 

восемь (VOH-seem’)

9 

девять (DYEH-veet’)

10 

десять (DYEH-suht’)

11 

одиннадцать (ah-DEEN-nuhd-zuht’)

12 

двенадцать (dvee-NAHD-zuht’)

13 

тринадцать (tree-NAHD-zuht’)

14 

четырнадцать (chee-TYHR-nuhd-zuht’)

15 

пятнадцать (peet-NAHD-zuht’)

16 

шестнадцать (shyhst-NAHD-zuht’)

17 

семнадцать (seem-NAHD-zuht’)

18 

восемнадцать (vuh-seem-NAHD-zuht’)

19 

девятнадцать (dee-veet-NAHD-zuht’)

20 

двадцать (DVAHD-zuht’)

21 

двадцать один (DVAHD-zuht’ ah-DEEN)

22 

двадцать два (DVAHD-zuht’ dvah)

23 

двадцать три (DVAHD-zuht’ tree)

30 

тридцать (TREED-zuht’)

40 

сорок (SOH-ruhk)

50 

пятьдесят (pee-dee-SYAHT)

60 

шестьдесят (shyhs-SYAHT)

70 

семьдесят (SYEM’-ee-seet)

80 

восемьдесят (VOH-seem-deeh-seet’)

90 

девяносто (dee-vee-NOH-stuh)

100 

сто (stoh)

150 

полтораста (puhl-tuh-RAHS-tuh)

200 

двести (DVYEH-stee)

300 

триста (TREE-stuh)

400 

четыреста (chee-TYHR-ee-stuh)

500 

пятьсот(peet-SOHT)

1000 

тысяча (TYH-see-chuh)

2000 

две тысячи (dvyeh TYH-see-chee)

5000 

пять тысяч (pyaht’ TYH-seech)

1,000,000 

миллион (mee-lee-OHN)

1,000,000,000 

миллиард (mee-lee-ART)

Number _____ (train, bus, etc.) 

номер _____ (NOH-meer)

half 

половина (puh-lah-VEE-nuh)

less 

меньше (MYEHN’-sheh)

more 

больше (BOHL’-sheh)

now 

сейчас (see-CHAHS)

later 

позже (POH-zhuh)

before 

раньше (RAHN’-shyeh)

morning 

утро (OOH-truh)

afternoon 

день (dyehn’) (literally 'day')

evening 

вечер (VYEH-chuhr)

night 

ночь (nohch)

Clock time

one o'clock 

час (chahs)

two o'clock 

два часа (dvah chuh-SAH)

three o'clock 

три часа (TREE chuh-SAH)

four o'clock 

четыре часа (chee-TYHR-ree chuh-SA)

five o'clock 

пять часов (pyaht’ chuh-SOHV)

six o'clock 

шесть часов (shest’ chuh-SOHV)

seven o'clock 

семь часов (syem’ chuh-SOHV)

eight o'clock 

восемь часов (VOH-seem’ chuh-SOHV)

nine o'clock 

девять часов (DYEH-veet’ chuh-SOHV)

ten o'clock 

десять часов (DYEH-syuht’ chuh-SOV)

eleven o'clock 

одинадцать часов (ah-DEEN-nad-zut’ chuh-SOV)

twelve o'clock 

двенадцать часов (dvee-NAHD-zut’ chuh-SOV)

noon 

полдень (POHL-dyehn’)

midnight 

полночь (POHL-noch)

half an hour 

полчаса (pohl-chuh-SAH)

morning 

утро (OOH-truh) (5 a.m. to noon)

afternoon 

день (dyehn’) (noon to 5 p.m.)

evening 

вечер (VYEH-chuhr) (5 p.m. to midnight)

night 

ночь (noch)(midnight to 5 a.m.)

