How do you ask to speak to someone on the phone in Russian?
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 at
10:02 am
I need to call my Russian teacher, and I'm afraid her relative, who can't speak English, will answer the phone. How do I ask, "May I speak to Natasha", how will I know if he says she isn't there, and how do I tell him I'll try again later?
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The most natural way to put it would be:
Можно Наташу к телефону?
Mozhno Natashu k telefonu?
(pronounced: Moz-na Na-ta-shoo k te-le-fo-noo?)
You can also say:
Я могу поговорить с Наташей?
Ya mogu pogovorit s Natashey?
(pronounced: ya ma-goo pa-ga-va-reet s Na-ta-shey?)
She is not there is:
Ее нет.
Yeyo net.
(pronounced: ye-yo nyet)
Will call back later:
Я перезвоню попозже.
Ya perezvonyu popozzhe.
(prounounced: ya pe-re-zva-nyoo po-po-zze)
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The sentence in the above post Она не существует translates as "She does not exist," NOT as "she´s not there."
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Могу ли я поговорить с Наташей
"May I speak to natasha" —– "Могу ли я поговорить с Наташей",
"She is not there" —— "Она не существует"
"She is there" ——— "Она там"
"I will try again later" ——- "Я попробую еще раз позже"
I was taught to say можно + the accusative.
For example, "may I speak to Natasha" would be "Можно Наташу?"
Mozh-no Na-ta-shu?
"She is not here" would be "Ее нет."
Ye-yo nyet.
And "I’ll try again later" is "Попробую вновь позже."
Pa-pro-bu-yu vnof poz-zhe.