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наливать

Translation of наливать

pour

Russian word in Latin letters: nalivat

Meaning of наливать

Russian

Лить жидкость из ёмкости на продукт или в другую ёмкость.

English

to make a liquid flow out of a container into or onto something

pour

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[nɐlʲɪˈvatʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Наливать or насыпать?

насыпать

насыпать = pour dry things: sugar, rice, cereal

Don't say «налей хлопьев». Liquids — наливать; dry things like cereal or sugar — насыпать.

Насыпь хлопья в миску.

Pour the cereal into a bowl.

Налей молока к хлопьям.

Pour some milk on the cereal.

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  1. Pour the milk slowly.

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    Наливайте молоко медленно.

  2. He poured tea into the cups and served them.

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    Он налил чай в чашки и подал их.

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What's the difference between наливать, поливать, and лить

поливать
🇷🇺Russian

Pour over or onto something: a salad, plants.

лить
🇷🇺Russian

Broader: let liquid flow anywhere, not only into a container.

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наливать meaning: what does it mean?

to make a liquid flow out of a container into or onto something

наливать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Pour the milk slowly. Translation: Наливайте молоко медленно.

Is наливать part of Cooking Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, наливать (pour) can be learned in the Cooking Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is наливать part of Food vocabulary?

Yes, наливать (pour) can be learned in the Food topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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