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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
very often used word (#9)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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and
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but
Also: yet
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oh
Also: ah, oh well
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- Э́ти ту́фли мои́, а те твои́. These are my shoes and those are yours.
- Ми́стер Джонсон не учёный, а поэ́т. Mr Johnson is not a scholar but a poet.
- У э́того кла́дбища даже есть свой сайт, а на нём — страни́ца «Но́вости»! Как вы себе представля́ете но́вости с кла́дбища?! This cemetery even has its own site, and there is a page “News” on it! Can you fancy news from the graveyard?!
- Бу́дьте добры предста́вить себя председа́телю, а не други́м уча́стникам совеща́ния. Kindly address yourself to the chairman, not directly to other representatives at this meeting.
- У неё три сестры́: одна медсестра́, а други́е учи́тельницы. She has three sisters: one is a nurse and the others are teachers.
- С одной стороны он похвали́л мой отчёт, а с друго́й раскритикова́л его. On one hand he praised my report, but on the other hand he criticized it.
- Э, сэр? На доске́ написана не экспоненциальная фу́нкция, а тригонометрическая. Er, Sir? What's written on the blackboard isn't an exponential function but a trigonometric one ...
- Я предпочита́ю путеше́ствовать по́ездом, а не самолётом. I prefer traveling by train to flying.
- А теперь чего де́лать? So what do we do now?
- Мы у́чимся не для жи́зни, а для шко́лы. We don't study for life, but for school.
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Lucian edited word type 1 year ago
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Michel edited translation 2 years ago
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ericqaz11 edited translation 2 years ago
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anonymous edited translation 2 years ago
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