Below will be 20 most crucial words for your journey in the Russian language. It will help you communicate in the best way with just a handful of words. You won't be able to make sentences with them, but all of them can be used by themselves too.

1. Привет (Privet) - Hello (informal)

2. Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) - Hello (formal)

These two greetings would be all you need for you to say "hello" to strangers and friends.

3. Да (Da) - Yes

4. Нет (Net) - No

Simple expressions of "yes" and "no" that you can use regardless of the setting, whether it's formal or informal.

5. Спасибо (Spasibo) - Thank you

6. Пожалуйста (Pozhaluysta) - Please 7. Извините (Izvinite) - Excuse me/Sorry

It's always good to use these just to be polite.

8. Как дела? (Kak dela?) - How are you?

We ask literally "how are things" in Russian when wanting to know how a person is doing. Here are the possible answers:

9. Хорошо (Khorosho) - Good

10 .Плохо (Plokho) - Bad

Depending on how you feel, use one of these. But here's some question words:

11. Где? (Gde?) - Where?

12. Когда? (Kogda?) - When?

13. Почему? (Pochemu?) - Why?

14. Кто? (Kto?) - Who?

15. Что? (Chto?) - What?

You can these either as a one-word question or a part of a long question. To say "goodbye" we say:

16. До свидания (Do svidaniya) - Goodbye

Literally means "until next meeting". And in case you want to order something to drink at a cafe or restaurant:

17. Вода (Voda) - Water

18. Чай (Chay) - Tea

19. Кофе (Kofe) - Coffee

20. Молоко (Moloko) - Milk

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