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Russian word of the day: Низкий

Mar 11, 2018 (see all)
ни́зкий
[ néez-keeî ]
low, short
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Examples

  • Потолки́ в кварти́ре бы́ли о́чень ни́зкими.

    pa-tal-kée v kvar-tée-rye bý-lee o-cheen' néez-kee-mee

    The ceilings in the apartment were very low.

  • Владе́льцем рестора́на оказа́лась пожила́я же́нщина ни́зкого ро́ста.

    vla-dyél'-tsem rees-ta-rá-na a-ka-zá-las' pa-zhee-lá-ya zhén-schee-na néez-ka-va rós-ta

    The owner of the restaurant turned out to be an elderly woman of low stature.

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Additional examples

More Russian sentences with the words that contain "низк".

  • По не́бу ни́зко плы́ли облака́.

    pa nyé-bu néez-ka plý-lee ab-la-ká

    The clouds were sailing low across the sky

  • Они́ насто́лько опережа́ли конкуре́нтов, что могли́ одновреме́нно предложи́ть и бо́лее ни́зкую сто́имость, и бо́лее высо́кое ка́чество.

    a-née na-stól'-ka a-pee-ree-zhá-lee kan-ku-ryén-taf, chto mag-lee ad-na-vree-myén-na preed-la-zheet' ee bó-lee-ye nées-ku-yu stó-ee-mast', ee bó-lee-ye vy-só-ka-ye ká-cheest-va

    They were so far ahead of the competition that they could offer both lower cost and higher quality at the same time.

  • Над тёмно-си́ней водо́й ни́зко носи́лись ча́йки.

    nat tyóm-na-sée-neeî va-dóî nées-ka na-sée-lees' cháî-kee

    Seagulls hovered low over the deep blue water.

  • Поря́дочность – э́то че́стность, неспосо́бность к ни́зким, амора́льным, антиобще́ственным посту́пкам.

    pa-ryá-dach-nast' - é-ta chyés-nast', nee-spa-sób-nast' k néez-keem, a-ma-rál'-nym, an-tee-ap-schyést-veen-nym pas-túp-kam

    Decency is honesty, inability to (commit) low, immoral, (and) antisocial actions.

  • На э́том ры́нке са́мые ни́зкие це́ны в го́роде.

    na é-tam rýn-kye sá-my-ye nées-kee-ye tsé-ny v gó-ra-dye

    The lowest prices in the city are in this market.

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