speak russian
сказа́ть
to say, to tell, to speak, to talk
говори́ть
to speak, to talk
to say, to tell
разгова́ривать
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
to be on speaking terms, to speak to each other
to get (sb) talking, to draw (sb) into conversation
заговори́ть
to begin to speak, to start talking, to speak up
to address (someone), to speak to (someone), to strike up a conversation
to talk someone's head off, to distract with talk, to talk round, to smooth-talk
to cast a spell on, to bewitch, to enchant, to charm away (pain)
выступа́ть
to perform, to appear (on stage), to play (a gig)
to speak (publicly), to give a speech, to make one's opinion known
to advocate (for), to speak out (against), to stand up (for)
to act as, to serve as, to appear as
to protrude, to jut out, to stand out, to emerge
отозва́ться
to respond, to answer, to reply
to speak (of), to give one's opinion (about), to give feedback (on)
to affect, to tell (on), to have an effect (on)
вы́ступить
to perform, to give a speech, to speak (publicly)
to oppose publicly, to speak out against
to advocate for, to come out in support of
to set out, to march out
to protrude, to stick out
to come out, to appear (on the surface)
to overflow (its banks)
защити́ть
to protect, to shield
to defend
to stand up for, to speak in support of, to plead for
объясня́ться
to be explained, to be accounted for
to make oneself understood, to communicate, to speak (a language)
to have it out, to have a talk, to explain oneself
постоя́ть
to stand for a while, to stand a bit
to last for a while, to hold, to stay
to stand up for, to defend, to speak up for
отзыва́ться
to speak (of), to comment (on), to give one's opinion
to answer, to respond, to reply
to affect, to tell (on), to have an effect (on)
to echo, to resound, to reverberate
вы́сказаться
to express one's opinion, to have one's say, to comment
to speak out, to declare oneself, to come out (for or against)
хрипе́ть
to speak hoarsely, to be hoarse, to rasp
to wheeze, to breathe hoarsely, to rattle
выска́зывать
to express, to voice, to state
to speak in favour of, to advocate, to come out for
прохрипе́ть
to wheeze, to speak hoarsely, to croak
наговори́ть
to say a lot of, to talk a lot of, to pour out (words)
to slander, to speak ill of, to tell tales about
выска́зываться
to express oneself, to speak one's mind, to give one's opinion
to speak out (for or against), to declare oneself (in favour of), to come out (against)
гова́ривать
to used to say, to used to speak, to often say, to often speak
вступи́ться
to stand up for, to take someone's side, to step in for, to intercede for
to stand up for, to champion, to speak up for
захрипе́ть
to begin to wheeze, to begin to speak hoarsely
сипе́ть
to make hoarse sounds, to speak hoarsely
иронизи́ровать
to speak ironically
погорячи́ться
to lose one's temper, to get worked up, to flare up, to overreact
to act rashly, to be too hasty, to speak too soon
пробаси́ть
to sing in a bass voice, to speak in a deep voice, to drone (in a low voice)
бесслове́сный
dumb, unable to speak, speechless
wordless, silent, taciturn
submissive, meek, unquestioning, unresisting
баси́ть
to speak in a deep voice, to rumble, to growl
to sing bass, to sing in a bass voice
to boom, to drone, to rumble
ра́товать
to advocate (for), to campaign (for), to stand up (for), to fight (for)
to inveigh (against), to rail (against), to speak out (against)
зы́кать
to cut short, to speak brusquely curtly, to bark
отрекомендова́ть
to introduce, to present
to recommend, to commend, to speak well of
гнуси́ть
to whine, to snivel, to speak nasally, to drone
по-гре́чески
speak in Greek
гова́ривавший
who used to speak, who habitually spoke, speaking habitually
выгова́риваться
to speak out, to express oneself, to talk oneself out, to get something off one's chest
речь
speech, talk about, enunciation, style of speaking
председа́тель
chairman, chair, chairperson, president
Speaker
зако́нчить
to finish, to end, to complete
to finish speaking, to have one's say
со́бственно
actually, in fact, really, truly
strictly speaking, properly speaking
замолча́ть
to fall silent, to become silent, to stop speaking
to hush up, to suppress (news), to keep quiet about
переби́ть
to interrupt, to cut off (a speaker), to butt in
to smash, to break, to sever (a wire)
to kill (many), to slaughter, to slay
to spoil (one's appetite), to ruin (one's appetite)
to drown out, to overpower, to mask (a smell)
добавля́ть
to add, to put in more
to add (in speaking), to say in addition
to supplement, to add to
носи́тель
