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мешок

Translation of мешок

sack

Meaning of мешок

Russian

большая прочная ёмкость из ткани, например для картошки

English

a large bag made of strong material

sack

Transcription and pronunciation of мешок

мешо́к

stress on the 2nd syllable

Transcription
[mʲɪˈʂok]
In Latin letters
meshok

Traps and common mistakes

Мешок or сумка?

сумка

сумка = a bag with handles

Don't say сумка картошки. A big bag of strong cloth — мешок; a bag with handles — сумка.

Она положила кошелёк в сумку.

She put her purse in her bag.

Он принёс с дачи мешок картошки.

He brought a sack of potatoes from the dacha.

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  1. He filled a sack with apples from the garden.

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    Он наполнил мешок яблоками из сада.

  2. The sack was full of potatoes.

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    Мешок был полон картофеля.

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мешочек

A small sack, a pouch

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What does мешок mean?

a large bag made of strong material

How do you pronounce мешок?

мешок is pronounced [mʲɪˈʂok], in Latin letters “meshok”.

How is мешок used in a sentence?

He filled a sack with apples from the garden. Translation: Он наполнил мешок яблоками из сада.

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