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Key Phrases to Know When Conducting Business in Russia
When conducting business in Russia, before you even arrive, it is important to familiarize yourself with the most important basic phrases. Learning some of the following will allow you to travel around more easily, communicate your needs to non-English speakers, and greet those you are working with in their own language.
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Greetings
Hello (formal) –ÌýZdravstvujte
Hi (informal) –ÌýPrivet
Good morning –ÌýDobroe utro
Good evening – Dobyj vecher
How are you? (formal) –ÌýKak vy pozhivaete?
How’s it going? (informal) –ÌýKak dela?
I’m fine –ÌýU menia vsio horosho
Fine, thanks, and you? – Horosho spasibo, a vy?
Glad to meet you –ÌýRad vstreche c toboi
Introductions
My name is… –ÌýMenja zovut…
What’s your name? –ÌýKak vas zovut?
Where are you from? –ÌýOtkuda vy?
I am from… –ÌýJa iz…
Partings
Goodbye –ÌýDo svidanija
Goodnight –ÌýSpokojnoj nochi
So long –ÌýPoka
See you later –ÌýUvidemsia pozjue
I must be going –ÌýJa dolzhen idti (masculine) / Ja dolzhna idti (feminine).
Hope we’ll meet again –ÌýNadejus’, my eschjo uvidimsja
Basic Phrases
Yes –ÌýDa
No –ÌýNet
Maybe – Mozhet byt’
I know – Ia znaiu
I don’t know – Ian e znaiu
Let me think – Duy mne podumat’
Not now – Ne sejchas
Please – Pojaluista
Thank you –ÌýSpasibo
Thank you very much –ÌýBol’shoe spasibo
You’re welcome –ÌýPozhalujsta
Excuse me –ÌýIsvini
I’m sorry –ÌýIa sojaleiu
Sure –ÌýKonechno
I don’t speak Russian –ÌýJa ne govorju po-russki
I only speak a little Russian –ÌýJa nemnogo govorju po-russki
What did you say? –ÌýShto te skasla? (masculine) / Shto te skasala? (feminine)
I understand –ÌýJa ponimaju
I don’t understand –ÌýJa ne ponimaju
Speak slowly –ÌýGovorite medlenno
Repeat, please –ÌýPovtorite, pozhalujsta
Help! –ÌýPomogite!
Interrogatives
Who? –ÌýKto?
Who is this? –ÌýKto eto?
Who is there? –ÌýKto tam?
What? –ÌýChto?
What is it called? –ÌýKak eto nazyvaetsja?
What’s the matter? –ÌýV chjom delo?
Where? –ÌýGde?
Where from? –ÌýOtkuda?
Where are we? –ÌýGde my?
Where is that? –ÌýGdeeto?
When? –ÌýKogda?
How? –ÌýKak?
How much? –ÌýSkol’ko?
How much money? –ÌýSkol’ko deneg?
How much time? –ÌýSkol’ko vremeni?
Why? –ÌýPochemu?
Which? –ÌýKakoj?
Office Vocabulary
Chair –ÌýStul
Desk –ÌýPis’myennyj stol
Computer –ÌýKomp’yutyerom
Telephone – Tyelyefon
Pencil –ÌýKarandash
Résumé –ÌýRyezyumye
Email –ÌýImyeil
Email address –ÌýAdryes elektronnoj pochty
Attachment –ÌýPrikryeplyonnij fajl
Interview –ÌýNtyerv’yu
Fax –ÌýFaks
Manager –ÌýYenyedzhyer
Boss –ÌýNachal’nik
Coworker –ÌýKollyega
Client –ÌýKliyent
Useful Work Phrases
Here is my card –ÌýVot moia kartochka
Come to my office –ÌýPrihodi ko mne v ofice
What’s your email? –ÌýKakoj u vas imyeil?
Do you have an email? –ÌýU vas yest’ imyeil?
I’ll email you –ÌýYa poshlyu tyebye imejl
Call me please –ÌýPozvonitye mnye pozhalujsta
My phone number is… –ÌýMoj nomyer tyelyefona…
To avoid having to memorizing all of the above, keep this list with you for quick reference while on your business trip. If need more than just a few phrases, we offer comprehensive translation and interpretation services in Russian, including dedicated support for business events in Moscow.
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