Even though younger affluent Muscovites tend to learn English to various degress, English is still not widely used in Moscow. It would be very useful to keep a list of some Russian essential phrases. This can both get you out of some awkward situations as well as help you get a local on your side.

Hotel staff are normally required to speak English and most restaurants do have a menu in English, especially in tourist hotspots. But again, it would certainly help to be able to pass a Russian phrase to hard working staff and you can rest assured that service will be that little more friendlier.

Hereunder is a short list of basic Russian words and numbers which are largely pronounced as read.

Useful Words, Phrases and Numbers

Hello	Zdravstvuite
Good bye	Do svi'daniya
Hi	Pri'vet
Bye	Po'ka
Good morning	'Dobroye 'utro
Good Evening	'Dobry 'Vecher
How are you?	Kak de'la?
Yes	'Da
No	'Niet
Good	Horo'sho
Very good	'Ochen Horo'sho
Please	Po'zhalusta
Thank you	Spa'sibo
Excuse me	Izvi'nite
Nothing	Niche'go
Who?	'Kto?
What?	'Chto?
When?	Kog'da?
Where?	'Gde?
Why?	Poche'mu?
How much?	'Skolko?
How much is this?	'Skolko 'eto 'stoit?
Where are you from?	Vy ot'kuda?
Understand?	Poni'maete?
Do you speak English?	Vy govo'rite po ang'liyski?
Money	'Dengi
Coffee	'Kofe
Sugar	'Sahar
Salt	'Sol
Car	Ma'shina
Hotel	O'tel
Water	Vo'da
Tea	'Chai
Milk	Molo'ko
Work	Ra'bota
Airplane	Samo'let

Numbers

Zero	Nol
One	O din
Two	Dva
Three	Tri
Four	Che tyre
Five	Pyat
Six	Shest
Seven	Sem
Eight	Vosem
Nine	Devyat
Ten	Desyat
Twenty	Dwadsat
Thirty	Tridsat
Forty	Sorok
Fifty	Pyatde syat
Sixty	Shestde syat
Seventy	Semdesyat
Eighty	Vosemdesyat
Ninety	Devya nosto
Hundred	Sto
Thousand	Tysyacha

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