Fun natural, yet adapted to a beginner ( A1, A2 levels ) stories and dialogues for learners of Russian from Golubeva Anya, a professional teacher of Russian!

Simple Stories in Russian

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Question:
1. 这个女孩子多大了？How old is this girl?
2. 她家有几口人？How many people are there in her family?
3. 她的爸爸妈妈做什么工作？What are her parernts’ job?


Transcription
Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? 
你好！你叫什么名字？
Wǒ jiào Wáng Jìnghé(r)*. 
我叫王静和（儿）。
Nǐ jǐ suì lā? 
你几岁啦？
Wǒ sì suì. 
我四岁。
Nǐ jiā dōu yǒu shéi? 
你家都有谁？
Yǒu bàba、māma、nǎinai、gūgu、hái yǒu wǒ. 
有爸爸、妈妈、奶奶、姑姑、还有我。
Nǐ māma zuò shénme gōngzuò? 
你妈妈做什么工作？
Wǒ māma shì lǎoshī. 
我妈妈是老师。
Nǐ bàba ne? 
你爸爸呢？
Bù zhīdào. 
不知道。
Hǎo de, xièxie. 
好的，谢谢。
Bú kèqi. 
不客气。

HSK 1 Conversations

Asking about Family Members

JIM: Who’s the tall woman next to Barbara?
CHARLES: That’s her friend Mary. Didn’t you meet her at 
Steve’s party?
JIM: No, I wasn’t at Steve’s party.
CHARLES: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now. Mary, this is
my friend Jim.
MARY: Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you.
JIM: You, too. Would you like a drink?
MARY: Sure, let’s go get one.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• “Who’s” is the contracted form of who is. It is pronounced the same way as “whose” (/
huwz/), but the meaning is different.
• Didn’t you meet her …? Notice that this is a negative question. Charles thought that Jim 
had met Mary before. He is now surprised that Jim does not know Mary, and so he uses a 
negative question to show his surprise.
• I wasn’t at Steve’s party. Notice that the emphasis here is on “at” although prepositions 
normally have weak stress. In this case, “at” means “there” (I wasn’t there).
• Mary, this is my friend Jim. This is a friendly way to introduce two people. It’s 
common to follow this with “Jim, this is Mary.” In this case, Mary says “Hi, Jim” first.
• Nice to meet you. This is a typical response after you’ve been introduced to someone.
• “Sure” is often used in informal conversation to mean “yes.”

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