Questions in Russian

Welcome to the Rocket Russian lesson on Questions. As a student of a foreign language, you're sure to be asking a lot of вопросы (vaprosy). Luckily these are the kind of words you use often so they'll be easier to remember.

As you learn and as you travel, you'll encounter things that you aren't quite sure about and will need to feel comfortable asking questions to get answers! You'll probably also get asked a lot of questions by those around you. After this lesson you'll be able to recognize these question words and ask them in return!

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Pronouncing questions in Russian

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Rocket Record lets you perfect your Russian pronunciation. Just listen to the native speaker audio and then use the microphone icon to record yourself. Once you’re done, you’ll get a score out of 100 on your pronunciation and can listen to your own audio playback. (Use a headset mic for best results.) Problems? Click here!

вопросы

vaprosy

questions

Кто?

Kto?

Who?

Что?

Shto?

What?

Когда?

Kagda?

When?

Где?

Gde?

Where?

Почему?

Pachimoo?

Why?

Как?

Kak?

How?

Сколько?

Skol’ka?

How much?

Откуда?

Atkooda?

From where?

Куда?

kuda?

Where to?

Вопрос

Vapros

Question

Ответ

Atvet

Answer

Как по-русски…?

Kak pa roosski...?

How do you say in Russian ...?

Как вас зовут?

Kak vaz zavoot?

What is your name?

Как дела?

Kak dila?

How are you?

Откуда вы?

Atkooda vy?

Where are you from?

Чем вы занимаетесь?

Chem vy zanimaites’?

What do you do?

How did you do? What did you learn? When will you be practicing? See? Questions are so important! As you go about your day, ask yourself (and others) some questions in Russian to keep these words fresh in your mind. Practice makes perfect!

Find out about asking Russian questions in this series of lessons. Make sure you listen to the audio and practice your Russian pronunciation. And do the Russian tests at the end of each lesson to reinforce your knowledge of Russian questions!

Пока (Paka)

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