How to Say "Where Are You From" in Russian
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How to say, "Where are you from" in Russian.
An acceptable and polite way of saying it would be
ot-KHU-da vih?
The accent on the first word is on the second syllable.
ot-KHU-da vih?
One more time.
ot-KHU-da vih?
And, at normal pace.
ot-KHU-da vih?
Now, you try.
Fantastic, but if you wanted to ask someone, "Where were you born" you would say
gdye vih ro-dzi-LIS?
The accent on that last word is on the last syllable. Let me say it slow.
gdye vih ro-dzi-LIS?
One more time.
gdye vih ro-dzi-LIS?
And, at normal pace.
gdye vih ro-dzi-LIS?
Give it a try.
Very nice. Now if you want to ask someone, "Where do you live", you would say
gdye vih zhi-VYO-tsi?
The accent on the last word, zhi-VYO-tsi, is on the second syllable.
Saying it slowly sounds like this.
gdye vih ro-dzi-LIS?
One more time.
gdye vih ro-dzi-LIS?
And now, at normal pace.
gdye vih ro-dzi-LIS?
Now, you try.
Fantastic!
Finally, if you wanted to ask someone, "Where did you come from" in terms of travel, you would say,
ot-KHU-da vhi PREE-bhi-lee?
We already worked on that first word ot-KHU-da. The second word is vhi, and the last word is PREE-bhi-lee.
The accent on that is on the first syllable. Putting it all together, saying it slowly, it sounds like this.
ot-KHU-da vhi PREE-bhi-lee?
One more time slow.
ot-KHU-da vhi PREE-bhi-lee?
All together, at normal pace.
ot-KHU-da vhi PREE-bhi-lee?
Now you try.
That's really good. Those are just some of the ways, in which to say, "Where are you from" in Russian.