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Learning Russian for travel or study? Let’s try this term:
To say what is that? in Russian: chto eto takoe?
Say it out loud: “shto etah tah koh ye?“
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Some more helpful words in our Russian Courtesy/Questions category:
...the bathroom – tualet (tu a let)
come with me – idite za mnoy (ee dee tye zah mnoy)
do you speak english? – Vy govorite po angliyski? (Vy gah vah ree tye poh ahn gleey skee?)
excellent – otlichno (ah tlee chnah)
excuse me – prostite (prah stee tye)
good / bad – horosho / ploho (hah rah shoh / ploh hah)
how do you say…? – kak skazat'...? (kak skah zaht…?)
how much is this? – skol'ko eto stoit? (skohl koh etah stoh eet?)
may I? (point at chair, door) – mozhno? (moh zhnah?)
maybe – mozhet byt' (moh zhet byt)
no problem – net problem (nyet prah blyem)
please – Pozhaluysta (Pah zhah looy stah)
sorry – izvinite (eez vee nee tye)
thank you – Spasibo (Spah сee bah)
what is that? – chto eto takoe? (shto etah tah koh ye?)
where is… – gde... (gdye…)
yes / no – Da / net (Dah / nyet)
you are welcome – Na zdorovye (Nah zdah roh vye)
And here’s how to say what is that? in other languages!
Arabic–Ma Haza? (ma ha za)
Chinese–Nà Shì Shénme? (Na Shr Shuh Muh?)
Croatian–što je to? (shtoe yay toe?)
Czech–co to je? (so toy eh?)
Finnish–mikä tuo on? (mi kah t uh oh on)
French–Qu'est que c'est (kehs kuh say)
German–was ist das? (vahst is dahs?)
Italian–che cos'è? (chay koh say?)
Japanese–Are Ha Nandesuka? (Ah Reh Wah Nahnn Dess Kah?)
Korean–Jeogeoneun Mwoyeyo? (Jo Go Nun Mo Ae Yo?)
Polish–Co to jest? (Tzo to yest?)
Portuguese–Que É Isso? (kay eh ee-soo?)
Russian–chto eto takoe? (shto etah tah koh ye?)
Spanish–¿qué es eso? (kay ess essō?)
Swahili–nini hiyo (nee nee hee yo)
Thai–Nan Arai? (NAHN ah-rai?)
Turkish–bu ne? (boo nay?)
Vietnamese–Cái Gì Vậy? (Kay Yee Vuhy)
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