Duration

_____ minute 

_____ минута/минуты/минут (mee-NOOT-ah / mee-NOOT-yh / mee-NOOT)

_____ hour(s) 

_____ час/часа/часов (chahs / chuh-SAH / chuh-SOHF)

_____ day(s) 

_____ день/дня/дней (dyehn’ / dnyah / dnyay)

_____ week(s) 

_____ неделя/неделю/недель (nee-DYEHL-yuh / nee-DYEHL-yee / nee-DYEHL’)

_____ month(s) 

_____ месяц/месяца/месяцев (MYEH-seets / MYEH-seets-ah / MYEH-seets-ohf)

_____ year(s) 

_____ год/года/лет (goht / GOH-duh / lyeht) (лет also means "summers")

Days

Note: A week starts with Monday and ends with Sunday.

today 

сегодня (see-VOHD-nyuh)

yesterday 

вчера (fcheeh-RAH)

tomorrow 

завтра (ZAHF-truh)

this week 

на этой неделе (nah EH-tuy nee-DYEHL-yee)

last week 

на прошлой неделе (nah PROSH-luy nee-DYEHL-yee)

next week 

на следующей неделе (nah SLYED-oo-yoo-shchee nee-DYEHL-yeh)

Sunday 

воскресенье (vuhs-kree-SYEHN’-yuh)

Monday 

понедельник (puh-nee-DYEHL’-neek)

Tuesday 

вторник (VTOHR-neek)

Wednesday 

среда (sree-DAH)

Thursday 

четверг (cheet-VYEHRK)

Friday 

пятница (PYAHT-nee-tsuh)

Saturday 

суббота (soo-BOHT-uh)

Months

January 

январь (yeen-VAHR’)

February 

февраль (feev-RAHL’)

March 

март (mahrt)

April 

апрель (ahp-RYEHL’)

May 

май (migh)

June 

июнь (ee-YOON’)

July 

июль (ee-YOOL’)

August 

август (AHV-goost)

September 

сентябрь (seen-TYABR’)

October 

октябрь (ahk-TYABR’)

November 

ноябpь (nah-YABR’)

December 

декабрь (dee-KAHBR’)

Writing time and date

black 

чёрный (CHOHR-nyh)

white 

белый (BYEH-lyh)

gray 

серый (SYEH-ryh)

red 

красный (KRAHS-nyh)

blue (dark-blue or navy)

синий (SEE-nyh)

blue (light-blue or cyan) 

голубой (guh-loo-BOY) - use carefully; in Russian slang, this also means "homosexual"!

yellow 

жёлтый (ZHOL-tyh)

green 

зелёный (zee-LYOH-nyh)

orange 

оранжевый (ah-RAHN-zhee-vy)

purple 

фиолетовый (fee-ah-LYET-uh-vyh)

brown 

коричневый (kah-REECH-nee-vyh)

pink 

розовый (ROH-zuh-vyh)

Transportation

Bus and train

How much is a ticket to _____? 

Сколько стоит билет в _____? (SKOL’-kuh STOH-eet bee-LYEHT v _____?)

One ticket to _____, please. 

Один билет в _____, пожалуйста. (ah-DEEN bee-LYEHT v_____ puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh)

Where does this train/bus go? 

Куда идёт этот поезд/автобус? (koo-DAH ee-DYOHT EH-tuht POH-eest / ahf-TOH-boos?)

Where is the train/bus to _____? 

Где поезд/автобус до_____? (gdyeh POH-eest / ahf-TOH-boos duh _____)

Does this train/bus stop in _____? 

Этот поезд/автобус останавливается в _____? (EH-tuht POH-eest / ahf-TOH-boos uhs-tuh-NAHV-lee-vuh-eet-suh v _____?)

When does the train/bus for _____ leave? 

Когда отходит поезд/автобус в _____ ? (kahg-DAH aht-KHOH-deet POH-eest / ahf-TOH-boos v _____?)

When will this train/bus arrive in _____? 

Во сколько этот поезд/автобус приходит в_____? (vah SKOHL’-kuh EH-tuht POH-eest / ahf-TOH-boos pree-KHOH-deet v _____?)

