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How do you say "bright" in Russian?
яркий
jarkij
In Russian, "bright" is яркий.
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Pronunciation
Say YAR-kij. Two syllables, stress on the first. The J sound is from the front vowel.
Writing and usage
Яркий has 5 letters. The Я (ya) front vowel makes the preceding R soft.
Example sentence
Звезда яркая.
The star is bright.
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How to remember яркий
Yar: something bright makes you yell 'Yar!' from the shine.
Related words
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- eight восемь vosemʹ
- fifty-four пятьдесят четыре pyat'desyat' chetyre
- four четыре četyre
- nine девять devjatʹ
- ninety-five девяносто пять devyanosto pyat'
- ninety-two девяносто два devyanosto dva
- seventy-six семьдесят шесть sem'desyat' shest'
- small маленький malenʹkij
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Questions about яркий
How do you say "bright" in Russian?
In Russian, "bright" is яркий. It is a noun.
How is яркий written in Russian?
Яркий has 5 letters. The Я (ya) front vowel makes the preceding R soft.
How is яркий used in a sentence?
Use яркий as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Звезда яркая. (The star is bright.).
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