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. • ????? ?? ????????.

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Release date

Ebook: 15 October 2017