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How do you say "paper" in Russian?

бумага

bumaga

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "paper" is бумага.

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Pronunciation

Say boo-MAH-guh. Stress the MAH syllable. Three syllables with a hard B and hard M.

Writing and usage

Бумага has a root from other Slavic languages. б-у-м-а-г-а. No soft signs. A common word written straightforwardly.

Example sentence

Мне нужна белая бумага.

I need white paper.

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How to remember бумага

Бумага is paper. Picture a sheet of белая бумага (white paper).

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Questions about бумага

How do you say "paper" in Russian?

In Russian, "paper" is бумага. It is a noun.

How is бумага written in Russian?

Бумага has a root from other Slavic languages. б-у-м-а-г-а. No soft signs. A common word written straightforwardly.

How is бумага used in a sentence?

Use бумага as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Мне нужна белая бумага. (I need white paper.).

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