ты гей?
ty gey?[tɨ ˈɣɛj]word by word
The English phrase "are you gay?" is translated into Russian as ты гей? (ty gey?)
This phrase is a direct question used to ask if a person is attracted to people of their own gender.
How do you pronounce it?
ty gey?
Did you know?
- The pronoun ты is a cognate with the English word 'thee' from Early Modern English, descending from the same ancient Proto-Indo-European root.
- In Russian, the word гей is used exclusively for men, whereas the term for a lesbian is a distinct word, лесбиянка.
- Outside of formal or clinical settings, the word гей is often replaced by various slang terms or pejoratives that carry much heavier social weight than the English word 'gay'.
Examples in context
- Вы гей?Are you gay?
- Скажи честно, ты гей?Skazhi chestno, ty gey?Tell me honestly, are you gay?
Example conversation
Two friends are having a deep conversation about their lives.
- Мария MariaСергей, ты гей?Sergey, ty gey?Sergey, are you gay?
- Сергей SergeyНет, я не гей.Net, ya ne gey.No, I am not gay.
- Мария MariaПросто я хотела это спросить.Prosto ya khotela eto sprosit'.I just wanted to ask.
- Сергей SergeyВсё в порядке, Мария.Vsyo v poryadke, Mariya.It's okay, Maria.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (ты, гей) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries гей, ты, CC BY-SA 4.0.
