How to Introduce Yourself in Russian

Practice five essential Russian phrases for introducing yourself, asking someone’s name, and sharing where you are from.

Listen and Practice

Hi! My name is Chris.

Приве́т! Меня́ зову́т Крис.

Pree-VYET! Mee-NYA za-VOOT Chris.

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What’s your name?

Как тебя́ зову́т?

Kak tee-BYA za-VOOT?

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Nice to meet you.

О́чень прия́тно.

OH-chen pree-YAHT-na.

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Where are you from?

Отку́да ты?

At-KOO-da ty?

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I’m from the United States.

Я из США.

Ya iz es-she-AH.

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Quick Dialogue

Chris

Приве́т! Меня́ зову́т Крис. Как тебя́ зову́т?

Pree-VYET! Mee-NYA za-VOOT Chris. Kak tee-BYA za-VOOT?

Hi! My name is Chris. What’s your name?

Anna

Меня́ зову́т А́нна. О́чень прия́тно!

Mee-NYA za-VOOT AHN-na. OH-chen pree-YAHT-na!

My name is Anna. Nice to meet you!

Chris

Мне то́же. Отку́да ты?

Mnyeh TOH-zheh. At-KOO-da ty?

Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?

Anna

Я из Росси́и. А ты?

Ya iz ra-SEE-ee. A ty?

I’m from Russia. And you?

Chris

Я из США.

Ya iz es-she-AH.

I’m from the United States.

Listen to the Full Dialogue

Listen once without reading. Then play it again while following the conversation.

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Your Turn

Replace Chris with your own name and say the introduction aloud:

Приве́т! Меня́ зову́т ________.

Pree-VYET! Mee-NYA za-VOOT ________.

Hi! My name is ________.

Now answer this question:

Отку́да ты?

At-KOO-da ty?

Where are you from?

Quick Recall Challenge

Without looking above, can you remember how to say:

My name is…
What’s your name?
Nice to meet you.
Where are you from?

Don’t worry about saying everything perfectly. The goal is to recall the phrases and speak them aloud.

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