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- <?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="d0e9600"><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">и́мя</em></span></strong></span> first name, <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о́тчество</em></span></strong></span> patronymic and <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фами́лия</em></span></strong></span> last name.</p><section class="section" title="First name" epub:type="division" id="d0e9617"><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">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас
- зову́т?</em></span></td>
- <td>What is your name?</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как ва́ше
- и́мя?</em></span></td>
- <td>What is your name?</td>
- </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">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Меня́
- зовут́...</em></span></td>
- <td>My name is...</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Моё
- и́мя...</em></span></td>
- <td>My (first) name is...</td>
- </tr></table></div></div></section><section class="section" title="О́тчество - patronymic" epub:type="division" id="d0e9668"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">О́тчество</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
- English, there are last names which are similar to the Russian patronymic: Johnson,
- Peterson. The ending for the patronymic will depend on whether it belongs to a son or a
- daughter. This table gives examples of common patronymics and shows how they are
- formed:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
- <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Father's
- name</strong></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Son's
- patronymic</strong></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Daughter's
- patronymic</strong></span></td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндр</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндрович</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндровна</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr align="center">
- <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́й</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́евич</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́евна</em></span></td>
- </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">Ива́н Алекса́ндрович</em></span>!
- <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Татья́на Никола́евна</em></span>!
- </strong></span>Non-Russians will also use this form of address when speaking to Russians. But
- when Russians address foreigners in formal or diplomatic circles, they use <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>господи́н</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong> </strong></span>Mr. or<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">
- <span class="bold"><strong>госпожа́</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong> </strong></span>Mrs./Ms. and the individual's last name.</p></section><section class="section" title="Фами́лия - last name" epub:type="division" id="d0e9744"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Фами́лия</em></span> - last name</h3></div></div></div><p>Russians rarely use last names when addressing each other. When identifying themselves,
- it is common for Russians to state their last name first, followed by first name and
- patronymic:</p><div class="informalexample"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зову́т?</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петро́в, Ю́рий Никола́евич.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зову́т?</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петро́ва, Валенти́на Фёдоровна.</em></span></p></div></section></section><footer/></body></html>
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