Many time when my friend talk to me in English and I want to know the parallel word of this English word but in Russian language. So, what is the right why to ask it?
I always say "How do you say that word in Russian". But to me it sounds a little strange and I would like to know the acceptable sentence that people used to say in this context
"How do you say that in Russian?" is fine, but possibly ambiguous. "That" could be either a word, a phrase or a sentence. It might even be a paragraph. If you're on good terms with the Russian speaker, this should not be a problem, since whatever misunderstandings arise can be easily overcome. If you ordinarily want to know just the meaning of a word, you friend will quickly learn that, and assume that you only want to know a word, but will probably have to ask you which word.
If you want to be more precise, you can ask, "What is the Russian word for _____?" or "What is ______ in Russian?".
