Learn Russian in 5 Words: 5/5

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5: The Last Word: Instant Russian Toast

Of course, I cannot send you off to Russia without a toast in your armoury, so perhaps I can manage to persuade you to learn a sixth phrase.

'But keep it short' you say.

For a Russian, there is no such thing as a short toast. With a Russian toast, rather like an English wedding speech, the actual raising of the glasses tends to be preceded by a lot of self-indulgent verbiage. Clearly this is not an option for the Five-Word Wonder.

To you!

The shortest toast I know, therefore, is ZA VAS, meaning, 'to you!'. This can be used on its own; or if you feel obliged to match the Russians for eloquence, it is a good polite way to round off a speech translated through an interpreter.

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