целовать
Translation of целовать
kiss
Meaning of целовать
прикасаться губами к человеку в знак любви
to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love
Transcription and pronunciation of целовать
целова́ть
stress on the 3rd syllable
- Transcription
- [tsɨlɐˈvatʲ]
- In Latin letters
- tselovat
Traps and common mistakes
Поцеловал на щеку or поцеловал в щёку?
поцеловал в щёку
целовать в щёку, в лоб, в губы
Don't say поцеловал на щеку. You kiss someone в: в щёку, в лоб — not на.
Он поцеловал дочь в лоб.
He kissed his daughter on the forehead.
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She kissed her mother goodnight.
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Она поцеловала маму на ночь.
He kissed her goodbye.
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Он поцеловал её на прощание.
целовать synonyms
What's the difference between целовать and чмокать
Informal: a quick light kiss.
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What does целовать mean?
to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love
How do you pronounce целовать?
целовать is pronounced [tsɨlɐˈvatʲ], in Latin letters “tselovat”.
How is целовать used in a sentence?
She kissed her mother goodnight. Translation: Она поцеловала маму на ночь.
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