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How do you say "rain" in Russian?
дождь
doždʹ
In Russian, "rain" is дождь.
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Pronunciation
Say DOZHtʹ. One syllable. The Ж makes a ZH sound.
Writing and usage
Дождь has 5 letters. The Ь is silent and shows that Ж is soft. This is a noun.
Example sentence
Идет дождь.
It is raining.
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How to remember дождь
Dozh: rain goes dozh-dozh, pattering down.
Related words
- eighty-six восемьдесят шесть vosem'desyat' shest'
- full полный polnyj
- golden золотой zolotoj
- durable прочный pročnyj
- heavy rain проливной дождь prolivnoj doždʹ
- ninety-six девяносто шесть devyanosto shest'
- ninety-three девяносто три devyanosto tri
- quiet тихий tihij
- white белый belyj
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Questions about дождь
How do you say "rain" in Russian?
In Russian, "rain" is дождь. It is a noun.
How is дождь written in Russian?
Дождь has 5 letters. The Ь is silent and shows that Ж is soft. This is a noun.
How is дождь used in a sentence?
Use дождь as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Идет дождь. (It is raining.).
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