Girls and women

Want to learn to talk to a Russian girl? For starters, let's go through the different ways to address a woman that exist in Russian. Listen to this episode and don't say we haven't warned you about some crucial mistakes you might make and sadden a girl of your interest! This podcast is prepared by Ruspod, a podcast hub specializing in teaching Russian through audio podcasts, text lessons, and exercises. Visit Ruspod for more free and premium podcasts.

Podcast

The full podcast is 6 minutes 40 seconds long. Enjoy!

Vocabulary (with extras)

Audio	Russian word	English translation	Pronunciation
Flash required.	девочка	a girl (a child)	D'EH-vohch-kah
Flash required.	девушка	a girl (a young woman); a girlfriend (colloquial)	D'EH-voosh-kah
Flash required.	женщина	a woman	ZHEHN-schee-nah
Flash required.	бабушка	an old lady; a grandmother	BAH-boosh-kah
Flash required.	жена	a wife	zhih-NAh
Flash required.	женский	female (adjective)	ZHEN-skeey

Some of the words above can be used to generally address a female in Russian. For example, Девушка! is a common way to call for a waitress of any age at a restaurant or a salesgirl at a store. The word девушка is also used to refer to a girlfriend, as in моя девушка (my girlfriend) or моя русская девушка (my Russian girlfriend).

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