Directions

How do I get to _____ ? 

Как добраться до_____ ? (kahk dah-BRAH-tsuh duh ___?)

...the train station? 

...вокзала? (vah-GZAH-luh)

...the bus station? 

...автовокзала? (ahf-tuh-vah-GZAH-luh)

...the airport? 

... аэропорта? (ah-ehr-ah-POHR-tuh)

...downtown? 

...центра? (TSEHN-trah)

...the youth hostel? 

...молодёжного общежития? (muh-lah-DYOH-zhnuh-vuh ahp-shchee-ZHYH-tee-ya)

...the _____ hotel? 

...гостиницы ______? (gahs-TEE-nee-tsyh)

...the Mosfilm hotel? 

...гостиницы Мосфильм? (gahs-TEE-nee-tsyh MOHS-feel’m)

...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? 

...американского/канадского/австралийского/английского консульства? (uh-mee-ree-KAHNS-kuh-vuh / kuh-NAHTS-kuh-vuh / uhfs-truh-LEES-kuh-vuh / ahng-LEES-kuh-vuh KOHN-sool’-stvuh)

Where are there a lot of... 

Где есть много... (gdyeh yehst’ MNOH-ghh)

...hotels? 

...гостиниц? (gahs-TEE-neets?)

...restaurants? 

...ресторанов? (rees-tah-RAHN-uhf?)

...bars? 

...баров? (BAHR-uhf)

...sites to see? 

...достопримечательностей? (duhs-tuh-pree-mee-CHAH-teel’-nuhs-tyay)

Please can you show me on the map? 

Пожалуйста Вы можете показать на карте? (puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh vyh MOH-zhyh-tee puh-kuh-ZAHT’ nuh KAHR-tyeh)

street 

улица (OO-lee-tsuh)

Turn left. 

Поверните налево. (puh-veer-NEE-tyeh nuh-LYEH-vuh)

Turn right. 

Поверните направо. (puh-veer-NEE-tyeh nuh-PRAH-vuh)

left 

налево (nuh-LYEH-vuh)

right 

направо (nuh-PRAH-vuh...)

straight ahead 

прямо (PRYAH-muh)

towards the _____ 

к _____ (k)

past the _____ 

мимо _____ (MEEH-mah)

before the _____ 

перед _____ (PYEH-reet)

Watch for the _____. 

Ищите _____. (ee-SHCHEE-tyeh)

intersection 

перекрёсток (pee-ree-KRYOH-stuhk)

north 

север (SYEH-veer)

south 

юг (yook)

east 

восток (vahs-TOHK)

west 

запад (ZAH-puht)

uphill 

вверх (VVYEHR-kh)

downhill 

вниз (vnees)

Taxi

Taxi! 

Такси! (Tahk-SEE!)

Take me to _____, please. 

Довезите меня до _____, пожалуйста. (duh-vee-ZEE-tyeh mee-NYAH duh _____, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh.')

How much does it cost to get to _____? 

Сколько стоит доехать до ______? (SKOHL’-kuh STOH-eet dah-YEH-khut’ duh ____?)

Take me there, please. 

Довезите меня туда, пожалуйста. (duh-vee-ZEE-tyeh meenyah too-DAH, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh.)

Do you have any rooms available? 

У вас есть свободные комнаты? (oo vash YEHST’ svah-BOD-nyh-yeh KOHM-nuh-tyh)

How much is a room for one person/two people? 

Сколько стоит комната на одного человека/двух человек? (SKOHL’-kuh STOH-eet KOM-nuh-tuh nah uhd-nah-VOH chee-lah-VYEH-kuh / dvookh chee-lah-VYEHK )

Does the room come with... 

В этой комнате есть... (VEH-tuy KOHM-nuh-tyeh yest’...)

...bedsheets? 

...простыни? (...PROHS-tee-nee)

...a bathroom? 

