Russian for English speakers House · Lesson 0
Listing family members
Russian family — listing members — using У меня есть (I have).
Conversation
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Lindo
Я бы хотел узнать тебя поближе
Ja by hotel uznatʹ tebja pobliže
I would love to know you better
Tip: particle “бы” expresses uncertainty in the speech and is used with the word in the past, in english the equivalent is “would”
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Rose
Конечно! Что бы ты хотел узнать?
Konečno! Čto by ty hotel uznatʹ?
Of course! What would you like to learn?
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Lindo
У тебя есть семья?
U tebja estʹ semʹja?
Do you have a family?
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Rose
Да, у меня большая семья: мама, папа, брат, сестра, бабушка и дедушка.
Da, u menja bolʹšaja semʹja: mama, papa, brat, sestra, babuška i deduška.
Yes, I have a big family: a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a grandma and a grandpa.
Tip: The pattern “У меня есть” means “I have” and not always used with the verb “есть”. This verb is used for expressing material stuff. If the thing is immaterial, like “meeting” or “mood” “есть” is omitted