Princeton Russian 1/2

1-1 Dialogues : A: “Hi! How's it going?” B: “What's up?” Grammar : Informal vs. Formal Forms of Address (Introduction) No Verb To Be in the Present Tense Russian to English: Fixed Expressions Note: The English transcription given in square brackets below the Russian text is a very rough guide that will be used until the entire alphabet is presented. Listen carefully to your instructor and the recordings for the exact pronunciation. Диалђги Dialogues Диалђг A. ПривЎт! Как делЌ? Hi! How’s it going? ВЎра Véra 1 МЏша, привЎт! Как дeлЌ? [Mísha, privét! Kak delá?] Misha, hi! How’s it going? (How are things?) МЏша Mísha 2 Хорошђ. А у тeбј? [Khoroshó. A u tebyá?] Good. And with you? (How about you?) ВЎра Véra 3 ТЌк сeбе. [Ták sebе.] So-so. МЏша Mísha 4 ИзвинЏ, мнe нЎкогда. ПокЌ. [Izviní, mne nékogda. Poká.] Sorry, I’m in a hurry. Later. ВЎра Véra 5 Ну, лЌдно, до свидáния. (МЏша walks away) Нахáл! [Nu, ládno, do svidániya. (Misha walks away) Nakhál!] Well, OK, see you later. (Misha walks away) Jerk! Диалђг Б. Что слѕшно? What’s up? Њра Yúra 6 НЏна, привЎт! Что слѕшно? [Nína, privét! Chto slíshno?] Nina, hi! What’s up? НЏна Nína 7 Нe спрЌшивай. А у тeбј? [Ne spráshivay. A u tebyá?] Don’t ask. And with you? Њра Yúra 8 Ничeгђ. [Nichevó.] Nothing. (Everything is pretty much OK.) НЏна Nína 9 ИзвинЏ, мнe нЎкогда. ПокЌ. [Izviní, mne nékogda. Poká.] Sorry, I’m in a hurry. Later. Њра Yúra 10 Ну, лЌдно, до свидЌния. (НЏна walks away) НахЌлка! [Nu, ládno, do svidániya. (Nina walks away) Nakhálka!] Well, all right, see you later. (Nina walks away) Jerk!

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