Do you want to speak like a spy and be a part of the group? Learn interjections and questions. Simple 'chto?' will make you sound more authentic than all the 'zdravstvuite's' you spent so much time learning. Here are some common phrases you can use.
FIY: I am giving you basic phrases to express your emotions during the game. 1. You can use those phrases for other occasions. 2. If you have wast knowledge of Russian you can use your own phrases. The goal is to look like you speak Russian while playing the game .
Core words:
1. It is [eto] - Это
2. So [tak] - Так
3. Here [toot] - Тут
4. What? [chto] - Что?
5. And [ee] - и
6. Or [ee-lee] - или
7. Here is [vot] - Вот
8. Who? [k-toe] - Кто?
Mandatory numbers:
1 - [o-din]
2 - [d-va]
3 - [tree]
4 - [che-t-re]
5 - [p-ya-tea]
6 - [shes-tea]
25 - [dva-dsa-tea p-ya-tea]
30 - [tree-dsa-tea]
40 - [so-rock]
50 - [p-ya-tea - dec-ya-tea]
This part it to give you heads-up on what you will hear me saying. It is not advance Russian. We just love to say, "hmm, well, so, right, I see, ohh" that's why our sentences are so long.
It also include phrases you can say, while playing the game, to get more points.
Intro
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Let's play Yahtzee! [davai-te ee-gra-tea v Yathzee] Давайте играть в Ятсы!
Dice [co-s-tea] Кости
Table [tab-litch-ka] (a table where you write your score) Табличка
Who is first? [k-toe per-vi-ii] Кто первый? - (who goes first?)
Well, I will go first [ ya tog-da per-voi bu-du] Я тогда первой буду
When you look at the dice.
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So, let's see, what do we have here?
[tak, smotrim, chto oo nas toot]
Так, смотрим, что у нас тут
I have 3, 3, 3 and 6 and 2.
[oo men-ya tree, tree, tree ee shes-tea ee d-va] У меня 3, 3, 3 и 6 и 2.
I will try..[ya po-pro-boo-you] Я попробую
... 4 of a kind [che-t-re odin-na-ko-vih]
4 одинаковых
PS: Full House, Small Street, Large Street and Yahtzee sound exactly the same due to English origin.
I need another 3 and 3 [m-ne noo-j-no yes-sher tree ee tree] - Мне нужно еще 3 и 3.
When the score is good.
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So, here is another 3. [tak, vot yes-sher tree] Так еще 3
Cool [class-no] - Классно
And one more time [ee yes-sher raz] - И еще раз
Yahtzee! What a luck! [ Yahtzee! vot povezlo!] Яции! Вот повезло!
When the score is ok.
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So, what is this? [noo ee chto etc tako-ye] Ну и что это такое? - like in "what the heck is this?
Mmm...What should I do? [chto men delati] - Что мне делать?
Ok, I will try one more time. [lad-no pope-ro-boo-you yes-sher raz]
Nope? Well, whatever [nyet? noon ee lad-no] - нет - ну и ладно
What is it? Three of a kind? It is 9 [chto eto? tree odin-ako-vih, eto 9] что это? 3 одинаковых, это 9
Though, it is not as bad [hot-ya e-to to-je ne plo-ho] - хотя это тоже не плохо
When the score is bad.
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Last chance! [poslednii paz] - Последний раз!
Come on, come on! [davaii davaii]
давай давай!
Darn it! [vot blin] - вот блин!
Bad luck [vot ne po-vez-low] - вот не повезло
Thats terrible! [ooo-ja-sss] - ужас
When you sum up the results
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How many? [skoliko] - сколько
How many points do you(all) have? [skoliko oo kogo och-kov] - сколько у кого очков?
How many point do you have? [skoliko oo tebya ochkov?] - сколько у тебя очков?
! In Russian the word "points" will change ending depending on the last figure of the number:
I have 21 points [oo men-ya 21 ochko] - у меня 21 очко I have 22-24 points [oo men-ya 22-24 ochka] - 22-24 очка
I have 25-30 points [oo men-ya 25-30 ochkov] - 25-30 очков
Bonus: "Ochko" also mean something inappropriate in Russian. Whoever figures it out will get extra 10 points on the game.
If you have any questions, text me in chat.
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