20 Russian words for asking questions
20 Russian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Function words, Politeness and small talk, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.
Questions 20 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| кто | who |
| что | whatBefore a verb |
| что | whatOn its own or after a preposition |
| когда | when |
| где | where |
| как | how |
| почему | why |
| сколько | how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price |
| какой | whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun |
| который | which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own |
| ли | doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent |
| что | whatQuestion word, object |
| что | whatQuestion word, subject |
| да | yes |
| нет | no |
| может быть | perhaps |
| конечно | of course |
| я не знаю | I do not know |
| договорились | okay |
| потому что | becauseEveryday use |
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