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How do you say "to talk" in Russian?
говорить
govoritʹ
In Russian, "to talk" is говорить.
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Pronunciation
Say guh-vuh-REEL, stress on the third syllable. The 'go' is brief like in English.
Writing and usage
Eight letters: говорить. The root гов relates to speech. Common, high-frequency verb.
Example sentence
Они говорят по-русски.
They are speaking Russian.
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How to remember говорить
Govorityь means to speak or talk - gov sounds like you're making voice sounds when talking.
Related words
- call out окликать oklikatʹ
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- cut порезать porezatʹ
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- hit ударить udaritʹ
- stand стоять stojatʹ
- take off снимать snimatʹ
- turn on включить vključitʹ
- wear надевать nadevatʹ
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Questions about говорить
How do you say "to talk" in Russian?
In Russian, "to talk" is говорить. It is a noun.
How is говорить written in Russian?
Eight letters: говорить. The root гов relates to speech. Common, high-frequency verb.
How is говорить used in a sentence?
Use говорить as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Они говорят по-русски. (They are speaking Russian.).
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