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пахнуть

smell

Meaning of пахнуть

Русский

Иметь какой-либо запах — приятный, нейтральный или неприятный.

Indonesia

mengeluarkan bau

smell

Pronunciation

Russian
[ˈpaxnʊtʲ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Пахнуть or нюхать?

нюхать

нюхать = to sniff, smell something with your nose

Don't mix them up. You put a rose to your nose — нюхать; the rose gives off a smell — пахнуть.

Она долго нюхала розу.

She sniffed the rose for a long time.

Эта роза пахнет мёдом.

This rose smells of honey.

Пахнет как кофе or пахнет кофе?

пахнет кофе

пахнет кофе = smells like coffee

Don't say «пахнет как кофе». Say «пахнет кофе»: the smell goes in the instrumental, no «как».

В комнате пахнет кофе.

The room smells like coffee.

Я пахну дым or я чувствую запах дыма?

я чувствую запах дыма

чувствовать запах = to smell (notice a smell)

Don't say «я пахну дым» for "I smell smoke". Пахнуть is about giving off a smell; noticing one — «чувствую запах дыма».

Я чувствую запах дыма.

I smell smoke.

пахнуть with Indonesian translation

пахнуть usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇮🇩Indonesian

В этой комнате пахнет кофе.

Ruangan ini berbau seperti kopi.

🇷🇺Russian→🇮🇩Indonesian

От твоей одежды пахнет дымом.

Pakaianmu berbau asap.

пахнуть synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between пахнуть / вонять / благоухать

В
🇷🇺Russian
вонять

Colloquial and rude: to smell bad, to stink.

A2often
Б
🇷🇺Russian
благоухать

Bookish or ironic: to smell very pleasant.

B2rare word

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пахнуть belongs to the topic "Flowers →". Start with a short set of 1 word so the word is easier to remember in context.

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пахнуть meaning: what does it mean?

to give off something in the air that people notice with their nose

пахнуть pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Ruangan ini berbau seperti kopi. Translation: В этой комнате пахнет кофе.

Is пахнуть part of Flowers vocabulary?

Yes, пахнуть (smell) can be learned in the Flowers topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is пахнуть part of Garden and Plants vocabulary?

Yes, пахнуть (smell) can be learned in the Garden and Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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