Russian for English speakers House · Lesson 3
How old are you?
Russian ages — Сколько тебе лет? (How old are you?) — with dative + лет.
Conversation
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Lindo
Сколько лет твоей сестре?
Skolʹko let tvoej sestre?
How old is your sister?
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Rose
Ей двадцать четыре года.
Ej dvadcatʹ četyre goda.
She is 24
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Lindo
А сколько лет твоему брату?
A skolʹko let tvoemu bratu?
And how old is your brother?
Tip: when you give the same question back to your opponent, use the particle “A” - “а твои родители?”
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Rose
Ему двадцать один год.
Emu dvadcatʹ odin god.
He is 21
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Lindo
А сколько тебе лет?
A skolʹko tebe let?
And how old are you?
Tip: when you speak of age, with number 1 is used the word “год”, with numbers 2, 3, 4 “годА” and with numbers 5-20 “лет”
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Rose
Мне семь лет.
Mne semʹ let.
I am 7