English-Russian Phrasebook with Useful Wordlist Bureau for Refugee Programs U.S. Department of Stateunit unit unit unit unit unit Unit vrst unit unit Unit unit unit unit unit unit unit. unit unit 10 sey 12 1 4 as 16 a ae a9 ENGLISH-RUSSIAN PHRASEBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Map of the United states Coping with the Language Barrier Useful Forms of Etiquette Giving Information about Yourself Recognizing Gigns Weights and Measures Using Numbers Dealing with Money Dealing with Time Locating Things bescribing Things and Peopie Doing Things Going Places Conveying Information Health Food Clothing Housing Jobs About Schools Useful Wordlist - Russian-English Useful Wor@list - English-Russian aaa 20 3 16 19 2a 24 27 34 41 48 52 57 63 68 5 20 es 124Ir mr Iv vr VII virr 1x XI xIT XIII xIVv XVI XVII UII XIX AHTNO PYCCKMA @PAZEONOTHYECKHA CHOBAPD COMEPEANNE Rpenncacene Kapta Coenumennux Braros Kak cnpaputecs ¢ xsuKoaum Sapbepou MonesHwe Qopay sTHxeTa Cooémas 0 cebe Pacnosna Beca m ep Veavnsavpenne aces OSpamenne c nensraun Mlonesceenne epemenen OSHapyxenne Orncanns pews n none Exemnesuue cutyaunn Aporyann # nocsaKn Tepenaua mxgopmaunn 2nopoone Twaa Onewns dune Pasoru © wronax Ronesnan cnosepe — pyccno ent annexnn Tlonesnui cnosaps aurno pyccnna w var 20 1 16 19 ar 24 27 34 an 48 82 87 6 68 7 80 324INTRODUCTION The English phrases in this book are grouped by subject and ni heen celocted for their directness brevity, and relevance to the neds of newly arrived residents of the United States They are for the most part presented in the form of short two-line dialogues The phrases are supplementary vocabulary in the 19 unats cover a wide range of situations and serve to introduce new Russian resadente. to the daily activities of American life The underlined words and expressions are those which accomplish the most important language functions of the unat The two wordlists provide terms which are frequently needed As with all phrasebooks, this one 1s not intended as a step-by-step textbook for learning English It is intended as a handy-reference book for immediate use when English words or phrases are needed ‘This phrasebook 1s largely an adaptation of the Vietnamese-English Phrasebook (Cal 1975) by Nguyen Hy Quang It 15 based on needs which are common to virtually all refugee groups This Russian edition has been translated and adapted by Yelena Lebedinsky with the technical assistance of Dobrochna Dyrcz-Freeman Note The English language does not distinguish between the formal and informal you The English you corresponds to zu and Bu This phrasebook emphasizes the informality of American English and may therefore use a more familiar form of Russian than you may be accustomed to The vocabulary in this phrasebook appears in the masculine form Feminine and neuter forms are specified only when the context requires In the English language there 13 no grammatical gender distinction of Rouns verbs adjectives numerals and question pronounsHrEMMCIIOBME ANrAHACKHe Opaaw 8 >TOM KHMre CrpynnupoBeNy no Team H bunK BuCpaMy Ma OCHODE —PyNKUMOKAMBHOCTH cuaTOCTH M MenOCpencTBEKHoMy oTHomeKMD ok XyxaM BNOMs MpHEMBUHx B CoeanHaxnue Brave B ocKosHom oT Qpacm npeacrasneny 8 Bune KOpOTKAX MBYXCTOPOKNHX aHanoroD Oparu aononMuTensMwe cnosapH x 19TH rhapam noKpuBanT EUpoKHA