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How do you say "whale" in Russian?
кит
kit
In Russian, "whale" is кит.
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Pronunciation
Say KIT, with stress on the only syllable. It is a short, clipped word.
Writing and usage
Кит is masculine, ending in a hard consonant. It has only four letters. It is one of the shortest Russian animal words.
Example sentence
Кит ест планктон.
The whale eats plankton.
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How to remember кит
Кит sounds like 'kit', as in a kit or set, and whales are the biggest 'kit' in the ocean.
Related words
- beluga белуга beluga
- bucket ведро vedro
- clownfish рыба-клоун ryba-kloun
- insect насекомое nasekomoe
- manatee ламантин lamantin
- octopus осьминог osʹminog
- rope верёвка verëvka
- sea horse морской конёк morskoj konëk
- squid кальмар kalʹmar
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Questions about кит
How do you say "whale" in Russian?
In Russian, "whale" is кит. It is a noun.
How is кит written in Russian?
Кит is masculine, ending in a hard consonant. It has only four letters. It is one of the shortest Russian animal words.
How is кит used in a sentence?
Use кит as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Кит ест планктон. (The whale eats plankton.).
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