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Pronoun · A2 · very common

кто-то

Translation of кто-то

somebody

Meaning of кто-то

Russian

Какой-то неизвестный человек; звучит чуть разговорнее.

English

an unknown person; a slightly more informal word

somebody

Transcription and pronunciation of кто-то

Transcription
[ˈktotə]
In Latin letters
kto-to

Traps and common mistakes

Кто-то or кто-нибудь?

кто-нибудь

кто-нибудь = anybody, any person (questions, requests)

Don't mix them up. A real but unknown person — кто-то; any person at all, in questions and requests — кто-нибудь.

Кто-нибудь хочет чаю?

Does anybody want tea?

Кто-то съел мой бутерброд.

Somebody ate my sandwich.

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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. Somebody left their bag on the train.

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    Кто-то оставил свою сумку в поезде.

  2. I heard somebody knocking at the door.

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    Я слышал, как кто-то стучал в дверь.

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What does кто-то mean?

an unknown person; a slightly more informal word

How do you pronounce кто-то?

кто-то is pronounced [ˈktotə], in Latin letters “kto-to”.

How is кто-то used in a sentence?

Somebody left their bag on the train. Translation: Кто-то оставил свою сумку в поезде.

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