ты голоден?
ty goloden?
The English phrase "are you hungry?" is translated into Russian as ты голоден? (ty goloden?)
This phrase is used to ask if someone wants to eat food.
Which one should you use?
The choice of form depends on the person you are addressing. Use ты голоден? for a single male, ты голодна? for a single female and Вы голодны? when addressing a group of people or using the polite form of 'you' for one person.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective used for 'hungry' changes based on the gender and number of the person being addressed. The masculine singular short-form adjective is голоден, the feminine singular short-form is голодна and the plural short-form is голодны.
How do you pronounce it?
ty goloden?
When do people say it?
If someone asks you ты голоден?, a standard affirmative response for a male is Да, я голоден (Yes, I am hungry), while a standard negative response for a male is Нет, я не голоден (No, I am not hungry).
Did you know?
- In a casual setting, instead of asking if someone is 'hungry', a Russian might ask if they 'want to eat' by saying хочешь есть?, which is much more common in daily speech than the formal adjective form.
- The word ты shares an ancient root with the English word 'thou', both originating from Proto-Indo-European sources.
- In Russian, if you want to ask if someone is 'very' hungry, you might use the word проголодался, which is a verb describing the process of becoming hungry.
Examples in context
- Ты голоден?Ty goloden?Are you hungry?
- Скажи, ты голоден?Skazhi, ty goloden?Tell me, are you hungry?
Example conversation
Alexander and Maria are walking home from work.
- Александр AleksandrМария, ты голодна?Mariya, ty golodna?Maria, are you hungry?
- Мария MariaДа, я очень хочу есть.Da, ya ochen' khochu yest'.Yes, I really want to eat.
- Александр AleksandrТы голоден? Я тоже.Ty goloden? Ya tozhe.Are you hungry? I am too.
- Мария MariaДавай зайдём в кафе.Davay zaydyom v kafe.Let's go into a cafe.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ты, CC BY-SA 4.0.
