This is also a very important verb for the beginner who is travelling to Russia. In a difficult situation (or when it is convenient for you :) you can tell people you don't speak Russian or, alternatively, you can ask people if they speak English.
Verb: To speak
Infinitive: говорить
Stem: говор-
Conjugation Type: 2
Russian
English
Я говорю
I speak
Ты говоришь
You speak
Он/ Она/ Оно говорит
He/ She/ It speaks
Мы говорим
We speak
Вы говорите
You speak
Они говорят
They speak
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I don't speak Russian (literally: I not speak in Russian)
Я не говорю по-русски
Pronounced:
ya nye ga-va-rOO pa-rOO-ski
Listen:
(Lena)
Do you speak French? (literally: You speak in French?)
ты говоришь по-французски?
Pronounced:
tih ga-va-rIsh pa-fran-tsOO-ski
Listen:
(Lena)
She speaks Spanish
Она говорит по-испански
Pronounced:
a-nA ga-va-rIt pa-is-pAn-ski
Listen:
(Lena)
We speak Japanese
Мы говорим по-японски
Pronounced:
mwi ga-va-rIm pa-ya-pOn-ski
Listen:
(Lena)
Do you speak English?
Вы говорите по-английски?
Pronounced:
vwe ga-va-rI-tye pa-n-glEE-ski
Listen:
(Lena)
They speak quickly
Они говорят быстро
Pronounced:
a-nI ga-var-yAt bEIs-tra
Listen:
(Lena)
Not doing ...
To indicate that you are NOT doing something then you add the word "не" (nyeh) between the pronoun and the verb.
