Olympics: Arrival

All the basic crossing-the-border vocabulary in the second episode of the ongoing Olympic series of Ruspod Shorts. Check in with the pre-Games journey of the Olympic fire and learn the words you'll need at the airport, dealing with taxi drivers, getting to the hotel and so on.

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аэропорт [ah-eh-roh-PORT] — airport

самолёт [sah-mah-LYOT] — airplane

сам [sahm] — oneself

карта [KAHR-tah] — 1. card 2. map

очередь [OH-cheh-ryehd'] — 1. line 2. turn

паспорт [PAHS-port] — passport

виза [VEE-zah] — visa

такси [tahk-SEE] — taxi

деньги [DEHN'-gee] — money

обмен [ahb-MYEHN] — exchange

валюта [vah-LYOO-tah] — currency

сколько [SKOHL'-kah] — how much

багаж [bah-GAHZH] — luggage

отель [ah-TEHL'] — hotel

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