Yura: Top 25 Russian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: Where do you live 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 "Where do you live?" In Russian this is |
Svetlana: где ты живешь? |
Yura: The first word in the question is |
Svetlana: где |
Yura: "meaning where" in English. |
Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) где |
Yura: Listen again and repeat. |
Svetlana: где |
{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: ты |
Yura: meaning you. |
Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) ты |
Yura: Now repeat. |
Svetlana: ты |
{Pause} |
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
Svetlana: где ты |
{pause} |
Yura: And next |
Svetlana: живешь |
Yura: meaning live. |
Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) живешь |
Yura: Now repeat. |
Svetlana: живешь |
{Pause} |
Yura: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
Svetlana: где ты живешь |
{pause} |
Yura: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live?? |
Svetlana: я живу в Нью-Йорке. |
Yura: "I live in New York.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
Svetlana: (Slow) я живу в Нью-Йорке. |
{pause} |
Yura: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
Svetlana: я |
Yura: meaning I. |
Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) я |
Yura: Now repeat |
Svetlana: я |
{Pause} |
Yura: Next is |
Svetlana: живу |
Yura: meaning live. |
Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) живу |
Yura: Now repeat. |
Svetlana: живу |
{Pause} |
Yura: Next is |
Svetlana: в |
Yura: meaning in. |
Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) в |
Yura: Now repeat. |
Svetlana: в |
{Pause} |
Yura: And next |
Svetlana: Нью-Йорке |
Yura: meaning New-York. |
Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) Нью-Йорке |
Yura: Now repeat. |
Svetlana: Нью-Йорке |
{Pause} |
Yura: Listen to the speaker say, I live in New York., and then repeat. |
Svetlana: я живу в Нью-Йорке. |
{pause} |
Yura: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with Tokyo. |
Svetlana: Токио |
Yura: Tokyo |
Svetlana: (slow) Токио (regular) Токио |
Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Tokyo |
Svetlana: я живу в Токио . |
Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace New York. Say I live in Tokyo. |
{pause} |
Svetlana: я живу в Токио . |
Yura: To use a different phrase, replace Tokyo with Berlin. |
Svetlana: Берлине |
Yura: Berlin |
Svetlana: (slow) Берлине (regular) Берлине |
Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Berlin |
Svetlana: я живу в Берлине. |
Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Tokyo. Say I live in Berlin. |
{pause} |
Svetlana: я живу в Берлине. |
Yura: To expand on the pattern, replace Berlin with Beijin. |
Svetlana: Пекине |
Yura: Beijin |
Svetlana: (slow) Пекине (regular) Пекине |
Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Beijin |
Svetlana: я живу в Пекине. |
Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Berlin. Say I live in Beijin. |
{pause} |
Svetlana: я живу в Пекине. |
Yura: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Russia and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question. |
Svetlana: где ты живешь? (five seconds) я живу в Нью-Йорке. |
Yura: Imagine you live in Tokyo Respond to the question. |
Svetlana: где ты живешь? (five seconds) я живу в Токио . |
Yura: Imagine you live in Berlin. . Answer the speaker's question. |
Svetlana: где ты живешь? (five seconds) я живу в Берлине. |
Yura: Imagine you live in Beijin. Respond to the question. |
Svetlana: где ты живешь? (five seconds) я живу в Пекине. |
Yura: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question |
(5 seconds) |
Svetlana: где ты живешь? |
{pause} |
Yura: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
Svetlana: где ты живешь? |
{pause} |
Yura: This is the end of Lesson 3 |
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