присоединяйся ко мне
prisoyedinyaysya ko mne
The English phrase "join me" is translated into Russian as присоединяйся ко мне (prisoyedinyaysya ko mne).
This phrase is used as an invitation for someone to accompany you or to participate in an activity with you. While it is suitable for social situations, it is not used to describe the physical joining of objects, such as connecting puzzle pieces.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally means "join yourself to me". The reflexive verb присоединяйся means "join yourself" and the prepositional phrase ко мне means "to me".
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are addressing more than one person, or addressing a single person with formal respect, use the form присоединяйтесь ко мне. To refer to the completed act of joining, such as in the question "Would you like to join me?", you would use the perfective form присоединиться ко мне. Additionally, the word давай can be used to mean "let's".
How do you pronounce it?
prisoyedinyaysya ko mne
Did you know?
- The preposition ко is a modified version of к, changing its form specifically to make the phrase easier to pronounce before the word мне.
- The word давай often precedes invitations to join in and literally means 'give', but it functions like the English 'let's'.
- The root of the verb присоединяться is related to the concept of 'adding' or 'attaching' something to a whole, rather than just walking alongside someone.
Examples in context
- Присоединяйся ко мне.Join me!This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase присоединяйся ко мне.Tatoeba #8574502 by marafon, translation #3877394 by Verdastelo
- Присоединяйся ко мне на вечеринкуJoin me for the party
- Давай со мной погуляем по городуCome with me, let's take a walk around the city
- Присоединяйся ко мне в игре.Prisoedinyaysya ko mne v igre.Join me in the game.
Example conversation
Olga and Dmitry are talking about lunch in the office breakroom.
- Ольга OlgaДмитрий, присоединяйся ко мне на обед.Dmitriy, prisoedinyaysya ko mne na obed.Dmitry, join me for lunch.
- Дмитрий DmitryС удовольствием, Ольга.S udovol'stviyem, Ol'ga.With pleasure, Olga.
- Ольга OlgaСегодня очень вкусная еда.Segodnya ochen' vkusnaya eda.The food is very tasty today.
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, я тоже хочу попробовать.Da, ya tozhe khochu poprobovat'.Yes, I want to try it too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
