Nationalities in Russian
Nice to know sentences when speaking Russian
When travelling the world and Russia it’s nice to know how to introduce yourself and where you’re from and engage in a true conversation by showing interest in other peoples’ geographical backgrounds as well. Down below can be read some basic sentences on how to engage in such conversations:
- Какая твоя национальность? - what is your nationality?
- Русская, русские, русский - Russian
- Шведский, шведская, шведские - Danish
- Норвежский, норвежская, норвежские - Norwegian
- Какой ваш родной город - What is your hometown?
- Мой родной город... - My hometown is...
- Сейчас я живу в... - Now I live in...
- Где вы жили раньше? - Where did you live before that?
- Ранже я жил в... - Before that I lived in...
- Из какой ты страны? - What country are you from?
Usefull words
Down below can be seen some nice to know words, to describe your home city or country.
- Большой - big
- маленький - small
- старый - old
- красивый - beautiful
- новый - new
- современный - modern
- город - city
- Страна - Country
Examples
Down below can be seen some example of sentences with the words from this article being used:
Example 1: Москва – это большой город. – “Moscow is a big city.”
Example 2: Россия – большая страна с богатой историей и красивой природой. – “Russia is a large country with a rich history and beautiful nature.”
Example 3: У меня есть маленький котенок. – “I have a small kitten.”
Example 4: Это мой новый рюкзак. – “This is my new backpack.”