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-Russian vocabulary specially
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Your family has a new little member! Learn how to introduce your little happiness to your friends and family. Learn how to say if the person you are introducing is a friend or a relative (mother, father, sister, uncle,...).

PHRASE

PRONUNCIATION

Смотри́, кто пришёл
Look who has come

sma-trí, kto pri-shól

Кто́-то хо́чет с тобо́й познако́миться
Someone wants to meet you

któ-ta hó-chyet s ta-bój paz-na-kó-mit-sa

Скажи́ приве́т
Say hello

ska-zhý pri-vyét

Э́то...
This is...

é-ta...

*Use this sentence... before mentioning the name of the person you're introducing

По́мнишь, кто он/она́?
Do you remember who he/she is?

póm-nish kto on / a-ná?

Его́ зову́т…
He is..., his name is...

ye-vó za-vút...

Её зову́т…
She is..., her name is...

ye-yó za-vút...

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Скажи́, как тебя́ зову́т
Say what your name is

ska-zhý, kak tye-byá za-vút

Он/она́ не говори́т по-ру́сски
He/she doesn't speak Russian

on / a-ná nye ga-va-rít pa-rús-ki

Он/она́ тебя́ не понима́ет
He/she doesn't understand you

on / a-ná tye-byá nye pa-ni-má-yet

Он друг / Она́ подру́га
He's a friend / She's a friend

on druk / a-ná pa-drú-ga

Он ро́дственник /
Она́ ро́дственница
He's your relative / She's your relative

on róts-tvye-nik /
a-ná róts-tvye-ni-tsa

У него́ есть / у неё есть
пода́рок для тебя́
He / she has a present for you

u nye-vó yest / u nye-yó yest
pa-dá-rak dlya tye-byá

*Different genders: у него есть = he has, у неё есть = she has

Не стесня́йся
Don't be shy

nye styes-nyáj-sya

Скажи́ пока́
Say bye

ska-zhý pa-ká

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

More basic Russian related to this topic:

INTRODUCING MEN

PHRASE

PRONUNCIATION

Э́то твой...
This is your... (+ male)

é-ta tvoj...

Э́то твой па́па
This is your dad

é-ta tvoj pá-pa

Э́то твой брат
This is your brother

é-ta tvoj brat

Э́то твой де́душка
This is your grandad

é-ta tvoj dyé-dush-ka

Э́то твой дя́дя
This is your uncle

é-ta tvoj dyá-dya

Э́то твой друг
This is your (male) friend

é-ta tvoj druk

INTRODUCING WOMEN

PHRASE

PRONUNCIATION

Э́то твоя́...
This is your... (+ female)

é-ta tva-yá...

Э́то твоя́ ма́ма
This is your mom

é-ta tva-yá má-ma

Э́то твоя́ сестра́
This is your sister

é-ta tva-yá syes-trá

Э́то твоя́ ба́бушка
This is your grandma

é-ta tva-yá bá-bush-ka

Э́то твоя́ тётя
This is your aunt

é-ta tva-yá tyó-tya

Э́то твоя́ подру́га
This is your (female) friend

é-ta tva-yá pa-drú-ga

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