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How do you say "kangaroo" in Russian?
кенгуру
kenguru
In Russian, "kangaroo" is кенгуру.
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Pronunciation
Say 'ken-gu-ROO' with stress on the last syllable. All three syllables are clear and separate, like 'ken-gu-roo' in English.
Writing and usage
Кенгуру has seven letters and is a borrowed word unchanged from English. It ends in 'у' which is common for indeclinable Russian nouns from other languages.
Example sentence
Кенгуру прыгает очень высоко.
The kangaroo jumps very high.
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How to remember кенгуру
Кенгуру sounds exactly like English 'kangaroo'. Russians borrowed this word wholesale for this Australian animal they had no native word for.
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Questions about кенгуру
How do you say "kangaroo" in Russian?
In Russian, "kangaroo" is кенгуру. It is a noun.
How is кенгуру written in Russian?
Кенгуру has seven letters and is a borrowed word unchanged from English. It ends in 'у' which is common for indeclinable Russian nouns from other languages.
How is кенгуру used in a sentence?
Use кенгуру as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Кенгуру прыгает очень высоко. (The kangaroo jumps very high.).
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