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они

Translation of они

they

Russian word in Latin letters: oni

Meaning of они

Russian

несколько людей или предметов

English

more than one person or thing

they

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ɐˈnʲi]
Russian · Female

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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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. They left their bags on the train.

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    Они оставили свои сумки в поезде.

  2. 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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