Transcript

Let’s look at the dialogue in detail. As you already know, dobryi vechir means ‘good evening’. Let’s repeat it together: dobryi vechir. Then first person says mene zvut Ivan, which means ‘my name is Ivan’. Let’s repeat it together: mene zvut Ivan. Then this person says a yak Vas zvut? which means ‘and what is your name?’ Let’s repeat it together: a yak Vas zvut

Second person replies: Dobryi vechir, mene zvut Natalia which means ‘good evening, my name is Natalia’.

Ivan asks Natalia’s name using ‘polite plural’: Yak Vas zvut?

The dialogue continues with two natural phrases: Duzhe pryiemno! – ‘Meni tezh!’ (Nice to meet you! – Me too!

Now listen to the dialogue again.