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Russian word of the day: Странно

Apr 12, 2019 (see all)
стра́нно
[ strán-na ]
strangely, oddly, curiously, funnily, peculiarly; it is strange, it is weird
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Examples

  • Стра́нно, что она́ не отве́тила на письмо́.

    strán-na, chto a-ná nye at-vyé-tee-la na pees'-mó

    It is strange that she did not respond to the letter/message.

  • Он вёл себя́ о́чень стра́нно.

    on vyol see-byá ó-cheen' strán-na

    He behaved very strangely.

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Same stem words

country, state
иностра́нный [ee-na-strán-nyî] Adjective
foreign

Additional examples

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

  • Чем э́то так стра́нно па́хнет?

    chem éta tak strán-na páh-nyet

    What is this strange smell?

  • Простра́нность пустосло́вия ча́сто покрыва́ет ложь.

    pra-strán-nast' pus-ta-sló-vee-ya chás-ta pa-kry-vá-eet losh'

    The vastness of idle talk often covers lies.

  • Всё произоше́дшее, как ни стра́нно, сыгра́ло нам на́ руку.

    fsyo pra-ee-za-shét-she-ye, kak nee strán-na, syg-rá-la nam ná ru-ku

    Everything that happened, oddly enough, played into our hands.

  • Как ни стра́нно, уста́лости мы совсе́м не чу́вствовали.

    kak nee strán-na, us-tá-las-tee my saf-syém nye chúst-va-va-lee

    Strangely enough, we did not feel tired at all.

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