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: Meeting Someone 👋
Aug 12, 2026
Meeting someone new? Here's a simple Russian conversation you can practice out loud.
Meeting for the First Time
👤 Person 1:
Привет! Как тебя зовут?
pree-VYET! Kak tee-BYÁ za-VÚT?
Hi! What's your name?
👤 Person 2:
Привет! Меня зовут Анна. А тебя?
pree-VYET! Mee-NYÁ za-VÚT Án-na. A tee-BYÁ?
Hi! My name is Anna. And you?
👤 Person 1:
Меня зовут Майкл. Очень приятно!
mee-NYÁ za-VÚT MÁY-kl. Ó-chen pree-YÁT-na!
My name is Michael. Nice to meet you!
👤 Person 2:
Мне тоже! Откуда ты?
mnye TÓ-zhe! at-KÚ-da ty?
You too! Where are you from?
👤 Person 1:
Я из Америки. А ты?
ya iz a-MYE-ree-kee. A ty?
I'm from America. And you?
👤 Person 2:
Я из России.
ya iz ra-SEE-ee.
I'm from Russia.
👤 Person 1:
Ты говоришь по-английски?
ty ga-va-REESH pa-an-GLEES-kee?
Do you speak English?
👤 Person 2:
Да, немного. А ты говоришь по-русски?
da, nee-MNÓ-ga. A ty ga-va-REESH pa-RÚS-kee?
Yes, a little. Do you speak Russian?
👤 Person 1:
Немного! Я учу русский.
nee-MNÓ-ga! Ya oo-CHÚ RÚS-kee.
A little! I'm learning Russian.
Now Try It Without the English
Read the conversation again without looking at the English translation.
Then challenge yourself: Can you say your own answers instead?
Change the name. Change the country. Say how much Russian you speak.
The goal isn't to memorize the entire conversation.
It's to get comfortable hearing a question, understanding it, and responding without translating everything in your head first.
👋 And just like that, you've had a conversation with someone new in Russian.
🇷🇺 Quick Russian Practice: Meeting Someone 👋
Aug 12, 2026
Meeting someone new? Here's a simple Russian conversation you can practice out loud.
Meeting for the First Time
👤 Person 1:
Привет! Как тебя зовут?
pree-VYET! Kak tee-BYÁ za-VÚT?
Hi! What's your name?
👤 Person 2:
Привет! Меня зовут Анна. А тебя?
pree-VYET! Mee-NYÁ za-VÚT Án-na. A tee-BYÁ?
Hi! My name is Anna. And you?
👤 Person 1:
Меня зовут Майкл. Очень приятно!
mee-NYÁ za-VÚT MÁY-kl. Ó-chen pree-YÁT-na!
My name is Michael. Nice to meet you!
👤 Person 2:
Мне тоже! Откуда ты?
mnye TÓ-zhe! at-KÚ-da ty?
You too! Where are you from?
👤 Person 1:
Я из Америки. А ты?
ya iz a-MYE-ree-kee. A ty?
I'm from America. And you?
👤 Person 2:
Я из России.
ya iz ra-SEE-ee.
I'm from Russia.
👤 Person 1:
Ты говоришь по-английски?
ty ga-va-REESH pa-an-GLEES-kee?
Do you speak English?
👤 Person 2:
Да, немного. А ты говоришь по-русски?
da, nee-MNÓ-ga. A ty ga-va-REESH pa-RÚS-kee?
Yes, a little. Do you speak Russian?
👤 Person 1:
Немного! Я учу русский.
nee-MNÓ-ga! Ya oo-CHÚ RÚS-kee.
A little! I'm learning Russian.
Now Try It Without the English
Read the conversation again without looking at the English translation.
Then challenge yourself: Can you say your own answers instead?
Change the name. Change the country. Say how much Russian you speak.
The goal isn't to memorize the entire conversation.
It's to get comfortable hearing a question, understanding it, and responding without translating everything in your head first.
👋 And just like that, you've had a conversation with someone new in Russian.