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How do you say "river dolphin" in Russian?
речной дельфин
rečnoj delʹfin
In Russian, "river dolphin" is речной дельфин.
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Pronunciation
reh-CHNO-y del'-FEEN with stress on the first and third syllables of the two-word phrase.
Writing and usage
Речной дельфин are two words. Речной has seven letters with дельфин having eight, both ending in 'ой' and 'ин'.
Example sentence
Речной дельфин живёт в Амазонке.
The river dolphin lives in the Amazon.
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How to remember речной дельфин
Речной means river, дельфин means dolphin. The two words together clearly identify this freshwater mammal.
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Questions about речной дельфин
How do you say "river dolphin" in Russian?
In Russian, "river dolphin" is речной дельфин. It is a noun.
How is речной дельфин written in Russian?
Речной дельфин are two words. Речной has seven letters with дельфин having eight, both ending in 'ой' and 'ин'.
How is речной дельфин used in a sentence?
Use речной дельфин as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Речной дельфин живёт в Амазонке. (The river dolphin lives in the Amazon.).
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"River dolphin" in other languages
- Japanese カワイルカ (kawa iruka)
- Korean 강 돌고래 (gang dolgorae)
- Chinese 河豚 (hé tún)
- Spanish el delfín de río
- Spanish (Latin America) el delfín de río
- French le dauphin d'eau douce
- German der Flussdelfin
- Italian il delfino di fiume
- Greek το δελφίνι ποταμού (to dhelfini potamu)
- Arabic دولفين النهر (dolfeen ilnahr)
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