скучать
Translation of скучать
miss
Russian word in Latin letters: skuchat
Meaning of скучать
Грустить, когда кого-то или чего-то нет рядом.
to feel sad because someone or something is not with you
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Скучать or пропускать?
пропускать
пропускать = to miss a bus, a class
Don't mix them up. You weren't there — «пропустил урок»; you feel sad without someone — «скучаю по тебе».
Я опять пропустил автобус.
I missed the bus again.
Я скучаю по нашим урокам.
I miss our lessons.
Скучать or скучно?
скучно
скучно = boring; мне скучно = I'm bored
Don't say «мне скучно по тебе». Bored — «мне скучно»; missing someone — «я скучаю по тебе».
На этой лекции мне скучно.
I'm bored at this lecture.
Я скучаю по маме.
I miss my mum.
Скучаю тебя or скучаю по тебе?
скучаю по тебе
скучать по + dative: скучаю по тебе
Don't say «скучаю тебя». Say «скучаю по тебе» — скучать needs по.
Я очень скучаю по тебе.
I really miss you.
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I miss you so much.
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Я так по тебе скучаю.
She misses her family in Spain.
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Она скучает по своей семье в Испании.
скучать synonyms
What's the difference between скучать and тосковать
Stronger and sadder than скучать.
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скучать meaning: what does it mean?
to feel sad because someone or something is not with you
скучать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
скучать is pronounced as [skʊˈt͡ɕatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
скучать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I miss you so much. Translation: Я так по тебе скучаю.
Is скучать part of Family Relationships vocabulary?
Yes, скучать (miss) can be learned in the Family Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is скучать part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?
Yes, скучать (miss) can be learned in the Emotions and Feelings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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