Learn the Cyrillic alphabet in 5 minutes! And dozens of words at the same time!

[Simoni]

I'd encourage all first time visitors to the former soviet union to equip themselves for the trip by learning your A, B, Cs; in Cyrillic.

Here is a link that shows how you and do so in FIVE MINUTES!  Really :-)

http://www.gadling.com/2009/03/30/gadling-teaches-you-to-read-the-cyrillic-alphabet-in-5-minutes/

Once you know the alphabet, there is so much more to learn.  For you vets out there, what basic vocabulary do you recommend newbies *know* before getting on the plane?

~Si

[Simoni]

And I do like the comment in response to the piece...

"...go to Russia, go there single, and date a Russian.
If you want to learn a language, sleep with a translator."

[Simoni]

If you have more than five minutes, try this link:

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/14/04717800/0471780014.pdf

[JR]

Very good link! The PDF at the bottom is good too Thanks for posting it.

[JR]

If you have more than five minutes, try this link:

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/14/04717800/0471780014.pdf

Thats the one I was referring to

[Daveman]

And I do like the comment in response to the piece...

"...go to Russia, go there single, and date a Russian.
If you want to learn a language, sleep with a translator."

 

Man that one really cracked me up... I'm thinking that this specific reference is not referring to the Lingvo line..

[privet]

Hi Simoni!

Are you asking what words they should be able to read, or which they should be able to speak? If the former, they should know:

ТУАЛЕТ = Toilet

ВХОД/ВЫХОД = Entrance/Exit

As far as which to know and say? At least:

spasibo = Thank you

(I always remembered it this way: Thank you for having a spicy butt. It sounds like that: spai-SEE-buh)


Hello = pre-vee-YET

Good-bye = duh-svi-DAHN-yeh

Yes = da

No = nyet

I love you = yah  tib-YAH  lu-BLU

[SANDRO43]

Our RWDpedia contains a page (http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Cyrillic_Alphabet%28s%29) with links for learning Cyrillic and and its pronounciation .