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my

my

Meaning of my

belonging to the speaker

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British English/maɪ/
American English/maɪ/
Russian transcription[moj]
my
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my with Russian translation

my usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мой друг живёт рядом.

My friend lives nearby.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я забыл мой кошелёк дома.

I forgot my wallet at home.

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my belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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What's the difference between my / mine / own

🇬🇧English
my

identical to the headword; used to show possession by the speaker

A1Very Often

my book

моя книга

🇬🇧English

possessive pronoun used without a noun; replaces 'my + noun'

A1Very Often

That book is mine.

Эта книга моя.

🇬🇧English

used to add emphasis to possession, usually after a possessive determiner

A1Often

I built it with my own hands.

Я построил это своими собственными руками.

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How to pronounce my and what this word means

my translation: мой. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce my

/maɪ/

my translation

мой

my examples

My friend lives nearby.

my transcription

/maɪ/, /maɪ/

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my meaning: what does it mean?

belonging to the speaker

my pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

My friend lives nearby. Translation: Мой друг живёт рядом.

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