Easy Russian Phrase Book: Over 690 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use

By Dover Publications Inc.

Book Overview

Handy volume lets you communicate instantly on topics related to travel, health and medical situations, more. Includes pronunciation guide. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048628669X
• ISBN13: 9780486286693
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Introduction

I have never read most of these authors and each story was as enthralling as the previuos one. I had a great time using the Russian side of the book and trying to read out the words. Fabulous having the orginal language next to the English translation. A bit hard for beginner readers, but worth a shot.

Easy Russian Phrase Book: Over 690 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase Books)

Arrived quickly,in great condition

fun and funny little book.

If you can read Cyrillic, and know basics of pronounciation and a little grammar, this book is great! A fellow reviewer commented that you can't lose by buying a book for $1.50 or $2.00, and I agree, as long as you fulfill the few basic conditions above.This book is packed with "690 basic phrases for everyday use." There's very short mundane and useful phrases like "Please speak slowly", "I am an engineer", "Wait a moment!", "Please show me the way --", "Send my regards to your aunt and uncle" to longer, more useless phrases like "You indicate the amount of insurance on the form. What does it contain?" (Useless unless you work in the Russian insurance business, of course.)Each phrase is written in English, cyrillic, and then a phonetic english representation of the cyrillic. It's not too bad, if you follow just the phonetic representations, but preferably you should go pick up some pronounciation from a recording or a friend or a teacher who speaks russian.When you're at the stage of knowing a little Russian, having a small book like this to read through helps build vocabulary and idiomatic knowledge. Caveat Emptor: it's totally worthless by itself! The inside of the book says that this was originally a manual accompanying a Dover recording called "Listen & Learn Russian." Of course, leave it to Dover to squeeze a buck out of a now-defunct recording.

very simple book

It's a very simple book. You have an english phrase and its translation including pronuntiation tips. A good book if you know about russian language. Not the best choice for beginners. Perhaps a good help for travellers.

Very helpful and covers all the basics

This Easy Russian Phrase Book is very useful in learning everyday basic Russian phrases. For every question stated, many answers are displayed. Each question/answer is written in English, Russian, and phonetic pronunciation! Topics include everything from asking how one is doing to an example of an actual conversation. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs to know Russian basic words and phrases.