Oral Practice
There is a lot of emphasis placed upon practicing speaking when learning a new foreign language, as evidently, this is how you will communicate and use your language skills. Languages are a series of sounds in a variety of forms, therefore, effectively learning a language means listening to sounds and responding with other combinations of sounds. This section will be helpful for testing listening skills, as well as for learning everyday spoken phrases.
Greeting and Departing Phrases
- Доброе Утро! [Dobroe Utra!] - Good Morning!
- Добрый День! [Dobryi Den!] - Good Day!
- Добрый Вечер! [Dobryi Vecher!] - Good Evening!
- Привет! [Privet!] - Hi! (Informal)
- Здорово [Zdorovo] - How you doing (Informal)
- Здравствуйте [Stravstvyite] - Hello
- Как Дела? [Kak dela?] - How's it going?
- Пока! [Poka] - See ya! (Informal)
- До свидания! [Do Svidaniya] - Bye!
- Увидимся [Uvidimsya] - See ya (Informal)
- К сожалению, мне пора идти [K sozhaleniyu mne pora idti] - Unfortunately, I must be leaving
Apologies and Thanking
- Спасибо [Spasibo] - Thank you
- Большое спасибо [Bolshoe Spasibo] - Thank you very much
- Пожалуйста [Pozhalsta] - Please
- Простите [Prostite] - Excuse Me
- Ничего, ничего [Nichevo, nichevo] - That's alright (Informal)
Everday Phrases
- Скажитие, пожалуйста где...? [Skazhitie pozhalsta gde...?] - Please tell me where is...?
- Я не понимаю [Ya ne panimayu] - I do not understand
- Вы говорите по-Английски? [Vy govorite po-Angliski] - Do you speak English?
- Вы можете мне помочь? [Vy mozhete mne pomoch?] - Can you help me?
Test your Pronunciation
Here you can test your pronunciation of words and phrases. Afterwards, you can play the recording back to yourself to check the intonation and stress placement.
Mini-Test
Finally, here is a small test on the pronunciation of the phrases you have been taught; simply plug in headphones with a microphone and click the 'speak' button to start.