A01 min · 62 words
Привет или здравствуйте?
Privet or Zdravstvuyte?
One morning, two hellos: Tom greets his neighbor with «вы» and his friend with «ты» — and learns which goodbye goes with which.
You will practice: The ты/вы politeness switch, greeting formulas (здравствуйте, привет, доброе утро), and the matching goodbyes (до свидания, пока).
Words to know
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- соседneighbor (m)
- соседкаneighbor (f)
- другfriend
- говоритьto say, to speak
- утромin the morning
- днёмin the afternoon
- вечеромin the evening
- отличноgreat, excellent
- домойhome(ward)
- до свиданияgoodbye (polite)
- покаbye (casual)
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. How does Tom greet his neighbor Anna Petrovna?
2. Why does Tom say «ты» to Ivan?
3. Which goodbye does Tom say to Anna Petrovna?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Russian reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.