CHeK1p CMTYAURA MW APHSBONN OSMAKOMMT NOBMX COBETCKAX Nepecenenues c puenuenuon nestemnHocTh awepuxancKom xan flomuapKnytwe cnona a Bupaxennx conposoxnant HaMGoaee Bamnwe szuKoDMe $ymKUMH raasy fea eNOBaPK NpeaocTaBARHT YaCTO HCHONeSYeMMe TePMHHY Kax mmdon gpaseonormveckma cnosaps wactosuee nocosue He APeAKAIMAAHO CAYEHTS YUeSHHKOM ANA M3yWeNKA aNrnHAcKorO RIuKa OKO mpeakasnaveno 8 KavecTBe yaoGNoro cnpascNKnKa nas NeMegnennoro WENOABIOBANMS MPH BOSHMKHOBENHH HeOSXOMMMOCTM B AaHrAMACKOM cnoRe MIM gpase Mlawuud — Qpaseonormueckua — enowape —saanseren an antauwen Baernawo Anranaceoro @pareonormueckoro — Caosapa (Kan 1975) cocrasnenmoro Hryem Hy Kyawr ON ocwopam Ma Mymnax npaKTHvecKy OlMMeKUBNX AnX BCEX Tpynn OemeNuED FyCCKOe HIMaHME ONO nepeBeneKO H anantuponaKo Enenot MeGeaunexo# npn Texuuueckou coneherans Dob poxnn Mupy Spnman fowwevanne Bo auranfcKou sauxe me cywecayetT pasnuuns mexay Gopmansnam Qounuexpuum you AMrnuacKoe yuu ynoTpedaNeTcR B KevecTBe IM * BX 3TOT dpareonarnveckwA — cnomaph wawepenno manuapxusset wepopmanswocts. QMEPHKaNCKOTO AMFMMACKOTO MM MOET MO9TOMY HCMOMEI0BaTH GopHy Gonee daunnespryo “em Ta x KOTOpoM BM apMeuKnH no pyCcKH Bee cue » nannum gpeseunurmveckom ciusape ynorpesnanrcx B MyXCKOM pone 3a McKNOWeNHeM CMNCRORWY CUTYANMA KoToOpHe ob erwnanT Wenompsopanne kencKoro mam cpeamero pona B anrawAcnom xauxe cygectaurensmve — rmarond —npanararensuwe dHcnd om BonpocHTensHue Apeanorn me mment Cpammormaccnure pumueuty poamninn vaMap of the United States -- Kepre Cocanuennux Bravos THE 50 STATES (MATBAECAT WTATOB/ Alabama Alaska Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Havas Idaho Tlinows Indiana lows Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Haine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minne sore Mississippe Missour: 18 a 22 30 48 40 2 10 7 18. 50 4a 28 23 27 34 21 3 1 uM $s 2a 26 19 29 Hontana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Nez Jersey New Mexico Now York North Carolin Worth Dakota ‘onto Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Isiand ala 37 22 46 Souch Carolina 15 South Dakota Tennessee Texas Ueah Vermont Virginia Washington ese Vieginia Misconsin Wyoming 36 20 32 “3 13 45 12 25 39 van IMPORTANT CITIES /PARRUE TOPOaA/ Atlanta Georgia 16 Baltimore taryland n Rocran Haceschueatte 5 Chicago Illinois 26 Cleveland Ohio 22 Dallas Texas 32 Denver Colersde 40 Detroit Michigan 2a Honolulu Havais 50 Los angeles california 48 Miaes Florida ” New Orleans Louisiana 31 Nev York New York 4 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 9 Richmond Virginia 3 Salt lake City Utah 43 San Francisco Californiaa8 Seattle Washington 45UNIT 1 COPING WITH THE LANGUACE BARRIER 1 KAK CMPABUTECA C S3uKOBLM BAPbEPOM What 15 your name? "Hy name is Tom 1 don t understand I don’t speak English (very well) I don’t know very much Englach Please speak slowly I stall don’t understand Please say that again Do_you understand? =-Yes I understand --No I don’t understand (Speaker pointing to a fork ) what_as this in English? fthat-do-you call this? s-It 1s a fork Mens sobyT Tow fine oonnman Swe (ovens xopowo) ronopm no anrawackn Aine ovens xopoi aNrARAcKHA Nomanyacta rosopm meanexuo face ene Ke noxwwan Moxanyacta cxaunte sto ewe pa Tw nonwuaenn? Da nonmman Het 8 we nonnwan (Posopauwa yxaruvan ua eunny ) Kax_ara no awranackn? Kax tw 270 wasneaens? 