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что

what

Meaning of что

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RU[ʂto]
what
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что with English translation

что usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

What is that sound?

Что это за звук?

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I don't know what he means by that.

Я не знаю, что он под этим имеет в виду.

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что belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

чтоwhat
яI
тыyou
онhe
онаshe
оноit
мыwe

что synonyms

Related words worth learning together

какой
Asks about a quality, type, or choice among options.
который
Used when choosing from items or people already mentioned.
что именно
Emphasizes precision: the speaker wants the exact thing.
что за
Colloquial way to ask what something is, often with an interested tone.
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К
🇷🇺ru
какой

Asks about a quality, type, or choice among options.

A1Very Often
🇷🇺ru

Used when choosing from items or people already mentioned.

A1Often
Ч
🇷🇺ru
что именно

Emphasizes precision: the speaker wants the exact thing.

A2Often
Ч
🇷🇺ru
что за

Colloquial way to ask what something is, often with an interested tone.

A2Often

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How to pronounce что and what this word means

что means what. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce что

[ʂto]

что translation

what

что examples

What is that sound?

что transcription

[ʂto]

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что meaning: what does it mean?

спрашивает о предмете, явлении или понятии

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

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

What is that sound? Translation: Что это за звук?

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