Learn how to introduce yourself
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| 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Russian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Katya.' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Привет, я Катя.(Privet, ya Katya.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Elena: [Normal] привет [Slow] привет (privet) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya) |
| Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'Katya' |
| Elena: [Normal] Катя [Slow] Катя(Katya) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Katya.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Привет, я Катя. [Normal] Привет, я Катя. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Hello, my name is Katya.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Здравствуйте, меня зовут Катя. (Zdrastvuyte, menya zavut Katya.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hello' |
| Elena: [Normal] здравствуйте [Slow] здравствуйте (zdrastvuyte) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'me' |
| Elena: [Normal] меня [Slow] меня(menya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'called' |
| Elena: [Normal] зовут [Slow] зовут(zavut) |
| Becky: Last is the person’s name, in this case 'Katya' |
| Elena: [Normal] Катя [Slow] Катя(Katya) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Hello, my name is Katya.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Здравствуйте, меня зовут Катя. [Normal] Здравствуйте, меня зовут Катя. |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Приятно с Вами познакомиться.(Priyatna s vami paznakomitsa.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'nice' |
| Elena: [Normal] приятно [Slow] приятно(priyatna) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'with' |
| Elena: [Normal] с [Slow] с(s) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] вами [Slow] вами(vami) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to meet,’ or ‘to get acquainted' |
| Elena: [Normal] познакомиться [Slow] познакомиться (paznakomitsa) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Приятно с Вами познакомиться. [Normal] Приятно с Вами познакомиться. |
| Becky: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'Pleased to meet you.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Очень приятно.(Ochen' priyatna.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'very' |
| Elena: [Normal] очень [Slow] очень(ochen') |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'nice' |
| Elena: [Normal] приятно [Slow] приятно(priyatna) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Pleased to meet you.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Очень приятно. [Normal] Очень приятно. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Elena: The typical greeting between men is a firm handshake while saying "Hello". Men can also shake hands with women, but it shouldn’t be strong. Women typically greet each other by just giving the appropriate greeting. Friends can greet each other with a kiss on the cheek. While you’re shaking hands, it is better to remove your gloves. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Elena: Пока. |
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