...ванная? (...VAHN-nah-yuh)

...a telephone? 

...телефон? (...tee-lee-FOHN)

...a TV? 

...телевизор? (...tee-lee-VEE-zuhr)

May I see the room first? 

Могу я сначала посмотреть комнату? (mah-GOOH yah znuh-CHAH-luh puhs-mah-TRYEHT’ KOHM-nah-too)

Do you have anything quieter? 

У вас есть что-нибудь потише? (oo vah yehst’ CHTOH-nee-boot’ pah-TEE-shyh?)

...bigger? 

...побольше? (pah-BOHL’-shyh)

...cleaner? 

...почище? (pah-CHEE-shcheh)

...cheaper? 

...подешевле? (puh-dee-SHEHV-lyeh)

OK, I'll take it. 

Хорошо, я беру. (khah-rah-SHOH yah bee-ROO)

I will stay for _____ night(s). 

Я останусь на _____ ночь (ночи/ночей). (yah ahs-TAH-noos’ nah _____ nohch’ (NOH-chee/nah-CHYAY)

Can you suggest another hotel? 

Вы можете предложить другую гостиницу? (vy MOH-zhee-te pred-la-ZHYHT’ droo-GOO-yoo gahs-TEE-nee-tsoo)

Do you have a safe? 

У вас есть сейф? (oo vahs yest’ syayf)

...lockers? 

...индивидуальные сейфы? (een-dee-vee-doo-AHL’-nyh-yeh SYAY-fee)

Is breakfast/supper included? 

Завтрак/ужин включен? (ZAHF-truhk / OO-zhyhn fklyoo-CHON)

What time is breakfast/supper? 

Во сколько завтрак/ужин? (vuh SKOHL’-kuh ZAH-ftruhk / OO-zhyhn)

Please clean my room. 

Уберите в моей комнате, пожалуйста. (oo-bee-REE-tyeh vmah-YAY KOHM-nuh-tyeh, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh)

Can you wake me at _____? 

Не могли бы вы разбудить меня в _____? (nee mah-GLEE byh vyh rahz-boo-DEET’ mee-NYAH v _____? )

I want to check out. 

Дайте счёт. (DIGH-tyeh shchyoht)

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? 

Вы принимаете американские/австралийские/канадские доллары? (vyh pree-nee-MAH-ee-tyeh uh-mee-ree-KAHN-skee-yeh / uhv-struh-LEE-skee-yeh / kuh-NAHD-skee-yeh DOH-luhr-yh)

Do you accept British pounds? 

Вы принимаете английские фунты? (vyh pree-nee-MAH-ee-tyeh ahn-GLEE-skee-yeh FOON-tyh)

Do you accept credit cards? 

Вы принимаете кредитные карты? (vyh pree-nee-MAH-ee-tyeh kree-DEET-nyh-yeh KAHR-tyh)

Can you change money for me? 

Не могли бы вы обменять мне деньги? (nyeh mah-GLEE byh vyh uhb-meen-YAHT’ mnyeh DYEHN’-gee)

Where can I get money changed? 

Где я могу обменять деньги? (gdyeh yah mah-GOO uhb-meen-YAHT’ DYEHN’-gee)

Can you change a traveler's check for me? 

Вы можете обменять мне дорожный чек? (vyh MOH-zhyh-tyeh uhb-meen-YAHT’ mnyeh dah-ROHZH-nyh chyehk)

Where can I get a traveler's check changed? 

Где я могу обменять дорожный чек? (gdyeh yah mah-GOO uhb-meen-YAHT’ dah-ROHZH-nyh chyehk)

What is the exchange rate? 

Какой курс обмена? (kah-KOY koors ahb-MYEHN-uh)

Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? 

Где здесь банкомат? (gdyeh zdyes’ bahn-kuh-MAHT)

A table for one person/two people, please. 

