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Russian Phrases For Dummies

By Andrew D. Kaufman and Serafima Gettys
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Russian Phrases For Dummies is a practical guide aimed at travellers and language enthusiasts alike, offering essential Russian phrases and expressions. Its user-friendly approach helps readers navigate common scenarios, from dining out to asking for directions, while providing cultural insights to enhance the experience. With helpful pronunciation tips, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to explore the Russian language.
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This book may appeal to you if you're planning a trip to Russia and seek a handy companion to navigate the language barrier. It's ideal for travellers who want to enhance their Russian vocabulary with practical phrases, making cultural interactions more enjoyable and meaningful.

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Traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words and phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding and a whole lot easier.

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Travelling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words and phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding and a whole lot easier.

This user-friendly phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time. Its quick-and-easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front. The Words to Know section helps you find the right word fast, and the easy-to-use pronunciation key helps other people understand what you're trying to say. You'll learn how to:

  • Get directions, shop, and eat out
  • Talk numbers, dates, and time
  • Chat about family and work
  • Discuss sports and the weather
  • Deal with problems and emergencies
  • Pronounce familiar English words and phrases in Russian and English
  • Beware of words that sound like English but don't mean the same thing
  • Read signs that use the Russian alphabet
  • Follow the conventions of Russian pronunciation
  • Use basic Russian grammar correctly
  • Keep ten commonly used Russian phrases on the tip of your tongue
  • Use basic telephone vocabulary and send letters, emails, and faxes

Don't have time to study the language before you get to Russia? No worries. Just flip through Russian Phrases For Dummies, find the section that fits your needs, and start talking!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470149744

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 September 2007

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Contributors:

  • With Nina Wieda

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 109.0mm

Height: 183.0mm

Weight: 136g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Andrew Kaufman, PhD, is currently a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia. He holds a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Stanford University, and he has recognized success as both a published scholar and an innovative, award-winning teacher of Russian language, literature, and culture at some of the country's top universities. To learn more about Dr. Kaufman, please visit his website at www.professorandy.com. Serafima Gettys, PhD, earned her doctorate degree in Foreign Language Education from Gertzen State Pedagogical University, Leningrad, USSR. She is currently a Coordinator of the Foreign Language Program at Lewis University, where she also teaches Russian. Prior to coming to Lewis University, she taught Russian at Stanford University. Gettys is also a member of a number of professional language associations. Nina Wieda is a doctoral student in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Northwestern University in Chicago. A trained linguist with an MA in Social Sciences, Nina also has a book of poetry published in Russian, and a number of scholarly articles on Chekhov and contemporary drama published in English.

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