Learn how to ask what a word is in Russian
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| Let's look at some examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| Как будет "book" на русском? (Kak budet "book" na russkom?) |
| Книга. (Kniga.) |
| Как будет "book" на русском? (Kak budet "book" na russkom?) |
| Как будет "pen" на русском? (Kak budet "pen" na russkom?) |
| Ручка. (Ruchka.) |
| Как будет "pen" на русском? (Kak budet "pen" na russkom?) |
| Как будет "bag" на русском? (Kak budet "bag" na russkom?) |
| Сумка. (Sumka.) |
| Как будет "bag" на русском? (Kak budet "bag" na russkom?) |
| Как будет "pencil" по-русски? (Kak budet "pencil" po-russki?) |
| Карандаш. (Karandash.) |
| Как будет "pencil" по-русски? (Kak budet "pencil" po-russki?) |
| Как сказать "How are you?" по-русски? (Kak skazat’ "how are you?" po-russki?) |
| Как дела? (Kak dela?) |
| Как сказать "How are you?" по-русски? (Kak skazat’ "how are you?" po-russki?) |
| Did you notice how I used a different sentence pattern? |
| Как сказать "How are you?" по-русски? (Kak skazat’ "How are you" po-russki?) |
| How do you say 'How are you?' in Russian? Как сказать "How are you?" по-русски? (Kak skazat’ "How are you?" po-russki?) |
| First is Как (Kak), “How.” Как. |
| Next is сказать (skazat’), “to say”. Сказать. Сказать. |
| Together, Как сказать, literally “how to say,” but translates as “How do you say…” Как сказать. |
| Next is the English phrase, "How are you?" |
| After this is по-русски (po-russki), “in Russian”. По-русски. По-русски. |
| All together, Как сказать "How are you?" по-русски? (Kak skazat’ “How are you?” po-russki?), literally, “How to say ‘How are you’ in Russian? But it translates as "How do you say 'How are you?' in Russian?” |
| The pattern is, |
| Как сказать "ENGLISH" по-русски? (Kak skazat’ "ENGLISH" po-russki?) |
| How do you say "ENGLISH" in Russian? |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the ENGLISH placeholder with the phrase you want to know. |
| Note, this pattern is usually used to ask for the translation of longer phrases. |
| This is a very useful pattern for using Russian to learn Russian. |
| Remember this pattern. You will need it for this lesson. |
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