Russian · TORFL Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 7
Это моя семьяThis is my family
The possessive pronouns мой/моя/моё (my) and твой/твоя (your), and the demonstrative этот/эта/это (this). They agree in GENDER with the thing possessed: мой брат (m), моя сестра (f), моё имя (n). And again no verb "to be": "Это моя семья" — no "is". New words: family, father, mother, dad, mom, child, house, big (review). Reading: семья́, оте́ц, ма́ма with vowel reduction; the soft sign ь in мать.
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Это моя семья— This Is My Family
- IvanЭтомоясемья.Этомойотец,аэтомоямама.This is my family. This is my father, and this is my mom.
- MikeМоймамабольшаясемья?My mom big family? (slip: мой, мама is feminine → моя; and an inserted-copula muddle)
- IvanГовори«моямама»—мамаженскогорода.Да,моясемьябольшая.Say "моя мама" — мама is feminine. Yes, my family is big.
- MikeПонял!Твоямамаитвойпапа.Этохорошаясемья.Got it! Your mom and your dad. This is a good family.
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Этот дом— This House
- AnyaЭтомойдом.Этомоясемья,аэтомойребёнок...нет,этомойпапа!This is my house. This is my family, and this is my child... no, this is my dad!
- MikeЭтадомбольшой?Is this house big? (slip: эта; дом is masculine → этот)
- AnyaГовори«этотдом»—доммужскогорода.Да,этотдомбольшой.Say "этот дом" — дом is masculine. Yes, this house is big.
- MikeЭтотдомбольшой,итвоясемьябольшая.Хорошо!This house is big, and your family is big. Good!
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- семья
nounfamily (f)
- отец
nounfather (m)
- мать
nounmother (f)
- папа
noundad (m)
- мама
nounmom (f)
- этот/эта/это
det.this (m / f / n)
- мой/моя/моё
det.my (m / f / n)
- твой/твоя
det.your (m / f)
- ребёнок
nounchild (m)
- дом
nounhouse, home (m)
- большой
adjectivebig (review)
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Possessives мой/моя/моё + этот
Explanation
The possessive pronouns мой (my) and твой (your) agree in GENDER with the thing, not the owner: мой брат (m), моя сестра (f), моё имя (n). This mirrors этот/эта/это: этот дом (m), эта семья (f), это имя (n). English "my" never changes — that's the easy slip here, so remember the noun's gender. And as always: no "to be" in the present — "Это моя семья", no "is".
Examples
- Это моя семья. Это мой отец.This is my family. This is my father.
- Моя мама и мой папа.My mom and my dad. (моя + f, мой + m)
- Эта семья большая.This family is big. (эта + семья, f)
- Это твой дом?Is this your house? (твой + дом, m)
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Слова семьи и мягкий знак— Family words and the soft sign
We read family words. Unstressed о again sounds like "a": отец = "a-TYETS", большой = "bal-SHOY". In семья there is a soft sign ь and the letter я — together they give "sem-YA" with a light "y". In мать the final ь softens the т — almost "mat-y", not "mat". The stress is often at the end: семья = "sem-YA", отец = "a-TYETS". Read aloud.
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