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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:pls="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon" xmlns:ssml="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><head><title>Russian names</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-epub.css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="prev" href="ch03.xhtml" title="Chapter 3. Lesson 3"/><link rel="next" href="ch03s03.xhtml" title="When to use Вы and Ты"/></head><body><header/><section class="section" title="Russian names" epub:type="subchapter" id="d0e9567"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">Russian names</h2></div></div></div><p>Russian names consist of three parts: <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">имя</em></span></strong></span> first name, <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">отчество</em></span></strong></span> patronymic and <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фамилия</em></span></strong></span> last name.</p><section class="section" title="First name" epub:type="division" id="d0e9584"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">First name</h3></div></div></div><p>If you'd like to find out what a person's first name is, ask:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  2. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас
  3. зовут?</em></span></td>
  4. <td>What is your name?</td>
  5. </tr><tr valign="top">
  6. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как ваше
  7. имя?</em></span></td>
  8. <td>What is your name?</td>
  9. </tr></table></div></div><p>You can then tell yours by saying:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  10. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Меня
  11. зовут...</em></span></td>
  12. <td>My name is...</td>
  13. </tr><tr valign="top">
  14. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Моё имя...</em></span></td>
  15. <td>My (first) name is...</td>
  16. </tr></table></div></div></section><section class="section" title="Отчество - patronymic" epub:type="division" id="d0e9635"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Отчество</em></span> - patronymic</h3></div></div></div><p>The patronymic is a Russian's second name. It is formed from the father's first name. In
  17. English, there are last names which are similar to the Russian patronymic: Johnson,
  18. Peterson. The ending for the patronymic will depend on whether it belongs to a son or a
  19. daughter. This table gives examples of common patronymics and shows how they are
  20. formed:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  21. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Father's
  22. name</strong></span></td>
  23. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Son's
  24. patronymic</strong></span></td>
  25. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Daughter's
  26. patronymic</strong></span></td>
  27. </tr><tr valign="top">
  28. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Александр</em></span></td>
  29. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Александрович</em></span></td>
  30. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Александровна</em></span></td>
  31. </tr><tr align="center">
  32. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Николай</em></span></td>
  33. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Николаевич</em></span></td>
  34. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Николаевна</em></span></td>
  35. </tr></table></div><p>Adults address each other using a full first name and the patronymic: <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Иван Александрович</em></span>!
  36. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Татьяна Николаевна</em></span>! </strong></span>Non-Russians
  37. will also use this form of address when speaking to Russians. But when Russians address
  38. foreigners in formal or diplomatic circles, they use <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>господин</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong> </strong></span>Mr.
  39. or<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">
  40. <span class="bold"><strong>госпожа</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong> </strong></span>Mrs./Ms. and the individual's last name.</p></section><section class="section" title="Фамилия - last name" epub:type="division" id="d0e9711"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Фамилия</em></span> - last name</h3></div></div></div><p>Russians rarely use last names when addressing each other. When identifying themselves,
  41. it is common for Russians to state their last name first, followed by first name and
  42. patronymic:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зовут?</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петров, Юрий Николаевич.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зовут?</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петрова, Валентина Фёдоровна.</em></span></p></div></section></section><footer/></body></html>