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Have you ever been on bus, plane, or some other public transportation and some stranger just tried to talk your ear off? Small talk makes some people really uncomfortable, but allowing yourself to get over those initial fears could mean making a new friend or feeling more comfortable in a foreign place. In fact, if you want to learn a new language, making small talk is a valuable skill. So we encourage you to take a risk and chat up someone yourself. Chapter 7 helps you initiate conversations with folks in Russian. You find out how to state where you’re from, talk about your nationality and ethnicity, give your age, and discuss your family.

You’ll also be armed with a battery of questions that are great icebreakers, such as the following:

 Oткудaвы? (aht-kooh-duh vi?) (Where are you from?)

 Cкoлькoвaмлeт? (skohl’-kah vahm lyeht?) (How old are you?)

 Увacбoльшaяceмья? (ooh vahs bahl’-shah-yeh seem’-ya?) (Do you have a big family?)

 Ктoвыпoпpoфeccии? (ktoh vi pah prah-fyeh-see-ee?) (What do you do?)