Russian For Dummies

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: Russian in a Nutshell 9 Chapter 2: Checking Out the Russian Alphabet 17 Chapter 3: Warming Up with Russian Grammar Basics 33 Chapter 4: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 67 Chapter 5: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 81 Chapter 6: Speaking Russian at Home 101 Part 2: Russian in Action 119 Chapter 7: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 121 Chapter 8: Asking for Directions 137 Chapter 9: Dining Out and Going to the Market 149 Chapter 10: Shopping Made Easy 163 Chapter 11: Going Out on the Town 181 Chapter 12: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunications 195 Chapter 13: Recreation and the Great Outdoors 215 Part 3: Russian on the Go 233 Chapter 14: Planning a Trip 235 Chapter 15: Dealing with Money in a Foreign Land 247 Chapter 16: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 259 Chapter 17: Finding a Place to Stay 273 Chapter 18: Handling Emergencies 289 Part 4: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Pick Up Russian Quickly 309 Chapter 20: Ten Things Never to Say in Russian 315 Chapter 21: Ten Favorite Russian Expressions 321 Chapter 22: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Russian 325 Appendix A: Russian-English Mini-Dictionary 331 Appendix B: Verb Tables 351 Appendix C: Answer Keys 357 Index 361

Andrew D. Kaufman, PhD, is an associate professor, general faculty; lecturer in Slavic Languages and Literatures; and assistant director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Virginia. His work has been featured on Today, NPR, PBS, and Oprah.com, as well as in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Serafima Gettys, PhD, is Director of the Foreign Language Program at Lewis University, where she also teaches Russian.