Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What is your name?"
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| Yura: Top 25 Russian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 1: What's your name in Russian? (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Russian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "What's your name?" In Russian this is |
| Svetlana: как тебя зовут? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Svetlana: как |
| Yura: "meaning how" in English. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) как |
| Yura: Listen again and repeat. |
| Svetlana: как |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Svetlana: тебя |
| Yura: meaning you. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) тебя |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: тебя |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Svetlana: как тебя |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Svetlana: зовут |
| Yura: meaning name. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) зовут |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: зовут |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Svetlana: как тебя зовут |
| {pause} |
| Yura: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's your name?? |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Ольга. |
| Yura: "My name is Olga.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Svetlana: (Slow) меня зовут Ольга. |
| {pause} |
| Yura: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Svetlana: меня |
| Yura: meaning “my.” |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) меня |
| Yura: Now repeat |
| Svetlana: меня |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: And next |
| Svetlana: зовут |
| Yura: meaning “name.” |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) зовут |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: зовут |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: And after that |
| Svetlana: Ольга |
| Yura: which is the name Olga. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) Ольга |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: Ольга |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: Listen to the speaker say, My name is Olga., and then repeat. |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Ольга. |
| {pause} |
| Yura: To use a different phrase, replace Olga with Katya. |
| Svetlana: Катя |
| Yura: Katya |
| Svetlana: (slow) Катя (regular) Катя |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Katya |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Катя. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Olga. Say My name is Katya. |
| {pause} |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Катя. |
| Yura: To use a different phrase, replace Katya with Ivan. |
| Svetlana: Иван |
| Yura: Ivan |
| Svetlana: (slow) Иван (regular) Иван |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Ivan |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Иван. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Katya. Say My name is Ivan. |
| {pause} |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Иван. |
| Yura: To expand on the pattern, replace Ivan with Aleksander. |
| Svetlana: Александр |
| Yura: Aleksander |
| Svetlana: (slow) Александр (regular) Александр |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Aleksander |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Александр. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Ivan. Say My name is Aleksander. |
| {pause} |
| Svetlana: меня зовут Александр. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Russia and someone asks you your name. Your name is Olga. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: как тебя зовут? (five seconds) меня зовут Ольга. |
| Yura: Now, your name is Katya Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: как тебя зовут? (five seconds) меня зовут Катя. |
| Yura: Imagine your name is Ivan. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Svetlana: как тебя зовут? (five seconds) меня зовут Иван. |
| Yura: Imagine your name is Aleksander. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: как тебя зовут? (five seconds) меня зовут Александр. |
| Yura: You want to learn the stranger's name. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Svetlana: как тебя зовут? |
| {pause} |
| Yura: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Yura: This is the end of Lesson 1 |
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