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лучше

Translation of лучше

better

Russian word in Latin letters: luchshe

Meaning of лучше

Russian

более высокого качества или более подходящий

English

of higher quality or more suitable

better

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈlut͡ɕʂɨ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Лучше or лучший?

лучший

лучший = the best (before a noun)

Don't mix them up. Comparing two things — лучше: Этот вариант лучше. The best of all — лучший: лучший вариант.

Это лучший ресторан в городе.

This is the best restaurant in town.

Этот ресторан лучше, чем тот.

This restaurant is better than that one.

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  1. This coat is better than the old one.

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    Это пальто лучше старого.

  2. The second plan was better for us.

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    Второй план был лучше для нас.

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What's the difference between лучше and получше

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получше

Colloquial: a bit better.

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лучше meaning: what does it mean?

of higher quality or more suitable

лучше pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

This coat is better than the old one. Translation: Это пальто лучше старого.

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