Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)
How to say "you" in Russian
This Rusian word is one of the top 1000 words in Russian. The complete list of most common Russian words is available here.
Meaning:
you, thou
Pronunciation:
[tih]
Part of speech: pronoun ("ты" is singular familiar form. See lesson on personal pronouns)
Rank: #21 (see frequency list)
- Где ты?
- Where are you? (familiar)
- Я тебя́ люблю́.
- I love you. (familiar)
- Как тебя́ зову́т?
- What is your name? (familiar)
- Андре́й на́чал обраща́ться ко мне на "ты".
- Andrey started addressing me informally.
- Я хочу́ тебе́ помо́чь.
- I want to help you. (familiar)
- Я не бу́ду с тобо́й спо́рить.
- I will not argue with you. (familiar)
- Что с тобо́й?
- What's the matter with you? (familiar)
- Как у тебя́ дела́?
- How are things? (informal)
- Я с ней "на ты".
- Her and I are on familiar terms. (lit: I with her thou.)
- быть "на ты" с кем-либо = to be on familiar terms with smb.
- "тыкать" кому-либо = to address in a familiar manner when it is not proper
- быть "на ты" с чем-либо = to be an expert in smth.
- Как ты к людям, так и они к тебе.
- As the call, so the echo.
- Будешь ты у меня по ниточке ходить.
- You'll get bawled out.
- Ты мне -- я тебе.
- You roll my log and I'll roll yours.
- Ты ей вдоль, а она поперёк.
- Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.
| Case | Form |
| Nominative | ты |
| Genitive | тебя́ |
| Dative | тебе́ |
| Accusative | тебя́ |
| Instrumental | тобо́й (тобо́ю) |
| Prepositional | тебе́ |
Audio recordings: Copyright© 2006 Streit Goulnara, Streit Eric, Vion Nicolas. Copyright© 2007 S. Sakhno, N. Vion. Distributed under CC-BY.
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