056: Personal pronouns in the Prepositional
Last two lessons we have didicated to the Russian nouns in the Prepositional case. Today let’s take a look at Russian personal pronouns in the Prepositional case and practice their use. Study the lesson »
Russian personal pronouns
049: Personal pronouns in the Instrumental
In the course of the last two lessons we have learned how to form the Instrumental case with Russian nouns. Today we will have a look at the personal pronouns in the Instrumental case. Study the lesson »
039: Personal pronouns in the Dative
In today’s lesson we are learning the Russian personal pronouns in the Dative case. Study the lesson »
033: Personal pronouns in the Accusative
Today we will learn the Accusative case of personal pronouns:
| Nominative | Accusative |
|---|---|
| я | меня́ |
| ты | тебя́ |
| он | его́ / него́ |
| она́ | её / неё |
| оно́ | его́ / него́ |
| мы | нас |
| вы | вас |
| они́ | их / них |
Pay attention: for the pronouns that have two versions, use the version with Н after prepositions.
Examples and practice
Вы меня́ понима́ете?
Do you understand me?
Я тебя́ не ви́жу.
I don’t see you.
Ты его́ ви́дишь?
Do you see him?
В него́ стреля́ли.
He was shot. (Lit.: They shot at him.)
Вот кни́га, прочита́й её.
Here is a book, read it.
Мы их не зна́ем.
We don’t know them.
021: Personal pronouns in the Genitive
Last two lessons we dedicated to forming the Genitive case Russian nouns.
Today is the turn of personal pronouns. Study the lesson »
006: Russian personal pronouns
In this lesson, we will learn Russian personal pronouns.
Listen to the audio and repeat after it:
| Pronoun | Pronunciation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| я | [ya] | I |
| ты | [ty] | you (informal and singular) |
| он | [on] | he |
| она́ | [a-ná] | she |
| оно́ | [a-nó] | it |
| мы | [my] | we |
| вы | [vy] | you (formal or plural) |
| они́ | [a-née] | they |
Keep in mind, that I in Russian is written with the lowercase.
Formal and informal ways of addressing people
There are two ways of addressing people in Russian depending on who you talk to.
If you are talking to your friend, relative, someone younger than you, or somebody you are close with, you can use the informal tone and call him or her ты when addressing directly.
But if you talk to your boss, teacher, a stranger, or somebody older than you, you should use the formal tone and call the person вы (plural form of ты).
These are the basic and the most important rules of politeness in Russia: using ты wrongly can push people away from you and give a bad impression about you.
Sometimes you might see that the polite Вы is written with the uppercase, while the informal plural вы is written with the lowercase. It is a common practice but not a rule. When you address people politely in a written form, you can write вы with the lowercase, it will not be a mistake.
That’s it for today. We hope you enjoy learning Russian with us. Listen to the audio track and practice the pronunciation of Russian personal pronouns.
