напевать
Translation of напевать
hum
Russian word in Latin letters: napevat
Meaning of напевать
напевать мелодию с закрытым ртом
sing or make a tune with your mouth closed
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Напевать or гудеть?
гудеть
гудеть = hum or drone of a machine, bees.
Don't mix them up. A person humming a tune — напевать; a fridge, engine or bees — гудеть.
Холодильник гудит всю ночь.
The fridge hums all night.
Сосед напевает что-то за стеной.
My neighbour is humming something behind the wall.
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He began to hum softly in the kitchen.
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Он начал тихо напевать на кухне.
She hummed the melody while she worked.
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Она напевала мелодию, пока работала.
напевать synonyms
What's the difference between напевать and мурлыкать
Hum softly and happily; also a cat's purr.
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Questions about this word
What does напевать mean?
sing or make a tune with your mouth closed
How do you pronounce напевать?
напевать is pronounced [nəpʲɪˈvatʲ], in Latin letters “napevat”.
How is напевать used in a sentence?
He began to hum softly in the kitchen. Translation: Он начал тихо напевать на кухне.
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