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"Where are you?"
Translation:Вы где?
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Thanks!
I think it would be great for them to add this somewhere in the lesson description or introduce it formally, rather than just throwing both words out there and translating them as "you". Unless they're there and I somehow missed them!
Agree, i have to keep looking op extra information about WHY something is like it is, since I dont find additional information in the app
They do have lessons for it. But unfortunately, it's only available on the computer browser
Привет! ты is informal, while вы is formal. Also, вы is the plural form of you. I hope that helps! Удачи! :)
Interestingly, in Italian the plural form voi was once used as formal "you" instead of tu (informal you).
So вы is equivalent to German "ihr", right? It's only used for adressing more than one person?
Sort of. вы is both "ihr" and "Sie". You know how "Sie" is formal and "sie" is she? In Russian, вы is has two meanings. Sorry for my late response!
Don't worry! Practicing is more important thatn replying ;) My native is German, that's why I tried to search for similarities^^ But now I totally get it, thanks for your answer!
вы has one meaning though,as polite /formal form is Вы ( capital B ). Sorry, bookworms are always picky))
If it is both "ihr" and "Sie" , it really works like "Voi" in Italian.
Fantastic, thank you so much
Drawing parallels to French: Ты = tu (fr) and вы = vous (fr) Spanish: Ты = tú (es) and вы = usted/ustedes/vosotros (es)
Thank you i appreciate you spreading the knowledge for this cuhz i only know english and learned little spanish
According to my teacher Ты means 'you' (in singular: I, you, ...) in an informal way Вы means 'you' in plural (I, you, he/she/it, we, you...), but it's also used for 'you' in singular in a respectful way
"Ты" is only one person; "Вы" are several persons. По-русски: ТЫ это ты (лишь один человек), ВЫ это ты и ещё кто-то с тобой. Например: я с сыном в магазине, звонит жена и спрашивает: 1) где Вы? (она знает, что я не один и ей интересно знать где не только я, но и наш сын). 2) Где ты? (Либо она думает, что я один и спрашивает где я нахожусь, либо ей просто интересно знать где нахожусь именно я)
so can the sentence be written in either order and mean the same? We seem to have been presented both versions:
Вы где?
Где вы?
In general, yes. However, the meaning between two versions may be a bit different. Try this link: "Вы где?" versus "Где вы?"
Becareful it's "où" (where), not "ou" (or). Both are pronounced the same, but they are two different words and the accent makes all the difference.
Also "t'es où" is not correct French, it's only tolerated in oral.
The real form is "Tu es où ?", "Où es-tu ?"
But you're right, you can use the same sentence in French to say "You are here." and "Where are you?", with only a change in the tone of the voice.
It accepts "Ты где?". But is there a formally correct or preferred order?
Which is more correct Где вы? or вы Где? It accepts both but I just wanted to know
If you want to know about place, where person locate, you should say 'Вы где?'. 'ГДЕ вы?' can be use if you ask about place (just like first phrase) and you use 'Где ВЫ?' if you aks about person. ГДЕ вы? = WHERE are you? Где ВЫ? = Where are YOU? Hope, i helped you
What do you mean? I believe ты is spelled with ы (English short i), not with и (Spanish/international i).
Would Вы or Где go first in this sentence? I've seen it both ways so far and nothing to explain it?
"Где вы находитесь?" what is the infinitive of this verb ? I never see it ....
You can look it up in Wiktionary—this particular format is from the Russian page.
Infinitives of non-reflexive Russian verbs typically end in -ть, sometimes in -ти or -чь (e.g., читать, идти, лечь).
Reflexive verbs behave exactly the same, only they attach -ся(сь) to the end, in every form.
Is ты где or где вы considered wrong? Because I've only come across вы где and где ты.
I think they are both accepted. The question with Где in front is the default word order. If you wish to sound more confused or worried you can also use "Вы где?" / "Ты где?" This order is generally not what we teach in this course but it is accepted for this sentence.
Can somebody tell the difference between 'вы где' and 'ты где'. And also explain the order of the words.
(Gde) is Where, it's a wh-word so it should go first. If you speak French or Spanish, (Bi) and (Ti) have the same difference as "Vous" or "Usted" and "tu"
(Gde) is Where, it's a wh-word so it should go first.
With pronouns:
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/11469360,
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/11502608,
the explanation https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/11968961
If it's not allowing you to write the answer in russian, it does allow the phonetic translation: "Gde ty"
So, I know in some languages certain words change based on who you are saying it to. Can anyone tell me how the Russians language does it?
So i'm in 7th grade in SD USA any suggestions on the easiest way to learn Russian
Ты is singular and informal, вы can be either plural or the formal version (used when you're talking to a stranger, a professor or a doctor as a form or respect).
I have a Russian keyboard but it's missing a key. I have to write тв| and it works, i just wish it was better
For example. I meet five minister in the town hall. How do I call them in respectful ways? . Вы ешь борщ [You (plural) eat borscht]
I want to know the pronounciation of вы, is it pronounced as "blu?" Duolingo leaves me a little confused on pronounciations sometimes
