In a Bar/Café

Finding a cafe
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 After a busy day in Russia, you might be looking for somewhere
to have a drink. You could ask people with the following phrases.
 Скажите, пожалуйста.... - Tell me please....
 Скажите, пожалуйста, где кафе? - Tell me please, where is a
cafe?
 Скажите, пожалуйста, где бар? - Tell me please, where is a
bar?
 Russian does not use the articles “a” or “the”, so the phrase “Где
кафе?” means both “where is a cafe?” and “where is the cafe?”. It
will probably sound more natural to ask where the nearest café is.
 Скажите, пожалуйста, где ближайшее кафе? - Tell me please,
where is the nearest cafe?
 On the Menu
 Меню - Menu
 Кофе - Coffee
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 Чай - Tea
 Молоко - Milk
 Кока-Кола - Coca-Cola
 Лимонад - Lemonade
 Сок - Juice
 Борщ - Russian beetroot soup
 Суп - Soup
 Торт - Cake
 Водка - Vodka
 Пиво - Beer
 Вино - Wine
 Вода - Water
 минералка с газом - Mineral water (with gas)
 минералка без газа - Mineral water (without gas)
 Do you have...?
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 If you want to ask someone if they have something,
you can use the following phrase. (Just learn the
whole phrase, it is gramatically unusual).
 У вас есть ....? - Do you have ....? (formal)
 For example:
 У вас есть кофе? - Do you have coffee?
 У вас есть чай? - Do you have tea?
 У вас есть водка? - Do you have vodka?
 Please give me
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 When you decide what you will have you will need to
order. Here are some Russian phrases you might need,
or be asked:
 Что? ("shto?") - What?
 Что вы хотите? - What do you want?
 Я хочу ... - I want...
 Дайте, пожалуйста .... - Give me please...
 Сколько стоит? - How much is it?.
 Я буду - I will have...
 Examples:
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 Я буду кофе с молоком и сахаром. - I will have coffee with
milk and sugar.
 Я буду чай. - I will have tea.
 Я буду минералку без газа. - I will have mineral water
(without gas).
 Дайте, пожалуйста, чай. - Please give me tea.
 Дайте, пожалуйста, кофе - Please give me coffee.
 Дайте, пожалуйста, кофе с молоком - Please give me
coffee with milk.
 Дайте, пожалуйста, кофе с молоком и с сахаром - Please
give me coffee with milk and sugar.
 What is it?
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 Some short but useful Russian phrases to ask what
things are...
 Что это? - What is it?
 Это кофе. - It is coffee.
 Простите, это кофе. - Excuse me, is it coffee?
 Нет, это чай. - No, it is tea.
 How Much?
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 The word "Сколько?" means "how much?" or "how
many" in Russian. You can use it to ask the price of
something.
 Сколько? - How much? / How many?
 Сколько стоит? - How much does it cost?
 двадцать один рубль - 21 rubles.
 How do you say?
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 Another very useful phrase is “how do you say?”. It
will allow you to learn more Russian words by
actually speaking Russian. Here are some useful
phrases...
 Как сказать "...." по-русски? - How do you say "...."
in Russian?
 Что значит "...." на английском? - What does "...."
mean in English?
 Where is the toilet...?
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 To finish up this lesson here is a Russian phrase to
help you find out where a toilet is.
 Скажите, Пожалуйста , Где Туалет - Tell me
please, where is the toilet?
 The mens toilets are normally labeled with an "M".
The ladies toilets are normally labeled with a "Ж". 
 To Love
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 Любить (Люблю, Любишь)
 Remember that a noun after “I love” should be in the accusative case as
it is the object of the sentence. Here are some uses of the word:
 Я люблю спорт - I love sport.
 Я люблю музыку - I love music.
 Я не люблю музыку - I don't like music.
 Ты любишь музыку? - Do you love music?
 Я люблю Москву - I love Moscow.
 Он любит Москву - He loves Moscow.
 Иван любит чай - Ivan loves tea.
 Надя любит вино - Nadya loves wine.
 Надя не любит вино - Nadya doesn't like wine.
 "I love you" in Russian
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 Я тебя люблю - I love you.
 This particular phrase is usually said with the word order above. It
would still make sense to say: Я люблю тебя.
 Я его люблю - I love him.
 Я её люблю - I love her.
 Она любит меня - She loves me
 What?
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 The word "Что?" (pronounced "shto?") means
"What?". You can use it to form questions.

Что ты любишь? - What do you love?
 However, if you see the word "Что" in the middle of a
sentence, it is probably the conjunction "that". The
word "Что" has two uses, so don't be confused. An
example could be:
 Я знаю, что ты любишь музыку. - I know that you
love music.
 Using other Russian
verbs
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 To express yourself better in Russian you will need
to learn some more Russian verbs. Let's introduce
some new Russian verbs now.
 Смотреть - to watch.
 Читать - to read.
 Слушать - to listen
 Изучать - to study
 Думать - to think
 Работать - to work
 Хотеть - to want
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 Я смотрю телевизор - I am watching television.
 Я слушаю радио - I am listening to the radio.
 Я слушаю музыку - I am listening to music.
 Я читаю журнал - I am reading a magazine.
 Я читаю газету - I am reading the newspaper
 Я читаю книгу - I am reading a book.
 Я изучаю русский язык - I study Russian. (lit: I study the
Russian language).
 Я так думаю - I think so!
 Как вы думаете? - What do you think? (lit: How do you think?)
 Я хочу чай - I want tea.
 Что вы хотите? - What do you want?
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 Sometime you will want to talk about an action. For
example "I like to read" or "I want to read". In such
cases you are using 2 verbs in a row. In Russian you
should leave the 2nd verb in the infinitive form. For
example:
 Я люблю читать - I love to read.
 Я люблю путешествовать - I love to travel.
 Я хочу купить журнал - I want to buy a magazine.
 Very
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 A very useful Russian word is the word for "very".
You can include it into many phrases. It sometimes
replaces the word "really" also. For example:
 Очень - very. (or really)
 Я очень люблю спорт - I really love sport.
 Я очень люблю Москву - I really love Moscow.
 Question Words
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 You may also find these question words useful
during your travels around Russia.
 Где? - Where?
 Кто? - Who?
 Что? - What?
 Как? - How?
 Почему? - Why?
 Translate the following
sentences to Russian.
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  I am watching television
I don't want tea
I love to travel
I love reading
He loves Moscow
I really love sport
Nadya doesn't like wine
I know that you love music
 Translate the following
sentences to Russian.
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(Use the personal form
of 'you')
  What do you love?
What do I love?
What are you reading?
What are you saying?
What do you know?
What do you want?
 Translate the following
sentences to Russian.
(Use the formal form of
'you')
 What do you love?
What are you reading?
What are you saying?
What do you know?
What do you want?
What do they want?
What does she want?
What does he want?