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"Short" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Sep 02, 2020 (see all)
коро́ткий
[ ka-rót-keeî ]
short (length)
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Examples of "Short" in Russian

  • День коро́ткий, а рабо́ты у нас мно́го.

    dyen' ka-rót-keeî, a ra-bó-ty u nas mnó-ga

    The day is short, and we have a lot of work.

  • Пробле́ма в том, что у люде́й сли́шком коро́ткая па́мять.

    prab-lyé-ma f tom, chto u lyu-dyéî sléesh-kam ka-rót-ka-ya pá-myat'

    The problem is that people have too short memory.

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Additional examples

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

  • Они́ обменя́лись коро́ткими, но многозначи́тельными взгля́дами.

    a-née ab-mee-nyá-lees' ka-rót-kee-mee, no mna-ga-zna-chée-teel'-ny-mee vzglyá-da-mee

    They exchanged brief but meaningful glances.

  • За сравни́тельно коро́ткий срок ему́ удало́сь доби́ться больши́х успе́хов.

    za srav-née-teel'-na ka-rót-keeî srok ye-mú u-da-lós' da-bée-tsa bal'-sheeh us-pyé-haf

    In a relatively short period of time, he managed to achieve great success.

  • Он реши́л измени́ть и́мидж и ко́ротко постри́гся.

    on ree-sheél eez-mee-néet' ée-meedzh ee kó-rat-la past-réek-sya

    He decided to change his image and cut his hair short.

  • Тебе́ о́чень идёт коро́ткая стри́жка.

    tee-byé ó-cheen' ee-dyót ka-rót-ka-ya stréesh-ka

    A short haircut suits you very well.

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