Multilingual Phrase Finder

On this page you can see useful phrases in over 300 languages in any combination of two of those languages. Just select the languages from the drop-down menus. If the phrases are in blue, you can click on them to hear recordings.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), m = said by males, f = said by females, pl = said to several people, > = said to.

English Russian
Welcome Добро пожаловать! (Dobro pozhalovat'!)
Hello
Hi (inf)
Здравствуйте! (Zdrastvuyte!) - frm
Привет! (Privet!) - inf
Приветик (Privetik!) - inf
Hello Алло? (Allo?)
How are you?
How are things? (inf)
How's it going? (inf)
Alright? (inf)
Как дела? (Kak dela?) - inf
Как ваши дела? (Kak vashi dela?) - frm
Как поживаешь? (Kak pozhivaeš'?) - inf
Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivaete?) - frm
Fine thanks, and you?
Not bad, and yourself? (inf)
Okay, and you? (inf)
Спасибо, хорошо. А у вас?
(Spasibo, khorosho. A u vas?) - frm
Спасибо, хорошо. А вы?
(Spasibo, khorosho. A vy?) - frm
Спасибо, хорошо. А ты?
(Spasibo, khorosho. A ty?) - inf
Нормально. А вы?
(Normal'no. A vy?) - frm
Нормально. А ты?
(Normal'no. A ty?) - inf
Long time no see
I haven't seen you for a long time
I haven't seen you for ages
It's been a while
I haven't seen you in donkey's years
Сколько лет, сколько зим!
(Skol'ko let, skol'ko zim!)
How many years/summers, how many winters!
Давно не виделись (Davno ne videlis')
What's your name?
What are you called?
Как тебя зовут? (Kak tebya zovut?) - inf
Как вас зовут? (Kak vas zovut?) - frm
My name is ...
I'm called ...
Меня зовут ... (Menya zovut ...)
Where are you from?
Where do you come from?
Oткуда вы? (Otkuda vy?) - frm
Oткуда ты? (Otkuda ty?) - inf
I'm from ...
I come from ...
Я из ... (Ya iz ...)
Pleased to meet you
Nice to meet you
A pleasure to meet you
Очень приятно (Ochen' priyatno)
Приятно познакомиться
(Priyatno poznakomit'sya)
Good morning
Morning
Доброе утро! (Dobroe utro!)
Good afternoon
Afternoon
Добрый день! (Dobryy den'!)
Good evening
Evening
Добрый вечер! (Dobryy vecher!)
Good night
Night night (inf)
Sweet dreams
Good night, sleep tight
Good night, sleep tight, hope the bedbugs don't bite
Спокойной ночи! (Spokoynoy nochi!)
Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi!)
Goodbye
Farewell (frm)
Bye
Bye bye
See you
See you later
later
so long
cheers
cheerio
toodle-oo
ta-ta
tara
ciao
До свидания! (Do svidaniya!) - frm
Пока! (Poka!) - inf
Good luck!
Break a leg!
(said before a musical/theatrical performance)
Удачи! (Udachi!)
Good health!
Cheers!
Bottoms up!
Down the hatch!
За здоровье! (Za zdorov'e!)
Будем здоровы! (Budem zdorovy)
- Let's stay healthy
Have a nice day
Have a lovely day
Have a pleasant day
Have a good day
Хорошего дня! (Khoroshevo dnya!)
Have a nice weekend! Приятных Bыходных!
(Priyatnykh Vykhodnykh!)
Enjoy your meal!
Enjoy!
Bon appetit!
Приятного аппетита!
(Priyatnovo appetita!)
Bon voyage!
Have a good journey!
Have a good trip!
Счастливого пути!
(Schastlivovo puti!)
Yes
Yeah (inf)
Да (Da)
No
Nah (inf)
Нет (Nyet)
Maybe Может быть (Mozhet byt')
I don't know
I dunno (inf)
Dunno (inf)
Я не знаю (Ya ne znayu)
Do you understand? Ты понимаешь?
(Ty ponimayesh’?) - inf
Вы понимаете?
(Vy ponimayete?) - frm/pl
I understand
I see
I get it
Я понимаю (Ya ponimayu)
I don't understand
I don't get it
Я не понимаю (Ya ne ponimayu)
Please speak more slowly
Could you speak a bit more slowly?
Slow down please
Вы не могли бы говорить помедленнее?
(Vy ne mogli by govorit' pomedlennee?) - frm
Помедленнее, пожалуйста!
(Pomedlennee, pozhaluysta!) - inf
Please say that again
Could you say that again?
Please repeat that
Повторите, пожалуйста
(Povtorite, pozhalsta)
Please write it down
Could you possibly write it down?
Could you write it down?
Would you mind writing it down?
Запишите, пожалуйста
(Zapishite, pozhaluysta)
Do you speak English?
Can you speak English?
Вы говорите по-английски?
(Vy govorite po-angliyski?) - frm
