How to Say "Grandmother" & "Grandfather" in Russian
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How to say grandmother and grandfather in Russian. We'll start with
grandmother, bah-boo-shka. The accent is on the first syllable. Bah-boo-
shka. One more time, bah-boo-shka. At normal pace, bah-boo-shka. Give it a
shot. Great. Now, if you want to say grandfather, it would be dzye-doo-
shka. Again, the accent is on the first syllable. Dzye-doo-shka. One more
time, dzye-doo-shka. At normal conversational pace, dzye-doo-shka. Give it
a shot. Great.
A much more affectionate way of saying grandmother would be something like
granny, would be bah-boo-lya. The accent is on the second syllable in this
case and it sounds like this once again, bah-boo-lya. One more time slowly,
bah-boo-lya. At normal pace, bah-boo-lya. Give it a shot. Great. To say
grandfather, or gramps, in an affectionate way would be dzye-doo-lya. The
accent's on the second syllable. Dzye-doo-lya. One more time, dzye-doo-lya.
At normal conversational pace, dzye-doo-lya. Give it a shot. Great.
A shorthand version of saying grandmother would be bah-ba, hitting the
accent on the first syllable. One more time, bah-ba. At normal
conversational pace, bah-ba. Give it a shot. Great. Finally, a shorthand
version of saying grandfather would be dzed. One more time, dzed. Give it a
try. Fantastic. That's how you say grandmother and grandfather in Russian.
