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лет

Translation of лет

years old

Meaning of лет

Russian

обозначает возраст человека

English

used to say a person's age

years old

Transcription and pronunciation of лет

Transcription
[lʲet]
In Latin letters
let

Traps and common mistakes

Я двадцать лет or Мне двадцать лет?

Мне двадцать лет

Мне … лет = I am … years old

Don't say Я двадцать лет. Say Мне двадцать лет: age uses мне, тебе, ему.

Мне тридцать лет.

I'm thirty years old.

Двадцать один лет or двадцать один год?

двадцать один год

1 → год, 2–4 → года, 5–20 → лет

Don't say двадцать один лет. Say двадцать один год: after one use год, after two to four года.

Ему двадцать один год.

He's twenty-one years old.

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  1. The child is only six years old.

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    Ребёнку всего шесть лет.

  2. My brother is ten years old.

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    Моему брату десять лет.

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What does лет mean?

used to say a person's age

How do you pronounce лет?

лет is pronounced [lʲet], in Latin letters “let”.

How is лет used in a sentence?

The child is only six years old. Translation: Ребёнку всего шесть лет.

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