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How do you say "geography" in Russian?
география
geografija
In Russian, "geography" is география.
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Pronunciation
Say gee-uh-GRAH-fee-yuh. Stress GRAH. Four syllables with a hard Г throughout.
Writing and usage
География comes from Greek geo (earth) and graphia (description). г-е-о-г-р-а-ф-и-я in Cyrillic.
Example sentence
На уроке географии учим карты стран.
In geography class we study maps of countries.
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How to remember география
География is geography. Geo- means earth, -graphy means writing or description.
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Questions about география
How do you say "geography" in Russian?
In Russian, "geography" is география. It is a noun.
How is география written in Russian?
География comes from Greek geo (earth) and graphia (description). г-е-о-г-р-а-ф-и-я in Cyrillic.
How is география used in a sentence?
Use география as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: На уроке географии учим карты стран. (In geography class we study maps of countries.).
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