What essential Russian phrases should I know for travel

Here are some essential Russian phrases useful for travel:

• Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) - Hello (formal)
• Привет (Privet) - Hi (informal)
• Пожалуйста (Pozhaluysta) - Please / You’re welcome
• Спасибо (Spasibo) - Thank you
• Извините (Izvinite) - Excuse me / Sorry (formal)
• Где туалет? (Gde tualet?) - Where is the bathroom?
• Сколько стоит? (Skol’ko stoit?) - How much does it cost?
• Помогите! (Pomogite!) - Help!
• Я не говорю по-русски (Ya ne govoryu po-russki) - I don’t speak Russian
• Вы говорите по-английски? (Vy govorite po-angliyski?) - Do you speak English?
• Я заблудился (Ya zabludilsya) - I am lost (male speaker)
• Я заблудилась (Ya zabludilas’) - I am lost (female speaker)
• Я хочу это (Ya khochu eto) - I want this

These phrases cover greetings, polite expressions, asking for help and directions, and basic communication needs which are essential for travelers in Russian-speaking regions. Learning their pronunciation will greatly help in travel interactions. ¹

References

• Skaitmeninių metodų taikymas praeities kelionių tyrimuose

• Oxford beginner’s Russian dictionary

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• A Corpus-Based Approach to Lexicography: A New English-Russian Phraseological Dictionary

• The Life of a Foreign Traveler in Russia According to Johann Arnold Brand’s Dictionary-Phrasebook, 1673

• The Algorithmic Inflection of Russian and Generation of Grammatically Correct Text

• On the Analysis of Youth Slang as one of the Subsystems of Modern Russian and English Languages