Do you understand? in Russian: How to say?
Saying do you understand? in Russian depends on the number of people you are talking to and whether it is a formal or informal situation.
Here are the possible variations of do you understand? in Russian:
– понима́ешь?
[pa-nee-má-eesh’]
singular informal
– понима́ете?
[pa-ne-má-ee-tye]
plural informal or formal (singular and plural)
Понима́ешь/понима́ете is a command form of the verb понима́ть (to understand).
You can be more verbose and use some pronouns in your sentence, for example:
– Ты меня́ понима́ешь?
[ty mee-nyá pa-nee-má-eesh’]
Do you understand me? (informal singular)
– Вы меня́ понима́ете?
[vy mee-nyá pa-nee-má-ee-tye]
Do you understand me? (informal plural or formal)
– Ты всё понима́ешь?
[ty fsyo pa-nee-má-eesh’]
Do you understand everything? (informal singular)
– Вы всё понима́ете?
[vy fsyo pa-nee-má-ee-tye]
Do you understand everything? (informal plural or formal)
– Ты всё по́нял?
[ty fsyo pó-nyal]
Did you understand everything? (informal singular)
– Вы всё по́няли?
[vy fsyo pó-nya-lee]
Did you understand everything? (informal plural, for a formal situation it can sound a bit rude)
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