Russian for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 5

Cash or card?

Russian payment — Наличные или картой? (Cash or card?) — common counter question.

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    Вам всё понравилось?

    Vam vsë ponravilosʹ?

    Did you like everything?

  2. Cassian Cassian

    Да, было очень вкусно. Счёт, пожалуйста

    Da, bylo očenʹ vkusno. Sčët, požalujsta

    Yes, it was very tasty. The bill, please.

  3. Pishi Pishi

    Вы будете платить наличными или картой?

    Vy budete platitʹ naličnymi ili kartoj?

    Will you pay by cash or by card?

    Tip: english preposition "by" is equivalent to russian instrumental case in case if you are curious

  4. Cassian Cassian

    Картой, пожалуйста

    Kartoj, požalujsta

    By card, please.

  5. Pishi Pishi

    Хорошо, сейчас принесу терминал

    Horošo, sejčas prinesu terminal

    Okay, I will bring the terminal now.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is наличные?

'Cash' (always plural in Russian). Наличными = 'in cash' (instrumental case).

Russian for paying by card?

Картой = 'by card' (instrumental). Можно расплатиться картой? = 'may I pay by card?'.

Russian for 'thank you for service'?

Спасибо за обслуживание = 'thank you for the service'. Common when leaving a tip.

Test yourself

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

5 quick questions on what you just heard.