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How do you say "heavy" in Russian?
тяжелый
tjaželyj
In Russian, "heavy" is тяжелый.
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Pronunciation
Say tya-ZHE-lyj. Three syllables, stress on the second.
Writing and usage
Тяжелый has 8 letters. The ТЯ creates a soft cluster. The Ж makes a ZH sound.
Example sentence
Это тяжелый камень.
This is a heavy stone.
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How to remember тяжелый
Tyazh: heavy things tie you down, tyazh, with weight.
Related words
- big большой bolʹšoj
- eighty-five восемьдесят пять vosem'desyat' pyat'
- fifteen пятнадцать pjatnadcatʹ
- fifty-four пятьдесят четыре pyat'desyat' chetyre
- freezing леденящий ledenjaŝij
- heavy rain проливной дождь prolivnoj doždʹ
- noisy шумный šumnyj
- six шесть šestʹ
- twenty-six двадцать шесть dvadtsat' shest'
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Questions about тяжелый
How do you say "heavy" in Russian?
In Russian, "heavy" is тяжелый. It is a noun.
How is тяжелый written in Russian?
Тяжелый has 8 letters. The ТЯ creates a soft cluster. The Ж makes a ZH sound.
How is тяжелый used in a sentence?
Use тяжелый as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Это тяжелый камень. (This is a heavy stone.).
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