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twelve

Meaning of twelve

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British English/twelv/
American English/twɛlv/
Russian transcription[dvʲɪˈnat͡sːɨt͡sə]
twelve
twelve - двенадцать
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twelve with Russian translation

twelve usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Для торта нам нужно двенадцать яиц.

We need twelve eggs for the cake.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Занятие начинается в двенадцать часов.

The class starts at twelve o'clock.

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

twelveдвенадцать
zeroноль
oneодин
twoдва
threeтри
fourчетыре
fiveпять

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twelve translation: двенадцать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce twelve

/twelv/

twelve translation

двенадцать

twelve examples

We need twelve eggs for the cake.

twelve transcription

/twelv/, /twɛlv/

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twelve meaning: what does it mean?

12

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twelve is pronounced as /twelv/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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We need twelve eggs for the cake. Translation: Для торта нам нужно двенадцать яиц.

Is twelve part of Numbers vocabulary?

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