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🏨 Hotel words that you’ll actually use

Save this so you don’t get stuck at a hotel abroad 🧳✨

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🧖‍♀️ полотенце — towel
🩴 тапочки — slippers
🛁 халат — bathrobe
🌐 интернет — internet
🔑 пароль — password
📺 телевизор — TV
❄️ кондиционер — air conditioner
🚿 душ — shower
♨️ горячая вода — hot water
🌆 вид из окна — view

🔑 ключ — key
🗝️ ключи — keys
🚪 номер — room
🛎️ ресепшен — reception
🛗 лифт — elevator
🍳 завтрак — breakfast
🥗 обед — lunch
🍝 ужин — dinner

💳 платно — paid
🆓 бесплатно — free
➕💰 дополнительная плата — extra charge
✨ чистый — clean
😬 грязный — dirty
🤫 тихо — quiet
🔊 громко — loud

📅 забронировать — to book
🏨 забронировать номер — to book a room
🏠 снять — to rent
📄 арендовать — to rent
✅ заезд — check-in
🚪 выезд — check-out
💳 платить — to pay
🛏️ жить — to stay

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💬 Useful phrases:

🍳 Где завтрак? — Where is breakfast?
🥐 Завтрак включён? — Is breakfast included?
✔️ Это включено? — Is it included?
🔑 Можно ключ, пожалуйста? — Can I have the key, please?
📶 Есть Wi-Fi? — Is there Wi-Fi?
🔐 Какой пароль? — What is the password?
💰 Сколько это стоит? — How much is it?

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🚨 Problems:

🚫♨️ Нет горячей воды — There is no hot water
❌❄️ Кондиционер не работает — The AC doesn’t work
🔊 Очень шумно — It’s very noisy
😬 Комната грязная — The room is dirty
🔄 Можно поменять номер? — Can I change the room?

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📚 Слова (Vocabulary)
• Пасха [Paskha] — Easter 🐣
• кулич [kulich] — Easter cake 🍞
• крашеные яйца [krashenyye yaytsa] — dyed eggs 🥚
• творожная пасха [tvorozhnaya paskha] — sweet cheese dessert 🍰
• церковь [tserkov’] — church ⛪
• свеча [svecha] — candle 🕯️
• верба [verba] — willow branches 🌿
• пост [post] — fasting / Lent fasting 🌿
• благодать [blagodat’] — grace ✨
• праздник [prazdnik] — holiday 🎉


In Russia, Easter is one of the most important Orthodox Christian holidays. It is celebrated according to the Julian calendar, so it often falls on a different date than Western European Easter.

Before Easter, people observe a long period of fasting (Great Lent). On the night of Easter, many go to church for a special midnight service with candles and prayers. After the service, families bring baskets with food such as kulich (Easter cake), dyed eggs, and cheese desserts to be blessed by a priest.

At home, people greet each other with “Christ is risen!” and answer “Indeed He is risen!” and finally break the fast with a festive meal. The atmosphere is very joyful, bright, and symbolic of renewal and new life.

🌌 April 12 — International Day of Human Space Flight / Cosmonautics Day
On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space!
At 27 years old, he launched aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1 from Baikonur Cosmodrome. He orbited the Earth once in just 108 minutes and safely returned, opening the era of human space exploration.
His famous words before launch: “Poyekhali!” (“Let’s go!”)
In Russia and many post-Soviet countries, this day is celebrated as Cosmonautics Day (День космонавтики). In 2011, the United Nations officially declared April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight to honor this historic achievement and promote peaceful space exploration for all humanity.
Today we celebrate not only Gagarin’s courage, but also all scientists, engineers, and astronauts who continue to push the boundaries of our knowledge about the Universe. 🚀
Fun fact: Exactly 20 years later, on April 12, 1981, the first Space Shuttle (Columbia) was launched!
What’s your favorite space achievement? Share in the comments! 🌠

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Home Vocabulary in Russian
Rooms • Furniture • Useful Phrases
Квартира 🏢 — apartment
Комната 🚪 — room
Кухня 🍳 — kitchen
Спальня 🛏 — bedroom
Ванная 🛁 — bathroom
Гостиная 🛋 — living room
Балкон 🌇 — balcony
Коридор 🚶 — hallway
Диван 🛋 — sofa
Кровать 🛏 — bed
Стол 🪵 — table
Стул 🪑 — chair
Шкаф 🚪 — wardrobe
Полка 📚 — shelf
Лампа 💡 — lamp
Зеркало 🪞 — mirror
Окно 🪟 — window
Дверь 🚪 — door
Пол 🧹 — floor
Потолок 🏠 — ceiling
Ключ 🔑 — key
Дом 🏡 — house
Аренда 💸 — rent
Адрес 📍 — address
Я дома 🏡 — I’m at home
Я снимаю квартиру 💸 — I rent an apartment
Где кухня? 🍳 — Where is the kitchen?
Мне нравится моя квартира 😍 — I like my apartment
Сколько стоит аренда? 💰 — How much is the rent?
Заходи в гости 🤗 — Come visit
Чувствуй себя как дома 🏡 — Make yourself at home
У меня уютно ✨ — It’s cozy at my place
Я убираюсь 🧹 — I’m cleaning
Я отдыхаю дома 😌 — I relax at home
В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше 🏡❤️
East or West, home is best

Мой дом — моя крепость 🏰
My home is my castle

Как дома 🤗
Feel at home