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о

about

Meaning of о

Русский

на тему чего-то, касаясь чего-то

中文

涉及某个话题或对象

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 Chinese translation

о usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇨🇳Chinese

Сегодня мы поговорим о путешествии.

我们今天谈谈关于旅行的事。

🇷🇺Russian→🇨🇳Chinese

Эта книга о животных.

这本书是关于动物的。

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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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?

我们今天谈谈关于旅行的事。 Translation: Сегодня мы поговорим о путешествии.

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