будешь играть?
budesh' igrat'?
The English phrase "wanna play?" can be translated into Russian as будешь играть? (budesh' igrat'?)
This phrase is an informal invitation asking if someone wants to join in a game or activity.
Which one should you use?
While хочешь играть? literally means "do you want to play?", the form будешь играть? (meaning "will you play?") is often used as a more natural and casual way to invite someone to a game. For the command "Let's play!", use Давай поиграем!
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the invitation polite or to address a group, change будешь to будете, resulting in будете играть?
How do you pronounce it?
budesh' igrat'?
Did you know?
- When using Давай поиграем!, the word Давай is actually a command meaning 'give', but it functions here as the 'let's' in 'let's play'.
- In Russian, the distinction between 'playing a game' and 'playing an instrument' depends entirely on whether you add the word 'на' before the instrument.
- In Russian, the phrase играть в… is followed by the accusative case. To say 'play football', you say играть в футбол, which literally translates to 'play into football'.
Examples in context
- Хочешь поиграть в футбол?Wanna play soccer?
- Давай поиграем в настольный теннис!Let's play table tennis!
Example conversation
Sergei and Ekaterina are at a park with a ball.
- Сергей SergeyЕкатерина, ты будешь играть?Ekaterina, ty budesh' igrat'?Ekaterina, do you want to play?
- Екатерина EkaterinaДа, я с удовольствием поиграю.Da, ya s udovol'stviyem poigrayu.Yes, I would love to play.
- Сергей SergeyОтлично, тогда пойдём на поле.Otlichno, togda poydyom na pole.Great, let's go to the field then.
- Екатерина EkaterinaПошли, Сергей.Poshli, Sergey.Let's go, Sergei.
