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How do you say "mirror" in Russian?

зеркало

zerkalo

Noun Cyrillic

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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