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"Bread" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jan 16, 2019 (see all)
хлеб
[ hlyep ]
Noun , masculine
bread

Examples of "Bread" in Russian

  • Я предпочита́ю чёрный хлеб бе́лому.

    ya preet-pa-chee-tá-yu chór-nyî hlyep byé-la-mu

    I prefer brown bread to white one.

  • Э́тот хлеб уже́ совсе́м чёрствый.

    é-tat hlyep u-zhé saf-syém chyórst-vyî

    This bread is already quite stale.

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Declension of the word хлеб

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. хлеб хлеба́
Genitive Gen. хле́ба хлебо́в
Dative Dat. хле́бу хлеба́м
Accusative Acc. хлеб хлеба́
Instrumental Inst. хле́бом хлеба́ми
Prepositional Prep. хле́бе хлеба́х

Additional examples

  • Купи́ хле́ба про запа́с, ма́ло ли, го́сти приду́т.

    ku-pée hlyé-ba pro za-pás, má-la lee gós-tee pree-dút

    Buy some bread in reserve, in case the guests will come.

  • Где́ вы покупа́ете тако́й вку́сный хлеб?

    gdye vy pa-ku-pá-ee-tye ta-kóî fkús-nyî hlyep

    Where do you buy such delicious bread?

  • Нож был насто́лько тупы́м, что лома́л, а не ре́зал хлеб.

    nosh byl nas-tól'-ka tu-pým, chto la-mál, a nye ryé-zal hlyep

    The knife was so blunt that it was breaking rather than cutting the bread.

  • Ме́стные воробьи́ соверше́нно не боя́лись люде́й и хвата́ли кусо́чки хлеба́ пря́мо с рук.

    myést-ny-ye va-rab'-ee sa-veer-shén-na nye ba-yá-lees' lyu-dyéî ee hva-tá-lee ku-sóch-kee hlyé-ba pryá-ma s ruk

    Local sparrows were not at all afraid of people and grabbed pieces of bread right from their hands.

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