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лаять

bark

Meaning of лаять

make dog sound

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Russian[ˈlajatʲ]
bark
лаять - bark
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лаять with English translation

лаять usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Dogs bark when someone comes to the door.

Собаки начинают лаять, когда кто-то подходит к двери.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The dog barks at strangers.

Собака лает на незнакомцев.

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лаять belongs to the topic "Pets". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

лаятьbark
игратьplay
океанocean
группаgroup
параpair
короваcow
яйцоegg

лаять synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between лаять / гавкать / рычать / выть / скулить / повизгивать

🇷🇺Russian
лаять

Main verb for a dog's sound — general, neutral term.

A1Very Often

The neighbor's dog barks every morning.

Соседская собака лает каждое утро.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
гавкать

Colloquial synonym; often denotes short, sharp barks.

A1Very Often

The dog downstairs keeps barking at passersby.

Пёс внизу постоянно гавкает на прохожих.

🇷🇺Russian

A deep, threatening sound; more like growling than a typical bark.

A2Often

The dog growled when a stranger approached.

Собака зарычала, когда к ней подошёл незнакомец.

🇷🇺Russian

A long, sustained howl — typical for wolves and sometimes dogs; differs from barking by duration.

A2Often

Wolves could be heard howling on the outskirts.

На окраине слышалось, как воют волки.

🇷🇺Russian

A plaintive, quiet sound — a dog or puppy expressing distress or weakness (to whine/whimper).

A2Often

The puppy whimpered under the fence until its mother came.

Щенок скулил под забором, пока мать не пришла.

П
🇷🇺Russian
повизгивать

Repeated high-pitched squeaks or yelps; colloquial and descriptive.

B1Rarely

The neighbor's puppies kept yelping in the yard all morning.

Соседские щенки всё утро повизгивали во дворе.

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How to pronounce лаять and what this word means

лаять translation: bark. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce лаять

[ˈlajatʲ]

лаять translation

bark

лаять examples

Dogs bark when someone comes to the door.

лаять transcription

[ˈlajatʲ]

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лаять meaning: what does it mean?

издавать короткие резкие звуки, характерные для собаки

лаять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

лаять is pronounced as [ˈlajatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

лаять definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Dogs bark when someone comes to the door. Translation: Собаки начинают лаять, когда кто-то подходит к двери.

Is лаять part of Pets vocabulary?

Yes, лаять (bark) can be learned in the Pets topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is лаять part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, лаять (bark) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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