How to Ask for a Word in Russian - Dialogue

Learn how to ask what a word is in Russian

Also Appears In: Can Ask for Clarification Level 1.1 Can Do Russian Can Do Russian for Absolute Beginners

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Lesson Transcript

Welcome to Can-Do Russian by RussianPod101.com.

Привет всем! Я Катя Сост. (Privet vsem. Ya Katya Sost.)

Hi everyone! I’m Katya Sost.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask what a word is in Russian.

This is Ben Lee and he's at a cafe doing a language exchange with his classmate, Natalia Ivanova.

It’s the Russian portion of the exchange, and he points at the textbook and asks,

"How do you say ‘book’ in Russian?"

Как будет "book" на русском? (Kak budet "book" na russkom?)

Listen to the conversation, and focus on Karen's comment.

Ready?

Как будет "book" на русском? (Kak budet "book" na russkom?)

Книга. (Kniga.)

Once more with the English translation.

Как будет "book" на русском? (Kak budet "book" na russkom?)

"What’s ‘book’ in Russian?"

Книга. (Kniga.)

"Book.”

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