The Russian alphabet

There are 33 Cyrilic letters in the Russian alphabet. But do not panic. It's easier than you think.

How to say it in Russian?

There are plenty useful words and phrases that you can use in everyday life.

Reading in Russian

Reading in Russia, it's easy. Do some tasks and check do you understand what is a text about.

Are you afraid of Russian?

Russian is easy than you think. This blog will help you to know more about Russian language and life in Russia.

RussianFluently on Twitter

You can be in touch with the blog RussianFluently wherever you are. Just follow me on Twitter.

Показаны сообщения с ярлыком How to say. Показать все сообщения
Показаны сообщения с ярлыком How to say. Показать все сообщения

вторник, 10 января 2012 г.

How to say: Digits and Numbers

Do you want to count anything? Your age, your money, days in a week... Whatever you want! You must know digits and numbers in Russian to do that.

Below the table you can find some exercises that should help you to remember how to say numerals in Russian.

 Digits and Numbers
0 ноль 16 шестнадцать
1 один 17 семнадцать
2 два 18 восемнадцать
3 три 19 девятнадцать
4 четыре 20 двадцать
5 пять
21 двадцать один
6 шесть 22 двадцать два
7 семь
8 восемь 30 тридцать
9 девять 40 сорок
10 десять 50 пятьдесят
60 шестьдесят
11 одиннадцать 70 семьдесят
12 двенадцать 80 восемьдесят
13 тринадцать 90 девяносто
14 четырнадцать 100 сто
15 пятнадцать
1 000 тысяча
1 000 000 миллион
Exercises
I Напишите числительные с помощью цифр.
восемь _________ три миллиона _________
пятнадцать _________ триста сорок два _________
десять _________ сто пятьдесят четыре _________
четыре _________ пять _________
двадцать два _________ шесть тысяч двадцать один _________
семьдесят три _________ шестьсот один _________
четырнадцать _________ девяносто девять _________
тридцать три _________ девятьсот тридцать пять _________
II Напишите числительные буквами.
3 _________ 65 _________
6 _________ 77 _________
9 _________ 32 _________
15 _________ 52 _________
27 _________ 41 _________
49 _________ 7 _________
99 _________ 0 _________
17 _________ 29 _________

среда, 21 декабря 2011 г.

How to say: Goodbye

Last week I wrote how to say "Hello" in Russian. If you missed this post or you want to repeat, click here. Now it's time to know how to say "Goodbye" in Russian. There are a lot of different phrases and words which you can use for farewell. I gathered some of them in the table below.

Meaning How to say in Russian
Goodbye! (formal terms) До свидания!
 Bye! (informal terms) Пока!
 Bye-bye! (informal terms) Пока-пока!
Good night! Спокойной ночи!
Доброй ночи!
Have a good day! Приятного дня!
 See you tomorrow! До завтра!
 See you later! (inromal terms) Увидимся!
 "To call each other later" (literally meaning) Созвонимся!
 Farewell to…! Прощай! или Прощайте!

To know more from this section, just click the tag "How to say" and you will find many useful phrases and words in Russian.

воскресенье, 18 декабря 2011 г.

How to say: Colors in Russian

As you remember I'm gathering useful phrases and good words that we use many times in everyday life. I believe that you've already known how to say "Hello" and 15 everyday expressions.

Today I want to teach you how to say different colors in Russian. Look at the picture below.

Colors in Russian

How to use colors in sentences? Go through examples below and try to do exercises.
  1. Моя машина красная. - My car is red.
  2. Я не люблю черный цвет. - I don't like black color.
  3. На работу я не могу надевать зелёную и синюю одежду. - At work I can't wear green and blue clothes.
Now it's your turn.
  1. Яблоки бывают разных цветов: ___________, _____________, ____________.
  2. Невеста на свадьбу обычно надевает _____________ платье.
  3. У светофора три цвета: _________, ___________ и ______________.
  4. У меня осталось ____________ пятно на платье от пролитого вина.
  5. Летом листья на деревьях ___________, а осенью - _____________.
Don't forget that if you have any questions about this task, or the other exercises, or about Russian, I will be glad to help you. Go to "Contact" and choose the way how can you find me.



суббота, 17 декабря 2011 г.

How to say: 15 everyday expressions

We, Russians, we are like the other nations. In everyday life we use everyday expressions as everyone does: yes, no, OK, please etc. Are you ready to know how to say it in Russian?

15 EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS IN RUSSIAN
Yes. Да.
No. Нет.
OK. Хорошо.
Really? Точно? или Да?
Please. Пожалуйста.
Thank you. Спасибо.
Thank you very much. Спасибо большое.
You are welcome. Пожалуйста.
I don’t know. Я не знаю.
I think so. Думаю, да.
I don’t think so. Я так не думаю.
Are you sure? Ты уверен? или Вы уверены?
Maybe. Возможно. или Может быть.
Of course. Конечно.
It doesn’t matter. Неважно. или Это не имеет значения.
I think these 15 expressions are the most popular in all languages. So, it's good to know them in Russian, too. Try to repeat everyday expressions to be sure that you won't forget them when you visit Russia or speak with someone who know Russian.

Are you unterested in how to say "Hello" in Russian? Click here.

четверг, 15 декабря 2011 г.

How to say: Useful russian words and phrases for every day

I want to introduce the new category that I'm going to use often - How to say. There will be useful phrases and words in Russian that you can use in everyday life in any kind of situations.


The topic for today - How to say "Hello".

Remember that in Russian it's very important do you know or not that person and how good do you know each other. We use ты if we know that person good, and we use вы if we do not that person good. 

There are different ways to greet people.

Meaning
Greeting in Russian
Hello! (formal terms)
Здравствуйте!
Hello! (informal terms)
Здравствуй!
Hi!
Привет!
Hi! (very informal, usually used by men)
Здорово!
Good morning!
Доброе утро!
Good afternoon!
Добрый день!
Good evening!
Добрый вечер!

Share

Twitter Delicious Facebook Digg Stumbleupon Favorites More