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A quick start to Russian

Why learn Russian?

'The possession of another language, is the possession of another soul', Charlemagne.

Russia has a fascinating history, and a great literary and musical heritage. The country is now completely open to foreigners who can roam around where they like and discover the Russian soul over a bottle of vodka in the Taiga.

The Russian (Cyrillic) alphabet

The Cyrillic alphabet derives its name from St Cyril, a monk, in the 9th century. It contains a mixture of Greek, Hebrew and Roman characters.

1 А a   12 К k   23 Х h  
2 Б b   13 Л l   24 Ц ts  
3 В v   14 М m   25 Ч ch  
4 Г g   15 Н n   26 Ш sh  
5 Д d   16 О o   27 Щ shsh  
6 Е ye   17 П p   28 ъ hard sign  
7 ё yo   18 Р r   29 Ы i  
8 Ж zh   19 С s   30 ь soft sign  
9 З z   20 Т t   31 э e  
10 И ee   21 У u   32 Ю yoo  
11 Й y   22 Ф f   33 Я ya  

Useful words and phrases

Hello Здравствуйте
Hi Привет
Goodbye До свидания
Bye Пока
Good night Спокойной ночи
Good day Добрый день
Please Пожалуйста
Thanks Спасибо
More vodka, please Еше водки, пожалуйста
A room for two nights, please Номер на двое суток, пожалуйста
The food in McDonalds is better than in the Lyublyanka Продукты в МакДоналдсе лучше чем на Лублянке
Cheers За здоровье

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Hello
A room for two nights
Good day  
More vodka, please  
Thanks  
Cheers  
Bye  
Please  
Hi  
Goodbye  
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