How do you say "barley" in Russian?

ячмень

jachmen'

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "barley" is ячмень (jachmen').

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Pronunciation

Say it roughly as "jachmen'", keeping the stress near the front, though the actual Russian sound is a touch softer than the English letters suggest.

Writing and usage

ячмень is written using cyrillic. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

Суп был густым с ячменем.

Sup byl gustym s jachmenem.

The soup was thick with barley.

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How to remember ячмень

Think of a bank teller counting bills; the "jachmen'" sound echoes the rolled sound near the front, so the two stick together.

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Questions about ячмень

How do you pronounce ячмень?

Say it roughly as "jachmen'", keeping the stress near the front, though the actual Russian sound is a touch softer than the English letters suggest.

Is ячмень formal or casual?

ячмень is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is ячмень used in Russian?

ячмень is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Суп был густым с ячменем. (The soup was thick with barley.).

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