Russia General Information

One of the major difficulties for international tourists is in deciphering Russian writing Most written material in the country is in the Cyrillic script and it is well worth learning the alphabet before arriving; once you have the words translated into the Roman alphabet it is easier to decipher. You will also find that learning to recognise the Cyrillic words for such things as "toilet" (and "Gents" and "Ladies"), "open" and "closed" is a valuable exercise.
 
Russian Phrase Book
 

English	Russian pronounced as
Hello	Zdravstvuyte
Good morning	Dobroye ootrah
Good afternoon	Dobriy dyehn
Good evening	Dobriy vecher
Goodbye	Do svidahnyah
My name is...	Menya zahvoot
One, two, three, four	Odin, dva, tri, chityri
Thank you	Spahsiba
Please	Pozhaluita
Excuse me	Izvinitye
How much?	Skolka stoit...?
Where is...?	Gddye...?
Ticket	Bilyet
Bill	Schyot or check
I would like...	Ya hochu
How are you?	Kak dyela ?
Where are the toilets?	Gddye tualeti?
Yes	Da
No	Nyet