Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How are you?"
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| Yura: Top 25 Russian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 16: How are you? in Russian (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Russian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How are you?" In Russian this is |
| Svetlana: как дела? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Svetlana: как |
| Yura: "meaning how" in English. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) как |
| Yura: Listen again and repeat. |
| Svetlana: как |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Svetlana: дела |
| Yura: meaning something like business . |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) дела |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: дела |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Svetlana: как дела |
| {pause} |
| Yura: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How are you?? |
| Svetlana: я - хорошо. |
| Yura: "I'm fine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Svetlana: (Slow) я - хорошо. |
| {pause} |
| Yura: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Svetlana: я |
| Yura: meaning I. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) я |
| Yura: Now repeat |
| Svetlana: я |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: And next |
| Svetlana: хорошо |
| meaning fine/good. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) хорошо |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: хорошо |
| {Pause} |
| Yura: Listen to the speaker say, I'm fine., and then repeat. |
| Svetlana: я - хорошо. |
| {pause} |
| Yura: To use a different phrase, replace fine with great. |
| Svetlana: отлично |
| Yura: great |
| Svetlana: (slow) отлично (regular) отлично |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with great |
| Svetlana: я - отлично. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace fine. Say I'm great. |
| {pause} |
| Svetlana: я - отлично. |
| Yura: To use a different phrase, replace great with normal. |
| Svetlana: нормально |
| Yura: normal |
| Svetlana: (slow) нормально (regular) нормально |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with normal |
| Svetlana: я - нормально. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for great. Say I'm normal. |
| {pause} |
| Svetlana: я - нормально. |
| Yura: To use a different phrase, replace normal with so so . |
| Svetlana: так себе |
| Yura: so so |
| Svetlana: (slow) так себе (regular) так себе |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with so so |
| Svetlana: я - так себе . |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for normal. Say I'm so so . |
| {pause} |
| Svetlana: я - так себе . |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Russia and someone asks you how you are. You are fine. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: как дела? (five seconds) я - хорошо. |
| Yura: Now imagine you are great Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: как дела? (five seconds) я - отлично. |
| Yura: Imagine you are normal. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Svetlana: как дела? (five seconds) я - нормально. |
| Yura: Imagine you're so so . Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: как дела? (five seconds) я - так себе . |
| Yura: You want to ask someone how they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Svetlana: как дела? |
| {pause} |
| Yura: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Svetlana: как дела? |
| {pause} |
| Yura: This is the end of Lesson 16 |
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