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How do you say "to ask" in Russian?
спрашивать
sprašivatʹ
In Russian, "to ask" is спрашивать.
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Pronunciation
Say SPRAH-shee-vuh-tuh, stress on the first syllable. The 'spr' cluster is tight.
Writing and usage
Eleven letters: спрашивать. The root прас or прош relates to asking or requesting.
Example sentence
Спроси учителя!
Ask the teacher!
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How to remember спрашивать
Sprashivatь means to ask - spr (seek) plus shiv (speak), you speak out to ask.
Related words
- lend одолжить odolžitʹ
- make звонить zvonitʹ
- make готовить gotovitʹ
- open открыть otkrytʹ
- show показать pokazatʹ
- sing петь petʹ
- take off снимать snimatʹ
- use использовать ispolʹzovatʹ
- work работать rabotatʹ
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Questions about спрашивать
How do you say "to ask" in Russian?
In Russian, "to ask" is спрашивать. It is a noun.
How is спрашивать written in Russian?
Eleven letters: спрашивать. The root прас or прош relates to asking or requesting.
How is спрашивать used in a sentence?
Use спрашивать as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Спроси учителя! (Ask the teacher!).
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