Russian Phrases For Dummies
Kuhusu kitabu pepe hiki
This user-friendly phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time. Its quick-and-easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front, the Words to Know section helps you find the right word fast, and the easy-to-use pronunciation key helps other people understand what you're trying to say. You'll learn how to:
- Get directions, shop, and eat out
- Talk numbers, dates, and time
- Chat about family and work
- Discuss sports and the weather
- Deal with problems and emergencies
- Pronounce familiar English words and phrases in Russian and English
- Beware of words that sound to English but don't mean the same thing
- Read signs that use the Russian alphabet
- Follow the conventions of Russian pronunciation
- Use basic Russian grammar correctly
- Keep ten commonly used Russian phrases on the tip of your tongue
- Use basic telephone vocabulary and send letters, emails, and faxes
Don't have time to study the language before you get to Russia? No worries. Just flip through Russian Phrases For Dummies, find the section that fits your needs, and start talking!
Ukadiriaji na maoni
Kuhusu mwandishi
Serafima Gettys, PhD, earned her doctorate degree in Foreign Language Education from Gertzen State Pedagogical University, Leningrad, USSR. She is currently a Coordinator of the Foreign Language Program at Lewis University, where she also teaches Russian. Prior to coming to Lewis University, she taught Russian at Stanford University. Gettys is also a member of a number of professional language associations.
Nina Wieda is a doctoral student in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Northwestern University in Chicago. A trained linguist with an MA in Social Sciences, Nina also has a book of poetry published in Russian, and a number of scholarly articles on Chekhov and contemporary drama published in English.
