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Русский • Cyrillic
Question words (who/what/where/when/why/how)
Learn the six question words as a set — then swap them into patterns you already know.
The six question words
Learn these as a set. Then practice swapping one into a sentence you already know.
- Don’t memorize in isolation — use them in short questions.
кто
kto
who
что
chto
what
где
gde
where
когда
kogda
when
почему
pochemu
why
как
kak
how
Examples
These show how question words behave in real sentences.
Где вы живёте?
gde vy zhivyote
Where do you live?
Почему нет?
pochemu nyet
Why not?
Где туалет?
gde tualet
Where is the toilet?
Вы говорите по-английски?
vy govorite po-angliyski
Do you speak English? (formal/plural)
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “who”?