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писать

spell

Meaning of писать

to form a word with the correct letters

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Russian[pʲɪˈsatʲ]
spell
писать - spell
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🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

How do you spell this street name?

Как пишется это название улицы?

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I always spell my surname slowly.

Я всегда медленно пишу свою фамилию.

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готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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What's the difference between писать / написывать / записывать / печатать

🇷🇺Russian
писать

spell — to form a word with the correct letters

A2Very Often

How do you spell this street name?

Как пишется это название улицы?

П
🇷🇺Russian
писать

The most general word: to write text in letters, not specifically to spell a word letter by letter.

A2Very Often

I like to write letters.

Я люблю писать письма.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
написывать

An imperfective verb with a sense of process or repeated action: to write/create text.

A2Often

He likes to write long letters.

Он любит писать длинные письма.

З
🇷🇺Russian
записывать

Means to put information down on paper or in a file; often about notes, data, or words.

A2Very Often

I write down new words in my notebook.

Я записываю новые слова в тетрадь.

П
🇷🇺Russian
печатать

Usually means to type text on a keyboard; also can mean to print, in an older/technical sense.

A2Often

She is typing a letter on the computer.

Она печатает письмо на компьютере.

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писать translation: spell. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce писать

[pʲɪˈsatʲ]

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spell

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[pʲɪˈsatʲ]

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How do you spell this street name? Translation: Как пишется это название улицы?

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