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| Yura: Top 25 Russian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 15: Do you have a cell phone? 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 "Do you have a cell phone?" In Russian this is |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Svetlana: у |
| Yura: "meaning something like of" in English. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) у |
| Yura: Listen again and repeat. |
| Svetlana: у |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: The pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again 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: у тебя |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Svetlana: есть |
| Yura: meaning something like "have." |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) есть |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: есть |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть |
| {pause} |
| Yura: And next |
| Svetlana: мобильный |
| Yura: meaning "mobile/cell." |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) мобильный |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: мобильный |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Svetlana: телефон |
| Yura: meaning "phone." |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) телефон |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: телефон |
| Yura: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон |
| Yura: Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Do you have a cell phone?" |
| Svetlana: да, у меня айфон. |
| Yura: "Yes, I have an iPhone." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Svetlana: (Slow) да, у меня айфон. |
| Yura: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word... |
| Svetlana: да |
| Yura: meaning yes. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) да |
| Yura: Now repeat |
| Svetlana: да |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: And next |
| Svetlana: у |
| meaning something like of. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) у |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: у |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: And after that |
| Svetlana: меня |
| Yura: meaning something like I. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) меня |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: меня |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: And after that |
| Svetlana: айфон |
| meaning IPhone. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) айфон |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: айфон |
| Yura: Listen to the speaker say, "Yes, I have an iPhone." and then repeat. |
| Svetlana: да, у меня айфон. |
| Yura: To expand on the pattern, replace iPhone with Samsung. |
| Svetlana: Самсунг |
| Yura: Samsung |
| Svetlana: (slow) Самсунг (regular) Самсунг |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Samsung. |
| Svetlana: да, у меня Самсунг. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace iPhone. Say "Yes, I have a Samsung." |
| Svetlana: да, у меня Самсунг. |
| Yura: To use a different phrase, replace Samsung with Nokia. |
| Svetlana: Нокиа |
| Yura: Nokia |
| Svetlana: (slow) Нокиа (regular) Нокиа |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Nokia. |
| Svetlana: да, у меня Нокиа. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Samsung with Nokia. Say "Yes, I have a Nokia." |
| Svetlana: да, у меня Нокиа. |
| Yura: To make another phrase, replace Nokia with Motorola. |
| Svetlana: Моторола |
| Yura: Motorola |
| Svetlana: (slow) Моторола (regular) Моторола |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Motorola. |
| Svetlana: да, у меня Моторола. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Nokia with Motorola. Say "Yes, I have a Motorola." |
| Svetlana: да, у меня Моторола. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Russia and someone asks you if you have a cell phone. You have a iPhone. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон? (five seconds) да, у меня айфон. |
| Yura: Now imagine you have a Samsung. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон? (five seconds) да, у меня Самсунг. |
| Yura: Now imagine you have a Nokia. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон? (five seconds) да, у меня Нокиа. |
| Yura: Now imagine you have a Motorola. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон? (five seconds) да, у меня Моторола. |
| Yura: You want to ask that person if they have a cell phone. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон? |
| {pause} |
| Yura: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Svetlana: у тебя есть мобильный телефон? |
| {pause} |
| Yura: This is the end of Lesson 15. |
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