Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do you speak English? |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do you speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer this question in Russian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Вы говорите по-английски?(Vy gavarite pa-angliski?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] вы [Slow] вы (vy) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Elena: [Normal] говорите [Slow] говорите(gavarite) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Elena: [Normal] по-английски [Slow] по-английски(pa-angliski) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Вы говорите по-английски? [Normal] Вы говорите по-английски? |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?' |
| Elena: [Normal] Ты говоришь по-английски?(Ty gavarish pa-angliski?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] ты [Slow] ты (ty) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Elena: [Normal] говоришь [Slow] говоришь(gavarish) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Elena: [Normal] по-английски [Slow] по-английски(pa-angliski) |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Ты говоришь по-английски? [Normal] Ты говоришь по-английски? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Да, я говорю по- английски.(Da, ya gavaru pa-angliski.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Elena: [Normal] да [Slow] да(da) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Elena: [Normal] говорю [Slow] говорю(gavaru) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Elena: [Normal] по-английски [Slow] по-английски(pa-angliski) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Да, я говорю по- английски. [Normal] Да, я говорю по- английски. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Нет, я не говорю по-английски.(Net, ya ne gavaru pa-angliski.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Elena: [Normal] нет [Slow] нет(net) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'don't' |
| Elena: [Normal] не [Slow] не(ne) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Elena: [Normal] говорю [Slow] говорю(gavaru) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Elena: [Normal] по-английски [Slow] по-английски(pa-angliski) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Нет, я не говорю по-английски. [Normal] Нет, я не говорю по-английски. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Elena: If you go to Moscow or any famous tourist destination, you will probably find someone that can help you in English. You should try asking younger people first. English is taught at every school, so plenty of young people can speak English nowadays. |
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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