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How do you say "microwave" in Russian?

микроволновая печь

mikrovolnovaja pečʹ

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "microwave" is микроволновая печь.

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Pronunciation

Say mee-kruh-vuhl-NAH-vuh-yuh PECH. Stress is on NAH. The final soft л makes it pech with a gentle ending. This is a two-word term.

Writing and usage

Микроволновая comes from micro- plus волн (wave) and adjective endings. Печь means stove. You need both words, and печь is feminine.

Example sentence

Разогрей суп в микроволновой печи.

Heat the soup in the microwave.

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How to remember микроволновая печь

Волнов- relates to waves (волны). Микро- is the prefix micro. Печь is an oven or stove. A microwave is literally a micro-wave stove.

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Questions about микроволновая печь

How do you say "microwave" in Russian?

In Russian, "microwave" is микроволновая печь. It is a noun.

How is микроволновая печь written in Russian?

Микроволновая comes from micro- plus волн (wave) and adjective endings. Печь means stove. You need both words, and печь is feminine.

How is микроволновая печь used in a sentence?

Use микроволновая печь as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Разогрей суп в микроволновой печи. (Heat the soup in the microwave.).

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