Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
Purchase Benefits
What is included with this book?
Serafima Gettys, PhD, is a Coordinator of the Foreign Language Program at Lewis University, where she also teaches Russian.
Part I: Getting Started 7
Chapter 1: Russian in a Nutshell 9
Chapter 2: Checking Out the Russian Alphabet 17
Chapter 3: Warming Up with Russian Grammar Basics 33
Chapter 4: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 69
Chapter 5: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 81
Chapter 6: Speaking Russian at Home 99
Part II: Russian in Action 117
Chapter 7: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 119
Chapter 8: Asking for Directions 133
Chapter 9: Dining Out and Going to the Market 145
Chapter 10: Shopping Made Easy 157
Chapter 11: Going Out on the Town 173
Chapter 12: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunications 185
Chapter 13: Recreation and the Great Outdoors 203
Part III: Russian on the Go 219
Chapter 14: Planning a Trip 221
Chapter 15: Dealing with Money in a Foreign Land 231
Chapter 16: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 241
Chapter 17: Finding a Place to Stay 255
Chapter 18: Handling Emergencies 271
Part IV: The Part of Tens 289
Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Pick Up Russian Quickly 291
Chapter 20: Ten Things Never to Say in Russian 295
Chapter 21: Ten Favorite Russian Expressions 301
Chapter 22: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Russian 305
Part V: Appendixes 311
Appendix A: Mini-Dictionary 313
Appendix B: Verb Tables 333
Appendix C: On the CD 339
Appendix D: Answer Keys 341
Index 345
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.