Столик на одного человека/двух человек, пожалуйста. (STOH-leek nah uhd-nah-VOH chee-lah-VYEH-kah/dvookh chee-lah-VYEHK)

Can I look at the menu, please? 

Могу я посмотреть меню? (mah-GOO yah puhs-mah-TRYEHT’ meen-YOO'')

Can I look in the kitchen? 

Я могу посмотреть на кухню? (yah mah-GOO puh-smah-TRYEHT’ nah KOOKH-nee-yoo)

Is there a house specialty? 

Какое у вас фирменное блюдо? (kah-KOY-yeh oo vahs feer-MYEHN-noy-yeh BLYOO-duh)

Is there a local specialty? 

Какое у вас местное фирменное блюдо? (kah-KOY-yeh oo vahs myehst-NOY-yeh feer-MYEHN-noy-yeh BLYOO-duh)

I'm a vegetarian. 

Я вегетарианец/вегетарианка. (yah vee-gee-tuh-ree-YAHN-eets/vee-gee-tuh-ree-YAHN-kah)

I don't eat pork. 

Я не ем свинину. (yah nee yehm svee-NEEN-oo)

I don't eat beef. 

Я не ем говядину. (yah nee yehm gahv-YAH-deen-oo)

I only eat kosher food. 

Я принимаю только кошерную пищу. (yah pree-nee-MAH-yoo TOHL’-kuh kah-SHERH-noo-yoo PEE-shchoo.)

Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) 

Сделайте, пожалуйста, поменьше жира. (SDYEH-ligh-tyeh, puh-zhahl-uh-stuh, pah-MYEHN'-shyh zhyh-RAH)

fixed-price meal 

комплексный обед (KOHM-plyehks-nyh ah-BYEHT)

à la carte 

карта вин (KAHR-tah veen)

breakfast 

завтрак (ZAHF-truhk)

lunch 

обед (ah-BYEHT)

tea (meal) 

полдник (POHLD-neek)

supper 

ужин (OO-zhyhn)

I want _____. 

Я хочу _____. (yah khah-CHOO) (use first form below)

I want a dish containing _____. 

Я хочу блюдо с _____. (yah khah-CHOO BLYOO-duh s _____) (use second form)

chicken 

курицу/ой (KOO-reet-soo / KOO-reet-suy)

beef 

говядину/ой (gahv-YAH-dee-noo / gahv-YAH-dee-nuy)

fish 

рыбу/ой (RYH-boo / RYH-boy)

ham 

свинину/ой (svee-NEE-noo / svee-NEE-nuy)

sausage 

колбасу/ой (kuhl-bah-SOO / kuhl-bah-SOY)

cheese 

сыр/ом (syhr / SYH-ruhm)

eggs 

яйца/ами (YIGH-tsah / YIGH-tsah-mee)

salad 

салат/ом (sah-LAHT / sah-LAHT-ohm)

(fresh) vegetables 

(свежие/ими) овощи/ами ((SVYEH-zhyh-yeh / SVYEH-zhyh-mee OH-vuh-shchee/ uh-vuh-SHCHAH-mee)

(fresh) fruit 

(свежие/ими) фрукты/ами ((SVYEH-zhyh-yeh / SVYEH-zhyh-mee FROOK-tyh / FROOK-tuh-mee)

bread 

хлеб/ом (khlyep / KHLYEH-buhm)

toast 

тост/ом (tohst / TOHST-uhhm))

noodles 

лапша/ой (LAHP-shuh / lahp-SHOY)

pasta 

макароны/онами (mah-kah-ROH-nyh / mah-kah-ROH-nah-mee)

rice 

рис/ом (rees / REE-suhm)

beans 

фасоль/фасолью (fah-SOHL’ / fah-SOHL-yoo)

May I have a glass of _____? 

Дайте, пожалуйста, стакан _____? (DIGH-tyeh, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh, stah-KAHN _____?)

May I have a cup of _____? 

