весёлый
Translation of весёлый
fun
Russian word in Latin letters: vesyolyy / vesjolyy / veselyy
Meaning of весёлый
приносящий радость и удовольствие
enjoyable and amusing
Pronunciation
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Весёлый or смешной?
смешной
смешной = funny, makes you laugh
Don't mix them up. Something that makes you laugh — смешной; something enjoyable — весёлый.
Он рассказал смешной анекдот.
He told a funny joke.
У нас были весёлые выходные на даче.
We had a fun weekend at the dacha.
Это было весёлое or было весело?
было весело
было весело = it was fun
Don't say «это было весёлое». Say «было весело»: Russian uses the adverb here.
Вчера в парке было очень весело.
It was really fun in the park yesterday.
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My brother is really fun.
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Мой брат очень весёлый.
Our new teacher is fun and makes lessons interesting.
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Наш новый учитель весёлый и делает уроки интересными.
весёлый synonyms
What's the difference between весёлый, забавный, and прикольный
Amusing; makes you smile.
Slang: cool, fun; casual speech only.
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весёлый meaning: what does it mean?
enjoyable and amusing
весёлый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
весёлый is pronounced as [vʲɪˈsʲɵlɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
весёлый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
My brother is really fun. Translation: Мой брат очень весёлый.
Is весёлый part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
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