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sixteen

sixteen

Meaning of sixteen

16

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British English/ˌsɪkˈstiːn/
American English/ˌsɪksˈtiːn/
Russian transcription[ʂɨsˈnat͡sːɨt͡s]
sixteen
sixteen - шестнадцать
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sixteen with Russian translation

sixteen usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

У неё на полке шестнадцать книг.

She has sixteen books on her shelf.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы пробыли там шестнадцать дней.

We stayed there for sixteen days.

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

sixteenшестнадцать
zeroноль
oneодин
twoдва
threeтри
fourчетыре
fiveпять

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How to pronounce sixteen and what this word means

sixteen translation: шестнадцать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce sixteen

/ˌsɪkˈstiːn/

sixteen translation

шестнадцать

sixteen examples

She has sixteen books on her shelf.

sixteen transcription

/ˌsɪkˈstiːn/, /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/

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sixteen meaning: what does it mean?

16

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

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She has sixteen books on her shelf. Translation: У неё на полке шестнадцать книг.

Is sixteen part of Numbers vocabulary?

Yes, sixteen (шестнадцать) can be learned in the Numbers topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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