столица
Translation of столица
capital
Russian word in Latin letters: stolitsa
Meaning of столица
главный город страны, где находится её правительство
the main city of a country
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Столица or капитал?
капитал
капитал ≠ capital city: it means money, wealth
Don't say капитал for a city. The main city — столица; money for business — капитал.
Рим — столица Италии.
Rome is the capital of Italy.
Для своего дела нужен капитал.
You need capital to start a business — money, not a city.
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The capital is busy in the morning.
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По утрам в столице оживлённо.
They spent two days in the capital.
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Они провели два дня в столице.
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What does столица mean?
the main city of a country
How do you pronounce столица?
столица is pronounced [stɐˈlʲitsə], in Latin letters “stolitsa”.
How is столица used in a sentence?
The capital is busy in the morning. Translation: По утрам в столице оживлённо.
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