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How do you say "mirror" in Russian?
зеркало
zerkalo
In Russian, "mirror" is зеркало.
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Pronunciation
Say ZUHR-kuh-luh. Stress the first syllable ZUR, and the vowels are short and clipped. The hard Cyrillic З at the start is sharp.
Writing and usage
Зеркало is spelled with з at the start (not с), which looks like a reversed S in Cyrillic. The root is ancient and appears in related Slavic languages.
Example sentence
Я смотрю в зеркало каждое утро.
I look in the mirror every morning.
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How to remember зеркало
Зеркало is one of the older Russian words. Picture yourself looking into a зеркало and seeing your reflection.
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Questions about зеркало
How do you say "mirror" in Russian?
In Russian, "mirror" is зеркало. It is a noun.
How is зеркало written in Russian?
Зеркало is spelled with з at the start (not с), which looks like a reversed S in Cyrillic. The root is ancient and appears in related Slavic languages.
How is зеркало used in a sentence?
Use зеркало as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Я смотрю в зеркало каждое утро. (I look in the mirror every morning.).
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