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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 (#104)
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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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- Почему ты опозда́л? Why are you late?
- 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?
- Спасибо за то, что наконец объясни́ли, почему лю́ди принима́ют меня за идио́та. Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
- Почему лю́ди иду́т в кино́? Why do people go to the cinema?
- Я задаю́ себе вопро́с: почему он опа́здывает? I do wonder - why is he late?
- Вам изве́стна причи́на, почему две тре́ти студе́нтов не прису́тствовали на встре́че? Do you know the reason why two-thirds of the students did not attend the student meeting?
- Почему ты не возьмешь отгу́л? Why don't you take the day off?
- Я не понима́ю, почему Германия победи́ла на Евровидении. I don't understand why Germany won the Eurovision.
- Почему он не говори́т пра́вду? Why doesn't he tell the truth?
- Почему я? Why me?
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