{"id":11367,"date":"2018-09-24T07:08:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T07:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=11367"},"modified":"2018-09-24T03:47:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T03:47:10","slug":"6-numbers-you-need-to-know-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/6-numbers-you-need-to-know-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Numbers You Need To Know in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps you are planning a short visit or even a longer stay in Russia. If you want to be successful in your new environment, here are certain numbers you should know. Some of these will be familiar to our readers who live in places that use the metric system.<\/p>\n

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1. Your weight in kilograms<\/h2>\n

You will probably want to know your weight (\u0432\u0435\u0441<\/strong>) in kilograms (\u043a\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043c\u043c\u044b<\/strong>, abbreviated to \u043a\u0433). You may need it if you ever receive medical attention in Russia<\/a> or need to figure out the proper weight category for certain sports. One kilogram is roughly 2.2 pounds (\u0444\u0443\u0301\u043d\u0442\u044b<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

2. Your height in meters<\/h2>\n

Your height (\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442) will normally be given in meters (1,70 \u043c, read “\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0440 \u0441\u0435\u0301\u043c\u044c\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0442<\/strong>“) or centimeters (170 \u0441\u043c, read “\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0301\u043c\u044c\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0442 \u0441\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432<\/strong>“). You will need this number for buying clothes (\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0436\u0434\u0430<\/strong>) or seeing if you can go on certain rides (\u0430\u0442\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0446\u0438\u043e\u0301\u043d\u044b<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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3. Your shoe size<\/h2>\n

You shoe size (\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0440 \u043e\u0301\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0438<\/strong>) is another number that’s important for shopping, but not always straightforward. The women’s sizes are pretty close to the European system. Typical sizes run in the 35-42 range. A conversion table is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. Your clothing size<\/h2>\n

Clothing size (\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0440 \u043e\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0436\u0434\u044b<\/strong>) is also important to know if you go shopping for clothes. A lot of times, you will see clothes that use the small-medium-large markings that you may be familiar with. Note that these sizes may be smaller than what you expect from the equivalent size in the US.<\/p>\n

Typical Russian sizes run between 40 and 55. The size is supposed to be half of your chest circumference in centimeters. For women, a good rule of thumb is to add 40 to your American size. Here is a conversion table<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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5. Temperature ranges in Celsius<\/h2>\n

Again, for many people around the world, this section won’t be new. However, if you are used to temperatures (\u0442\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0301\u0440\u0430<\/strong>) in Fahrenheit (\u043f\u043e \u0424\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0433\u0435\u0301\u0439\u0442\u0443<\/strong>), you should get acquainted with their equivalents in Celsius (\u043f\u043e \u0426\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0438\u044e<\/strong>). Here is a converter<\/a> you can use, but there are also reference points to help you get an idea:<\/p>\n