310 BHaKaCoping with the Lanquane Rarrier 4 don’t understand this can yuu help me? 1 don’t understand any of it 1 understand all of at I don’t understand all of it T want to learn mere English ‘Thank you for helping me learn more about English Lan _etudvana Enalich in school I am studying English at home I am studying English with an American triena (Pointing to a written word ) How do vou say this word” What does this word neon? What does this sentence nean? Does anyone here speak Russian™ Is there a Russian-English auctionary here? Is there an English-Russian dictionary here? low de you say it? That is very difficult That 1s easy I don t know how to say at in English Iam learning nore English every day A store ne nowmwem Moweay une pounwn? A wuvero xe nommman A oce nonmuan Awe sce nonmman A nowy puyanIn anranfeKn® nyyee Cnacu60 2a To ro TH noMor MMe nyyge ysmare anrauncKna SB savuvancs aurausey avuan aurowficewl) B exone A yaummance awrnuacKuM (Hay4an auraunenuf) aowa A vaknMancs anrauacKnm © amepuKancKum Epyrom (Yeaameas wa wanucannoe cnoso | Kae npowiwocutca ato canan? tell > To 270 npennoxenne sHaunT? iv mn6yu» sueee rosupar no pyeeuu? Qnece ects pyccKo anrauackua cnonapn’ 3neck ects arno pyceKma cnomaps? Kan_siu cyasain? 310 oMene TpyaHo oto nerKo. fine swap kax >To CKazare no awranucn © Rosaam anew x shaw aurnumcean nywaeDid I say it raght? How do you spell your name? =-T-0-4 T have brought a friend aleny to help me with my English This 1s Martin Berger a good friend of mune ‘The alphabet /aurauackna angapnt/ Soping wath the Language Barraer A mpanunnuo >To cxasan? Kax_nunercea race wus? (Gro) TOM A npmven © cooun apyre nomoxe hue e aurauaexmu 310 Maptux Beprep oa OnmaKna xpyr ARBCDEFGHI GS KLM NOPORST uvwx yzuNTT 2 USEFUL FORMS OF ETIQUETTE Ir TOMESMYE GORMM STHKETA Hello (or Ha ) Good morning Good afternoon Good evening Goodbye Sood naght How are you? s-I am fine, thank you =-And you =-T am fine, too ‘Thank you (very much) veYuu are welcome =-Don/t mention at *Thanks “Thanks a lot Excuse me SmpancrayAre (unm Mpuset ) Aobpoe ytpo Hospua nen Dokpua seven Do comnanna Cremoaned none Kae nomveaens? Xopowo cmacu6o A tore xopoze Cnacn6o (6onsce) Noxenyncre He a2 ure scnacnbo *Bonumoe ensenbo Apocrurevardon me I am sorry ‘at 1s very gooa Congratulations My name 1s This 16 Mr This is Mrs This 1s Miss 1 am pleased to meet you Please come in Please sit down sGo0a luck Have a good trip +Have a good day Thank you You, too *S0 long 41/11 see you later ‘Take care Thank you of you That/e very nice smay I neip you? Note Phrases marked with an esterisk (+) are these you may hear Americans use vhen they speak to you To use then correctly yourself you need to know more English Useful Forms of Etiquette Hoennnre Me ovens wane (A wapnnace) ovens xopuay flosnpasnae Mens soByt To unctep (rocnonun) 30 rocnona 310 wanwyaseas A pan c Baum nosmaxoumrecs Bagnure (xavonure) nowanydera Cennrecs nowanyacra tense yonexa (yaan) Henan xopowen noesaxn *(henoe) nebpore (xopowere) ane Cnacu6o tebe roxe Moxa to serpeun *Bcero xopoero Cnacu6o Pre event mune © TBoeA cTopony "4 Mory Wem HMByay noMOMD? Mipnmewanne Sparx nomevennue ppesmonoa (4) oT Te KoTopumn Awepueaniy SyAyT MomkyonaTace a pasrosopax c pamm Yro6u ROMD3OBATACR MMM npaeMnsHO Bu aonaMy xOpomD 