Russian Conversation – Reporting Computer System Failure

You work in a Russian company or institution. Your computer suddenly stops functioning — black screen, unusual sounds, or no response to commands. You call the technical support department to report the issue and request assistance.

In English, some Russian sounds do not have exact equivalents. For accurate learning and achieving authentic pronunciation, one should either listen to the original audio or use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which represents all sounds precisely.

Dialogue

1.

Russian: Здравствуйте, это отдел технической поддержки?

English: Hello, is this the technical support department?

Pron: Zdravstvuyte, eto otdel tekhnicheskoy podderzhki?

IPA: [ˈzdrastvʊjtʲe ˈɛtə ɐtˈdʲel tʲɪxˈnʲit͡ɕɪskəj pɐˈdʲerʐkʲɪ]


2.

Russian: Да, техническая поддержка. Чем можем помочь?

English: Yes, technical support. How can we help?

Pron: Da, tekhnicheskaya podderzhka. Chem mozhem pomochʹ?

IPA: [da tʲɪxˈnʲit͡ɕɪskəjə pɐˈdʲerʐkə t͡ɕem ˈmoʐɨm pɐˈmot͡ɕ]


3.

Russian: Мой компьютер перестал работать, экран чёрный и не реагирует на команды.

English: My computer stopped working, the screen is black and it doesn’t respond to commands.

Pron: Moy komp’yuter perestal rabotatʹ, ekran chyornyy i ne reagiruyet na komandy.

IPA: [moj kɐmpʲˈjutʲɪr pʲɪrʲɪˈstal rɐˈbotətʲ ʲɪˈkran ˈt͡ɕɵrnɨj i nʲe rʲɪɐˈɡʲirʊjɪt nɐ kɐˈmandɨ]


4.

Russian: Вы пробовали перезапустить систему или отключить питание?

English: Have you tried restarting the system or disconnecting the power?

Pron: Vy probovali perezapustitʹ sistemu ili otklyuchitʹ pitaniye?

IPA: [vɨ ˈprobəvəlʲɪ pʲɪrʲɪzəpʊˈstʲitʲ sʲɪˈstʲemʊ ˈilʲi ɐtklʲʉˈt͡ɕitʲ pʲɪˈtanʲɪjə]


5.

Russian: Да, но это не помогло, проблема появилась после обновления.

English: Yes, but it didn’t help, the problem appeared after an update.

Pron: Da, no eto ne pomoglo, problema poyavilasʹ posle obnovleniya.

IPA: [da no ˈɛtə nʲe pɐˈmoɡlə prɐˈblʲemə pɐjɪˈvʲilasʲ ˈposlʲɪ ɐbnɐˈvlʲenʲɪjə]


6.

Russian: Мы направим специалиста к вам, ожидайте в течение часа.

English: We will send a specialist to you, please wait within the hour.

Pron: My napravim spetsialista k vam, ozhidayte v techeniye chasa.

IPA: [mɨ nɐˈpravʲɪm spʲɪt͡sɨɐˈlʲistə k vam ɐʐɨˈdajtʲɪ f tʲɪˈt͡ɕenʲɪjə ˈt͡ɕasə]


Key Vocabulary – Reporting Computer System Failure

Здравствуйте – hello

отдел технической поддержки – technical support department

Чем можем помочь – how can we help

компьютер – computer

перестать работать – to stop working

экран – screen

чёрный – black

команда – command

перезапустить – restart

отключить питание – disconnect power

обновление – update

проблема – problem

специалист – specialist

ожидать – to wait

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