Internet & WiFi

1. Какой у вас пароль от WiFi?

   Ka-koy u vas pa-rol' ot Wi-Fi?

   What is your WiFi password?

   Usage

   Used at hotels, cafés, or restaurants to ask for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   "Пароль" is masculine. "От + genitive" indicates what the password is for. First ask "Есть ли у вас WiFi?" (Do you have WiFi?).

2. Здесь есть бесплатный WiFi?

   Zdes' yest' bes-plat-nyy Wi-Fi?

   Is there free WiFi here?

   Usage

   Used to check if free WiFi is available at a café or public space

   Grammar Note

   "Бесплатный" = "без + платы" (without payment). Antonym: "платный" (paid/charged).

3. Мой телефон не ловит сигнал

   Moy te-le-fon ne lo-vit sig-nal

   My phone has no signal

   Usage

   Used to explain that your phone has no reception

   Grammar Note

   Colloquially "нет сети" (no network) is also used. "Слабый сигнал" (weak signal) is another useful phrase.

4. Можно зарядить телефон здесь?

   Mozh-no za-rya-dit' te-le-fon zdes'?

   Can I charge my phone here?

   Usage

   Used to ask permission to charge your phone at a café, hotel lobby, etc.

   Grammar Note

   "Можно + infinitive" is an impersonal expression for permission. "Зарядное устройство" = charger, also useful to know.

5. Мне нужна SIM-карта

   Mne nu-zhna SIM-kar-ta

   I need a SIM card

   Usage

   Used to purchase a local SIM card after arriving in Russia

   Grammar Note

   "Нужна" agrees with SIM-карта (feminine). Forms: нужен (m), нужно (n), нужны (pl). Passport registration required in Russia.

6. Интернет очень медленный

   In-ter-net o-chen' med-len-nyy

   The internet is very slow

   Usage

   Used to inform hotel staff that the internet connection is slow

   Grammar Note

   "Быстрый" (fast) is the opposite. Also useful: "интернет не работает" (the internet is not working).

7. Помогите мне подключиться к WiFi

   Po-mo-gi-te mne pod-klyu-chit'-sya k Wi-Fi

   Please help me connect to WiFi

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to help you connect to WiFi

   Grammar Note

   "Помочь + dative + infinitive" = to help someone do something. "Подключиться" is a reflexive verb (connect oneself).

8. Как скачать это приложение?

   Kak ska-chat' e-to pri-lo-zhe-ni-ye?

   How do I download this app?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to download a Russian app such as Yandex or VK

   Grammar Note

   "Скачать" is perfective: to download something through to the end. "Приложение" (app) is the direct object, so it is accusative (identical to the nominative for an inanimate neuter noun). Apps commonly used in Russia include "Яндекс" (Yandex) and "Яндекс.Такси" (Yandex Taxi).

9. Можно воспользоваться вашей точкой доступа?

   Mozh-no vos-pol'-zo-vat'-sya va-shey toch-koy dos-tu-pa?

   May I use your mobile hotspot?

   Usage

   Used to politely ask to use someone's mobile hotspot in an emergency

   Grammar Note

   "Воспользоваться + instrumental" = to make use of something. Here "можно + infinitive" requests permission.

10. Перестал работать интернет

    Pe-re-stal ra-bo-tat' in-ter-net

    The internet stopped working

    Usage

    Used to report to hotel front desk or staff that the internet connection has gone down

    Grammar Note

    "Перестать + infinitive" = to stop doing something. More natural than "интернет не работает" when reporting an outage.

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