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прощай

goodbye

Meaning of прощай

something you say when leaving

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Russian[prɐˈɕːaj]
goodbye
прощай - goodbye
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прощай with English translation

прощай usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She smiled, said goodbye, and walked away.

Она улыбнулась, сказала прощай и ушла.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

He waved and said goodbye at the door.

Он помахал и сказал «прощай» у двери.

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прощайgoodbye
даyes
ахoh
ахah
приветhi
приветhello
ладноOK

прощай synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between прощай / до свидания / пока

🇷🇺Russian
прощай

goodbye — something you say when leaving

A1Very Often

She smiled, said goodbye, and walked away.

Она улыбнулась, сказала прощай и ушла.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
до свидания

The most common neutral way to say goodbye when leaving.

A1Very Often

Goodbye, have a nice day!

До свидания, хорошего дня!

П
🇷🇺Russian
пока

An informal, friendly goodbye for a short separation.

A1Very Often

Bye, we'll call each other in the evening.

Пока, созвонимся вечером.

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How to pronounce прощай and what this word means

прощай translation: goodbye. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce прощай

[prɐˈɕːaj]

прощай translation

goodbye

прощай examples

She smiled, said goodbye, and walked away.

прощай transcription

[prɐˈɕːaj]

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прощай meaning: what does it mean?

слово, которое говорят при расставании или уходе

прощай pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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She smiled, said goodbye, and walked away. Translation: Она улыбнулась, сказала прощай и ушла.

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