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отправлять

Translation of отправлять

send

Russian word in Latin letters: otpravlyat

Meaning of отправлять

Russian

передавать сообщение или предмет другому человеку

English

to make a message or thing go to someone

send

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ɐtprɐvˈlʲatʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Отправь привет or передай привет?

передай привет

передай привет = send my regards

Don't say «отправь привет». Regards to someone — «передай привет».

Передай привет своей сестре!

Send my regards to your sister!

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. Please send me a photo of the cat.

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    Пожалуйста, отправь мне фото кота.

  2. I'll send you a message tonight.

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    Я отправлю тебе сообщение сегодня вечером.

отправлять synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between отправлять, посылать, переслать, разослать, направить, and отослать

П
🇷🇺Russian
посылать

Same meaning, a bit more conversational.

П
🇷🇺Russian
переслать

Send on something you received to another person.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разослать

Send the same thing to many people.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
направить

Formal: send a document or a person somewhere.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отослать

Send away or send back; sounds a bit bookish.

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отправлять belongs to the topic "Business Email →". Start with a short set of 2 words so the word is easier to remember in context.

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отправлять meaning: what does it mean?

to make a message or thing go to someone

отправлять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Please send me a photo of the cat. Translation: Пожалуйста, отправь мне фото кота.

Is отправлять part of Business Email vocabulary?

Yes, отправлять (send) can be learned in the Business Email topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is отправлять part of In the Office vocabulary?

Yes, отправлять (send) can be learned in the In the Office topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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