< Dialog 1—Basic Presentation
< Dialog 1—Basic Presentation
In this dialog one of Jehovah’s Witnesses pays a visit and offers a a tract entitled How Do You View the Future? Since it is intended for a beginner the presentation is very simple. After introducing himself the witness reads the question from the cover of the tract, listens to the householder’s answer, states that the tract gives an answer from the Bible and hands the householder the tract. He then says goodbye and leaves. Dialogs two and four will build on this bare framework.
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Возвеща́тель Publisher |
Хозя́ин кварти́ры Householder |
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Здра́вствуйте! Be in good health! |
Здра́вствуйте! Be in good health! |
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Меня́ зову́т _________. Me they call _________. |
А меня́ зову́т _________. Me they call _________. |
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О́чень прия́тно. Very pleasant [to meet you]. |
О́чень прия́тно. Very pleasant [to meet you]. |
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Я хочу́ спроси́ть «Каки́м вы ви́дите бу́дущее?» I want to ask, “How do you view the future?” |
Мир ста́нет ху́же. The world will get worse. |
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Здесь есть отве́т из Би́блии. Э́то вам. Here is an answer from the Bible. This is for you. |
Спаси́бо. Thank you. |
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До свида́ния. Until we meet again. |
До свида́ния. Until we meet again. |
One of the first words you need to learn is “здравствуйте” since there really is no alternative way to greet strangers. It is also one of the most difficult words for English speakers to pronounce because it contains two awkward consonant clusters. Take comfort, almost any Russian word you encounter later will be easier to learn.