Buying the Ticket
At a Russian ticket window you are asked one question above all others: one way, or туда и обратно? The phrase is frozen — "there and back" — and it does not change for case or number.
Один билет до Москвы, *туда и обратно.*
| I need a return ticket. | Мне нужен билет туда и обратно. |
Changing Trains
The noun пересадка you already know. The verb that goes with it is сделать: Где нужно *сделать пересадку?* Russian uses "make a change", never "change trains".
| Where do I have to change? | Где нужно сделать пересадку? |
Paper and Money
| word | what it is |
|---|---|
| бланк | a form to fill in |
| заполнить бланк | to fill in a form |
| карточка | a card — bank card, membership card |
| обмен | exchange (обмен валюты = currency exchange) |
| открыть счёт | to open an account |
Note that счёт is the same word you met in a restaurant. A bill and a bank account are one noun in Russian; only the verb tells you which is meant.
| I want to open an account at this bank. | Я хочу открыть счёт в этом банке. |
| Please fill in this form. | Заполните, пожалуйста, этот бланк. |
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