Дайте, пожалуйста, чашку _____? (DIGH-tyeh, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh, CHAHSH-koo)

May I have a bottle of _____? 

Дайте, пожалуйста, бутылку _____? (DIGH-tyeh, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh, boo-TYHL-koo)

...coffee 

...кофе (KOH-feh)

...tea (drink) 

...чая (CHAH-yuh)

...juice 

...сока (SOH-kah)

...(bubbly) water 

...минеральной воды (mee-nee-RAHL'-nuy vah-DYH)

...water 

...воды (vah-DYH)

...beer 

...пива (PEE-vuh)

...red/white wine 

...красного/белого вина (KRAH-snuh-vuh / BYEH-luh-vuh vee-NAH)

May I have some _____? 

Дайте, пожалуйста _____. (DIGH-tyeh, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh)

salt 

соль (sohl’)

black pepper 

чёрный перец (CHYOHR-nyh PYEH-reets)

butter 

масло (MAHS-luh)

Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)

Официант!/Девушка! (uh-fee-TSAHNT! / .DYEH-voosh-kuh!) The former is very polite and gender neutral, the latter only for female servers, and should not be used in a nice restaurant.^ The latter was the only remaining political show on Russian television that was broadcast live.

• freedomhouse.org: Country Report 28 January 2010 0:46 UTC www.freedomhouse.org [Source type: Original source]

^ Travellers taking prescription medicine should only carry enough for personal use, as well as bringing their prescriptions.

• Russia Travel Advice and Advisories | Government of Canada 28 January 2010 0:46 UTC www.voyage.gc.ca [Source type: News]

^ In criminal law we should make greater use of so-called administrative preclusion, that is, prosecute only in the case of repeated administrative offences.

• Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation [Voltaire] 11 January 2010 1:16 UTC www.voltairenet.org [Source type: Original source]

I'm finished. 

Я наелся/наелась. (yah nah-YEHL-syuh/yah nah-YEH-las’)

It was delicious. 

Это было великолепно. (EH-tuh BYH-luh vyeh-lee-kah-LYEHP-nuh)

Please clear the plates. 

Можете убрать со стола. (MOH-zhyh-tyeh oo-BRAHT’ suh stuh-LAH)

The check, please. 

Счёт, пожалуйста. (shchyoht, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh)

Do you serve alcohol? 

Вы продаёте алкогольные напитки? (VYH pruh-dah-YOH-tyeh ahl-kuh-GOHL’-nyh-yeh nah-PEET-kee?)

Is there table service? 

Здесь есть официант? (zdyehs’ yehst’ ah-fee-TSANT)

A beer/two beers, please. 

Будьте добры, одно пиво/два пива. (BOOT’-tyeh dah-BRYH, ad-noh PEE-vuh / dvah PEE-vah)

A glass of red/white wine, please. 

Будьте добры, бокал красного/белого вина. (BOOT'-tyeh dah-BRYH, bah-KAHL KRAHZ-nuh-vuh / BYEH-luh-vuh vee-NAH)

A pint, please. 

Будьте добры, одну пинту. (BOOT’-tyeh dah-BRYH, ahd-NOO PEEN-too)

A bottle, please. 

Будьте добры, одну бутылку. (BOOT’-tyeh dah-BRYH, ahd-NOO boo-TYHL-koo)

_____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please. 

Будьте добры, _____ (hard liquor) с _____ (mixer in ablative form). (...)

whiskey 

виски (VEE-skee)

vodka 

водка (VOHT-kah)

rum 

poм (rohm)

water 

вода/ой (vah-DAH / vah-DOY)

club soda 

газированная/ой вода/ой (газировка/ой) (guh-zee-ROH-vuhn-nuh-yuh / guh-zee-ROH-vuhn-nuy vah-DAH / vah-DOY)

tonic water 

тоник/ом (TOH-neek/TOH-neek-uhm)

orange juice 

апельсиновый/ым сок/ом (uh-peel’-SEE-nuh-vyh / uh-peel’-SEE-nuh-vyhm sohk / SOHK-uhm)

Coke (soda) 

кола/ой (лимонад/ом) (KOH-lah / KOH-luy)

Do you have any bar snacks? 

