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Free Russian Translation of Your Name

Do you know how your name is translated into Russian? The point is that in translation English names are usually transliterated (spelled with the help of the Russian alphabet). Some English names have Russian equivalents: Andrew – Андрей, Basil – Василий, Elizabeth – Елизавета, Margaret – Маргарита, Nicholas – Николай, etc. Here is a list of names used in English-speaking countries and respective Russian names - transliterations and equivalents (equivalents are marked with blue). If interested, have a look. Files are in a .pdf format.

english to russian translation of names

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W X, Y, Z




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Free Russian Translation: Common Russian Words and Basic Russian Phrases

If you want to know some basic Russian phrases and common Russian words used in everyday life, here they are. Natural conversation is impossible without these speech patterns.




In EnglishIn RussianPronunciation
Greetings
Hello!Здравствуйте! or Привет![zdrastvuite] or [privet] (the latter is informal)
Good morning!Доброе утро![dobrae utra]
Good afternoon!Добрый день![dobry den’]
Good evening!Добрый вечер![dobry viecher]
Good night!Спокойной ночи![spakoinai nochi]
Goodbye!До свидания![da svidania]
Bye!Пока![paka]
See you!Увидимся![uvidimsia]
See you later!До скорого![da skorava]
Congratulations
Happy birthday!С днём рождения![s dniom razhdenia]
Happy New Year!С Новым Годом![s novym godam]
Merry Christmas!С Рождеством![s razhdistvom]
Happy Easter!С Пасхой![s paskhoi]
However, a traditional Russian Paschal greeting is as follows:
salutation: Христос воскрес(е)!(Christ has arisen!) [khristos voskres(e)], and reply: Воистину воскрес(е)! ((He has) truly arisen!) [voistinu voskres(e)]
Congratulations!Поздравляю![pazdravliaiu]
Congratulations on your new baby boy!Поздравляю с новорожденным![pazdravliaiu s navarozhdenym]
Congratulations on your new baby girl!Поздравляю с новорожденной![pazdravliaiu s navarozhdenai]
What to say in everyday situations
How are you?Как дела?[kak dila]
Ok; I'm okНормально[narmal’na]
I'm fineХорошо[kharasho]
So-soТак себе[tak sibe]
Bad; BadlyПлохо[plokha]
And you?А у тебя?[a u tibia]
What is your name?Как вас зовут? or
Как тебя зовут?		[kak vas zavut] (to an unknown person) or [kak tibia zavut] (to a friend)
My name is ...Меня зовут …[minia zavut]
I'm pleased to meet youЯ рад познакомиться
or
Я рада познакомиться		[ya rad paznakomitsa] (if a man is speaking) or [ya rada paznakomitsa] (if it's a woman)
Nice to meet youОчень приятно[ochin' priyatna]
Can you speak English?Вы говорите по-английски? or
Ты говоришь по-английски?		[vy gavarite pa angliski] (to an unknown person) or [ty gavarish pa angliski] (to a friend)
A littleЧуть-чуть[chut’ chut’]
YesДа[da]
NoНет[niet]
Where do you live?Где вы живете? or
Где ты живешь?		[gde vy zhyviote] (to an unknown person) or [gde ty zhyviosh] (to a friend)
I live in (the USA/Great Britain/Russia)Я живу в США/Великобритании/России[ya zhyvu v seshea/velikabritanii/rasii]
Do you understand me?Вы понимаете меня? or Ты понимаешь меня?[vy panimaete minia] (to an unknown person) or [ty panimaesh minia] (to a friend)
Of courseКонечно[kanieshna]
I don't understandЯ не понимаю[ya ni panimaiu]
I understand (I see)Я понимаю[ya panimaiu]
I don't knowЯ не знаю[ya nie znaiu]
Sorry (Excuse me)Извините or
Извини		[izvinitie] (to an unknown person) or [izvini] (to a friend)
What's new?Что нового?[shto novava]
Can I help you?Я могу вам помочь? or Я могу тебе помочь?[ya magu vam pamoch] (to an unknown person) or [ya magu tebe pamoch] (to a friend)
Can you help me?Вы можете мне помочь?
or
Ты можешь мне помочь?		[vy mozhite mne pamoch] (to an unknown person) or [ty mozhish mne pamoch] (to a friend)
Thank youСпасибо[spasiba]
Thank you very muchБольшое спасибо[bal’shoe spasiba]
You are welcome (Don't mention it) (Please)Пожалуйста[pazhalusta]
Come with me!Пойдемте со мной! or Пойдем со мной![paidiomte sa mnoi] (to an unknown person) or [paidiom sa mnoi] (to a friend)
What is this?Что это?[shto eta]
How much is this? (How much?)Сколько это стоит? (Сколько?) (Сколько стоит?)[skol’ka eta stoit] ([skol’ka]) ([skol’ka stoit])
No problem!Без проблем[bez prablem]
I have to goМне нужно идти[mne nuzhna iti]
Good luck!Удачи![udachi]


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