обещать
Translation of обещать
promise
Russian word in Latin letters: obeschat / obeshchat
Meaning of обещать
Давать слово сделать что-то в будущем.
to say that you will do something in the future
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Обещаю тебя or обещаю тебе?
обещаю тебе
обещаю тебе = I promise you
Don't say «обещаю тебя». You promise to someone — «Я обещаю тебе».
Обещаю тебе, я не опоздаю.
I promise you I won't be late.
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I promise to call you tomorrow.
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Я обещаю позвонить тебе завтра.
She promised to help with the project.
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Она пообещала помочь с проектом.
обещать synonyms
What's the difference between обещать and дать слово
A firm personal promise, a bit more serious.
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обещать meaning: what does it mean?
to say that you will do something in the future
обещать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
обещать is pronounced as [ɐbʲɪˈɕːatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
обещать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I promise to call you tomorrow. Translation: Я обещаю позвонить тебе завтра.
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