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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Covers with the genre: Reference, Foreign Language Study & Reference?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'Russian For Dummies'
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conversations.value: Do you know the first five paragraphs for this book?
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conversations.value: Russian For Dummies
  A heartfelt thanks to my agent, Margot Maley-Hutchison of Waterside Productions, for her expert representation and skillful problem resolution throughout.
  I am grateful to my former professors at Stanford University and Amherst College for their mentorship and for helping me to discover the fascinating world of Russian language, literature, and culture.
  Serafima Gettys: Many thanks to Andy Kaufman for bringing this project to my attention and for taking on the responsibility of organizing and managing the project.
  A loving thanks also to my family, husband Steve and daughter Anna. Their love has been an inspiration throughout.
  Speaking more than one language is like living more than one life, one of the ancient philosophers said. And it's true — traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with a hotel receptionist, compliment your tour guide's dress, or actually read the menu and order the food that you really want. Being able to ask for things instead of pointing at them and getting directions from the locals instead of staring at a map are some of the little things that make you feel at home.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Do you know five more paragraphs? Start with the sentence 'Another way to locate an item is to ask У вас продаются'.
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conversations.value: Another way to locate an item is to ask У вас продаются... ? (ooh vahs prah-duh-yooht-syeh... ?) (Do you sell... ?), inserting the name of the merchandise you're looking for in the nominative case.
  We assume that if you indeed go to Russia, you'll know what kind of weather to expect in different seasons and will bring the clothes and accessories that are appropriate for the time of the year. But what if you forget to pack a warm hat for winter or a pair of shorts for a hot Russian summer? (Yes, Russia gets warm weather, too.) Here we provide you with a list of words indicating some essential pieces of clothing you may find you left at home:
  What's your favorite цвет (tsvyeht) (color)? So that you can get the color you want, here's a quick list of the most common colors:
  Other words that may come in handy are одного цвета (ahd-nah-voh tsvyeh-tuh) (solid) and цветной (tsveet-nohy) (patterned).
  Sizes from different systems of measurement are often displayed on the items themselves. If you need to convert from inches to centimeters for an item of clothing (Russian sizes are given in centimeters), multiply the size in inches by 2.53 and you get the equivalent size in centimeters. But the best way to be certain something fits is to just try the item on!
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conversations.value: Do you know the last four paragraphs?
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conversations.value: Here's a weird one: When Russians see someone who just came out of a shower, a sauna, or any place where you can supposedly clean yourself, they say C лёгким паром! (s lyohkh-keem pah-ruhm!) (Literally: Congratulations on a light steam!) This phrase is very popular, especially after it became the title of the token Russian New Year's night movie "Ирония судьбы, или с лёгким паром!" (ee-roh-nee-yeh soohd'-bi, ee-lee s lyohkh-keem pah-ruhm!) (The Irony of Fate, or Congratulations on a Light Steam!) This romantic comedy, shown by pretty much every Russian television channel on December 31, starts in a Russian баня (bah-nyeh) (steam bath), which triggers all the adventures that follow.
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