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How do you say "zipper" in Russian?
застёжка-молния
zastëžka-molnija
In Russian, "zipper" is застёжка-молния.
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Pronunciation
Say zah-STYO-zhka MOL-nee-yah, with stress on STYO and MOL. This is a two-word phrase.
Writing and usage
Застёжка-молния has two words with a hyphen. Застёжка ends in -а, молния ends in -я. It has seventeen letters total.
Example sentence
Застёжка-молния сломана на куртке.
The zipper is broken on the jacket.
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How to remember застёжка-молния
Застёжка-молния literally means 'fastener-lightning', which describes how quickly a zipper fastens.
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- shoes обувь obuvʹ
- skirt юбка jubka
- sleeve рукав rukav
- sunglasses солнцезащитные очки solncezaŝitnye očki
- pants штаны štany
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Questions about застёжка-молния
How do you say "zipper" in Russian?
In Russian, "zipper" is застёжка-молния. It is a noun.
How is застёжка-молния written in Russian?
Застёжка-молния has two words with a hyphen. Застёжка ends in -а, молния ends in -я. It has seventeen letters total.
How is застёжка-молния used in a sentence?
Use застёжка-молния as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Застёжка-молния сломана на куртке. (The zipper is broken on the jacket.).
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