они
Translation of они
they
Russian word in Latin letters: oni
Meaning of они
несколько людей или предметов
more than one person or thing

Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Я вижу они or Я вижу их?
Я вижу их
их = them (object form of они)
Don't say Я вижу они. As an object, они becomes их: Я вижу их.
Я давно их не видел.
I haven't seen them for a long time.
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They left their bags on the train.
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Они оставили свои сумки в поезде.
Are they coming tonight?
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Они придут сегодня вечером?
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они meaning: what does it mean?
more than one person or thing
они pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
они is pronounced as [ɐˈnʲi]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
они definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
They left their bags on the train. Translation: Они оставили свои сумки в поезде.
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