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Будьте здоровы!- /Bud’-te zdo-rovu/- Bless you!
In the time of flu epidemic when we see more and more people sneeze it comes out naturally to say "Bud’te zdorovu" which in literal translation means “be healthy”. We wish it to a person who seems caught cold or have allergy.
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Матрёшка - /ma-trjo-shka/-Russian doll
Спасибо - /Spa-see-ba/ - Thank you
Мамонт - /ma:mont/- mammoth
(this word is of Russian origin)
Быстро - /bystro/ - quickly
(The French ‘bistro’ derives from the Russian ’bystro’)
Здравствуйте-/Zdras-vuy-te/ -Hello
На здоровье!- /Na zdo-ro-vye/- You are welcome!
Маршрутка /marsh’ru:tka/- share taxi
Дед Мороз - /Ded Mo-roz/- Grandfather Frost
За здоровье! / Za zdo-ro-vye/ - Cheers!
Электричка / e-lek-trich-ka/ Commuter train
Рубль /Roublj/- Ruble (Russian currency)
Сколько стоит? /sko:lka sto:it/ How much does it cost?
banya-/’ba:nya/-a steam bath
Пельмени-/pel'meni/- dumplings
Блины /Bli’ni/ -pancakes, crêpes
Дача /dacha/ summer country house
Бабушка- /ba'bu:shka/- granny, old lady
Кремль-/Kreml/- Kremlin
Sputnik - /Sputnik/- satellite
Квас-/kvas/-bread drink
Водка-/Vodka/-strong alcoholic beverage
Колхоз-/Kol'khoz/- collective farm
Копейка-/Ko'peyka/-Kopeck
Самовар-/Sa-mo-'var/- tea urn
Балалайка-/ba-la'lai-ka/-balalaika
Перестройка-/Pe-re-'stroi-ka/- restructuring
Борщ-/Borsch/-a beetroot soup
cовет/so-viet/-council,advice (the origin of the word “Soviet”)
Дума - /'du-ma/- Duma
царь-/tsa:r/- tsar
интеллигенция-/in,teli'gentsiya/- Intelligentsia
тройка-/'troi-ka/- threesome
glasnost-/'glas-nost/-publicity
Город - /'gorad/ - city
мир -/mir/ - peace, world
союз / saju:z/ union
снегурочка /snegurochka/ - a Snow Maiden
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