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Talking about one's family
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To introduce your family members use the following structure:
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1. Это
мой брат. |
This is my brother. |
2. Это
моя сестра. |
This is my sister. |
3. Это
мои родители. |
These are my parents. |
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Notes
- The pronoun мой (my) is used for a male person, моя
(my) for a female, мои (my) for two and more people.
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Here is the list of Russian words for family members. Click the words to listen,
repeat imitating their pronunciation.
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| Family
members (male) |
папа
(отец) |
dad (father) |
брат |
brother |
сын |
son |
дедушка |
grandfather |
внук |
grandson |
дядя |
uncle |
племянник |
nephew |
двоюродный
брат (кузен) |
cousin |
муж |
husband |
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| Family
members (female) |
мама
(мать) |
mom (mother) |
сестра |
sister |
дочка
(дочь) |
daughter |
бабушка |
grandmother |
внучка |
granddaughter |
тётя |
aunt |
племянница |
niece |
двоюродная
сестра (кузина) |
cousin |
жена |
wife |
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words for family |
семья |
family |
родители |
parents |
дети |
children, kids |
родственники |
relatives |
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Notes
- The combination of letters дст is pronounced as [ц]:
родственники [роцтв'
 н'к'].
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Reading and Writing: Who is on the picture? - Кто на
фотографии?
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1. Read the following text aloud. Translate it.
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Мои родственники
Это мои родственники: мой
брат Егор, его (his) жена Алла, мой
племянник Олег и
моя племянница Ира.
Егор - инженер, а Алла - певица.
Олег школьник и Ира школьница.
Сейчас они в России, в Москве.
*сейчас - now
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2. Find a picture of your family. Explain in Russian who is
on the picture. Tell these people names, what do they do, what is
their profession/occupation, where are they now (what country, city). Use your English-Russian dictionary for
more vocabulary on professions if necessary.
3. Write down your story on paper or type it on your
computer, then read it aloud at least three times.
4. Keep your story for future reference.
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Speaking: Who is on the picture? - Кто на фотографии?
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Memorize the story you have written and retell it without looking at
the paper or computer.
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