Russian for English speakers House · Lesson 4

Who do you look like?

Russian for resemblance — На кого ты похож? (Who do you look like?) — with the structure похож на.

Conversation

  1. Rose Rose

    У тебя светлые волосы?

    U tebja svetlye volosy?

    Do you have blonde hair?

  2. Lindo Lindo

    Нет, тёмные.

    Net, tëmnye.

    No, dark hair.

  3. Rose Rose

    На кого ты похож?

    Na kogo ty pohož?

    Who do you look like?

  4. Lindo Lindo

    Я похож на маму

    Ja pohož na mamu

    I look like my mother

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does похож mean?

'Similar / resembling'. Похож на + accusative: похож на маму = 'looks like mom'. Agree with gender: похож/похожа/похоже/похожи.

Russian for physical descriptions?

Глаза (eyes), волосы (hair), нос (nose), рот (mouth), брови (eyebrows), губы (lips).

Hair colors in Russian?

Тёмные (dark), светлые (light), рыжие (red), седые (grey/white), каштановые (chestnut).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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