Most of the time you’ll probably only need to recognize the written Russian word or phrase, but we’ve included audio so you can listen to the Russian pronunciation. This way you’ll be able to find out if something is open or closed, or more importantly, on sale!
Resources for further reading:
Pronouncing signs in Russian
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Ж
ZH
Ladies
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М
M
Gentleman
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К себе
K sibe
Pull
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От себя
At sibya
Push
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Открыто
Atkryta
Open
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Закрыто
Zakryta
Closed
0%
Парковка запрещена
Parkofka zaprishchina
No parking
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Срок годности
Srok godnasti
The best before date
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Годен до
Godin do
Best before
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Место для курения
Mesta dlya kurenia
The smoking area
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Зона для некурящих
Zona dlya nikuryashchih
The non- smoking area
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Не курить!
Ni kureet’!
No smoking!
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Sometimes you will see big bright colored signs in nearly every store window. There must be a sale on…
Распродажа одежды
Raspradazha adezhdy
Sale of clothes
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Со скидкой
Sa skeetkai
Reduced price
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По дешëвке
Pa dishofki
A bargain
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That’s it for this lesson. I hope you had fun!
For more lessons on Russian vocabulary I recommend these!
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- Know your tools in Russian.
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