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сосед

neighbour

Meaning of сосед

person living nearby

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Russian[sɐˈsʲet]
neighbor
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сосед with English translation

сосед usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Our neighbour helped me carry the shopping upstairs.

Наш сосед помог мне поднять покупки наверх.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I told the neighbour about the broken gate yesterday.

Я вчера сказал соседу о сломанной калитке.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Our neighbor knocked on the door to return the book he had borrowed.

Наш сосед постучал в дверь, чтобы вернуть книгу, которую он взял взаймы.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The neighbor offered to watch my dog while I was at work.

Сосед предложил присмотреть за моей собакой, пока я был на работе.

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сосед belongs to the topic "Friends and Acquaintances". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

соседneighbor
семьяfamily
родителиparents
мамаmom
папаdad
ребёнокchild
детиchildren

сосед synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between сосед / соседка / соседи / соседний / жилец

🇷🇺Russian
сосед

a person who lives near you (in a neighboring flat or house)

A1Very Often

My neighbor plays the guitar in the evenings.

Мой сосед играет на гитаре по вечерам.

С
🇷🇺Russian
соседка

female form of 'сосед' — a woman who lives nearby

A1Often

Our neighbor (female) works as a doctor.

Наша соседка работает врачом.

С
🇷🇺Russian
соседи

plural of 'сосед' — several people living nearby

A1Very Often

The neighbors had an evening get-together in the yard.

Соседи устроили вечернюю встречу во дворе.

С
🇷🇺Russian
соседний

adjective: located next to or adjoining (a house, room, etc.)

A1Often

We bought the book at the neighboring shop.

Мы купили книгу в соседнем магазине.

Ж
🇷🇺Russian
жилец

a person living in an apartment or building; often used in official/contextual sense (tenant, occupant)

A1Rarely

The building's occupants received a notice from the management company.

Жильцы подъезда получили уведомление от управляющей компании.

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How to pronounce сосед and what this word means

сосед translation: neighbour. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce сосед

[sɐˈsʲet]

сосед translation

neighbour

сосед examples

Our neighbour helped me carry the shopping upstairs.

сосед transcription

[sɐˈsʲet]

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сосед meaning: what does it mean?

человек, живущий рядом, в соседнем доме или квартире

сосед pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Our neighbour helped me carry the shopping upstairs. Translation: Наш сосед помог мне поднять покупки наверх.

Is сосед part of Friends and Acquaintances vocabulary?

Yes, сосед (neighbor) can be learned in the Friends and Acquaintances topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is сосед part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, сосед (neighbor) can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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