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мыть

wash

Meaning of мыть

Русский

очистить водой или раствором, смыть накопленную грязь

English

to clean something with water and usually soap

wash

Pronunciation

Russian
[ˈmɨtʲ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Мыть or стирать?

стирать = to wash clothes

Don't say мыть одежду. Clothes and sheets — стирать; dishes, hands, the car — мыть.

Я стираю рубашки в машинке.

I wash my shirts in the machine.

Он моет руки перед едой.

He washes his hands before eating.

Я мою себя or я моюсь?

я моюсь

моюсь = I wash myself

Don't say я мою себя. Say я моюсь: -ся means yourself.

Я быстро моюсь и иду спать.

I wash quickly and go to bed.

мыть with English translation

мыть usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Она попросила его помыть машину в воскресенье.

She asked him to wash the car on Sunday.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Помой руки перед ужином.

Wash your hands before dinner.

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🇷🇺Russian
смывать

Wash something off a surface.

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мыть meaning: what does it mean?

to clean something with water and usually soap

мыть pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

мыть is pronounced as [ˈmɨtʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

мыть definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She asked him to wash the car on Sunday. Translation: Она попросила его помыть машину в воскресенье.

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