How do you say "monkey" in Russian?

обезьяна

obez'jana

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "monkey" is обезьяна (obez'jana).

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Pronunciation

Ease into obez'jana across four syllables, holding back on volume until "o" — that first syllable is where native speakers put the stress.

Writing and usage

обезьяна is written using cyrillic. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

Обезьяна раскачивалась с ветки на ветку.

Obez'jana raskachivalas' s vetki na vetku.

A monkey swung from branch to branch.

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How to remember обезьяна

Picture a monkey and imagine it introducing itself as "obez'jana" — that odd little handshake is what will make the word stick.

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Questions about обезьяна

How do you pronounce обезьяна?

Ease into obez'jana across four syllables, holding back on volume until "o" — that first syllable is where native speakers put the stress.

Is обезьяна formal or casual?

обезьяна is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is обезьяна used in Russian?

обезьяна is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Обезьяна раскачивалась с ветки на ветку. (A monkey swung from branch to branch.).

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