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мой

Translation of мой

my

Russian word in Latin letters: moy

Meaning of мой

Russian

принадлежащий говорящему; указывает на то, что это у меня

English

belonging to the speaker

my

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈmoj]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Мой мама or моя мама?

моя мама

мой changes with the noun: моя, моё, мои

Don't say мой мама. Мой agrees with the noun: моя мама, моё окно, мои друзья.

Моя мама работает врачом.

My mum works as a doctor.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. My friend lives nearby.

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    Мой друг живёт рядом.

  2. This is my wallet, not yours.

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    Это мой кошелёк, а не твой.

мой synonyms

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What's the difference between мой and свой

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свой

When «my» refers back to я: Я забыл свой зонт.

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Questions about this word

мой meaning: what does it mean?

belonging to the speaker

мой pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

мой is pronounced as [ˈmoj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

мой definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

My friend lives nearby. Translation: Мой друг живёт рядом.

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