The GovoriNow Journal
Learning Russian in public. Building the app I wish I'd had from day one.
Practical Russian lessons, GovoriNow updates, honest progress, and everything I learn along the way.
The GovoriNow Journal
Learning Russian in public. Building the app I wish I’d had from day one.
Practical Russian lessons, GovoriNow updates, honest progress, and everything I learn along the way.
🇷🇺 Quick Russian Practice: How to Introduce Yourself in Russian
Aug 13, 2026
Meeting someone new? Practice these simple phrases for introducing yourself and starting a friendly conversation in Russian.
Listen and Practice
Hi! My name is Chris.
Приве́т! Меня́ зову́т Крис.
Pree-VYET! Mee-NYA za-VOOT Chris.
What’s your name?
Как тебя́ зову́т?
Kak tee-BYA za-VOOT?
Nice to meet you.
О́чень прия́тно.
OH-chen pree-YAHT-na.
Where are you from?
Отку́да ты?
At-KOO-da ty?
I’m from the United States.
Я из США.
Ya iz es-she-AH.
Quick Dialogue
Крис: 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?
А́нна: Меня́ зову́т А́нна. О́чень прия́тно!
Mee-NYA za-VOOT AHN-na. OH-chen pree-YAHT-na!
My name is Anna. Nice to meet you!
Крис: Мне то́же. Отку́да ты?
Mnyeh TOH-zheh. At-KOO-da ty?
Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?
А́нна: Я из Росси́и. А ты?
Ya iz ra-SEE-ee. A ty?
I’m from Russia. And you?
Крис: Я из США.
Ya iz es-she-AH.
I’m from the United States.
Your Turn
Replace Крис 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.
Ready for more speaking practice? Open GovoriNow and continue building your conversational Russian.
🇷🇺 Quick Russian Practice: How to Introduce Yourself in Russian
Aug 13, 2026
Meeting someone new? Practice these simple phrases for introducing yourself and starting a friendly conversation in Russian.
Listen and Practice
Hi! My name is Chris.
Приве́т! Меня́ зову́т Крис.
Pree-VYET! Mee-NYA za-VOOT Chris.
What’s your name?
Как тебя́ зову́т?
Kak tee-BYA za-VOOT?
Nice to meet you.
О́чень прия́тно.
OH-chen pree-YAHT-na.
Where are you from?
Отку́да ты?
At-KOO-da ty?
I’m from the United States.
Я из США.
Ya iz es-she-AH.
Quick Dialogue
Крис: 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?
А́нна: Меня́ зову́т А́нна. О́чень прия́тно!
Mee-NYA za-VOOT AHN-na. OH-chen pree-YAHT-na!
My name is Anna. Nice to meet you!
Крис: Мне то́же. Отку́да ты?
Mnyeh TOH-zheh. At-KOO-da ty?
Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?
А́нна: Я из Росси́и. А ты?
Ya iz ra-SEE-ee. A ty?
I’m from Russia. And you?
Крис: Я из США.
Ya iz es-she-AH.
I’m from the United States.
Your Turn
Replace Крис 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.
Ready for more speaking practice? Open GovoriNow and continue building your conversational Russian.