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Russian word of the day: Каникулы

Oct 16, 2017 (see all)
кани́кулы
[ ka-née-ku-ly ]
Noun , plural
vacation, holidays, recess
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Examples

  • В шко́лах зако́нчились зи́мние кани́кулы.

    f shkó-lah za-kón-chee-lees' zéem-nee-ye ka-née-ku-ly

    Schools ended their winter holidays.

  • Как студе́нту зарабо́тать во вре́мя ле́тних кани́кул?

    kak stu-dyén-tu za-ra-bó-tat' va vryé-mya lyét-neeh ka-née-kul

    How can a student earn some money during the summer holidays?

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Declension of the word каникулы

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. кани́кулы
Genitive Gen. кани́кул
Dative Dat. кани́кулам
Accusative Acc. кани́кулы
Instrumental Inst. кани́кулами
Prepositional Prep. кани́кулах
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Additional examples

  • Лу́чшие кани́кулы - э́то те, кото́рые создаю́т дли́тельные воспомина́ния.

    lúch-shee-ye ka-née-ku-ly - é-ta tye, ka-tó-ry-ye saz-da-yút dlée-teel'-ny-ye vas-pa-mee-ná-nee-ya

    The best vacations are those that create lasting memories.

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