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How do you say "wide" in Russian?
широкий
širokij
In Russian, "wide" is широкий.
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Pronunciation
Say shuh-RAH-kij. Three syllables, stress on the second.
Writing and usage
Широкий has 8 letters. The Ш always makes a hard sound. The К is hard.
Example sentence
Это широкая дорога.
This is a wide road.
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How to remember широкий
Shiro: wide things stretch out shiro, or horizontally.
Related words
- big большой bolʹšoj
- cheap дешёвый dešëvyj
- fifty-four пятьдесят четыре pyat'desyat' chetyre
- forty-nine сорок девять sorok devyat'
- hardworking трудолюбивый trudoljubivyj
- one hundred сто sto
- ten десять desjatʹ
- twenty-six двадцать шесть dvadtsat' shest'
- twenty-two двадцать два dvadtsat' dva
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Questions about широкий
How do you say "wide" in Russian?
In Russian, "wide" is широкий. It is a noun.
How is широкий written in Russian?
Широкий has 8 letters. The Ш always makes a hard sound. The К is hard.
How is широкий used in a sentence?
Use широкий as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Это широкая дорога. (This is a wide road.).
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