Russian Phrases For Dummies

Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips Speak Russian — instantly! Traveling to Russia but don′t know Russian? Need to kick up your conversation skills? This handy little phrasebook will jump–start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time. Discover how to: Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, and times Chat about family and work Discuss sports and the weather Deal with problems and emergencies

Introduction. Chapter 1: I Say It How? Speaking Russian. Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics. Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds. Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk. Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (or a Meal!). Chapter 6: Shop ’Til You Drop. Chapter 7: Making Leisure a Top Priority. Chapter 8: When You Gotta Work. Chapter 9: I Get Around: Transportation. Chapter 10: Laying Down Your Weary Head: House or Hotel. Chapter 11: Dealing with Emergencies. Chapter 12: Ten Favorite Russian Expressions. Chapter 13: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Russian. Index.

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.