Уро́к 1
1.2 Грамматика – Кто? (Who?) Что? (What?)
Грамма́тика
Watch the following video to learn how to ask and answer simple sentences in Russian (before you even get the whole alphabet)!
Кто э́то? ‘Who is this?’
Что э́то? ‘What is this?’
Now, read and try to understand the simple conversations below. Try to read aloud and translate them all as you go. Notice anything?
| -Что э́то?
-Э́то ла́мпа. |
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-Кто э́то?
-Э́то ма́ма. |
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| -Что э́то?
-Э́то гита́ра. |
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-Кто э́то?
-Э́то па́па. |
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| -Что э́то?
-Э́то ра́дио. |
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-Кто э́то?
-Э́то кот. |
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| -Что э́то?
-Э́то телефо́н. |
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-Кто э́то?
-Э́то соба́ка. |
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So, what about the animals here? What’s going on? Why do we use Кто? to ask about them?
The notion of ANIMACY is extremely important in Russian and we will continue to see it as we learn more.
Media Attributions
- Lamp © Peggy_Marco
- Mother and son © justamonster
- Guitar © Bru-nO
- Father and baby son © 1899441
- Radio © Firkin
- Cat on brown table © Amber Kipp
- cellphone © Hurk
- Dog Pet Labrador © petfoto
