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мало

little

Meaning of мало

Русский

небольшое количество того, что не считают штуками, например воды или времени

English

a small amount of something

little

Pronunciation

Russian
[ˈmalə]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Мало or немного?

немного

немного = a little, some (enough)

Don't mix them up. Not enough — «У меня мало времени» (little time); some — «У меня есть немного времени» (a little time).

У меня есть немного денег, пойдём в кафе.

I have a little money, let's go to a cafe.

У меня мало денег, в кафе не пойду.

I have little money, I won't go to the cafe.

мало with English translation

мало usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

У меня осталось мало денег на неделю.

I have little money left for the week.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

У нас мало времени.

We have little time.

мало synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between мало / маловато

М
🇷🇺Russian
маловато

Colloquial: a bit too little.

often

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мало meaning: what does it mean?

a small amount of something

мало pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

I have little money left for the week. Translation: У меня осталось мало денег на неделю.

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