Russian for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 1

Are you ready to order?

Russian ordering — Вы готовы сделать заказ? (Are you ready to order?) — using готов + infinitive.

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    Вы готовы заказать?

    Vy gotovy zakazatʹ?

    Are you ready to order?

  2. Cassian Cassian

    Да, мне, пожалуйста, пиццу с курицей и ананасами и рыбу с картофелем

    Da, mne, požalujsta, piccu s kuricej i ananasami i rybu s kartofelem

    Yes, please, can I get pizza with chicken and pineapple and fish with potatoes

  3. Pishi Pishi

    Хорошо. Что будете пить?

    Horošo. Čto budete pitʹ?

    Okay. Anything to drink?

  4. Cassian Cassian

    Я буду апельсиновый сок

    Ja budu apelʹsinovyj sok

    I will drink orange juice.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does готов mean?

'Ready' — adjective agreeing with gender. Готов (m), готова (f), готово (n), готовы (pl).

Russian for 'I'd like ...'?

Я хотел бы / хотела бы + accusative. Conditional polite form. Or simple Я возьму + accusative = 'I'll take ...'.

Common Russian dishes to order?

Борщ (borscht soup), пельмени (dumplings), блины (pancakes), сырники (cottage cheese pancakes), плов (pilaf).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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