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Lesson 2c - How are you?

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VOCABULARY USED IN THIS LESSON

Russian Pronunciation English
как kak how
вы vwei you (formal)
ты tei you (informal)
поживаете pa-zhi-vA-ye-tye living / going (as in 'How are you going?')
дела dyl-Ah business / affairs / things (as in 'How's things?')
там tam there
жизнь zhI-zn life


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How are you going?
как вы поживаете?
Pronounced: kak vwei pa-zhi-vA-ye-tye?

Audio:

(Lena)

Audio:

(Irina)
How are you Jonathon?
как поживаете Джонатон?
Pronounced: kak pa-zhi-vA-ye-tye jon-a-ton?

Audio:

(Lena)

Audio:

(Irina)
How's things? (more informal than above)
как дела?
Pronounced: kak dyl-Ah?

Audio:

(Lena)

Audio:

(Irina)
How are you? (formal version of 'you')
как вы?
Pronounced: kak vwei?

Audio:

(Lena)

Audio:

(Irina)
How are you? (informal version of 'you')
как ты?
Pronounced: kak tei?

Audio:

(Lena)

Audio:

(Irina)
How are you there? (another variant of 'How are you?')
как вы там?
Pronounced: kak vwei tam?

Audio:

(Lena)

Audio:

(Irina)
How's life?
как жизнь?
Pronounced: kak zhI-zn?

Audio:

(Lena)

Audio:

(Irina)