How to Say "Miss" & "Mrs." in Russian
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How to say Miss and Mrs. in Russian. Miss would be девушка. The accent is on that first syllable. девушка. Once more slowly, DZYE-voo-shka. And at normal pace, девушка. Now you try. Awesome.
Now for Mrs., the word is госпожа. The accent is on that last syllable. госпожа. And once more, go-spo-JHA. And at normal pace, госпожа. Give it a try.
Now if you didn't want to say Mrs. you could say lady and that would be дама. The accent is on the first syllable. DAH-mah. One more time, дама. Now you try. Great.
Now in Russian you can use the word woman as a form of address and it's perfectly polite. You would say женщина. One more time slowly, hitting the accent on the first syllable. ZHEN-shee-nah. And again, женщина. And at normal pace, женщина. Now you try. Great.
That's how you say Miss and Mrs. in Russian.