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"Vegetable" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jun 26, 2023 (see all)

о́вощ

[ ó-vasch ]

Noun , masculine

vegetable

Food in Russian

Morphemic analysis

овощ

root: овощ

Etymology

The word appeared and became widely used at the end of the 14th century. The origin of the word is connected with agriculture: it was used to denote the fruits of plants, as well as the process of growth and maturation itself.

Examples of "Vegetable" in Russian

О́вощи и фру́кты – кла́дезь витами́нов и минера́лов, так необходи́мых органи́зму.

ó-va-schee ee frúk-ty - klá-deez' vee-ta-mée-naf ee mee-nee-rá-laf, tak nee-ap-ha-dée-myh ar-ga-néez-mu

Vegetables and fruits are a storehouse of vitamins and minerals so necessary for the body.

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На у́жин хозя́йка пригото́вила рис с ры́бой и тушёными овоща́ми.

ná ú-zheen ha-zyáî-ka pree-ga-tó-vee-la rees s rý-baî ee tu-shyó-ny-mee a-va-schá-mee

For dinner, the hostess cooked rice with fish and stewed vegetables.

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Declension of the word овощ

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nom.	о́вощ	о́вощи
Genitive Gen.	о́воща	овоще́й
Dative Dat.	о́вощу	овоща́м
Accusative Acc.	о́вощ	о́вощи
Instrumental Inst.	о́вощем	овоща́ми
Prepositional Prep.	о́воще	овоща́х

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Additional examples

Здесь большо́й вы́бор овоще́й и дёшево.
zdyes' bal'-shóî vý-bar a-va-schyéî ee dyó-she-va
There is a wide choice of vegetables here and they are cheap.
Запека́йте о́вощи в духо́вке при температу́ре 180 гра́дусов.
za-pee-káî-tye ó-va-schee v du-hóf-kye pree teem-pee-ra-tú-rye sto vó-seem-dee-syat grá-du-sof
Bake vegetables in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Фру́кты и о́вощи я покупа́ю в ла́вке за угло́м.
frúk-ty ee ó-va-schee ya pa-ku-pá-yu v láf-kye za ug-lóm
Fruits and vegetables I buy in a shop around the corner.
Вы́ложите о́вощи на про́тивень, сма́занный ма́слом, и поста́вьте в духо́вку.
vý-la-zhee-tye ó-va-schee na pró-tee-vyen', smá-zan-nyî más-lam, ee pas-tav'-tye v du-hóf-ku
Place the vegetables on the oiled baking tray and put them in the oven.
Туши́те о́вощи на ме́дленном огне́ в тече́ние двадцати́ мину́т.
tu-shée-tye ó-va-schee na myéd-leen-nam ag-nyé v tee-chyé-nee dva-tsa-tée mee-nút
Simmer the vegetables on low fire for twenty minutes.
Они́ выра́щивали о́вощи, кур и коро́в.
a-née vy-rá-schee-va-lee ó-va-schee, kur ee ka-róf
They cultivated vegetables, raised chickens and cows.
Бо́лее эффекти́вно худе́ли те лю́ди, кото́рые регуля́рно е́ли о́вощи.
bó-lye-ye e-feek-téev-na hu-dyé-lee tye lyú-dee, ka-tó-ry-ye ree-gu-lyár-na yé-lee ó-va-schee
Those who regularly ate vegetables were losing weight more effectively.
Все по́лки в кладо́вке бы́ли заста́влены ба́нками с консерви́рованными овоща́ми и варе́ньем.
fsye pól-kee f kla-dóf-kye bý-lee zas-táv-lee-ny bán-ka-mee c kan-seer-vée-ra-van-ny-mee a-va-schá-mee ee va-ryén'-yem
All the shelves in the pantry were filled with jars of canned vegetables and jams.
Наре́жьте о́вощи то́нкими ло́мтиками.
na-ryésh-tye ó-va-schee tón-kee-mee lóm-tée-ka-mee
Cut vegetables into thin slices.
Ка́ждый о́вощ и фрукт созрева́ет в предусмо́тренное приро́дой вре́мя.
kázh-dyî ó-vasch ee frukt saz-ree-vá-eet f pree-dus-mót-reen-na-ye pree-ró-daî vryé-mya
Each vegetable and fruit ripens at the time defined by nature.