How to Say "Mother" & "Father" in Russian
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How to say "Mother" and "Father" in Russian.
Matz i a-TSETS
Matz i a-TSETS
The word a-TSETS, father, hits the accent on the second syllable.
One more time, slowly.
Matz i a-TSETS
Now, at conversational pace.
Matz i a-TSETS
Now, you try.
Fantastic! Another way of saying "Mother" and "Father" which basically translates to mamma and papa is
MA-ma i PA-pa
I think that's pretty easy. Just in case, the accent is on the first syllable of each of those two words.
MA-ma i PA-pa
One more time in normal pace.
MA-ma i PA-pa
I'm pretty confident that you got that one.We'll move on to the next one.
ma-MA-sha i pa-PA-sha
Those are, sort of, affectionate versions of saying "Mama" and "Papa". In each of those two words, the accent is on the second syllable, just to confuse you.
ma-MA-sha i pa-PA-sha
I'll say it slowly again.
ma-MA-sha i pa-PA-sha
Now, say it at a normal pace.
ma-MA-sha i pa-PA-sha
Give it a try.
Great. Now, if you wanted to say "Parents", you would say
roh-DZI-tsye-li
In that word, the accent is on the second syllable.
roh-DZI-tsye-li
One more time, as well.
roh-DZI-tsye-li
And at normal pace.
roh-DZI-tsye-li
Give it a try.
Fantastic! Those are some of the ways to say "Mother" and "Father" in Russian.