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| Let's take a closer look at Mark's response. |
| Do you remember how Mark Lee introduces himself? |
| "Nice to meet you. My name is Mark Lee." |
| Приятно познакомиться. Меня зовут Марк Ли. (Priyatno poznakomit'sya. Menya zovut Mark Li.) |
| First is the expression Приятно познакомиться (Priyatno poznakomit'sya), meaning "Nice to meet you." Приятно познакомиться (Priyatno poznakomit'sya). |
| Let's start with приятно (priyatno), literally "pleasantly." Приятно. Приятно. |
| Next is познакомиться (poznakomit'sya), literally "to get acquainted." Познакомиться. Познакомиться. |
| Together, it's Приятно познакомиться (Priyatno poznakomit'sya), literally, "Pleasantly to get acquainted," but translates as "Nice to meet you." Приятно познакомиться (Priyatno poznakomit'sya). |
| This phrase can be used in many contexts and is appropriate for both formal and informal situations. |
| Do you remember how Mark says, |
| "My name is Mark Lee." |
| Меня зовут Марк Ли. (Menya zovut Mark Li.) |
| First is меня (menya), "me." Меня. Меня. |
| After this is зовут (zovut), meaning "[they] call." Зовут. Зовут. |
| Note, зовут (zovut) is the shortened form of они зовут (oni zovut), “they call.” In Russian они (oni), "they," is usually omitted. |
| Зовут (Zovut) is from the verb звать (zvat'), meaning "to call." звать (zvat'). |
| Together it's меня зовут (menya zovut). Literally, "me [they] call," but it translates as "my name is." Меня зовут. |
| Next is the name, Марк Ли (Mark Li). "Mark Lee." Марк Ли. Марк Ли. |
| All together, it's Меня зовут Марк Ли (Menya zovut Mark Li). Literally, "Me [they] call Mark Lee," but it translates as "My name is Mark Lee." |
| Меня зовут Марк Ли. (Menya zovut Mark Li.) |
| The pattern is |
| Меня зовут NAME. (Menya zovut NAME.) |
| "My name is NAME." |
| Меня зовут NAME. (Menya zovut NAME.) |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the NAME placeholder with your given name or given name and surname. |
| Note: This pattern requires a proper noun. |
| Imagine you're Karen Lee. In Russian, Карен Ли (Karen Li). Карен Ли. Карен Ли. |
| Say |
| "My name is Karen Lee." |
| Ready? |
| Меня зовут Карен Ли. (Menya zovut Karen Li.) |
| "My name is Karen Lee." |
| Меня зовут Карен Ли. (Menya zovut Karen Li.) |
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