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Lesson Overview
Beginner's Lesson (part 1)
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1
Как
дела?
Russian text
How are things?
Literal Translation
How are you? (informal)
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2
Привет!
Russian text
Hi!
Literal Translation
Hi.
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3
Здравствуйте.
Russian text
Hello.
Literal Translation
Hello.
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4
Как
Вас
зовут?
Russian text
How you called?
Literal Translation
What's your name? (formal - usually said this way)
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5
Меня
зовут
Крис.
Russian text
Me called Chris.
Literal Translation
My name is Chris.
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Очень
приятно.
Russian text
Very pleasant.
Literal Translation
Pleased to meet you.
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7
Как
Ваши
дела?
Russian text
How are your things?
Literal Translation
How are you? (formal)
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8
Вы
русский?
Russian text
You Russian?
Literal Translation
Are you Russian? (asking a man)
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9
Вы
русская?
Russian text
You Russian?
Literal Translation
Are you Russian? (asking a woman)
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10
Да,
а
Вы?
Russian text
Yes and you?
Literal Translation
Yes, and you? (formal)
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11
Нет.
Russian text
No.
Literal Translation
No.
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12
Я
американец.
Russian text
I American.
Literal Translation
I am an American. (A man says it this way.)
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13
Откуда
Вы?
Russian text
From where you?
Literal Translation
Where are you from? (formal)
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14
Я
из
штата
Калифорния.
Russian text
I from state California.
Literal Translation
I'm from California.
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15
Я
из
города
Нью-Йорк.
Russian text
I from city New York.
Literal Translation
I am from New York City.
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16
Где
Вы
родились?
Russian text
Where you were born?
Literal Translation
Where were you born? (formal - use with both men and women)
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Я
родилась
в
Москве.
Russian text
I was born in Moscow.
Literal Translation
I was born in Moscow. (a woman's answer)
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18
Я
родился
в
Москве.
Russian text
I was born in Moscow.
Literal Translation
I was born in Moscow. (a man's answer)
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19
Почему
Вы
учите
русский
язык?
Russian text
Why you study Russian tongue?
Literal Translation
Why are you studying the Russian language? (formal)
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20
Чем
Вы
занимаетесь?
Russian text
What you do?
Literal Translation
What do you do? (formal)
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21
Кто
Вы
по
профессии?
Russian text
Who you in profession?
Literal Translation
What is your profession? (formal)
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22
Я
понимаю.
Russian text
I understand.
Literal Translation
I understand.
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23
Я
не
понимаю.
Russian text
I not understand.
Literal Translation
I don't understand.
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24
Пожалуйста,
говорите
медленно.
Russian text
Please speak slowly.
Literal Translation
Please speak slowly.
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25
Вы
говорите
по-английски?
Russian text
You speak on English?
Literal Translation
Do you speak English? (formal)
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Нет,
я
говорю
только
по-русски.
Russian text
Not I speak only on Russian.
Literal Translation
No, I speak only Russian.
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