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фотографировать

take pictures

Meaning of фотографировать

to make photographs

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Russian[fətəɡrəˈfʲirəvətʲ]
take pictures
фотографировать - take pictures
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фотографировать with English translation

фотографировать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She likes to take pictures on rainy days.

Она любит фотографировать в дождливые дни.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She likes to take pictures at sunset.

Она любит фотографировать на закате.

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

фотографироватьtake pictures
отвечать на вопросыanswer questions
задавать вопросыask questions
работать вместеwork together
делать домашнее заданиеdo homework
сохранять теплоstay warm
быть холоднымbe cold

фотографировать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between фотографировать / снимать / сфотографировать / делать снимки / делать фото

🇷🇺Russian
фотографировать

take pictures — to make photographs

A1Very Often

Im Urlaub machen wir viele Fotos machen.

В отпуске мы делаем много фотографий.

Ф
🇷🇺Russian
фотографировать

The most direct neutral verb meaning to take photographs.

A1Very Often

I like to take pictures of nature.

Я люблю фотографировать природу.

С
🇷🇺Russian
снимать

A broad verb; in the photo sense, it means to take pictures.

A1Very Often

He takes pictures with his phone and sends them right away.

Он снимать на телефон и сразу отправляет фото.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сфотографировать

Perfective verb: to take a photo, usually at a specific moment.

A1Often

May I take your picture?

Можно вас сфотографировать?

Д
🇷🇺Russian
делать снимки

Neutral descriptive phrase meaning to create photos.

A1Often

You cannot take pictures in the museum.

В музее нельзя делать снимки.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
делать фото

Very common conversational way to say to take photos.

A1Very Often

Let's take a photo by the sea.

Давай сделаем фото у моря.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
делать фотографии

Same meaning, but sounds a little more formal and complete than 'делать фото'.

A1Often

She likes to take photographs when traveling.

Она любит делать фотографии в путешествиях.

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How to pronounce фотографировать and what this word means

фотографировать translation: take pictures. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce фотографировать

[fətəɡrəˈfʲirəvətʲ]

фотографировать translation

take pictures

фотографировать examples

Im Urlaub machen wir viele Fotos machen.

фотографировать transcription

[fətəɡrəˈfʲirəvətʲ]

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фотографировать meaning: what does it mean?

делать фотографии на камеру

фотографировать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Im Urlaub machen wir viele Fotos machen. Translation: В отпуске мы делаем много фотографий.

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