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речь

noun, feminine, inanimate, countable

often used word (top 500)B1noun in -ь
  • 1.

    speech, talk about, enunciation, style of speaking, language, discourse, oration, address

    речь идёт о - we're talking about/it's about

Usage info

идёт речь: is being talked about

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

singularplural
nom.nominative

ре́чь

ре́чи

gen.genitive

ре́чи

рече́й

dat.dative

ре́чи

реча́м

acc.accusative

ре́чь

ре́чи

inst.instrumental

ре́чью

реча́ми

prep.prepositional

ре́чи

реча́х

Fixed expressions

Typical usagePRO

  • What it’s about (topic)

    • Речь идёт о (чём?)

      it’s about..., we’re talking about...

    • Речь шла о (чём?)

      it was about..., the discussion concerned...

    • Речь зашла́ о (чём?)

      the talk turned to...

    • Речь не о том

      that’s not the point

  • Giving a speech

    • произнести́ речь

      to deliver a speech

    • произноси́ть речь

      to give a speech (habitually)

    • вы́ступить с ре́чью

      to make a speech

    • обрати́ться с ре́чью к (кому́)

      to address (someone) with a speech

  • Types and style of speech

    • разгово́рная речь

      colloquial speech

    • официа́льная речь

      formal speech

    • публи́чная речь

      public speech/speaking

    • свя́зная речь

      coherent speech

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Contributions

  • drvuquangson edited usage info 7 months ago.
  • TonyUK edited translation 1 year ago.
  • IvanaRedHead edited translation 2 years ago.
  • pyz9188 edited translation 2 years ago.