Learn how to ask "Where are you going?"
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| 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where are you going? |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Russian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Куда ты идешь?(Kuda ty idyosh?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Elena: [Normal] куда [Slow] куда (kuda) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] ты [Slow] ты(ty) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'go’ or ‘going' |
| Elena: [Normal] идешь [Slow] идешь(idyosh) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Куда ты идешь? [Normal] Куда ты идешь? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?' |
| Elena: [Normal] Куда вы идёте?(Kuda vy Idyote?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Elena: [Normal] куда [Slow] куда (kuda) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] вы [Slow] вы(vy) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'go’ or ‘going' |
| Elena: [Normal] идёте [Slow] идёте(idyote) |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Куда вы идёте? [Normal] Куда вы идёте? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Я иду в супермаркет.(Ya idu f supermarket.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'go or going' |
| Elena: [Normal] иду [Slow] иду(idu) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'in' |
| Elena: [Normal] в [Slow] (f) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'supermarket' |
| Elena: [Normal] супермаркет [Slow] супермаркет(supermarket) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Я иду в супермаркет. [Normal] Я иду в супермаркет. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Я иду на работу.(Ya idu na rabotu.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'go’ or ‘going' |
| Elena: [Normal] иду [Slow] иду(idu) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'on' |
| Elena: [Normal] на [Slow] на(na) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'work' |
| Elena: [Normal] работу [Slow] работу(rabotu) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm going to work.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Я иду на работу. [Normal] Я иду на работу. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Elena: If you would like to accompany your friend to wherever he or she is going, you can say - [Я пойду с тобой (Ya paydu s taboy)], meaning - “I will go with you.” |
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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