Week 65 of 76
Formal and informal Russian
Month 17 is about formal Russian. This week: when to say ты or вы, how to address people, and the polite formulas of offices and letters.
This week you will be able to
- I can choose ты or вы, address people correctly and agree to switch to ты.
- I can make very polite requests and use the formulas of offices and letters.
- ты или выregisters
- Прошу …formal emails
- Анкетаforms and documents
- Экзаменthe Month 17 test
This week in pictures
One key picture from each lesson. Open the lesson for the rest.
This week
- Lesson 129: Choose ты or выNot startedThursday
- Homework 129: ты or выNot startedSaturday
- Not started
- Not started
- Not started
Wednesday and Sunday are free.

Lesson 129, Thursday: ты or вы
- Извините, вы не знаете …?: Excuse me, do you know …?.
- по имени и отчеству: by name and patronymic.
- Давайте перейдём на ты.: Let's switch to ты..
- Разрешите представиться.: Allow me to introduce myself..
Lesson 130, Friday: Formulas
- Будьте добры, …: Would you be so kind ….
- Не могли бы вы …?: Could you …?.
- Извините за беспокойство.: Sorry to bother you..
- Заранее благодарю.: Thank you in advance..