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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).
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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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why
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- Почему ты не возьмешь отгу́л? Why don't you take the day off?
- Я не зна́ю, почему он опозда́л. I don't know why he was late.
- Почему он не говори́т пра́вду? Why doesn't he tell the truth?
- Не могли́ бы вы объясни́ть, почему почти в ка́ждой дере́вне есть по два хра́ма? Can you please tell me why there seem to be two churches in every village?
- Почему Вы не пришли́? Why didn't you come?
- Почему ты не возьмёшь выходно́й? Why don't you take the day off?
- Почему ты пла́чешь? Why are you crying?
- Когда я дома и иду́ в апте́ку на углу́, чтобы купи́ть шампу́нь, почему ты всё вре́мя говори́шь мне быть осторо́жным, переходя у́лицу? When I'm home and I'm going to the corner drugstore to pick up some shampoo, why do you always tell me to be careful how I cross the street?
- Почему ты не взял его, прежде чем мы ушли́? Why didn't you get one before we left?
- Почему она ушла́ в спе́шке? Why did she go out in a hurry?
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