Ты говоришь по-английски?
(Ty govorish' po-angliyski?) - inf
Yes, a little Да, немного (Da, nemnogo)
Excuse me Извините! (Izvinite!) - frm
Извини! (Izvini!) - inf
I would like ...
I'd like ...
Я хотел бы ... (Ya khatel by ...) - m
Я хотела бы ... (Ya khatela by ...) - f
How much is this?
What does this cost?
How much does this cost?
Сколько это стоит? (Skol'ko eto stoit?)
Sorry
I'm sorry
Terribly sorry
Awfully sorry
I apologise
Простите! (Prostite!) - frm
Прости! (Prosti!) - inf
Please Пожалуйста (Pozhaluysta)
Thank you
Thank you very much
Thanks a lot (inf)
Thanks (inf)
Ta (inf)
Cheers (inf)
Спасибо! (Spasibo!)
Огpомное спасибо! (Ogromnoe spasibo!)
Большое спасибо! (Bol'shoe spasibo!)
Благодарю вас! (Blagodaryu vas!) - frm
You're welcome
You're very welcome
Don't mention it
No problem
No worries
Не за что! (Ne za chto!)
Пожалуйста! (Pozhaluysta!)
Where's the toilet?
Where's the loo?
Where's the bathroom?
Where's the gents?
Where's the ladies?
Where's the bog? (inf)
Где находится туалет?
(Gde nakhoditsya tualet?)
This gentleman will pay for everything Этот мужчина платит за всё
(Etot muzhchina platit za vsë)
This lady will pay for everything Эта дама платит за всё
(Eta dama platit za vsë)
Would you like to dance with me?
Would you like to dance?
Would you care for a dance? (vfrm)
Do you want a dance?
You dancing? (inf)
Хотите потанцевать?
(Khotite potantsevat'?) - frm/pl
Ты хочешь танцевать?
(Ty khochesh' tantsevat'?) - inf
Do you come here often? Ты сюда часто приходишь?
(Ty syuda chasto prikhodish'?)
I miss you Я скучаю по тебе
(Ya skuchayu po tebe) - sg
Я скучаю по вам
(Ya skuchayu po vam) - pl/frm
I love you
I adore you
Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu) - inf
Я вас люблю (Ya vas lyublyu) - frm
Get well soon Выздоравливай
(Vyzdoravlivay) - inf
Выздоравливайте
(Vyzdoravlivayte) - frm
Поправляйся (Popravlyaysya) - inf
Поправляйтесь
(Popravlyaytes') - frm
Выздоравливайте скорее
(Vyzdoravlivayte skoree) - frm
Go away!
Scram!
Get out of it!
Get lost!
Уходи! (Ukhodi!)
Уйди! (Uydi!)
Вали отсюда! (Vali otsyuda!)
Сгинь! (Sgin'!)
Изыди! (Izyni!) - "begone!" - archaic, used ironically
Leave me alone! Оставьте меня в покое!
(Ostav'te menya v pokoe!) - frm
Оставь меня в покое!
(Ostav' menya v pokoe!) - inf
Оставь меня одного! (Ostav' menya odnogo!)
Fire! Горим! (Gorim!)
Пожар! (Pozhar!)
Stop! Стой! (Stoy!)
Call the police! Позвоните в полицию!
(Pozvonite v policiyu!) - frm
Позовите полицию!
(Pozovite policiyu!) - frm
Позвони в полицию!
(Pozvoni v policiyu!) - inf
Позови полицию!
(Pozovi policiyu!) - inf
Merry Christmas С Рождеством Христовым!
(S Rozhdestvom Khristovym!)
С Рождеством! (S Rozhdestvom!) – inf
Счастливого Рождества! (Schastlivovo Rozhdestva)
Весёлого Рождества! (Vesyolovo Rozhdestva)
Happy New Year С Новым Годом! (S Novym Godom!)
Поздравляю с Новым Годом!
(Pozdravlyayu s Novym Godom!)
Поздравляю вас с Новым Годом!
(Pozdravlyayu vas s Novym Godom!) - frm
Happy Easter Христос воскрес (Khristos voskres)
- Christ resurrected
Воистину воскрес (Voistinu voskres)
- truly resurrected - reply
Happy birthday С днём рождения!
(S dnëm rozhdeniya!)
Поздравляю с днём рождения!
(Pozdravlyayu s dnëm rozhdeniya!) - inf
Поздравляю вас с днём рождения!
(Pozdravlyayu vas s dnëm rozhdeniya!) - frm
Congratulations! Поздравления! (Pozdravleniya!)
Поздравляю! (Pozdravlyayu!)
Мои поздравления! (Moi pozdravleniya!)
One language is never enough Одного языка никогда недостаточно
(Odnovo yazyka nikogda nedostatochno)
Знать один язык никогда недостаточно
(Znat' odin yazyk nikogda nedostatochno)
Знать один язык - это недостаточно
(Znat' odin yazyk - eto nedostatochno)
My hovercraft is full of eels Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей
(Moë sudno na vozdushnoy podushke polno ugrey)
Stop the world, I want to get off! Остановите мир, я хочу сойти!
(Ostanovite mir, ya khochu soyti)

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