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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).
often used word (#534)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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by
Also: near, around, about
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- Я встре́тил её в кафе́ около ста́нции. I met her in a coffee shop near the station.
- Переста́нь ходи́ть вокруг да около и расскажи́ мне, что произошло́. Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
- Переста́нь ходи́ть вокруг да около и скажи́ начистоту, чего ты от меня хо́чешь. Stop beating around the bush and tell me plainly what you want from me.
- Одна кни́га то́нкая, а друга́я - то́лстая. В то́лстой кни́ге около 200 страни́ц. One book is thin and the other is thick; the thick one has about 200 pages.
- Около мёда в му́хах недоста́тка нет. Around honey, there is no lack of flies.
- Ему около тридцати. He is about thirty.
- Он пришел около двух. He came about two.
- Я засыпа́ю около полу́ночи. I go to sleep at about midnight.
- Его дом около реки. His house is by the river.
- Я заплати́л около 50 до́лларов. I paid about 50 dollars.
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