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спящий

Translation of спящий

asleep

Meaning of спящий

Russian

Такой, который сейчас спит.

English

sleeping at the moment

спящий

Transcription and pronunciation of спящий

спя́щий

stress on the 1st syllable

Transcription
[ˈspʲaɕːɪj]
In Latin letters
spyaschiy / spyashchiy

Traps and common mistakes

Он спящий or Он спит?

Он спит

is asleep = спит

Don't say «Он спящий». «He is asleep» is just the verb — «Он спит».

Тише, малыш спит.

Quiet, the baby is asleep.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. She smiled at the baby, sound asleep in her arms.

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    Она улыбнулась малышу, спящему у неё на руках.

  2. I found the cat asleep on my bed.

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    Я нашла кошку, спящую на моей кровати.

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What's the difference between спящий and уснувший

У
🇷🇺Russian
уснувший

Has just fallen asleep.

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Questions about this word

What does спящий mean?

sleeping at the moment

How do you pronounce спящий?

спящий is pronounced [ˈspʲaɕːɪj], in Latin letters “spyaschiy”.

How is спящий used in a sentence?

She smiled at the baby, sound asleep in her arms. Translation: Она улыбнулась малышу, спящему у неё на руках.

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