RUSSIAN Personal Pronouns
SUBJECT Pronouns
Below are Russian subject pronouns. Listen and try to memorize these – how they sound and what they mean.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | я* (I) | мы* (we) |
| 2nd person | ты* (you) | вы* (you all / you (formal)) |
| 3rd person | он (he) она́ (she) оно́ (it) |
они́ (they) |
EXAMPLES:
Try reading these to yourself. Note the translations.
| Я студе́нтка. | I (am a) student. |
| Ты студе́нт. | You (are a) student. |
| Он профе́ссор. | He (is a) professor. |
| Мы студе́нты. | We are students. |
| Вы профе́ссор? | Are you a professor? |
| Вы студе́нты? | Are you (y’all) students? |
| Они́ муж и жена́. | They are husband and wife. |
| Э́то я!* | It’s (I) me!* |
*Note: although ‘я’, or ‘I’, is in the predicate, the subject pronoun is used after ‘to be’ verbs.