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"To live" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Dec 17, 2019 (see all)
жить
[ zheet' ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - прожи́ть, пожи́ть
to live

Examples of "To live" in Russian

  • После́дние па́ру лет мы живём в дере́вне.

    pas-lyéd-nee-ye pá-ru lyet my zhee-vyóm v dee-ryév-nye

    For the last couple of years we have been living in a village.

  • По да́нным опро́сов, са́мые счастли́вые лю́ди живу́т в Бе́льгии, Нидерла́ндах, А́встрии и Финля́ндии.

    pa dán-nym ap-ró-saf, sá-my-ye schees-lée-vy-ye lyú-dee zhee-vút v byél'-gee-ee, nee-deer-lán-dah, áfst-ree-ee ee feen-lyán-dee-ee

    According to surveys, the happiest people live in Belgium, Netherlands, Austria and Finland.

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