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слушать

listen

Meaning of слушать

hear audio

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Russian[ˈsluʂatʲ]
Russianлисн
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слушать - listen
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слушать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I listen to podcasts about gardening while I water the plants.

Я слушаю подкасты о садоводстве, пока поливаю растения.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They listen to the workshop audio and take notes for the group project.

Они слушают аудио с мастер-класса и делают заметки для группового проекта eSVyy6xAp9pA7xamD5MA4N.

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слушатьlisten
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менятьchange
завязыватьtie
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убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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What's the difference between слушать / послушать / слышать / выслушать / услышать / прислушиваться

🇷🇺Russian
слушать

to listen (ongoing, attend to audio)

A1Very Often

I like to listen to music.

Я люблю слушать музыку.

П
🇷🇺Russian
послушать

to listen for a while (perfective, short/one-time)

A1Often

Let's listen to the new song for a bit.

Давай послушаем новую песню.

🇷🇺Russian

to hear (perceive sound — sensory ability/state)

A1Very Often

I hear a noise outside the window.

Я слышу шум за окном.

В
🇷🇺Russian
выслушать

to listen to someone fully (until they finish)

B1Often

He listened to my complaint and helped.

Он выслушал мою жалобу и помог.

У
🇷🇺Russian
услышать

to hear (momentarily, perfective — to perceive a sound/event)

A2Often

I heard a voice in the hallway.

Я услышал голос в коридоре.

П
🇷🇺Russian
прислушиваться

to start listening carefully, pay attention to sounds

B1Rarely

Listen carefully — do you hear footsteps?

Прислушайся — ты слышишь шаги?

В
🇷🇺Russian
вслушиваться

to listen intently, concentrate on sounds or speech

B2Rarely

I listened intently into the silence to figure out where the sound came from.

Я вслушивался в тишину, чтобы понять, откуда звук.

П
🇷🇺Russian
прослушать

to listen through/review audio; also to miss hearing something (context-dependent)

B1Rarely

I listened to the lecture recording and took notes.

Я прослушал запись лекции и сделал заметки.

П
🇷🇺Russian
подслушивать

to eavesdrop, listen secretly to someone else's conversation

B1Rarely

He was eavesdropping on the conversation behind the door.

Он подслушивал разговор за дверью.

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How to pronounce слушать and what this word means

слушать translation: listen. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce слушать

[ˈsluʂatʲ]

слушать translation

listen

слушать examples

I listen to podcasts about gardening while I water the plants.

слушать transcription

[ˈsluʂatʲ], лисн

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Questions about this word

слушать meaning: what does it mean?

Услышать и сосредоточиться на звуках или речи

слушать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

I listen to podcasts about gardening while I water the plants. Translation: Я слушаю подкасты о садоводстве, пока поливаю растения.

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