3sHaTD au emunerihNTT 3 GIVING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF It COOBEAR 0° cesE My name is Ivan Petrov My family name 1s Petrov (or my surname is, or also My last name is) My furst name is Ivan My friends call me Vanya My middle name 1s (My patronymic 1s Borisovich ) Npawesanwe B anravackom xswKe ner propos (epenwes) umn You can call me Ivan or Vanya 1t 1s the same to ne (Speaker introducing wife } This 28 my wife Elizabeth (Speaker introducing husband ) This 1s my husband Andrew ‘This 1s my son Vasily Mens sonyr Mean Rerpus Mon gamunna Net poo Moe uma Maan Apysex meus soayt Bans Moe azonne (epenwee) uma (Moe orsectpa Bopncosns ) OMNTHX oT¥ecTBO Eere tumeRy Tu woxews wens wasupaTs Kean naH Bana mHe BCe paso (Fosopscna noenctaanas neay } Bro mom wena Enusanera (Popupauxx npemerawnan wyaa ) Bre moa nye Aumped 310 mom cun BacnannWhat ae your lact namo? --My last name 1s Petrov What 1s your rirst name” “-My farst nome 1s Ivan This 1s my daughter Anna Excuse me What 13 your name? your name? ==I-V-A-NP=E-T-R-0-V Wow dn you say 1t? Where are you from? +1 am from Ube Suviet Union Where were you born? =-I was born in Moscow How do you spell at? =-!-0-S=C-0-W when were you porn? =-I wae born on May 17, 1940 (May seventeenth, nineteen forty) What 1s vour date of birth? How many children do you have? =-Thave four children How many eictere do you have? --I have two sisters and one brother De _you have relatives in the US > =-Ho I don t have any relatives an the US I heve on Ameracen sponsur T don t have a sponsor My daughter married an Amoriean citizen bou vox Bama pawunue? Mon bauunns Netpos Kan Bane uma (kax Bac s0syT)? Moo mua Haan 370 MOR aOND AKHA Mooumnre nan Boe seny7? Kak Te0e wus ouwerce? MBAH TETPOB Kaw tu 370 npowsmocums? Tu_ormyna? Ans Cuvercxory Comse fne_tu_ponunce? W ponmaca 8 Mockse Chane me 6y% MOCKBA Kora tm popunca’ Sl ponuncn 17ro wan 1940 (cemmanuatore wag tweewa ReBatecot copoxoBoro roma) korga thon neu poxgeuna? Cuonnua y refs neten? Yowens wetpepo neten Cnoneno y re6x cecrep? Y wens one cectpy a onun Bpar ¥ reGs cre nenausn » CHAT Het y wane wet poncraexnuxce 8 CUA Y mena ecto amepuxancnnn nopyenrenn Y Mens wer nopysurens Nox now ouune somyx 20 auepukanckara rpawnanunaGivina Information about Yoursolf My daughter has American satizenshae 1 am being sponsored by a voluntary agency The name of the agency 1s I have a (green) Immigrant xequstration card The registration number of my card 15 I do not have a passport ‘ALL ny papers were lost I finished primary schoo) I finished nigh=school 1 finished colleae THE FAMILY parents father mother father-an-lew mother-in-law grandparents grandfather grananotner grandchildren children child ¥ woem noNepm ecTe aMepuxancroe. rpammauerno 3a mens nopywaetes nofposonanoe arenrerpa. Havnauue arewreraa Y wenn ects (sentua Yoocronepntenenas Kapra Manerpanta Permctpaunonnwa nomep Moe apt Y mens wer nacnopza Bce mow novywentu norepany Fl saxomuua wavankuv axony. A saxonvwa cpeanon mxony F sswonvun eucmee yuetuoe pasenenne ceues ponntenn mate recte/coenop tema/ceexposs nenyuxe m 6adyoxe penyaxa Sabyuxe auyew etm pebenondaughter stepson stepdaughter son-in-law daughter-an-1aw husband wire brother sister older brother younger sister half brother half crcter relatives uncle aunt cousin mece nephew