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How do you say "clean" in Russian?

чистый

čistyj

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "clean" is чистый.

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Pronunciation

Say CHEES-tyj. The CH comes from Ч. Stress is on the first syllable.

Writing and usage

Чистый has 7 letters. Ч always makes a soft tch sound; there is no hard variant in Russian.

Example sentence

Моя комната чистая.

My room is clean.

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How to remember чистый

Ches rhymes with 'guess' - a clean room makes you guess what was there before.

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Questions about чистый

How do you say "clean" in Russian?

In Russian, "clean" is чистый. It is a noun.

How is чистый written in Russian?

Чистый has 7 letters. Ч always makes a soft tch sound; there is no hard variant in Russian.

How is чистый used in a sentence?

Use чистый as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Моя комната чистая. (My room is clean.).

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