A while back on this forum I believe, someone spoke about a Russian/English phrase book. It has Russian phrases written out phonetically??? Anyway, where might someone purchase one of these? I am going to Kyrgystan next month and thought it might be handy.

mate the one i first used before I learnt to speak Russia a liitle is the lonely planet phrasebook. very simple to use and worst comes to the worst do as I did and sit down with the guide and a bottle of vodka and work through it with him .you should be able to find one either on there web site or most travel shops.Hope this helps.Paka (thats bye)

zhaba,

If the Vodka was anything like that Kerosine tasting stuff that we toasted my bear kill with I would rather use sign language than drink that stuff!!!!!

Hawkeye

No mate it wasn't that bad and after two bottles it didn't really matter anyway

Called Lonely Plane Russian Phrasebook Try Amazon

Thank you gentlemen. I did a search on Yahoo and found it on Amazon. I ordered one for my trip; should be here in a couple of days. Maybe I can at least ask where the bathroom is.
A friend of mine who went on an ibex hunt in the mid nineties told me not to ask what the food was unless it was good, so......

Watch out that you don't get the Monty Python version...

For anybody old enough to remember, did Monty Python not do a sketch with a Hungarian phrase book once... I quote a few of the Hungarian/English translations suggested:

quote:

"Drop your panties, Sir William; I cannot wait until lunchtime!"

"My nipples explode with delight!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akbflkF_1zY



- mike

Good idea to bring one!
Here's me and my Russian guide Nicolai in the Siberian forests discussing tactics while having lunch



A little off topic, sorry