печенье
Translation of печенье
biscuit
Russian word in Latin letters: pechene
Meaning of печенье
маленькая сладкая выпечка к чаю или кофе
a small sweet baked snack

Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Печенье or бисквит?
бисквит
бисквит ≠ biscuit: a soft sponge cake
Don't mix them up. Small crunchy sweets for tea — печенье; a soft sponge cake — бисквит.
К чаю подали печенье.
Biscuits were served with tea.
Мама испекла бисквит для торта.
Mum baked a sponge for the cake (not biscuits).
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There was one biscuit left in the tin.
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В жестяной коробке осталось одно печенье.
She had a biscuit with her afternoon tea.
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Она съела печенье с чаем во второй половине дня.
She packed a cookie in her lunch box.
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Она положила печенье в свой ланч-бокс.
The bakery sells warm chocolate cookies.
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В пекарне продают тёплое шоколадное печенье.
печенье synonyms
What's the difference between печенье and печенька
Colloquial, cute word for one biscuit.
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печенье meaning: what does it mean?
a small sweet baked snack
печенье pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
печенье is pronounced as [pʲɪˈt͡ɕenʲjɪ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
печенье definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
There was one biscuit left in the tin. Translation: В жестяной коробке осталось одно печенье.
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