The publication of new Words of the Day is temporarily paused (read more).
Feel free to re-discover the previously posted vocabulary.
How to say 

"Finger" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Aug 23, 2018 (see all)
па́лец
[ pá-lyets ]
Noun , masculine
finger, toe, thumb
Russian Pod 101

Examples of "Finger" in Russian

  • Я поре́зала па́лец.

    ya pa-ryé-za-la pá-lyets

    I cut my finger.

  • Осторо́жно, не прищеми́ па́льцы!

    as-ta-rózh-na, nye pree-schee-mée pál'-tsy

    Careful, do not pinch your fingers!

Support Us

Declension of the word палец

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. па́лец па́льцы
Genitive Gen. па́льца па́льцев
Dative Dat. па́льцу па́льцам
Accusative Acc. па́лец па́льцы
Instrumental Inst. па́льцем па́льцами
Prepositional Prep. па́льце па́льцах

Additional examples

  • Что́бы предохрани́ть па́лец от уко́лов иглы́, надева́ют напёрсток.

    chtó-by pree-dah-ra-néet' pá-lyets at u-kó-laf eeg-lý, na-dee-vá-yut na-pyórs-tak

    To protect the finger from needle pricks, you can put on a thimble.

  • Язы́к он знал худо-бе́дно, так что изъясня́ться приходи́лось буква́льно на па́льцах.

    ya-zýk on znal hú-da-byéd-na, tak chto eez-yas-nyá-tsa pree-ha-dée-las' buk-vál'-na na pál'-tsah

    He knew the language very little, so he had to explain himself literally with gestures.

  • При заме́не ла́мпы не каса́йтесь её па́льцами.

    pree za-myé-nye lám-py, nye ka-sáî-tyes' ye-yó pál'-tsa-mee

    When replacing the lamp, do not touch it with your fingers.

  • Он прибива́л по́лку и попа́л себе́ по па́льцу молотко́м.

    on pree-bee-vál pól-ku ee pa-pál see-byé pa pál'-tsu ma-lat-kóm

    He was fixing the shelf and hit himself in the finger with a hammer.

Russian lesson of the day

Russian Lesson of the Day allows you to practice the vocabulary you learn with us using the method of spaced repetitions.

You might also like

Do you have any questions? We are here to help!

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *