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Lesson 8:
I don't know who my best friend is
In this lesson you will learn:
- all Russian possessive pronouns
- how to write Russian adjectives for any gender
Useful phrase in Russian
Listen and repeat the following sentence:
Я не зна́ю, кто мой лу́чший друг
ya nye zná-yu kto moj Lúch-shij druk
I don't know who my best friend is
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Russian vocabulary
Read, listen and repeat the basic vocabulary of this lesson:
English
Russian
Pronunciation
who
кто
kto
already
уже́
u-zhé
mother / father
мать / отец
mat' / a-tyéts
parents
роди́тели
ra-dí-tye-li
daughter / son
дочь / сын
doch / syn
sister / brother
сестра́ / брат
syes-trá / brat
friend (female) / friend (male)
подру́га / друг
druk / pa-drú-ga
friends
друзья́
druz'-yá
better (adv.)
лу́чше
Lút-she
best (adj.)
лу́чший
Lút-shij
big
большо́й
bal'-shój
small
ма́ленький
má-lyen'-kij
Dialogues in Russian
These dialogues will help you memorise this lesson's vocabulary:
Dialogue 1
English
Russian
Pronunciation
Masha, excuse me, Do you know who he (is)?
Ма́ша, извини́, ты зна́ешь кто он?
má-sha, is-vi-ní, ty zná-yesh kto on?
Of course I know. He (is) my father.
Коне́чно, зна́ю. Он мой оте́ц.
ka-nyésh-na, zná-yu. on moj a-tyéts.
Oh, it means that she (is) your mother.
О, э́то зна́чит, что она́ твоя́ мать.
o, é-ta zná-chit, shto a-ná tva-yá mat'.
Yes, They (are) my parents.
Да, они́ мои́ роди́тели.
da, a-ní ma-í ra-dí-tye-li.
And who (are) they)? (Are) they your friends?
А кто они́? Они́ твои́ друзья́?
A kto a-ní? a-ní tva-í druz'-yá?
They are my sister, her best female friend and her best male friend.
Э́то моя́ сестра́, её лу́чшая подру́га и её лу́чший друг.
é-ta ma-yá syes-trá, yi-yó Lút-sha-ya pa-drú-ga i yi-yó Lút-shij druk.
Dialogue 2
English
Russian
Pronunciation
What (is) better? A big pizza or a small pizza?
Что лу́чше? Больша́я пи́цца или ма́ленькая пи́цца?
shto Lút-she? bal-shá-ya pí-tsa i-li má-lyen-ka-ya pí-tsa?
I like a big pizza when I want to watch a movie.
Мне нра́вится больша́я пи́цца, когда́ я хочу́ смотре́ть фильм.
mnye nrá-vit-sa bal-shá-ya pí-tsa kag-dá ya ha-chú sma-tryét' film.
And better, when the movie (is) interesting, right?
И лу́чше, когда́ фильм интере́сный, да?
i Lút-she, kag-dá film in-tye-ryés-nij, da?
Of course. Because when the movie is not interesting, then better a small pizza.
Коне́чно. Потому́ что, когда́ фильм неинтере́сный, то лу́чше ма́ленькая пи́цца.
ka-nyésh-na. pa-ta-mú shta, kag-dá film nye-in-tye-riyés-nyj, to Lút-she má-lien-ka-ya pí-tsa.
Dialogue 3
English
Russian
Pronunciation
My parents want to go to the cinema, but I don't want to.
Мои́ роди́тели хотя́т идти́ в кино́, но я не хоч́у.
ma-í ra-dí-tye-li ha-tyát it-tí f ki-nó, no ya nye ha-chú.
ou don't want, but you go. Why?
Ты не хо́чешь, но ты идёшь. Почему́?
ty nye hó-chyesh, no ty i-dyósh. pa-chye-mú?
Because I (am) their daughter and I always do what my parents want.
Потому́ что я их дочь и я всегда́ де́лаю то, что мои́ роди́тели хотя́т.
pa-ta-mú shta ya ih doch i ya vsyeg-dá dyé-La-yu to shto ma-í ra-dí-tye-li ha-tyát.
Pedro never does what his parents want.
Пе́дро никогда́ не де́лает то, что его́ роди́тели хотя́т.
pé-dro ni-kag-dá nye dyé-la-yet to, shto yi-vó ra-dí-tye-li ha-tyát.
That (is) because he (is) a bad son.
Э́то потому́ что он нехоро́ший сын.
é-ta pa-ta-mú shta on nye-ha-ró-shij syn.
But his best friend always says that he (is) a good friend.
Но его́ лу́чший друг всегда́ говори́т что, он хоро́ший друг.
no yi-vó lút-shij druk vsyeg-dá ga-va-rít shto, on ha-ró-shij druk.
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Russian grammar
Read the following grammar explanations for this lesson:
The possessive pronouns in Russian
Here you will find complete a list with the Russian possessive pronouns, sorted in two groups:
- Only one thing is possessed (book) which is possessed by one person (my book) or many people (our book).
- Many things are possessed (books) which are possessed by one person (my books) or many people (our books).
one thing possessed
мой / моя́ / моё = my
твой / твоя́ / твоё = your
его = his
её = her
наш / на́ша / на́ше = our
ваш / ва́ша / ва́ше = your
их = their
Examples for "one thing possessed"
Э́то мой фильм = This is my movie
Э́то моя́ кни́га = This is my book
Э́то моё сокро́вище = This is my treasure
Э́то её кни́га = This is her book
Э́то его́ кни́га = This is his book
Э́то наш оте́ц = This is our father
Э́то на́ша дочь = This is our daughter
Э́то на́ше сокро́вище = This is our treasure
Э́то их оте́ц = This is their father
Э́то их дочь = This is their daughter
More than one thing possessed
мои́ = my
твои́ = your
его́ = his
её = her
на́ши = our
ва́ши = your
их = their
Examples for "more than one thing possessed":
Э́то мои́ фи́льмы = These are my movies
Э́то мои́ кни́ги = These are my books
Э́то мои́ сокро́вища = These are my treasures
Э́то её кни́ги = These are her books
Э́то его́ кни́ги = These are his books
Э́то на́ши отцы́ = These are our fathers
Э́то на́ши до́чери = These are our daughters
Э́то на́ши сокро́вища = These are our treasures
Э́то их отцы́ = These are their fathers
Э́то их до́чери = These are their daughters
The adjectives in Russian
In lesson 1 we told you that nouns in Russian have gender (masculine, feminine or neuter). Adjectives in Russian also have gender, which means that an adjective has a different ending for each gender. Have a look at these examples:
Masculine
- Мой хоро́ший / люби́мый / большо́й магази́н = My good / favourite / big shop
Feminine
- Моя́ хоро́шая / люби́мая / больша́я кни́га = My good / favourite / big book
Neuter
- Моё хоро́шее / люби́мое / большо́е сокро́вище = My good / favourite / big treasure
Pural
- Мои́ хоро́шие / люби́мые / больши́е магази́ны = My good / favourite / big shops
Test
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