Russian Lesson

Well, a lot of people in the Arts speak Russian...esp. ballet.

i'm sure someone here takes Ballet and has a Russian teacher. Well, here are your first six words and one expression for now!

Hello - Zdravstvuytye (pron: ZDRAHST-voo-tye)
Hi! - Privyet! (pron: pree-VYET)

*Note: The first v in zdravstvuytye is silent.
*Note: Zdravstvuy (without the tye at the end) is an informal way to say hello. It is pronounced ZRAHST-vwe)

Good-bye - Do Svidaniya (pron: dah svee-DAHN-ee-ya)
Bye (see ya later)! - Poka (pron: puh-KAH)

*Note: Do svidaniya literally means Until the next meeting.
*Note: Poka is informal.

Thank you - Spasibo (pron: spah-SEE-bah)

You're welcome/Here you go/Please - Pozhaluysta (pron: puh-ZHAL-oo-stah)

*Note: If someone is handing you somethinf, such as if you went to McDonald's in Russia (Makdonalds), the cashier may say, Pozhaluysta (there you are). In turn you would say, Spasibo (thanks).

(the zh makes the same sound as the French "j" or the "s" in pleasure)

I love you - Ya tyebya lyublyu OR Ya lyublyu tyebya (pron: yah tih-BYA lyub-LYU)

Enjoy!

EDIT: ALL FIXED!

Updated On: 2/8/05 at 10:00 PM

haha, stick with it!

Oops, just realized I made a mistake!

I got a couple of the words from the movie Anastasia! Does that count???

BSO, would you like to buy a vowel?

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i'll stick to saying cotton thank you very much :P

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i'm such a failure.

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Universitetskaya Naberizhnaya.

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xorosho, cpaceeba!

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Glebb - does it show up^

Ty igrayesh' na royalye?

nye panimayiou royalye

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my sister goes to school in st. petersburg. just moved there like a month ago. russian is a really cool language. my favourite part is that vodka means... water. ha.

wow that is very cool! good luck with that my friend. where'd you learn your rooskey?

rock on! where do you go to school? i hear spain is maaaarvelous but i've never been. appearently the muesums are cool.