برچسب: WellBeing
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How to Ask About Well-Being – Vocabulary and Review
Let’s review the new words. Неплохо (Neplokho). “Not bad / Pretty good.” Неплохо. Неплохо. Прекрасно (Prekrasno). “Fine.” Прекрасно. Прекрасно. Отлично (Otlichno). “Perfect.” Отлично. Отлично. Хорошо (Khorosho) – “Well” or “Good.” Хорошо. Хорошо. Let’s review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? Do you remember how to say “how”? как (kak) как (kak). And do you remember how Lee asks, “How are you?” Как дела? (Kak dela?) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Do you remember the formal way to say “How are you”? Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Do you remember how Estis says, “I’m well.” Хорошо. (Khorosho.) Хорошо. (Khorosho.) Do you remember how to say, “And you?” (informal) А у тебя? (A u tebya?) А у тебя? (A u tebya?) And how to say “pretty good?” Неплохо (Neplokho). Неплохо (Neplokho). -
How to Ask About Well-Being – Practice
Let’s practice. Imagine you’re Edward Mark’s colleague. Ask how Mark is doing using informal Russian. Ready? Как дела? (Kak dela?) Неплохо. (Neplokho.) Listen again and repeat. Как дела? (Kak dela?) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Let’s try another. Imagine you’re Karen’s teacher, Karolina Kalashnikova and you’re starting class. Ask about Karen’s well being using formal Russian. Ready? Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Хорошо. А вы? (Khorosho. A vy?) Listen again and repeat. Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Let’s try one more. Imagine you’re Sasha Lee and you meet your friend at school. Respond by saying, “Well. And you?” Ready? Как дела? (Kak dela?) Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) Listen again and repeat. Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) This is the end of this lesson. Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. What’s next? Show us what you can do. When you’re ready, take your assessment. You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. Our teachers will assess it, and give you your results. Now you know In this lesson, you will learn how to ask about someone’s well being. That’s all there is to it. Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! -
How to Ask About Well-Being – Examples and Variations
Let’s look at some examples. Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. Как дела? (Kak dela?) Хорошо. (Khorosho.) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Хорошо. (Khorosho.) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Неплохо. (Neplokho.) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Неплохо. (Neplokho.) Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Прекрасно. (Prekrasno) Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Прекрасно. (Prekrasno.) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Отлично. (Otlichno.) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Отлично. (Otlichno.) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) Did you notice how I added the phrase “А у тебя?” (A u tebya?)? Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) “(I’m) well, and you?” First is хорошо (khorosho), “well.” Хорошо. Next is “А у тебя?” (A u tebya?) “And you?” А у тебя? First is А. (A), “And.” А. А. Next is у тебя, “with you.” у тебя. у тебя. Together, it’s А у тебя? (A u tebya?) literally something like “And about you,” but translates as “And you?” А у тебя? You can use this phrase to reciprocate the question when someone asks you about your well being. For example, if someone says, Как дела? (Kak dela?) You can respond with, Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) “I’m well. And you?” First, respond to the question. Then inquire about the other person’s well being with А у тебя? (A u tebya?) “And you?” Note, as тебя (tebya), “you,” is informal, this expression is appropriate for informal situations. Remember this pattern, Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) you’ll see it again later. For formal situations you can use А у вас? (A u vas?). As a rule of thumb remember, when you’re asked Как дела? (Kak dela?) reply with your well being and А у тебя? (A u tebya?). When you’re asked Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) respond with your well-being and “А вы?” (A vy?) For example, Хорошо. А вы? “I’m fine. And you?”