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- <title xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng">Russian names</title><meta xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng" name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The RUSSIAN Fast Course"><link rel="up" href="ch03.html" title="Chapter 3. Lesson 3"><link rel="prev" href="ch03.html" title="Chapter 3. Lesson 3"><link rel="next" href="ch03s03.html" title="When to use Вы and Ты"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Russian names</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 3. Lesson 3</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch03s03.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="d5e6186"></a>Russian names</h2></div></div></div><p>Russian names consist of three parts: <span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">и́мя</em></span></strong></span> first name, <span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">о́тчество</em></span></strong></span> patronymic and <span class="bold"><strong><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фами́лия</em></span></strong></span> last name.</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e6195"></a>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 lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас
- зову́т?</em></span></td>
- <td>What is your name?</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em 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 lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Меня́
- зовут́...</em></span></td>
- <td>My name is...</td>
- </tr><tr valign="top">
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Моё
- и́мя...</em></span></td>
- <td>My (first) name is...</td>
- </tr></table></div></div></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e6223"></a><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em 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 lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндр</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндрович</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алекса́ндровна</em></span></td>
- </tr><tr align="center">
- <td><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́й</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Никола́евич</em></span></td>
- <td align="center"><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em 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 lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ива́н Алекса́ндрович</em></span>!
- <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em 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 lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>господи́н</strong></span></em></span><span class="bold"><strong> </strong></span>Mr. or<span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em 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></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="d5e6262"></a><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em 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 lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зову́т?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петро́в, Ю́рий Никола́евич.</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Как вас зову́т?</em></span></p><p><span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Петро́ва, Валенти́на Фёдоровна.</em></span></p></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch03.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch03s03.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 3. Lesson 3 </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> When to use <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы</em></span> and <span lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ты</em></span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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