carrier, bearer
native speaker
storage medium, data carrier
carrier (of an infection)
ора́тор
orator, speaker
договори́ть
to finish speaking, to finish saying, to say the rest
говоря́щий
Talking, speaking
замо́лкнуть
to become silent, to fall silent, to lapse into silence, to stop speaking or singing
захло́пать
to start clapping, to begin to applaud, to break into applause
to clap down (a speaker), to drown out with applause
заика́ться
to stutter, to stammer, to hesitate in speaking, to hint
репроду́ктор
loud-speaker
прями́к
straight path, shortcut, direct route
straightforward person, frank person, plain speaker
замолка́ть
to become silent, to fall silent, to lapse into silence, to stop speaking or singing
докла́дчик
speaker, presenter, lecturer
rapporteur, reporter (on a matter)
безмо́лвно
silently, mutely, without speaking
спи́кер
speaker
дина́мик
loud speaker
обмо́лвиться
to make a slip in speaking, to utter casually, to mention, to let slip
заикну́ться
to stammer, to stutter, to hesitate in speaking, to hint
захло́пывать
to slam shut, to slam, to bang shut, to snap shut
to trap, to shut in, to catch (in a trap)
to clap (a speaker) off the stage, to drown out with applause
русскоязы́чный
pertaining to the Russian language, Russian-language, Russian speaking
регла́мент
regulations, rules of procedure, standing orders
time limit, allotted time, speaking time
догова́ривать
to finish speaking
громкоговори́тель
loud-speaker
косноязы́чный
tongue-tied, stammering, speaking indistinctly, mumbling
inarticulate, clumsy in expression, halting
огова́риваться
to make a slip in speaking, to misspeak
to make a reservation, to add a proviso, to stipulate
карта́вый
burring, guttural, indistinctly pronounced
burring (of a person), speaking with a burr, speaking indistinctly
ди́кторша
announcer, speaker, newsreader
говоро́к
hum of conversation, murmur of voices, low chatter
accent, manner of speaking, dialect lilt
кое-что́
something (the speaker knows what, but doesn’t specify)
та́к-то
in itself, actually, generally speaking, as such
so, in such and such a way, this way and that
коло́нка
column, newspaper column
loudspeaker, speaker
petrol pump, gas pump, water standpipe, drinking fountain
water heater, geyser (gas water heater), boiler
ди́скурс
discourse, way of speaking
debate, discussion
conversation, dialogue
argumentation, reasoning, line of argument
ви́це-спи́кер
vice-speaker, deputy speaker
докла́дчица
speaker, lecturer
злоречи́вый
speaking with malice
пры́скаться
to spray oneself, to sprinkle oneself
to spray each other, to splash one another
to spray saliva when speaking, to splutter
сам-шёст
with five others, as one of six, six of us (including the speaker)
sixfold, six times as much
выступа́ющий
protruding, projecting, jutting out
speaker, presenter, performer
ле́кторша
lecturer, speaker
русскоговоря́щий
Russian-speaking, Russian-speaker
говоря́
speaking
говори́вший
speaking, who spoke, having spoken
говори́мый
spoken, speakable, utterable
разгова́ривающий
talking, speaking, conversing
заговори́вший
having started speaking, who started speaking
замолча́вший
silent (having fallen silent), having stopped speaking
выска́зывающийся
expressing oneself, opining, speaking out
говаривающий
accustomed to speaking, talkative, chatty
замолка́вший
having fallen silent, having stopped speaking, having quieted down
баси́вший
who was speaking in a bass voice, booming, with a deep voice
загова́ривавшийся
getting confused while speaking, rambling, incoherent (speaker), tongue-tied (speaker)
изрека́ющий
uttering, pronouncing, speaking, saying
ора́торствующий
orating, speaking, delivering a speech
глаголющий
speaking, uttering, proclaiming
глаголавший
speaking, uttering, declaring, preaching
злосло́вящий
slandering, backbiting, evil-speaking, calumnious
злосло́вивший
Slandering, backbiting, defaming, speaking ill of
сюсю́кающий
baby-talking, cooing, speaking childishly
гнуся́щий
droning, whining, speaking nasally
прогова́ривающий
pronouncing, articulating, uttering, speaking out
суесло́вящий
prattling, babbling, chattering, speaking idly
англоговорящий
English-speaking
Examples
Моя́ ма́ма говори́т по-английски недостаточно хорошо.
My mom doesn't speak English very well.
I don't speak Japanese.
Do you speak French?
Do you speak Japanese?
I speak Japanese well.
Николь очень хорошо говори́т по-японски.
Nicole can speak Japanese very well.
Мы все принима́ли то, что профе́ссор зна́ет англи́йский, как должное.
We all took it for granted that the professor could speak English.
Помяни́ чёрта, и он тут как тут.
Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.
Майк и его сестра́ говоря́т по-французски, но по-японски они не говоря́т.
Mike and his sister can speak French, but they can't speak Japanese.
Пожалуйста, не говори́те так быстро.
Please don't speak so fast.
Она мо́жет говори́ть не только по-английски, но и по-французски.
She can speak not only English but also French.
Can he speak English?
Я хочу́ уме́ть говори́ть по-английски.
I want to be able to speak English.
Он мо́жет говори́ть по-французски и, разумеется, по-английски.
He can speak French, and obviously English.
Speak up!
Она довольно хорошо говори́т по-английски.
She can speak English pretty well.
Хорошо говори́ть по-английски непросто.
It is not easy to speak English well.
Почему Таро так хорошо говори́т по-английски?
Why can Taro speak English so well?
Do you speak Italian?
Do you speak German?
Do you speak German?
Она мо́жет отказа́ться разгова́ривать с тобой, потому что у неё очень плохо́е настрое́ние.
She may well refuse to speak to you because she's in a very bad mood.
Извините, могу́ я поговори́ть с Майком?
May I speak to Mike, please?
Он с ней больше не разгова́ривал.
He would not speak to her again.
Он мо́жет говори́ть по-японски.
He is able to speak Japanese.
Он хорошо мо́жет говори́ть по-французски.
He can speak French well.
Скоро ты смо́жешь говори́ть по-английски.
You will soon be able to speak English.
Дава́йте поговори́м о Паоле.
Let's speak about Paola.
Кто-нибудь здесь говори́т по-английски?
Does anyone here speak English?
Япо́нцам нелегко бегло говори́ть по-английски.
It is difficult for Japanese people to speak English fluently.
I can't speak German.
Does she speak French?
Пожалуйста, говори́те ме́дленнее.
Speak slower, please.
Can he speak French?
Он не говори́т по-английски, да?
He can't speak English, can he?
Он говори́т не только по-английски, но ещё и по-французски.
He can speak not only English but also French.
Она мо́жет разгова́ривать на десяти языка́х.
She is able to speak ten languages.
I want to speak German.
Э́кстренное сообще́ние: не́сколько со́тен лет назад лю́ди говори́ли не так, как мы говори́м сейчас.
Newsflash: People a couple of hundred years ago didn't speak the same as we do.
Я говорю́ по-английски, по-русски и по-глобалийски.
I speak English, Russian and Globish.
Can you speak Chinese?
Пожалуйста, говори́те гро́мче.
Please speak more loudly.
Он хоте́л поговори́ть с Президе́нтом компа́нии, но тот отказа́лся с ним разгова́ривать.
We wanted to speak to the president of the company, but he refused to speak to us.
Том не говори́т по-французски. Маша тоже не говори́т по-французски.
Tom can't speak French. Mary can't speak French either.
Все мы зна́ем францу́зский язы́к, так что дава́йте говори́ть по-французски.
All of us can speak French, so let's speak French.
Дава́йте либо говори́ть по-китайски, либо вообще не разгова́ривать.
Let’s either speak Chinese, or not speak at all.
Мы здесь потому, что хоти́м говори́ть на каком-нибудь но́вом языке́. Так что дава́йте заговори́м!
We are here because we want to speak a new language and so, we must speak it!
Студе́нты, когда вы хоти́те что-то сказа́ть, сначала трижды поду́майте. Говори́те, только если ваши слова принесу́т вам и други́м по́льзу. Не говори́те, если э́то не принесёт по́льзы.
Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
«Я ма́лость зна́ю неме́цкий. "Das ist fantastisch!"» — «Ха-ха, wunderbar». — «Wunderbar». — «Даже у ме́стных лу́чше получа́ется говори́ть по-немецки, не обессу́дь». — «Ха-ха, никто не разберёт мой акце́нт?» — «Нет, пожалуй — ну, зна́ешь...» — «Че́стно говоря, неме́цкий я усво́ил только по DVD, кото́рые раньше смотре́л». — «Ха-ха, обязательно вы́шли мне э́ти DVD!»
I can speak a bit of German. 'Das ist fantastisch!' "Haha, wunderbar." "Wunderbar." "Even the locals sound better when they speak German, okay?" "Haha, is nobody gonna get my accent?" "No, not really, 'cause, you know..." "To be honest, I only learned my German from watching DVDs when I was younger." "Hahaha, be sure to send me those DVDs!"
По-французски я говорю́ ча́ще, чем по-английски.
I speak French more often than I speak English.
Сложно научи́ться говори́ть на языке́, если нет возмо́жности испо́льзовать его.
It's difficult to remember how to speak a language if you don't have any opportunities to speak it.
