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"Mirror" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Dec 14, 2017 (see all)
зе́ркало
[ zyér-ka-la ]
Noun , neuter
mirror
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Examples of "Mirror" in Russian

  • Посмотри́ на себя́ в зе́ркало.

    pas-mat-rée na see-byá v zyér-ka-la

    Look at yourself in the mirror.

  • В зе́ркале за́днего ви́да он уви́дел маши́ну ГАИ́.

    v zyér-ka-lye zád-nee-va vée-da on u-vée-deel ma-shée-nu ga-ée

    In the rearview mirror, he saw the car of the traffic police.

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Declension of the word зеркало

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. зе́ркало зеркала́
Genitive Gen. зе́ркала зерка́л
Dative Dat. зе́ркалу зеркала́м
Accusative Acc. зе́ркало зеркала́
Instrumental Inst. зе́ркалом зеркала́ми
Prepositional Prep. зе́ркале зеркала́х

Additional examples

  • На стене́ висе́ло большо́е зе́ркало.

    na stee-nyé vee-syé-la bal'-shó-ye zyér-ka-la

    A large mirror was hung on the wall.

  • В са́мом конце́ за́ла во́зле зе́ркала прихора́шивалась де́вушка.

    v sá-mam kan-tsé zá-la vóz-lye zyér-ka-la pree-ha-rá-shee-va-las' dyé-vush-ka

    At the very end of the hall near the mirror, a girl was sprucing up.

  • Она́ посмотре́ла на своё отраже́ние в зе́ркале и улыбну́лась ему́.

    a-ná pas-mat-ryé-la na sva-yó at-ra-zhé-nee-ye v zyér-ka-lye ee u-lyb-nú-las' ye-mú

    She looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled at it.

  • Он сли́шком ча́сто любу́ется собо́й в зе́ркале.

    on sléesh-kam chás-ta lyu-bú-ee-tsa sa-bóî v zyér-ke-lye

    He admires himself in the mirror too often.

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