Здесь есть буфет? (zdyehs’ yehst’ boo-FYEHT)

One more, please. 

Ещё одну, пожалуйста. (yee-SHCHYOH ahd-NOOH, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh)

Another round, please. 

Повторите, пожалуйста. (puhf-tah-REEH-tye, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh)

When is closing time? 

Когда вы закрываетесь? (kahg-DAH vyh zuh-kryh-VAH-ee-tyehs’?)

Do you have this in my size? 

У вас есть это моего размера? (oo vahs yehst’ EH-tuh ma-ee-VOH rahz-MYEH-ruh)

How much is this? 

Сколько это стоит? (SKOHL’-kuh EH-tuh STOH-eet)

That's too expensive. 

Это слишком дорого. (EH-tuh SLEESH-kuhm DOH-ruh-guh)

Would you take _____? 

Вы примете _____? (vyh PREE-mee-tyeh _____?)

expensive 

дорого (DOH-ruh-guh)

cheap 

дёшево (DYOH-shyh-vuh)

I can't afford it. 

Я не могу себе этого позволить. (yah nee mah-GOOH see-BYEH EH-tuh-vuh paz-VOH-leet’)

I don't want it. 

Я это не хочу. (yah EH-tuh nee khah-CHOO)

You're cheating me. 

Вы меня обманываете. (vyh mee-NYAH ab-MAH-nyh-vah-ee-tyeh)

I'm not interested. 

Мне это не интересно.. (mnyeh EH-tuh nee een-tee-RYEHS-nuh)

OK, I'll take it. 

Хорошо, я возьму. (khah-rah-SHOH, yah vahz’-MOO)

Can I have a bag? 

Дайте, пожалуйста, пакет. (DIGH-tyeh, puh-ZHAH-luh-stuh, pah-KYEHT)

Do you ship (overseas)? 

У вас есть доставка (за границу)? (oo vahs yehst’ dahs-TAHF-kah (zah grah-NEET-sooh)

Give me two (items of something). 

Давайте две. (dah-VIGH-tyeh DVYEH)

I need... 

Мне нужен/нужна/нужно/нужны... (mnyeh NOO-zhehn / nooh-ZHNAH / NOOZH-nuh / nooh-ZHNYH)

...toothpaste. 

...зубная паста. (ZOOB-nuh-yuh PAHS-tuh)

...a toothbrush. 

...зубная щётка. (ZOOB-nuh-yuh SHCHYOHT-kuh)

...tampons. 

...тампоны. (tahm-POH-nyh)

...soap. 

...мыло. (MYH-luh)

...shampoo. 

...шампунь. (shahm-POON’)

...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) 

...обезболивающее. (ah-beez-BOH-lee-vah-yoo-shchee-yeh)

...cold medicine. 

...лекарство от простуды. (lee-KAHR-stvah aht prah-STOO-dyh)

...stomach medicine. 

...лекарство от живота. (lee-KAHR-stvah aht zhyh-VOH-tuh)

...a razor. 

...бритва. (BREET-vuh)

...an umbrella. 

...зонтик. (ZOHN-teek)

...sunblock lotion. 

...лосьон от загара. (luhs’-YOHN ahd zah-GAH-ruh)

...a postcard. 

...открытка. (aht-KRYHT-kah)

...postage stamps. 

...почтовые марки. (pahtch-TOH-vyh-yeh MAHR-kee)

...batteries. 

...батарейки. (bah-tah-RAY-kee)

...writing paper. 

...бумага. (boo-MAH-guh)

...a pen. 

...ручка. (ROOCH-kuh)

...English-language books. 

