Archive for August, 2009

We covered how to say “on foot” in Russian in a previous lesson. This is a really handy one so lets go over it one more time. Do you remember? If not, take a look at the video.

You might only use the word airport once during your whole trip to Russia or Ukraine, but it’s useful to know. After all, if the taxi driver somehow doesn’t understand the English version of the word — and it’s more or a less a cognate — that’d be problematic. More likely, by him hearing your English version, he’d be tempted to suddenly jack up his price. But say the word ‘airport’ properly in Russian the driver will be more apt to assume you kow what your doing, and you know what taxi rides should cost.

Heck, this blog could save you some money!

There’s a good reason for knowing how to say ‘Good job’ or ‘well done’ in Russian: You’re going to hear it a lot. The fact that you know Russian will earn you the praise of ‘molodyets’ numerous times. But any job well done will ellicit it. Cook a good meal for someone, or bowl a strike at the bowlling alley, make a nice photo…molodyets, molodyets!

If you want to make it a bit more personal, you can add the word you or he or she. In other words, Good job, you! Or, She did a great job!

Ti molodyets! = You did a great job!

On (sounds like ‘own’) molodyets = He did a great job!

Ona (pronounced ‘ahNAH’) molodyets! = She did a great job!

If you can give praise like this on the spot, you’ll win a lot of friends in Russia or Ukraine!

Molodyets indeed!

Excuse me.. the museum.. is it far? Can you say that in Russian. If you’re not sure take a look at the video where I cover them one more time, and then try: Excuse me, is the airport far?

Here it is.. the review lesson for the word Here in Russian.