Transcript:Suppose you want to ask someone for directions or to attract someone's attention. What is the appropriate way to address this person? Context:"Извини́те, а где банк?" ("Excuse me, where is the bank?") or"Это Ваш кошелёк?" ("Is this your wallet?") .In English it would be Mister or Miss (Mrs), in French people say Monsieur or Madame, in Spanish Sr or Sra. Is there something like this in Russian?Such things as calling a stranger in the street, addressing somebody in a shop and attempts to draw a waiter`s attention in the cafe have been a real torture for us (Russians) for the last couple of decades.But there are some rules that anyone can followif one finds himself in such a situation:1. A boy or girl can be addressed: ма́льчик (MAHL-cheek - boy), де́вочка (dyEvachka - girl).2. A person looking between about 14 (a teenager) and 35 could be addressed as:молодо́й челове́к(maw-law-DOY cheh-law-VEК -literally, a young man) orде́вушка (DEH-voosh-kah - a girl)though sometimes it can be quite difficult to make any reasonable age boundaries.3. The problem is that there are currently no universally accepted proper addressing to older people in the modern language. Though a child before about 8 can call an adultдя́дя (DYAH-dyah - uncle) /тётя (TYAW-tyah - aunt) orба́бушка (BAH-boosh-kah - grandma)/де́душка  (dyEdushka - grandpa).The latter are also appropriate for younger people to addresssenior people, but only if they called themсыно́к (sih-NOK - informally, son),до́чка (DOCH-kah - informally, daughter),внучо́к (vnoo-CHOK - informally, grandson) orвну́чка (VNOOCH-kah - informally, granddaughter) first even though they don`t have any family connections.4."Эй!" ("Hey!") interjection can also be used when addressing people though it can seem rude.If a person addresses you in this way, don't expect anything good.