слышать
Translation of слышать
hear
Meaning of слышать
воспринимать звук ушами
receive sound with your ears
Transcription and pronunciation of слышать
слы́шать
stress on the 1st syllable
- Transcription
- [ˈslɨʂətʲ]
- In Latin letters
- slyshat
Traps and common mistakes
Слышать or слушать?
слушать = listen, on purpose
Don't mix them up. Sound just reaches you — слышать; you pay attention on purpose — слушать.
Я люблю слушать джаз.
I love listening to jazz.
Говори громче, я тебя не слышу.
Speak louder, I can't hear you.
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I can hear music from the next room.
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Я слышу музыку из соседней комнаты.
It's hard to hear in this noise.
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Мне трудно слышать из-за этого шума.
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Questions about this word
What does слышать mean?
receive sound with your ears
How do you pronounce слышать?
слышать is pronounced [ˈslɨʂətʲ], in Latin letters “slyshat”.
How is слышать used in a sentence?
I can hear music from the next room. Translation: Я слышу музыку из соседней комнаты.
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