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"To joke" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Sep 03, 2017 (see all)
шути́ть
[ shu-téet' ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - пошути́ть
to joke
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Examples of "To joke" in Russian

  • Да ла́дно, не обижа́йся, я же про́сто шучу́!

    da lád-na, nye a-bee-zhái-sya, ya zhe prós-ta shu-chú

    Come on, don't get offended, I'm just joking!

  • С э́тими веща́ми не шу́тят.

    s é-tee-mee vee-schá-mee nye shú-tyat

    These things are not for jokes (We don't joke with these things).

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Same stem words

шу́тка [shút-ka] Noun , feminine
joke

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