What They Didn't Teach You in Russian Class (eBook)

Packed with slang words, phrases and expressions not found in any textbook, this fun-to-read handbook teaches the casual, everyday language heard in the cafes, bars and streets of Russia. No one actually speaks the formal Russian taught in school, which makes this book a must have for anyone looking to chat with the locals without sounding like a robot. Published as an attractive, small trim hardcover, this handy phrasebook makes the perfect gift for travelers and students who want to fill the gap between the Russian they are learning in class and what is really spoken in Russia.

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Phrases not from the page, but from real life-all the dirty words and insider terms that your college Russian professor would never teach you.Grubbing on pierogies at a Russian deli . . . Pounding vodka shots at Moscow's hottest dance club . . . Cheering for the local hockey team at the stadium . . . Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in Russia's everyday language with the book designed to help travelers and students speak like Russian natives and longtime ex-pats. Learn when, where, and with whom slang is appropriate, so you don't start an international incident.What's up? ??? ?????He's/She's a hottie. ??/??? ?????????/????????.Let's go get wasted. ?????? ????????.Goooooooaaaaaaal! ??????????!This is crappy vodka. ??? ????? ????????.Let's have a quickie. ????? ?? ????????.