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How do you say "ring" in Russian?

кольцо

kolʹco

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "ring" is кольцо.

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Pronunciation

KOHL'-tso with stress on the first syllable. The ь softens the 'l', making it sound slightly different from a hard English 'L'.

Writing and usage

Кольцо has the soft sign ь after л, which softens that consonant. The ц represents a single 'ts' sound, and о is the final vowel.

Example sentence

Это золотое кольцо.

This is a gold ring.

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How to remember кольцо

Кольцо contains 'коль' which sounds like 'coal'. A ring on your finger glints like a piece of coal with reflected light.

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Questions about кольцо

How do you say "ring" in Russian?

In Russian, "ring" is кольцо. It is a noun.

How is кольцо written in Russian?

Кольцо has the soft sign ь after л, which softens that consonant. The ц represents a single 'ts' sound, and о is the final vowel.

How is кольцо used in a sentence?

Use кольцо as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Это золотое кольцо. (This is a gold ring.).

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