What to say when you call someone in Russia
My boyfriend is currently in Russia and I called him a few times on his mobile, yet that's too expensive so I have to call the house phone there but his grandmother already picked up once and I didn't know what to say... luckily I had looked online the day before so I said this (sorry about spellingmistakes...)
"Privet, menya zavoot Iris. Gavareetye Kristjan pozhaluista."
XD I have no clue if it's understandable. I don't speak Russian at all so his grandmother must've been " :? " on the phone lol. I just want to say "Hi this is iris, can I talk to kristjan please?" XD I wanted to say "good evening" since I call in the evening, but... that word was much too hard to pronounce for me @_@
someone please help me out ._.
Re: What to say when you call someone in Russia
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Originally Posted by Stars
My boyfriend is currently in Russia and I called him a few times on his mobile, yet that's too expensive so I have to call the house phone there but his grandmother already picked up once and I didn't know what to say... luckily I had looked online the day before so I said this (sorry about spellingmistakes...)
"Privet, menya zavoot Iris. Gavareetye Kristjan pozhaluista."
XD I have no clue if it's understandable. I don't speak Russian at all so his grandmother must've been " :? " on the phone lol. I just want to say "Hi this is iris, can I talk to kristjan please?" XD I wanted to say "good evening" since I call in the evening, but... that word was much too hard to pronounce for me @_@
someone please help me out ._.
It's not very polite in Russia to say "privet" (hi) to someone who is much older than you and is not your close relative (or at least a close friend). It's better to say "zrdAstvuytye" which is always polite.
And "pazaveetye" (call), not "gavareetye" (speak).
Re: What to say when you call someone in Russia
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Originally Posted by Stars
My boyfriend is currently in Russia and I called him a few times on his mobile, yet that's too expensive
How much is it to call him on his mobile? I think you can Skype him at his mobile for about 20 cents per minute. I know that is not real cheap either but OK for short calls.