Klataza 🇷🇺 Russian
Unit 4 · Lesson 1 of 3
🙏 Being polite
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Words
| Russian | Say it like | English |
|---|---|---|
| здравствуйте | ZDRAST-vooy-tye | hello (formal) The first в is silent. |
| до свидания | da svee-DA-nee-ya | goodbye |
| пожалуйста | pa-ZHA-loo-sta | please / you're welcome In fast speech it often sounds like "pa-ZHAL-sta". |
| извините | eez-vee-NEE-tye | excuse me / sorry |
The accent mark shows the stressed syllable. Capital letters in “Say it like” are stressed.
Sentences
- Я не понимаю.
ya nee pa-nee-MA-yoo
I don't understand.
Exercises
A Match the word to its meaning
- здравствуйте ____
- до свидания ____
- пожалуйста ____
- извините ____
- excuse me / sorry
- please / you're welcome
- hello (formal)
- goodbye
B Translate
Into English
- здравствуйте
- извините
Into Russian
- goodbye (д…)
- please / you're welcome (п…)
C Put the words in the right order
I don't understand.
янепонимаю
D Read aloud, then copy
- до свидания
- извините
- здравствуйте
- пожалуйста
Answer key
A. 1–c, 2–d, 3–b, 4–a
B. здравствуйте = hello (formal); извините = excuse me / sorry; goodbye = до свидания; please / you're welcome = пожалуйста
C. 1. Я не понимаю.