"Fine, thank you" and other common phrases

So, we all know the answer to "how are you?" right?  At least in English.  "Fine, thank you."  You give the same answer in Russian.  It goes like this: "хорошо,Спасибо." ( kha-rah-sho, spah-see-bah).  These two words are words that you hear very frequently and should learn.  Хорошо (kha-rah-sho) also means "OK" and is used as often as our "OK" and Спасибо!  (spah-see-bah) means thank you.  Say it often.  And speaking of thank you, the word that you say in response (equivalent to our 'you're welcome') is Пожалуйста! (pa-zhal-sta).  This word also means "please".

Here is another good site for learning the basic phrases you will need to know when you go to Ukraine.  http://www.russianlessons.net/lessons/lesson3_main.php.

Speaking of which, we are taking a small team over the first week of March.  If you would like to send a card or other small item to any of the children we are hosting or have hosted, contact me and let me know.  They love to know that you are thinking of them!