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"Sleep" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Nov 07, 2017 (see all)
сон
[ son ]
Noun , masculine
dream (when sleeping), sleep

Examples of "Sleep" in Russian

  • Он забы́лся глубо́ким сном.

    on za-býl-sya glu-bó-keem snom

    He collapsed into a deep sleep.

  • Мне присни́лся хоро́ший сон.

    mnye prees-néel-sya ha-ró-sheeî son

    I had a good dream.

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Declension of the word сон

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. сон сны
Genitive Gen. сна снов
Dative Dat. сну снам
Accusative Acc. сон сны
Instrumental Inst. сном сна́ми
Prepositional Prep. сне снах

Same stem words

to fall asleep
засо́ня [za-só-nya] Noun , masculine or feminine
sleepyhead

Additional examples

  • Не́которые сны ка́жутся о́чень до́лгими, но на са́мом де́ле они́ для́тся всего́ 2-3 секу́нды.

    nyé-ka-ta-ry-ye sny ká-zhu-tsa ó-cheen' dol-gee-mee, no na sá-mam dyé-le a-née dlyá-tsa fsee-vó dve-tree see-kún-dy

    Some dreams seem to be very long, but in reality they only last 2-3 seconds.

  • Ортопеди́ческая поду́шка мо́жет улу́чшить ка́чество сна.

    ar-ta-pee-dée-chees-ka-ya pa-dúsh-ka mó-zheet u-lúch-sheet' ká-cheest-va sna

    An orthopedic pillow can improve sleep quality.

  • Она́ пожела́ла де́тям споко́йной но́чи и поцелова́ла пе́ред сном.

    o-ná pa-zhee-lá-la dyé-tyam spa-kóî-naî nó-chee ee pa-tse-la-vá-la pyé-ryet snom

    She wished the children good night and kissed them for the night.

  • Когда́ вы еди́те пе́ред сном, органи́зм не успева́ет отдохну́ть, так как всю ночь вы́нужден перева́ривать пи́щу.

    kag-dá vy ye-dée-tye pyé-reet snom, ar-ga-néezm nye us-pee-vá-eet at-dah-nút', tak kak fsyu noch vý-nuzh-deen pee-ree-vá-ree-vat' pée-schu

    When you eat before bed, the body does not have time to rest, as it has to digest food all night.

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