Now that I've been in Russia for about 8 months I figure it's time for me to teach you all some of the language.
Basic:
Здравствуйте - Hello (pronounced: Zdras-vee-tyeh)
до свидания - Good Bye (pronounced: Dass-vee-dahneea)
да - Yes (Da)
нет - No (Nyet)
баклажан - eggplant (Ba-Kla-zhan)
водка - Vodka (Vodka)
спасибо - Thank You (Spa-See-Bah)
Брюс Уиллис - Bruce Willis (yeah, bruce freakin' willis)
let's practice....
- баклажан?
- нет
- водка?
- да
- спасибо, Брюс Уиллис
Intermediate:
Меня зовут Дэвид - My name is David (Mean-ya Zo-Voot -insert Russian name-')
как вас зовут? - What is your name? (Cock Voss Zo-Voot)
....she answers....
очень приятно - Very nice to meet you (oh-chin pre-at-nah)
я люблю вас. что ваш номер телефона? - I love you. What is your telephone number?
(yah lew-blue Voss. Sh-toe vash no-mair teh-leh-phone-ah?)
...she leaves....
я не понимаю - I don't understand (Yah knee Pony-my-you)
Advanced (i'll just do this phonetically, it takes too long to type in Russian)
Zdrasvite, moxnoe Indyeka, Bolshoy, Sihri c Sihrom. Da, Da, Da. Ovoshi...salat, pyerets, aguryets, i luk. Da. i sauce mayonnaise. Da. Spasiba
And that is how you order a sub from 'Aмерикан Сэндвич' (subway) with my favorite toppings. That's all you need to know to survive. The rest comes with practice and soon you will be a professional Russian, just like this guy....
Professional Russian (make sure to watch the entire thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRDwWFEJVfo&feature=relmfu
ReplyDeleteand now we go fishing russian style