Diving & Water Sports

1. Я хочу заняться дайвингом.

   Ya khochu zanyat'sya dayvingom.

   I'd like to go scuba diving.

   Usage

   Expressing interest in scuba diving

   Grammar Note

   "заняться + instrumental" = "to engage in / take up"

2. Нужно ли иметь сертификат по дайвингу?

   Nuzhno li imet' sertifikat po dayvingu?

   Is a diving certification required?

   Usage

   Checking if a certification is needed

   Grammar Note

   "Нужно ли" = "is it necessary to...?"

3. Где можно взять напрокат гидрокостюм?

   Gde mozhno vzyat' naprokat gidrokostyum?

   Where can I rent a wetsuit?

   Usage

   Asking where to rent a wetsuit

   Grammar Note

   "взять напрокат" is an idiomatic phrase for renting

4. Какова глубина этого места для дайвинга?

   Kakova glubina etogo mesta dlya dayvinga?

   How deep is this dive site?

   Usage

   Checking the depth of a dive site

   Grammar Note

   "какова" is short predicative question form (feminine)

5. В этом месте есть акулы или опасные морские существа?

   V etom meste yest' akuly ili opasnyye morskiye sushchestva?

   Are there sharks or dangerous marine animals here?

   Usage

   Safety check about sharks or dangerous sea life

   Grammar Note

   "В + prepositional" specifies the location

6. Сегодня хорошие условия для дайвинга?

   Segodnya khoroshiye usloviya dlya dayvinga?

   Are conditions good for diving today?

   Usage

   Checking diving conditions for the day

   Grammar Note

   "хорошие условия" = "good conditions"

7. Я хочу попробовать сноркелинг.

   Ya khochu poprobovat' snorkeling.

   I'd like to try snorkeling.

   Usage

   Expressing interest in snorkeling

   Grammar Note

   "попробовать" = perfective "to try out"

8. Можно забронировать погружение с лодки?

   Mozhno zabronirovat' pogruzheniye s lodki?

   Can I book a boat dive?

   Usage

   Booking a boat dive

   Grammar Note

   "Можно + infinitive" = "can I / is it possible to"

9. Где находится коралловый риф?

   Gde nakhoditsya korallovyy rif?

   Where is the coral reef?

   Usage

   Asking about the location of the coral reef

   Grammar Note

   "находится" = "is located" (reflexive verb)

10. У меня сертификат PADI Open Water.

    U menya sertifikat PADI Open Water.

    I have a PADI Open Water certification.

    Usage

    Presenting your diving certification

    Grammar Note

    "У меня" + noun = "I have" (есть often omitted)

11. Какой сигнал тревоги используется под водой?

    Kakoy signal trevogi ispol'zuyetsya pod vodoy?

    What is the emergency signal underwater?

    Usage

    Confirming the underwater emergency signal

    Grammar Note

    Passive form (-ся) = "is used"

12. Хочу взять напрокат доску для сёрфинга.

    Khochu vzyat' naprokat dosku dlya syorfinga.

    I'd like to rent a surfboard.

    Usage

    Renting a surfboard

    Grammar Note

    "для + genitive" = "board for surfing"

13. Сколько длится погружение?

    Skol'ko dlitsya pogruzheniye?

    How long is the dive?

    Usage

    Asking about the duration of a dive

    Grammar Note

    "Сколько + genitive" = "how much/long"

14. Доступно ли ночное погружение?

    Dostupno li nochnoye pogruzheniye?

    Is night diving available?

    Usage

    Asking if night diving is available

    Grammar Note

    "Доступно ли" = "is it available?"

15. Какая морская жизнь здесь обитает?

    Kakaya morskaya zhizn' zdes' obitayet?

    What marine life lives here?

    Usage

    Asking about marine life at this site

    Grammar Note

    "обитает" = "inhabits / lives (here)"

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