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Simple Russian Phrases - Talking to Children
The meeting/ love talk:
  • Hi! - Zdras-tee! or Privet!
  • I'm your mama - Ya tvoya mama
  • You are my son - Tee moy seen
  • You are our daughter - Tee nasha dochka
  • Our home is in America - Nash dom f Amerikee
  • I love you - Ya tee-bya lub-lue
  • I love Genadi - Ya lu-blue Genadi
  • Everything is OK - Fsyo horosho
  • It's okay, don't worry - Nee -chee-voh or Fsyo horosho
  • We're going home - Mee poy-dyom domoy
  • Let's go - Posh-lee
  • You are very good - Tee ochen horoshiy ( for boy) horoshaya (for girl)
  • Good boy - Hah-ro-shiy mal-chick
  • Good girl - Hah-ro-shaya de-voch-ka
  • You are mine forever - tee moy (M) maya(F) nahf-seeg-dah, nahf-seeg-dah
  • You are my sunshine - tee mo-yo sol-neesh-ko
  • This is our house - Eta nash dom
  • This is our car - Eta nasha ma-shi-na
Eating Phrases
  • Do you want a drink? - Tee ho-chesh peet?( or, tee boo-desh peet?)
  • Do you want to eat?- Tee ho-chesh yest? ( or, tee boo-dish yest?)
  • Simple- Eat? -Yest? Drink? - Peet?
  • Bread - Hleb
  • Juice - soak
  • Apple - yab- loch-ko
  • Banana - banan
  • Candy - kon-fe-tah
  • Water - vo-da
  • Soup - soup
  • Cookie - pee-chenie
  • Tea- chi
Toilet/ naps
  • Toilet - too-ah-let
  • Pee - pee-syat
  • BM - kah-kah or kah-kat
  • Toilet paper- boo-mah- gah
  • Soap - mee-loh
  • A nap - spaht
  • Go to sleep - spee
  • Good night - spah-koy-noy nochee
  • Good morning - doh-bro-ye oot-roh
People
  • Grandma - babooshka
  • Grandpa - dye-doosh-ka
  • My brother - moy braht
  • My sister - Moya seestra
  • Friend - droog
  • Friends - droozya
  • Our dog (cat) - Nasha soh-bah-kah ( kosh-kah)
  • God - Bog ( rhymes with "vogue")
  • Jesus - Ee-suess
  • Priest - pope
Parental Warnings
  • No - Nyet or Neel-zya
  • Yes - Dah
  • Wait - Pah-stoy
  • Poison - eto yad
  • Come here - Ee-dee sue-dah
  • Get down - lah-zhees
  • Be careful - astah-roh-zhna
  • Stop - os-ta-no-vis
  • Stay - stoy
  • Stay by me - stoy rya-dom
  • Don't touch - nee tro-guy
  • It's not safe - eta ah-pahs- nah
  • Please share - pah-dee-lees pah-zha-loosta
  • Hush - tee-ha
  • Listen - sloo-shy
  • That's not allowed - eta neel-zya
  • Calm down - oo-spah-koy-sya
  • Go to your room - ee-dee f svoyu komnatoo
  • That's bad - eta ploha
Being supportive
  • Mama's here - mama zdes
  • It's yours - Eta tvoyo
  • I'm sorry - prastee me-nya
  • I forgive you - ya tebya pros-chahu
  • Are you hurt? - Bah-leet?
  • Where is the hurt? - Gde bah-leet?
  • Afraid ? - Tee-bye strash-no?
  • Good - ha-rah-sho or mah-lah-dets.





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