Title: Russian phrases for dummies
First published: 2007
Description: 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.   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 to 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!
Subjects: Conversation and phrase books, Conversation and phrasebooks, English, Foreign Language Study, Nonfiction, Russian language, Russian language, conversation and phrase books