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Personal pronouns and the word "Вы" (Vy) which confuses foreigners

Let's talk today about pronouns. There is a great number of pronouns in the Russian language, so definite "classes" were made up to distinguish them, e.g. there are "personal pronouns" – we need them to talk about ourself, him or her:
Я, Ты, Он, Она - вместе дружная семья! [Ya, Ty, On, Ana - vmeste druzhnaya sem'ya!]
"Personal" pronouns in this sentence are the words "я" (I), "ты" (you), "он" (he), "она" (she).

I will provide you with all personal pronouns in this table, so you should learn them and not mix up!

Личные местоимения единственного числа
(Personal pronouns singular)
Личные местоимения множественного числа
(Personal pronouns plural)
Я [Ya] - I Мы [My] - We
Ты [Ty] - You Вы [Vy] - You
Вы [Vy] - You
(как уважительная форма обращения вместо "Ты")
Они [Ani] - They
Он [On] - He
Она [Ana] - She
Оно [Ano] - It

Let's make up some simple sentences with personal pronouns, but first of all I would like to write some words about the word "Вы" (You). As the table shows, we have the pronoun "Вы" when we mean several people

Вы идете в парк? [Vy idjote f park?] – Are you going to the park? – It means here that one person + one more go to the park

But in the sentence:
Вы выходите на этой остановке? [Vy vykhodite na ehtaj astanofke?] – Are you getting off at the next stop?

The word "Вы" means a respectful mode of address. We talk this way to strangers, people who older than us or have higher social status that is why it doesn't implies plural. It just makes a sentence more official and respectful. We always address unfamiliar people with "Вы" in public places.

The pronoun "Мы" [My] – We – implies:
Я + один или несколько человек - Me + one or some people
Мы дружная семья [My druzhnaya sim'ya] - We are a friendly family.

The pronoun "Она" [ Ana] – She – implies:
Человека женского пола - When we are talking about female
Она красивая [Ana krasivaya] – She is beautiful.

The pronoun "Он" [On] – He – implies:
Человека мужского пола - When we are talking about male
Он симпатичный [On simpatichny] – He is handsome

The pronoun "Оно" [Ano] – It – implies
Неодушевленный предмет - When we are talking about an inanimate object
Круглое солнце. Оно желтое. [Kruglae sontse. Ano zhyoltae.] – The sun is o-shaped. It is yellow.

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