Giving Information about Yourself ewe now nacuHox naavepaua oath nepectKa aye rena Spar cectpa erapeMa 6par wnanwan cectpa enmwopoamua 6par (no warepw unm oTuy) canmopoanen cectpe (no matepm aay oTuy) poncTpeHHuKH asns vets apomponnuh 6part/cectpa nnewannnua AnewannnxUNIT 4 wv RECOGNIZING SIGNS PACNOSHADAIIME 2HAKOB entrance uxoa Exit Buxon Push Or cebs Pull kK ce6e Danger Onacuocte Restroom Tyaner Ladies or Women Tencxua tyaner Gentlemen or Men Myackom tyaner Emergency Exit Janacnom suxoa Fire Escape Nuxepnan necinmue Fire Alarn ApToMaTHVeckHA nomapmuA curman no Littering He coputs Ho Smoking He Kypnre No Admassion Bxon >anpenen 10step Up step Down Wet Paint For Sale For Rent Revare of Nog Hours 9 00 am Keep Off the Grass Hospital vs Maat Post office Bank Elevator Stears up bown Exact Fare only Delivery in Rear out of order To Lobby Wet Floor North South Fast West 500 pa a Recognizing Sians Ocropomny —crynenona (peepx) Octopomno ctynensKa (pax) Chenas Kpacka (Noxpauenv) Ha nponany Cnaeres Octopouno cob axa Macu paboty - 9 00 - 17 00 No tpane we vanury Pocnmtans/éonbuaua Tours Nowropoe otnenenne Banx anor Jectamua Baepx Bawa Tomkeo TouMas onaats Bex chan Noctasxa/Noctasxa caanw He pabotaer K pectuénnn Bnaruwa non Cenep br Boetox. DeneaResounazang saans Waiting Room Use Nickels Dimes, or Quarters change walk Don’t Walk 12 Koumara ommnanns Ronssyarecs weweraws @ mare necats WnM apaguats nats uenros Paswen/eaaua Mare (nepexomnte aopory) Crore (we nepexomnte aopory)UNIT 5 i WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BECA w MEPL. anch 1 peau foot (12 an) Loyr yara (2 £ ) 1 spa mile (1760 yd ) Lwene millimeter = 0 04 inch Lomannmerp = 0,04 swine centameter = 0 40 inch 1 cantmmerp = 0 40 anana meter = 3 30 feet Lwerp = 3.30 gyra kilometer = 0 62 mile Lxunowetp = 0 62 wunx a0Weights and Measures 1 teaspoon 1 tablespoon 1 f10r4 ounce 1 cup (8 fluid ounces) 2 pant (2 cups) i quart (2 pants) 1 gallon (4 quarte) 1 liter (1 06 quarts) Degrees Fahrenheit Jrpanyeu n0 @apenrenty/ 212 122 104 a6 68 50 32 aa ° -4 22 1 vapwas nomka 1 cronopar noxKa 1 yauna xnaKxocTH Vounra (2 wamen) L xpapta (2 aunty) 2 raanon (4 keapre) 1 nurp (1 06 xpapru) Degrees Coleiue Irpanyew no Uenscnn/ 100 50 40 a0 20 10 ° 10 “178 -20 30 Nepesua rpenycoe no vapenrenty (¥) 8 rpanycu no Uenscwe (@ 32) x 3/9 Nepesoa rpazycon no Uenvene (U) ® rpoayeu no tapenrenty (9/5 ¥ U) + 32 ” 986 a2 160 200 eo * 180ounce (1 02 ) pound (1 1b ) ton (2,000 Ibs ) gram = 0 035 ounce kilogram = z zuv pounds metric ton = 1 100 tons 1s yruns over Tonna (2 OV gyntos) roauw = 0 035 ynunn knnorpaum = 2 200 gyxte metpHNeckaa ToHHa = 1 100 ToHMy8 ord Ast and ard zero 10 one qn two 12 three 13 four 14 rive a> six 16 seven 17 eight = 18 nine 19 1nal_numbers first second third fourth ath UNIT 6 USING NUMBERS ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen titteen sixteen seventee! eighteen nineteen n 20 2 22 30 40 50 60 70 a0 90 twenty ‘twenty-one twenty-two thirty forty nitty sixty seventy erghty ninety /Mucnurenguue vucna/ eth Teh ath ath sixth seventh eighth ninth 16 vr VCNOMb3ODAHME 4HCEN 100 one hundred 200 two hundred 1000 one thousand 2000 tvo thousand 10000 ten thousand 100000 one hundred thousand 1000000 one mallion 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth 100th hundredth ronan thousandth