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о

about

Meaning of о

Русский

на тему чего-то, касаясь чего-то

English

concerning or around a subject

about

Pronunciation

Russian
[o]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

О этом or об этом?

об этом

об before a vowel sound: об этом

Don't say о этом. Before a vowel sound о becomes об: об этом.

Давай не будем говорить об этом.

Let's not talk about it.

о with English translation

о usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Мы поговорили о поездке после ужина.

We talked about the trip after dinner.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Расскажи мне о своей семье.

Tell me about your family.

о synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between о / про / насчёт / по поводу / относительно

П
🇷🇺Russian
про

Conversational; takes the accusative case.

A1very often
Н
🇷🇺Russian
насчёт

Conversational: about, concerning a matter.

A1often
П
🇷🇺Russian
по поводу

About, concerning; common in speech.

A1often
🇷🇺Russian

Formal: regarding.

A1rare word

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Questions about this word

о meaning: what does it mean?

concerning or around a subject

о pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

We talked about the trip after dinner. Translation: Мы поговорили о поездке после ужина.

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