Russian language tutorial & online phrasebook:
(now you can listen to all phrases and words)

Why do you need to know a little Russian? Because if you are going to travel to Russia, it will be much easier to make your way around if you can read the Russian alphabet and know a few basic words. Besides, you can make friends much easier. This guide will help you learn the Russian letters, basic grammar, and most key phrases in Russian you will need. To enhance your learning experience, everything is recorded in sounds, so you can hear how it should be pronounced.

New: Practise your Russian skills in our Russian Language forum!

	Part 1: Russian alphabet, and grammar: Introduces you to the Russian alphabet, way of pronounciation, grammar, how to form the sentences.
	Part 1a: How to Count in Russian: How to say the Russian numbers from 1 to 1000000. Easy and with sounds.
	Part 2: Basic phrases: How to say "hello", "sorry", "bye" — everything you may need the first moment you arrive to Russia.
	Part 3: Moving around, transportation & time: The main phrases you can use to get a bus or taxi, arrange the price, get to your hotel, and even check if you are on time!
	Part 4: Changing money, checking in your hotel: How to ask if there are free rooms, how much it costs, how to explain you need to change money, and ask the exchange rate...
	Part 5: Meeting people, getting with someone & being rude: How to introduce yourself, meet people, ask them to go out, and even tell them you are in love.
	Part 6: Shopping & Food: How to ask about the price, how to find a restaurant or a shop, how the main Russian dishes are called.
	Part 7: Reading street signs: Making your way around in the city, and asking for directions.

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Comment (received 9/07/02): " Cho za galima- eto vaabpsche kruto!!!!!"
Answer: I'll tell you how I learned about this phrase. Once I came out to buy some milk around 3 in the night (I live in suburbs), and there was a guy coming to me asking if I had any problems. He wanted something, I guess. So, I just didn't pay attention to him, and he became pushy. Then there was his friend rushing to us, shouting "Cho za galima takaya?!" -- it means "What the fuck is happening here?". He told his friend to shut up and leave, and told me he was sorry for his friend, and that everything is ok, he's just a bit drunk. That's all.

Comment (received 17/07/02): "greetings! just want to say that you have a very useful website to those who want to go to Russia and speak the Russian language for the first time. I really learned something on how to speak and read the Russian language through this website. Have a nice day!"

Comment (received 10/11/02): "your web sute is very helpful and i just want to ask you , because i come from the ountry inwhich the russian language is not among the most popular ones,so please write me at least two scholes in moscow or sanpeterburg that organise curses in russian language for foreigners..thank you and keep up the good work."
Answer: Our new section Study and Work in Russia is being prepared now, but you can already send us a message and we'll refer you to Russian language schools in Moscow.

Comment (received 26/4/03): "Im trying to hook up with a Russian guy and your site was very helpful. It is the only site I could find that I could hear pronounciation so I wont sound like a total dork. Thanx!"

Comment (1/5/03): really cool site! specially cause u also post the 'rude' words that one cannot find anywhere else....my russian friend will be impressed :-)
Answer: Thanks, it is our policy to have the information on our website that others don't have. :-)) Oh, I just added a few more rude words, so check it out...

Comment (received 5/5/03): "Ya amerikankovo cheloviek i tolke (nemnogo izachal) ruskovo iazuik.. Dumaia shto budy ya luchia estla bui ya immel bolzhe vremia i praktika .... Do cvidania!
Ivan (po russki) John (po Angleiski)...."
Answer: This person is saying that he would like to practice. You can do it by the way, at our Talk Lounge - just post messages in Russian language or with english letters with Russian transcript.

Comment (received 7/5/03): "fucking love the voices keep it up!!!"

Comment (received 9/5/03): "Muchas gracias por la invaluable ayuda para entender mejor este maravilloso idioma,me sera de gran utilidad!! Sigamos en contacto.©Habria alguna posibilidad de recibir informacion de Lituania?,en casa somos mitad rusos y mitad Lituanos.Muchas gracias nuevamente."

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This site ROCKS!!! My Russian friends will be impressed.
Spasiba comrad!!!"

Comment (received 20/06/03): "Hi,im only 12 years old but anyway my grandpa is Serbian and my grandma is Russian this wed site it very usefull(not that i can go to them and learn it but i woudl liek the inpress them).thats all i wanted to say. spa sibo"

Comment (received 26/06/03): "This site is excellent. I am making progress with the cute Russian guy Im trying to hook up with. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"