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Belarusian Vocabulary → Basics → Introducing Yourself

As a Belarusian language teacher with over 20 years of experience, I'm excited to help you learn how to introduce yourself and greet people in Belarusian! Whether you're traveling to Belarus or simply want to connect with Belarusian-speaking communities, this lesson is an important first step in building meaningful relationships.

To get started, let's learn some essential Belarusian phrases for introducing yourself and initiating conversations:

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Family & Colors.

Basic Greetings

When meeting someone for the first time, you can use the following phrases to greet them:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Добры дзень!	doub-ry dzyen'	Good day!
Вiтаю!	vee-ta-yu	Welcome!
Дзякуй!	dzya-kooi	Thank you!
Як ся маеш?	yak sya ma-yesh	How are you?
Добра.	doub-ra	Good.
Добра падабалася.	doub-ra padda-ba-la-sya	Good to meet you.

To respond to the question "How are you?" you can use the following phrases:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Добра.	doub-ra	Good.
Добра, дзякуй.	doub-ra, dzya-kooi	Good, thank you.
Ня ліха.	nya leekha	Not bad.
Звычайна.	zvy-cha-yi-na	Normal.
Пагана.	pa-ha-na	Bad.

And don't forget to say goodbye when you're ready to part ways:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Да пабачэння!	da pa-ba-chen'-nya	Goodbye!
Да стрэчы!	da stre-cha	Until we meet again!
Добрый вечар!	doub-ryn' vy-cha-r	Good evening!

Now that you know some basic greetings, let's move on to introducing yourself:

Introducing Yourself

When you meet someone for the first time, it's important to introduce yourself. Here's how to do it in Belarusian:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Мяне зватайце...	mya-nye zva-ta-ytse...	My name is...
Я...	ya...	I am...

For example:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Мяне зватайце Аляксандра.	mya-nye zva-ta-ytse a-lyak-san-dra	My name is Alexandra.
Я Іван.	ya i-van	I am Ivan.

You can also ask someone their name by saying:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Як вас зватайце?	yak vas zva-ta-ytse?	What is your name?
Як вас звуць?	yak vas zvoots'?	What do they call you?

For example:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Як вас зватайце?	yak vas zva-ta-ytse?	What is your name?
Мяне зватайце Марыя.	mya-nye zva-ta-ytse ma-ree-ya	My name is Maria.

Once you know someone's name, you can greet them using their name:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Вітаю, [name]!	vee-ta-yu, [name]!	Hello, [name]!

For example:

Belarusian	Pronunciation	English
Вітаю, Андрэй!	vee-ta-yu, an-drey!	Hello, Andrew!
Вітаю, Яўген!	vee-ta-yu, yaw-hen'	Hello, Eugene!

Now that you know how to introduce yourself and greet people in Belarusian, try practicing with a friend or language partner!

Table of Contents - Belarusian Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Basics

• Introducing Yourself
• Numbers and Time

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Nouns

• Gender
• Cases
• Plurals

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Family

• Family Members
• Family Events

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Verbs

• Present Tense
• Infinitives
• Past Tense
• Imperative

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Food

• Ingredients
• Traditional Dishes

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Belarusian Holidays

• New Year's
• Kupalle

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Adjectives

• Gender Agreement
• Comparatives
• Superlatives

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Transportation

• Public Transportation
• Traveling by Car

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Belarusian Folklore

• Belarusian Mythology
• Famous Folktales

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Prepositions

• Locative Prepositions
• Prepositional Case

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Environment

• Nature
• Climate
• National Symbols

Other Lessons

• Drinks
• Climate and Weather
• Nature
• Colors
• Computers and Computer Science
• At Home
• Education
• Count to 10
• Public Transportation
• Geometry

Sources

• Belarusian Phrases