Learn the most common way to say "thank you"
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| Hello and welcome to Russian Survival Phrases. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Russia. So join us for Russian Survival phrases. You will be surprised at how far a little Russian will go. |
| In Russian “thank you” is “спасибо”. Let`s break it down by syllable: spa-si-ba. Now, let`s hear it once again: spasiba. |
| For very special occasions when someone goes above and beyond the call of being kind, when someone is extremely generous, or for any other time you're extremely grateful, we have the following phrase to express extreme gratitude. In Russian formal way of expressing gratitude is: “благодарю Вас”. Let`s break it down by syllable: bla-ga-da-ryu Vas. Now, let`s hear it once again: “blagadaryu Vas”. The first word blagadaryu means "I am thankful or grateful". Let`s break down this word and hear it one more time: bla-ga-da-ryu and blagadaryu. To reproduce this Russian consonant "r" in blagadaryu you should roll your "r"'s. The Russian "r" resembles to Italian or Spanish “r”, but even if you don't roll it properly you will be easily understood anyway. This is followed by the polite "you" which in Russian is vy but in this sentence we use vas. So in English it would be something like "I am grateful or thankful to you". |
| Not many Russians know that the origin of the word spasiba came from 2 words: “spasi” which means “save” and “Bog” which means “God”. So, the meaning of it is: “May God keep you safe”, which was an old way of expressing gratitude. So, surprise your Russian friends by asking them the origin of the word spasiba. |
| So, to thank you for listening this lesson I will say to you: “Spasiba za vnimaniye”, which means “Thank you for your attention”. |
| The second expression blagadaryu Vas is more formal, so you can use it whenever somebody has done something important for you while shopping or in restaurants, for example, it is more natural to use “spasiba” to thank for the services. |
| Ok, to close out today`s lesson we'd like for you to practice what we`d just learnt. I will provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I`ll give you an answer. Udachi! That means “good luck”! Ok, here we go! |
| Thank you, informal……..Spasiba, spa-si-ba |
| Thank you, formal……….Blagadaryu Vas, bla-ga-da-ryu Vas, blagadaryu Vas |
| Alright, that's going to do for today. See you tomorrow, which in Russian is da zaftra! |
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Very nice!!! Such a great start!!! I hope to learn more than I have learnt so far studying by myself.
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An excellent start. (Balshoye spasiba) 👍
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Excellent format . Concise and clear . Thank you!
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It’s hard saying the second formal way of saying thanks. It’s a toughy. By the way how do I use a Russian keyboard on my phone? Thanks!
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Yes, Cyrill and Methodius created the Cyrillic alphabet, and the Russian alphabet is based on it.
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As I recall, St Cyrill was a greek missionary sent to Russia at the request of the duke of Moravia. He went with his brother Methodius, who did most of the work developing the Russian alphabet and foundations of written Russian. These were greeks: is it any wonder that Russian has many elements in common. The alphabet of 33 characters has most of the 22 letters of the Greek alphabet, plus 11 added characters that represent consonant combinations. The nouns are declined in 6 cases like Greek. There are no articles, like early Greek. The present tense of "to be" is commonly not used. There are only 3 tenses, present, past, and future, unlike say Latin or French. Russian to me is concise, short, not at all wordy, and can convey a lot information with few words.
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Very interesting 👍
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You have a great reason, and Vladivostok is a beautiful place. I wish to visit it one day too!
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Hello
I have a friend who is Russian and I wany to make him surprise so I try to learn Russian.
He live on Vladivostock, so if I have a chance I will go there.
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Thank you SO much !!!
Благодарю вас
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Здравствуйте, Soviet Hadar!
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Usually, we speak formally with teachers and bosses, and we say Здравствуйте, учитель or just Здравствуйте.
Босс sounds informal in Russian. It's better to use руководитель or don't mention the position at all.
If your teacher/boss is your close friend, you can speak informally and say Привет.
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😁😁😁Excelent Lesson!!!
As I have to say to my teachers, or bosses, for example: "Здравствуйте учитель / босс" ИЛИ "Здравствуй учитель / босс"?