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How do you say "to walk" in Russian?
гулять
guljatʹ
In Russian, "to walk" is гулять.
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Pronunciation
Say gool-YAH-tuh, stress on the second syllable. The 'gul' is like 'gull' in English.
Writing and usage
Seven letters: гулять. The root гул relates to noise or activity. Implies leisure walking.
Example sentence
Мы гуляем в парке.
We are walking in the park.
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How to remember гулять
Guljatь means to take a leisurely walk - gul sounds like a joyful sound you make while walking.
Related words
- buy купить kupitʹ
- climb up залезать zalezatʹ
- enter входить vhoditʹ
- hold держать deržatʹ
- lend одолжить odolžitʹ
- remove убрать ubratʹ
- stick приклеить prikleitʹ
- talk говорить govoritʹ
- write писать pisatʹ
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Questions about гулять
How do you say "to walk" in Russian?
In Russian, "to walk" is гулять. It is a noun.
How is гулять written in Russian?
Seven letters: гулять. The root гул relates to noise or activity. Implies leisure walking.
How is гулять used in a sentence?
Use гулять as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Мы гуляем в парке. (We are walking in the park.).
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