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    Airport/Transportation Lingo

    I already know "samalyot"(airplane), "bilyet"(ticket) ,"baggazha"(baggage claim), and "nasselshick"(porter/skycap). Anyone else know some other terms
    that would be useful in this business??

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    Can you read Cyrillic? My transliteration skills leave a lot to be desired, and anyway transliteration will give you a horrible accent.

    Try to keep in mind that Russian "а" is an "ah" sound (NOT "a" in "cat") and "и" sounds like "i" in "list", (not like "i" in pilot). "Й" sounds like "y" in "boy".


    заказАть билЕт (zakazAt' beelEt)- to book a plane ticket
    рейс (reis) - flight
    рейс с пересадкой (reis s peresАdkoy) - transfer flight
    прямой рейс (pryamOY reis - direct flight
    следующий рейс (slEduyushiy reis) - next flight
    номер рейса (nOmer rEisa) - flight number
    регистрация (registrAciya) - check in
    регистрироваться (registrIrovat'sya) - to check in
    цена (cenA) - price
    скидка (skEEdka) - discount
    бронировать (bronEErovat')- to reserve
    паспорт (pAHsport)- passport
    личные вещи (lIchnye vEshee) - personal things
    чемодан (chemadAn) - (suit)case
    чемодан на колёсиках (chemadAn na kolYOsikah) - trolley case
    ручной багаж / ручная кладь (ruchnoy bagAzh / ruchAya klad') - hand luggage
    декларировать (deklarEErovat') - to declare
    продукты (produkty) - food products
    пошлина (pOshleena) - duty
    беспошлинный (bespOshlinyi) - duty free
    место (mEsto) - seat
    место в проходе (mEsto v prohOde) - aisle seat
    место у окна (mEsto u oknA) - window seat
    взлет (vslYOt) - takeoff
    посадка (posAdka) - landing (and also boarding)
    поменяться местами (pomenYAtsya mestAmi) - to change places (seats)
    одеяло (adeYAla) - blanket
    подушка (padUshka) - pillow
    чартер (n), чартерный (adj) (charter, charternyi) - charter
    местные авиалинии (mEstnye avialEEniyi)- domestic airlines
    международные авиалинии (mezhdunarOdnye avialEEniyi) - international airlines
    обратный билет (obrAtnyi bilEt) - return ticket
    отменить (otmenIt') - to cancel
    металлоискатель (metAloiskAtel')- metal detector
    сканер (scAhner) - scanner
    тележка (telEzhka) - cart
    бирка (bIrka) - tag
    расписание (raspisAnie) - timetable
    ремень безопасности (remEn' besopAsnosti)- seatbelt
    выход (vYkhod)- exit
    аварийный выход (avarIynyi vYkhod) - emergency exit
    экипаж (ekipAzh) - cabin crew
    стюард(есса) or бортпроводник (m)/бортпроводница (f) (steward(essa), bortpravadnIk, bortpravadnItsa) - steward(ess)
    пилот (peelOt)- pilot

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    "и" sounds like "i" in "list". This is not quite right. Better: "и" sounds like "ee" in "see". The i in list is more like ы.

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