Извините, где касса самообслуживания?

excuse me

Breakdown of Извините, где касса самообслуживания?

• где: where
• касса самообслуживания: the self-checkout

Questions & Answers about Извините, где касса самообслуживания?

How do you pronounce Извините, где касса самообслуживания? (stress and rough sounds)

• Извините: eez-vee-NEE-tye (stress on -ни-). The тe at the end is like tye.
• где: gdye (one syllable; the гд is a tight cluster).
• касса: KAS-sa (stress on the first syllable).
• самообслуживания: sa-ma-ab-sloo-ZHEE-va-nee-ya (common stress: -жи-).
  Tip: ж is like the s in measure.

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Why is there a comma after Извините?

Because Извините is used as a polite “attention-getter” (like Excuse me,), and Russian usually sets that off with a comma: Извините, …. In speech it’s a short pause before the actual question.

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Is Извините the same as Простите? Which one should I use?