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почти никогда

hardly ever

Meaning of почти никогда

almost never

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RU[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]
RUхардли эвер
hardly ever
почти никогда - hardly ever
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почти никогда with English translation

почти никогда usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home.

Они почти никогда не едят в кафе, предпочитают готовить дома.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I hardly ever watch TV these days.

В последние дни я почти никогда не смотрю телевизор.

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почти никогда belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

почти никогдаhardly ever
один разonce
каждый деньevery day
каждый месяцevery month
прямо сейчасright now
секундаsecond
часhour

почти никогда synonyms

Related words worth learning together

практически никогда
Very close; slightly more formal or emphatic — stresses that something is nearly zero.
почти ни разу
Colloquial; often used with negation — emphasizes that occurrences are virtually nonexistent.
редко
General word for low frequency; less absolute than 'hardly ever'.
едва ли
Expresses doubt about an event happening; emphasizes low likelihood rather than pure frequency.
изредка
Slightly literary; means 'from time to time, but rarely'.
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П
🇷🇺ru
практически никогда

Very close; slightly more formal or emphatic — stresses that something is nearly zero.

B1Often
П
🇷🇺ru
почти ни разу

Colloquial; often used with negation — emphasizes that occurrences are virtually nonexistent.

B1Often
Р
🇷🇺ru
редко

General word for low frequency; less absolute than 'hardly ever'.

B1Very Often
Е
🇷🇺ru
едва ли

Expresses doubt about an event happening; emphasizes low likelihood rather than pure frequency.

B1Often
🇷🇺ru

Slightly literary; means 'from time to time, but rarely'.

B1Rarely
Н
🇷🇺ru
нечасто

Synonymous with 'rarely'; neutral and used across styles.

B1Often

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How to pronounce почти никогда and what this word means

почти никогда means hardly ever. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce почти никогда

[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]

почти никогда translation

hardly ever

почти никогда examples

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home.

почти никогда transcription

[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda], хардли эвер

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почти никогда meaning: what does it mean?

практически никогда, очень редко случается

почти никогда pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

почти никогда is pronounced as [ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home. Translation: Они почти никогда не едят в кафе, предпочитают готовить дома.

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