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письмо

letter

Meaning of письмо

a written message or a sign in writing

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Pronunciation
RU[pʲɪsʲˈmo, ˈbukvə]
letter
письмо - letter
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письмо with English translation

письмо usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

She wrote a letter to her sister.

Она написала письмо своей сестре.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

He left a letter on the kitchen table.

Он оставил письмо на кухонном столе.

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письмо belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

письмоletter
яблокоapple
рисrice
сливочное маслоbutter
курицаchicken
семьяfamily
мамаmom

письмо synonyms

Related words worth learning together

письмо, буква
A general word: it can mean both a written message and an individual letter of the alphabet. The meaning depends on context.
буква
Only a letter of the alphabet, not a written message.
послание
A written or spoken message, often more elevated, literary, or important in meaning.
письмецо
A diminutive of “letter”: a short, simple, or affectionately called letter.
письменное сообщение
A direct and neutral term for a message in written form.
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П
🇷🇺ru
письмо, буква

A general word: it can mean both a written message and an individual letter of the alphabet. The meaning depends on context.

A1Very Often
Б
🇷🇺ru
буква

Only a letter of the alphabet, not a written message.

A1Very Often
П
🇷🇺ru
послание

A written or spoken message, often more elevated, literary, or important in meaning.

A2Rarely
П
🇷🇺ru
письмецо

A diminutive of “letter”: a short, simple, or affectionately called letter.

A2Rarely
П
🇷🇺ru
письменное сообщение

A direct and neutral term for a message in written form.

A1Often
З
🇷🇺ru
записка

A short written message, usually small and simple.

A1Often
К
🇷🇺ru
корреспонденция

An official or general word for letters and mail correspondence; it often sounds bureaucratic.

B1Rarely

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How to pronounce письмо and what this word means

письмо means letter. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce письмо

[pʲɪsʲˈmo, ˈbukvə]

письмо translation

letter

письмо examples

She wrote a letter to her sister.

письмо transcription

[pʲɪsʲˈmo, ˈbukvə]

Questions about this word

письмо meaning: what does it mean?

письменное сообщение, которое отправляют кому-то

письмо pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

письмо is pronounced as [pʲɪsʲˈmo, ˈbukvə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

She wrote a letter to her sister. Translation: Она написала письмо своей сестре.

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