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Russian word of the day: Крик

Apr 03, 2019 (see all)
крик
[ kreek ]
Noun , masculine
cry, shout, bawl; yell, scream; outcry, shouting, clamour
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Examples

  • Послы́шался крик о по́мощи.

    pas-lý-shal-sya kreek a pó-ma-schee

    We heard (there was) a cry for help.

  • Она́ прислу́шивалась к кри́ку пролета́ющих птиц.

    a-ná prees-lú-shee-va-las' k krée-ku pra-lee-tá-yu-scheeh pteets

    She was listening to the cry of the flying by birds.

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Declension of the word крик

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. крик кри́ки
Genitive Gen. кри́ка кри́ков
Dative Dat. кри́ку кри́кам
Accusative Acc. крик кри́ки
Instrumental Inst. кри́ком кри́ками
Prepositional Prep. кри́ке кри́ках

Same stem words

to scream, to shout, to yell

Additional examples

  • Ка́ждое у́тро о́коло семи́ меня́ бу́дят кри́ки птиц за окно́м.

    kázh-da-ye út-ra ó-ka-la see-mée ut-rá mee-nyá bú-dyat krée-kee pteets za ak-nóm

    Every morning at about seven, the cries of birds outside the window wake me up.

  • Меня́ разбуди́ли посреди́ но́чи гро́мкие кри́ки с у́лицы.

    mee-nyá raz-bu-dée-lee pas-ree-dée nó-chee gróm-kee-ye krée-kee s ú-lee-tsy

    Loud screams from the street woke me up in the middle of the night.

  • Её разбуди́ли беспоко́йные кри́ки ча́ек за окно́м.

    ye-yó raz-bu-dée-lee bees-pa-kóî-ny-ye krée-kee chá-eek za ak-nóm

    She was awakened by the restless cries of seagulls outside.

  • Круго́м бурли́ла толпа́, стоя́л хо́хот и крик, бы́ло о́чень шу́мно и стра́шно те́сно.

    kru-góm bur-lée-la tal-pá, sta-yál hó-hat ee kreek, bý-la ó-cheen' shúm-na ee strásh-na tyés-na

    The crowd was seething all around, there was laughter and shouting, it was very noisy and terribly crowded.

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