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VOCABULARY USED IN THIS LESSON

Russian	Pronunciation	English

пожалуйста	pa-zhAl-oo-sta	please / you're welcome
спасибо	spa-sEE-ba	Thank you / Thanks
большое	bal-shOY / bal-shO-ye *	big
нет	nyet	no
благодарю	bla-ga-da-rU	I thank (verb)
за	za	for
вашу	vA-shoo	your
помощь	pO-msch	help

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Please / You're welcome

пожалуйста

Pronounced:

pa-zhAl-oo-sta

Audio:

(Lena)

Thank you / Thanks

спасибо

Pronounced:

spa-sEE-ba

Audio:

(Lena)

Thank you very much (literally: big thank you)

большое спасибо

Pronounced:

bal-shOY spa-sEE-ba

Audio:

(Lena)

No thanks

нет спасибо

Pronounced:

nyet spa-sEE-ba

Audio:

(Lena)

I thank (you) (literally: I thank)

благодарю

Pronounced:

bla-ga-da-rU

Audio:

(Lena)

Thanks for your help

спасибо за вашу помощь

Pronounced:

spa-sEE-ba za vA-shoo pO-msch

Audio:

(Lena)

Please / Here you are / You're Welcome

The Russian word for 'please', пожалуйста (pa-zhAl-oo-sta), is the same word for 'here you are' (when giving something) and 'you're welcome'.

For example, in a shop:

Customer: один, пожалуйста (one, please).

Staff: пожалуйста (here you are).

Customer: спасибо (thanks)

Staff: пожалуйста (you're welcome)

You will impress your Russian friends if you remember to say пожалуйста after they thank you for something.

Pronunciation Tip:

The 'oo' in the middle of pa-zhAl-oo-sta is slightly de-voiced (said quietly). Listen to the recording as a guide.