Russian Phrases (stolen from Catalina's blog)

1. Preevyet ("hi" - much shorter and easier to say than hello which is zdras-vootye)
2. Dobre den / ootra / vecher (if you prefer something more formal - "good day, morning, evening")
3. Kak dela? ("how's it going?")
4. Normalno (standard answer to #3 meaning "fine")
5. Kak zavoot? / menya zavoot... ("what is your name? my name is...")
6. Eezveneetse ("excuse me")
7. Mozhna? ("may I?" then just pantomine what you want to do)
8. Ya nee puneemayo ("I don't understand")
9. Skolka? ("how much?" you can add 'sto-eet' to the end to add "does it cost?" but pointing together with just the one word should get your point across to a vendor who wishes to sell you something)
10. Ya hachoo ("I want/would like" - for ordering in a restaurant)11. Na starovia ("to your health" - when toasting for the umpteenth time, just before you pour that N=X glass of vodka in the nearest plant)
11. Shto eta? ("what is it?" not polite to ask when dining at someone's house - especially if you add "the heck" to the middle)
12. Spaseeba ("thank you" - if done enthusiastically with a smile will label you as a goofy American!)
13. Doh sveedanya ("goodbye")
14. Pivo ("beer" - one for the guys), afterward, if needed, gehday twalyet? (self-explanatory)16. Eedtee sooda ("come here")
15. Eta ("that one" useful when pointing at the pastries)
16. zdes / tam ("here" or "there" - add to eta if you didn't get the pastry you wanted)
17. Moe sin / maya dochka ("my son" / "my daughter")
18. Ya loobloo tebya ("I love you")