Russian Cheatsheet
Overview of Russian
- Russian is an East Slavic language spoken mainly in Russia and other former Soviet republics.
- It is the eighth most spoken language in the world.
- Russian is written in the Cyrillic script.
Basic Vocabulary
- Здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte) - Hello
- Спасибо (spasibo) - Thank you
- Да (da) - Yes
- Нет (net) - No
- Как дела? (kak dela?) - How are you?
- Хорошо (khorosho) - Good
- Еда (eda) - Food
- Вода (voda) - Water
- Сколько? (skol’ko?) - How many?
- Сколько стоит? (skol’ko stoit?) - How much does it cost?
Numbers
- 0 - ноль (nol’)
- 1 - один (odin)
- 2 - два (dva)
- 3 - три (tri)
- 4 - четыре (chetyre)
- 5 - пять (pyat’)
- 6 - шесть (shest’)
- 7 - семь (sem’)
- 8 - восемь (vosem’)
- 9 - девять (devyat’)
- 10 - десять (desyat’)
Basic Grammar
- Russian has three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
- Nouns change depending on their gender and case.
- Verbs change depending on the gender and number of the subject.
Useful Phrases
- Меня зовут __ (menya zovut __) - My name is ___
- Мне нужно __ (mne nuzhno __) - I need ___
- Можете мне помочь? (mozhete mne pomoch’?) - Can you help me?
- Я не знаю русский (ya ne znayu russkiy) - I don’t know Russian
- Говорите медленно, пожалуйста (govorite medlenno, pozhaluysta) - Please speak slowly
- У меня все хорошо (u menya vse khorosho) - I am fine
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