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How do you say "to line up (people)" in Russian?
ставать в очередь
stavatʹ v očeredʹ
In Russian, "to line up (people)" is ставать в очередь.
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Pronunciation
Say STAH-vuh-tuh fuh uh-CHER-yut. Stress first and fourth syllables. The 'v' sounds like 'v' in 'vat'.
Writing and usage
This is a phrase: ставать (to stand) в (in) очередь (line/queue). The verb means to stand in line.
Example sentence
Ребята встали в очередь.
The kids lined up in a queue.
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How to remember ставать в очередь
Stavatь v ocheredь - you stand (stavat) in a line (ochered), one after another.
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- return вернуть vernutʹ
- see увидеть uvidetʹ
- show показать pokazatʹ
- sing петь petʹ
- take off снимать snimatʹ
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Questions about ставать в очередь
How do you say "to line up (people)" in Russian?
In Russian, "to line up (people)" is ставать в очередь. It is a noun.
How is ставать в очередь written in Russian?
This is a phrase: ставать (to stand) в (in) очередь (line/queue). The verb means to stand in line.
How is ставать в очередь used in a sentence?
Use ставать в очередь as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ребята встали в очередь. (The kids lined up in a queue.).
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