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дедушка

grandad

Meaning of дедушка

informal grandfather

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Russian[ˈdʲedʊʂkə]
Russianграндпа
grandpa
дедушка - grandad
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дедушка with English translation

дедушка usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Grandad hummed an old tune while he watered the roses.

Дедушка напевал старую мелодию, пока поливал розы.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We gave Grandad a warm jumper for his birthday.

Мы подарили дедушке тёплый джемпер на день рождения.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Grandpa showed us how to carve a wooden spoon.

Дедушка показал нам, как вырезать деревянную ложку.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I sat next to Grandpa during the family film night.

Я сидел рядом с дедушкой во время семейного вечернего просмотра фильмов.

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дедушка belongs to the topic "Family Members". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

дедушкаgrandpa
семьяfamily
родителиparents
мамаmom
папаdad
ребёнокchild
детиchildren

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What's the difference between дедушка / дед / дедуля

🇷🇺Russian
дедушка

The standard neutral word for grandpa.

A1Very Often

My grandpa lives in the village.

Мой дедушка живёт в деревне.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
дед

A shorter, colloquial word; often sounds warm or plain.

A1Very Often

Grandpa always tells interesting stories.

Дед всегда рассказывает интересные истории.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
дедуля

An affectionate and very warm word for grandpa.

A1Often

Grandpa, let’s go have tea.

Дедуля, пойдём пить чай.

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дедушка translation: grandad. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce дедушка

[ˈdʲedʊʂkə]

дедушка translation

grandad

дедушка examples

Grandad hummed an old tune while he watered the roses.

дедушка transcription

[ˈdʲedʊʂkə], грандпа

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дедушка meaning: what does it mean?

неформальное обращение к отцу одного из родителей

дедушка pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Grandad hummed an old tune while he watered the roses. Translation: Дедушка напевал старую мелодию, пока поливал розы.

Is дедушка part of Family Members vocabulary?

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