...книги на английском языке. (KNEE-gee nah ahn-GLEE-skuhm yuh-zee-KYEH)

...English-language magazines. 

...журналы на английском языке. (zhoor-NAH-lyh nah ahn-GLEE-skuhm yuh-zyh-KYEH)

...an English-language newspaper. 

...газета на английском языке. (gah-ZYEH-tah nah ahn-GLEE-skuhm yuh-zyh-KYEH)

...a Russian-English dictionary. 

...русско-английский словарь. (ROO-skuh ahn-GLEE-skee slah-VAHR’)

I want to rent a car. 

Я хочу взять машину напрокат. (yah khah-CHOO vzyaht’ mah-SHYH-noo nuh-prah-KAHT)

Can I get insurance? 

Я могу взять страховку? (yah mah-GOO vzyaht’ strah-KHOHF-koo)

Stop (on a street sign) 

СТОП (stohp)

One way 

одностороннее движение (uhd-nuh-stah-ROHN-nee-yeh dvee-ZHEH-nee-yeh)

Yield 

уступите дорогу (oo-stoo-PEE-tyeh dah-ROH-goo)

No parking 

парковки нет (pahr-KOHF-kee nyeht)

Speed limit 

ограничение скорости (ah-grah-nee-CHEH-nyh-yeh SKOH-ruh-stee)

Gas (petrol) station 

(авто)заправка ((AHF-tuh) zah-PRAHF-kuh)

Petrol 

бензин (been-ZEEN)

Diesel 

ДТ (дизельное топливо) (deh teh (DEE-zehl’-nuh-yeh TOH-plee-vuh)

I haven't done anything wrong. 

Я ничего плохого не делал(а). (yah nee-chee-VOH plah-KHOH-vuh nee DYEH-luhl/luh-luh)

It was a misunderstanding. 

Мы друг друга не поняли. (myh droog DROO-guh nee POHN-yuh-lee)

Where are you taking me? 

Куда вы меня везёте? (koo-DAH vyh myh-NYAH vee-ZYOH-tyeh?)

Am I under arrest? 

Я арестован(а)? (yah ah-ryehs-TOH-vuhn/vuh-nah?)

I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. 

Я гражданин/гражданка Америки/Австралии/Великобритании/Канады. (yah grazh-dah-NEEN/grazh-DAHN-kah ah-MYEH-ree-kee / ahf-STRAH-lee-yeh / vee-lee-kuh-bree-TAH-nee-yeh / kah-NAH-dyh)

I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. 

Я хочу поговорить с посольством/консульством Америки/Австралии/Великобритании/Канады. (yah khah-CHOO puh-guh-vah-REET s pah-SOL’ST-vuhm / s KOHN-sool’-stvuhm ah-MEH-ree-kee / ahf-STRAH-lee-yeh/ vee-lee-kuh-bree-TAH-nee-yeh / kah-NAH-dyh)

I want to talk to a lawyer. 

Я хочу поговорить с адвокатом. (yah hah-CHOO puh-guh-vah-REET s ahd-vuh-KAH-tuhm)

Can I just pay a fine now? 

Я могу заплатить штраф сейчас? (yah mah-GOO zah-plah-TEET’ shtrahf say-CHAHS?) .(This phrase indicates that you want to pay a bribe to get out of trouble.^ But in fact the newly created cooperatives became an organized mafia themselves, extracting and paying out bribes at an unprecedented rate.

• The Decline and Fall of Gorbachev and the Soviet State - Yuri N. Maltsev - Mises Institute 28 January 2010 0:53 UTC mises.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ "If you want to make a film out of my story...make it a bit on the boring side."

• SovLit.com - Soviet Literature Summarized 24 January 2010 10:46 UTC www.sovlit.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Getting huge money out of international trades this monopoly giant doesn't want to pay taxes.

• Russia - Economic analysis of government's policies, investment climate and political risk. 28 January 2010 0:46 UTC www.mkeever.com [Source type: Original source]

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