Signs in Russian
You can avoid potential embarrassment and frustration if you understand these important signs in Russian. The Rocket Russian team wants to ensure you never walk into the wrong restroom, light up in a no-smoking area, or have your vehicle towed from a no-parking spot!
Most of the time you’ll probably only need to recognize the written Russian word or phrase, but we’ve included audio so you can listen to the Russian pronunciation. This way you’ll be able to find out if something is open or closed, or more importantly, on sale!
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Pronouncing signs in Russian
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Ж
ZH
Ladies
М
M
Gentleman
К себе
K sibe
Pull
От себя
At sibya
Push
Открыто
Atkryta
Open
Закрыто
Zakryta
Closed
Парковка запрещена
Parkofka zaprishchina
No parking
Срок годности
Srok godnasti
The best before date
Годен до
Godin do
Best before
Место для курения
Mesta dlya kurenia
The smoking area
Зона для некурящих
Zona dlya nikuryashchih
The non- smoking area
Не курить!
Ni kureet’!
No smoking!
Sometimes you will see big bright colored signs in nearly every store window. There must be a sale on…
Распродажа одежды
Raspradazha adezhdy
Sale of clothes
Со скидкой
Sa skeetkai
Reduced price
По дешëвке
Pa dishofki
A bargain
That’s it for this lesson. I hope you had fun!
For more lessons on Russian vocabulary I recommend these!
- Using a computer in Russian.
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- Understand the menu with this lesson on food in Japanese.
- Know your tools in Russian.
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Natalya Dubrov: Rocket Russian
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