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How do you say "tuna" in Russian?
тунец
tunec
In Russian, "tuna" is тунец.
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Pronunciation
Say too-NETS, with stress on the second syllable. The ts at the end sounds like a brief 'ts' sound.
Writing and usage
Тунец ends in -ец, a masculine noun suffix. It has five letters. The soft sign (ь) is not present, so the consonants are hard.
Example sentence
Тунец быстрая рыба.
The tuna is a fast fish.
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How to remember тунец
Тунец starts with the same t sound as tuna. The -ец ending is common in Russian for male creatures or objects.
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Questions about тунец
How do you say "tuna" in Russian?
In Russian, "tuna" is тунец. It is a noun.
How is тунец written in Russian?
Тунец ends in -ец, a masculine noun suffix. It has five letters. The soft sign (ь) is not present, so the consonants are hard.
How is тунец used in a sentence?
Use тунец as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Тунец быстрая рыба. (The tuna is a fast fish.).
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