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примерно шесть

Translation of примерно шесть

about six

Russian word in Latin letters: primerno shest

Meaning of примерно шесть

Russian

не точное число: может быть пять или семь

English

approximately six

about six

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[prʲɪˈmʲernə ˈʂesʲtʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Около шесть or около шести?

около шести

около + genitive: около шести

Don't say «около шесть». После около the number changes: около шести.

Около шести вечера пошёл дождь.

It started raining at about six in the evening.

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  1. There were about six chairs around the table.

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    Вокруг стола было примерно шесть стульев.

  2. It takes about six hours to drive there.

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    Туда ехать примерно шесть часов.

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What's the difference between примерно шесть, около шести, and человек шесть

около шести
🇷🇺Russian

Same; very common for time

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🇷🇺Russian
человек шесть

Colloquial: noun before the number = roughly

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примерно шесть meaning: what does it mean?

approximately six

примерно шесть pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

примерно шесть is pronounced as [prʲɪˈmʲernə ˈʂesʲtʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

There were about six chairs around the table. Translation: Вокруг стола было примерно шесть стульев.

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