benlehman

Well, just to clarify on that and maybe get the pronounciation a little closer to the russian:

vkoosno = tasty.
Ochen = very. The n is very much like the spanish ñ The O is an "oh" sound.

A very common way to praise food is to say, "Ochen vkoosno."

Horosho = good.
Ploho = bad. The "h" sound (in both words) is hard to describe - it is like the ch in the German acht.

Ne = not. The n is yet again like a ñ, the e is sort of like an "eh" sound.

Ya = I/me.

Spasibo = thank you.
Izviniteh = Excuse me/sorry. Think of this as usually being used in an immediate apologizing/polite context. "Excuse me, can you ... / I am sorry I just did that."

Etoh = this.
Toh = that.

Tualet = bathroom.

Gde = Where
Kto = Who
Chto = What

Da = yes
Nyet = no

Privet = Hi
Poka = Bye

Expressions:
Menya zovut ... = My name is.
Ya hochu ... = I want ... (here the ch is a regular ch sound).
... kushat/est = ... to eat (either word works)
... pit = to drink (the t is soft, hard for me to explain)


Ya ne znayoo = I do not know.
Ya ne ponimayoo = I do not understand.
Ya ne ponyal [eto] = I did not understand [that].
Ya ne govoryu po russki = I do not speak russian.
Ya ploho govoryu po russki = I speak russian badly.

Please ask me anything else you think you need to know.