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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).

письмо́

noun, neuter, inanimate
often used word (#305)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

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letter

Also: writing, script

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Она сейчас пишет письмо́. She is writing a letter now.
Как только он оста́лся один, он сразу вскрыл письмо́. As soon as he was left alone, he opened the letter.
Я только что получи́л письмо́ от подру́ги, в кото́ром сказано, что она прие́дет повида́ться со мной на сле́дующей неде́ле. I have just received a letter from a friend saying that she is coming to see me next week.
Его письмо́ рассерди́ло меня. His letter made me angry.
Его письмо́ бы́ло столь дру́жеским, что она была́ глубоко тро́нута и запла́кала. So friendly was his letter that she was deeply moved and began to cry.
Я терпе́ть не могу́ формальный стиль письма! I utterly despise formal writing!
Я писал письма всё у́тро. I had been writing letters all that morning.
Есть для меня письма в сего́дняшней по́чте? Are there any letters for me in today's mail?
Мне надо написа́ть письмо́. I have to write a letter.
Сравни́те стиль э́тих трех пи́сем. Compare the style of those three letters.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	письмо́	пи́сьма
gen. genitive	письма́	пи́сем
dat. dative	письму́	пи́сьмам
acc. accusative	письмо́	пи́сьма
inst. instrumental	письмо́м	пи́сьмами
prep. prepositional	письме́	пи́сьмах