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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="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">
  2. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас
  3. зову́т?</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 ва́ше
  7. и́мя?</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">Меня́
  11. зовут́...</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
  15. и́мя...</em></span></td>
  16. <td>My (first) name is...</td>
  17. </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
  18. English, there are last names which are similar to the Russian patronymic: Johnson,
  19. Peterson. The ending for the patronymic will depend on whether it belongs to a son or a
  20. daughter. This table gives examples of common patronymics and shows how they are
  21. formed:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  22. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Father's
  23. name</strong></span></td>
  24. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Son's
  25. patronymic</strong></span></td>
  26. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong>Daughter's
  27. patronymic</strong></span></td>
  28. </tr><tr valign="top">
  29. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндр</em></span></td>
  30. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндрович</em></span></td>
  31. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндровна</em></span></td>
  32. </tr><tr align="center">
  33. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́й</em></span></td>
  34. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́евич</em></span></td>
  35. <td align="center"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́евна</em></span></td>
  36. </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>!
  37. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Татья́на Никола́евна</em></span>!
  38. </strong></span>Non-Russians will also use this form of address when speaking to Russians. But
  39. 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">
  40. <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,
  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 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>