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Russian (transliterated)

Note: Please be aware that HTML is unable to accomodate the hasek (inverted circumflex) diacritical mark, therefore it has been omitted. Also, the endings in parentheses indicate coming from one speaker, or from more than one speaker, respectively.

Bon appetit! Priiatnogo appetita!
Bon voyage! Schastlivogo puti!
Careful! Ostorozhno!
Certainly Konechno!
Cheers! Ura!
Congratulations Pozdravlia(iu)(em)!
Don't mention it/You're welcome Pozhaluista!
Excuse me Izvinite!
Good Khorosho
Good afternoon/Good evening Dobryi den'!/Dobryi vecher!
Good-bye Do svidaniia!
Good luck Zhela(iu)(em) udachi!
Good morning Dobroe utro!
Good night Spokoinoi nochi!
Grandmother babushka
Grandfather dedushka
Happy anniversary Pozdravlia(iu)(em) s iubileem!
Happy birthday Pozdravlia(iu)(em) s Dnëm Rozhdeniia!
Happy Easter Schastlivoi Paskhi!
Happy Mother's Day S dnëm Materi!
Happy New Year Schastlivogo Novogo Goda!
Hello Privet!
Help! Pomogite!
How are you? Kak vy pozhivaete?
How do you do? Zdravstvuite!
I love you Ia liubliu tebia (informal)/Ia vas liubliu (formal)
I understand Ia ponimaiu
I'm sorry Prostite menia!
Indeed! Neuzheli?!/Da nu?!
Merry Christmas Vesëlogo Rozhdestva!
Never mind Nichego!/Ne bespokoi(sia)(tes')!
No Net
No smoking Ne kurit'!
Of course Konechno
Ouch! Oi!/Okh!
Peace Mir
Please Pozhaluista
Politically correct Politicheski pravil'no
Quiet Tikho!
Take it easy Ne userdstv(ui)(uite)!/Otnos(is')(ites') spokoino!
Thank you Spasibo!
To your health! Za (tvoë)(vashe) zdorov'e! (pl.)
Very well Ochen' khorosho!
Victory Pobeda
We speak... My govorim...(po-russki)
Welcome Dobro pozhalovat'!
What a pity! Kakaia zhalost'!
What's the matter? Chto zdes' proiskhodit?/Chto sluchilos'?
Why not? Pochemu zhe "net"?
Wonderful Zamechatel'no!
Yes Da!

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