What They Didn't Teach You in Russian Class

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. ????? ?? ????????.