100+ Useful Conversational Words & Phrases in Russian
Do you want to learn Russian? You’re in the right place.
Perhaps, if you were like me when I first started learning the language, you’re finding yourself struggling to find resources that help you start speaking.
Many of the tools that I found when I started learning Russian were grammar-heavy textbook style resources and they didn’t offer me a lot in terms of day-to-day conversation. Rather than learning how to say “what did you do last weekend?” I had memorized a bunch of rules involving cases or sentence structure. I spent loads of time studying but I was nowhere near conversing with my fellow Russian speakers.
So I decided to put something together on my own so that I could feel more confident engaging in language exchanges.
And today, I’d like to share it with you.
In this post you’ll find a short selection of the 100+ conversational phrases and words in Russian I have available as part of a downloadable PDF that you can get by entering your email in the box below.
Happy Russian language learning!
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Greetings in Russian
| Russian | English |
| Здравствуйте | Hello |
| Привет | Hi |
| как дела? | How are you? |
| Как вас зовут? | What’s your name? |
| очень хорошо | very good/well |
Basic & Polite Phrases in Russian
| Russian | English |
| нзвините | excuse me |
| пожалуйста | please, you’re welcome |
| спасибо | thanks |
| да | yes |
| нет | no |
Get the Russian Conversation Rolling
| Russian | English |
| Каковы ваши планы в эти выходные? | What are your weekend plans? |
| Как это? | How is it? |
| Как погода? | How’s the weather? |
| Как ваша семья? | How is your family? |
| Что Вы думаете об этом? | What do you think about this? |
Getting a Bit of Clarification in Russian
| Russian | English |
| Я не понимаю! | I don’t understand! |
| Что это на русском? | What is this in Russian? |
| Пожалуйста дайте мне… | Please give me… |
| например | for example |
| Скажите, пожалуйста…? | Tell me please… |
Words About Time in Russian
| Russian | English |
| Cегодня | Today |
| Завтра | Tomorrow |
| Вчера | Yesterday |
| Каждый день | Every day |
| Позже | Later |
Exclamations & Transition Words to Take Your Russian Speaking to the Next Level
| Russian | English |
| Отлично. | Great |
| Нет проблем. | No problem |
| Это хороший вопрос | That’s a good question |
| Удачи | Good luck |
| Конечно. | Of course |
Conversation Closers
| Russian | English |
| До скорого! | See you later |
| Доброй ночи | Good evening |
| Увидимся | See you |
| пока, пока | Bye |
*Please note that most of the above examples use formal language, assuming that you’re getting to know the person that you’re speaking with.
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Are you learning Russian? What are some phrases that you’ve found useful in your target language? I’d love to hear about them in the comments!
