| Common phrase in English | Russian Translation and Pronunciation |
| Yes | Da |
| No | Net |
| Excuse me | Yzveenee |
| Excuse me | Yzveeneete (formal)* |
| Please | Pozhaluista |
| Can you tell me please | Skazheete pozhluista |
| I | Ya, like in word yard |
| You | Ty |
| You | Vy (formal) |
| We | My |
| She | Ana |
| He | On |
| It | Ano |
| They | Anee |
| Thank you | Spaseebo |
| Thank you very much | Spaseebo balshoye |
| Don’t mention it | Ne-za-chto |
| Do you speak Russian? | Vy gavareeteh pa ru-sky? |
| Do you speak English? | Vy gavareeteh pa anglisky? |
| I don’t speak English | Ya ne gavareeu na angliyskom |
| I don’t speak Russian | Ya ne gavareeu na ruskom |
| My Russian is bad | Ya ploha gavaru pa Ruski |
| I do not understand | Ya ne paneemau |
| Could you speak slowly? | Gavareeteh medlenie |
| Could you speak loudly? | Gavareeteh gromche |
| Telephone Call Phrases in English | Russian Pronunciation |
| Hello | Alloh |
| This is … | Etoh … |
| My name is … | Menya zovut … |
| Who is calling please? | Khtoh gavareet? |
| Could you ring me back? | Vy mozheteh mneh perezvaneet? |
| What is your telephone number? | Kakoy vash nomer telephonah? |
| My number is … | Moy nomer …. |
| Speaking! | Slushaju vas! |
| Could you repeat please | Pavtareeteh pazhalustah. |
| I’ll call you back. | Ya vam perezvanuh. |
| Don’t speak so fast. | Ne gavareeteh tak bystroh. |
| May I use your telephone? | Mozhnah mneh aht vas pazvaneet? |
| Dail again please | Nabereeteh nomer snovah. |
| Speak a bit louder, please. | Gavareeteh gromcheh. |
| What number are your calling? | Pah kakomuh nomeruh vy zvaneeteh? |
| I am calling from a pay phone | Ya zvonuh iz avtomatah. |
| I am calling from a cellular phone | Ya zvonuh s mabeelnavah. |
| My office number is … | Moy rabochee telephone … |
| My home number is … | Moy damashnee telephone … |
| My cell number is … | Moy mabeelneeh telephone … |
| Wrong number | Vy asheeblees nomerom. |
| Hold on | Padazhdeeteh |
| What’s your extention? | Kakoy u vas dabavochny? |
| Phone directory | Telephony spravochnik |
| What is the area code? | Kod goradah? |
| The line is busy. | Zanyatoh. |
* There are difference between formal and informal speech. When you speak with someone who you know good, you should use words as it gives, but when you talk to unknown, officials, etc, you shoud add ending “te”. It sounds like syllable “te”in word technical.
