Things around us in Russian

Learn Russian names of the things around us.

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су́мка [súm-ka] Noun, feminine

bag

Examples

  • Ключи́ от маши́ны у меня́ в су́мке.

    klyu-chée at ma-shée-ny u mee-nyá f súm-kye

    Car keys are in my bag.

  • Чьи э́то су́мки?

    ch'-yee é-ta súm-kee

    Whose bags are these?

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спи́чка [spéech-ka] Noun, feminine

match

Examples

  • Спи́чки де́тям не игру́шка!

    spéech-kee dyé-tyam nye eeg-rúsh-ka

    Matches are not a toy for children!

  • У нас оста́лась после́дняя спи́чка для костра́.

    u nas as-tá-las' pas-lyéd-nya-ya spéech-ka dlya kast-rá

    We have the last match to make the fire.

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мир [meer] Noun, masculine

world; peace

Examples

  • Мир те́сен.

    meer tyé-syen

    The world is small.

  • По́сле сто́льких лет войны́, сюда́ наконе́ц-то пришёл долгожда́нный мир.

    pós-lye stól'-keeh lyet vaî-ný, syu-dá na-ka-nyéts-ta pree-shól dal-gazh-dán-nyî meer

    After so many years of war, the long-awaited peace finally came here.

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вещь [vesch'] Noun, feminine

thing, object, belonging, stuff

Examples

  • Дава́йте называ́ть ве́щи свои́ми имена́ми.

    da-váî-tye na-zy-vát' vyé-schee sva-ée-mee ee-mee-ná-mee

    Let's call a spade a spade (lit. - Let's call the things by their names).

  • Чьи э́то ве́щи здесь разве́шены?

    ch'-ee é-ta vyé-schee zdyes' raz-vyé-she-ny

    Whose things are hung here?

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зе́ркало [zyér-ka-la] Noun, neuter

mirror

Examples

  • Посмотри́ на себя́ в зе́ркало.

    pas-mat-rée na see-byá v zyér-ka-la

    Look at yourself in the mirror.

  • В зе́ркале за́днего ви́да он уви́дел маши́ну ГАИ́.

    v zyér-ka-lye zád-nee-va vée-da on u-vée-deel ma-shée-nu ga-ée

    In the rearview mirror, he saw the car of the traffic police.