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How do you say "squash" in Russian?
сквош
skvoš
In Russian, "squash" is сквош.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'SKVOOSH' with stress on the first syllable and the soft 'sh' sound (ш makes it closer to 'shh' than a hard 's').
Writing and usage
Сквош begins with a tricky consonant cluster: сквнаписается with 'sk' then 'v', then 'o'. The ш at the end is the Russian 'sh' phoneme. This is a borrowed sports term.
Example sentence
Давай сыграем в сквош завтра.
Let's play squash tomorrow.
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How to remember сквош
Listen for 'skvoosh' with that Russian 'sh'. It's the English word 'squash' adapted into Cyrillic. The к makes it feel solid and Russian.
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Questions about сквош
How do you say "squash" in Russian?
In Russian, "squash" is сквош. It is a noun.
How is сквош written in Russian?
Сквош begins with a tricky consonant cluster: сквнаписается with 'sk' then 'v', then 'o'. The ш at the end is the Russian 'sh' phoneme. This is a borrowed sports term.
How is сквош used in a sentence?
Use сквош as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Давай сыграем в сквош завтра. (Let's play squash tomorrow.).
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