советовать
Translation of советовать
advise
Russian word in Latin letters: sovetovat
Meaning of советовать
давать совет, что лучше сделать
to tell someone what you think they should do
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Советовать or советоваться?
советоваться
советоваться = to ask for advice
Don't mix them up. Asking someone for advice — советоваться с кем-то; giving advice — советовать кому-то.
Я всегда советуюсь с мамой.
I always ask my mum for advice.
Мама советует мне не спешить.
Mum advises me not to rush.
Советовать его or советовать ему?
советовать ему
советовать кому = advise someone (dative)
Don't say «советую его». Say «советую ему»: the person is in the dative.
Я советую ему отдохнуть.
I advise him to rest.
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I advise you to speak to the manager first.
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Я советую вам сначала поговорить с менеджером.
The doctor advised him to rest for two days.
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Врач посоветовал ему отдохнуть два дня.
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советовать meaning: what does it mean?
to tell someone what you think they should do
советовать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
советовать is pronounced as [sɐˈvʲetəvətʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
советовать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I advise you to speak to the manager first. Translation: Я советую вам сначала поговорить с менеджером.
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