Russian Language
Systema Training Phrases
| Symbols
used in "Pronunciation Hints" (3rd Column) |
|
| aa
as in "father"
(AA if main stress) |
| ee as in "see"
(EE if main stress) |
| ow as in "show"
(OW if main stress) |
| oo as in "too"
(OO if main stress) |
| eh as in "net"
(EH if main stress) |
| ih as in "chin"
(IH if main stress) |
| English | Phrase | Pronunciation Hints |
|
|
|
| Yes | Da | daa |
| No | Nyet | nyeht |
| Please | Pozhalsta | paa JAAL staa |
| Thank you | Spasibo | spaa SEE baa |
| Thank you very much | Bolshoye spasibo | baal shoy spaa SEE baa |
|
|
|
|
| Hello | Zdraztvuite (formal or polite) | ZDRAAS vee cheh |
| Hi | Priviet (informal or casual) | pree VYAAT |
| Goodbye | Dasveedanya | daas vee DAN yaa |
| How are things? | Kak Deela? | kaak dee laa ? |
| Good/Fine | Harasho | haa raa show |
| Excuse me | Prostitye or Izveneetsye | ihz vee NEE cheh |
|
|
|
|
| Do you speak English? | Vui govorite po angleeskee? | vee gaa vaa REE chee paa aan glee skee ? |
| I do not speak Russian | Ya nye govoryoo po rooskee | yaa nee gaa vaa ROO paa ROO skee |
| I do not understand | Ya nye poneemayoo | yaa nee paa nee MAA yoo |
| I understand | Ya poneemayoo | yaa paa nee MAA yoo |
| Where is-? | Gdia-? | g-dyeh |
| What | Shto | sh-tow |
| What is it/that? | Shto eta? | sh-tow EH ta ? |
| What did you say? | Shto vui skazalee? | sh-toe vee skaa zaa lee ? |
| Repeat please | Povtoreetsee pozhalsta | paaf taa REE chee paa JAAL staa |
| Speak slowly | Medlenye | MYEHD lee nee |
|
|
|
|
| Just a moment | Odnoo minutoo | aad NOO mee NOO too |
| Help | Pomogite |
|
| Go away | Uchodite (or less polite, Uchodi!) |
|
| Can I have-.? | Mozhno mne-? | MOEJ naa m-nyeh ... ? |
|
|
|
|
| I want to see that | Ya hachoo veedets eta | ya haa choo VEE diht ehta |
| I want to buy that | Ya hachoo koopeets eta | ya haa choo koo PEET ehta |
|
|
|
|
| bathroom | Tooalyet | twaa LYEHT |
| showers | Doosh | doosh |
| telephone | Teeleefohn | tee lee FOWN |
| money | Dzengee |
|
| dining room | Stolovaia |
|
| café | Kafe |
|
| beautiful | Kraiseevoii | kraa SEE vee |
| tasty | Vkoosna | f-KOOS naa |
| where is the bathroom ? | Gdia tooalyet? |
|
| beer | Peevo | PEE vaa |
|
|
|
|
| My name is--. | Menya zavoot | meen yaa zaa VOOT |
| What is your name? | Kak tebya zavoot | kaak chee byaa zaa voot ? |
| Where do you live? | Gdia ti zheveeosh? | g-dyeh tee jee vyowsh ? |
| I live in- | Ya zhevoo v (Amerikee, etc.) | ya jee voo f (a MEHR ee keh, etc.) |
| How old are you? | Skolko tebye let? | skowl kaa chee byeh lyeht ? |
| I am-- | Mnye | m-nyeh |
| Look | Smotree |
|
| Good | Harasho | haa raa SHOW |
| Very good | Ochen harasho | OW chihn haa raa SHOW |
| That hurts | Bol'no |
|
| Enough | Hvatit |
|
| One more time | Yeshyo raz | ee show RAS |
| Relax | Rasslabsya |
|
| How is that done? | Kak eta sdelat? | kaak eh ta DYEH liht ? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Arm | Rooka | ROO kaa |
| Leg | Noga | NOW ga |
| Head | Golova | gaa laa VA |
| Body | Telo |
|
| Finger | Paletz |
|
| Fist | Koolak |
|
| Strike/Punch | Oodar |
|
| Kick | Oodar nogoy |
|
| Evasion | Oochod |
|
| Move away | Oochodi' |
|
| Choke/hold | Zahvat |
|
| Roll | Koovuirok |
|
| Get up | Vstan' |
|
| Sit | Syad |
|
| Tired | Oostal |
|
| Breathing | Duihaneeye | dee HAA nee |
|
|
|
|
| Knife | Nozh |
|
| Handgun | Pistolyet |
|
| Shovel | Lopatka |
|
| Stick | Palka |
|
| Weapons | Oroozhiye |
|
| Survival | Veezhevahneeye |
|
| Bodyguard | Ohrannik |
|
| Water | Voda | VAA daa |
| Boat | Lodka |
|
| Warm-up | Razminka |
|
| I love this training! | Mne ochen nraveetsa treneerovki! |
|
