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Горький - translation, pronunciation and examples

горький
[ˈgorʲkʲij]

bitter

🇷🇺 Russian
[ˈgorʲkʲij]
Meaning of горький

harsh taste

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation[ˈgorʲkʲij]
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How important is this wordvery often
bitter

When to use горький

bitter taste

горький вкус

bitter coffee

горький кофе

bitter chocolate

горький шоколад

bitter herbs

горькие травы

bitter aftertaste

горькое послевкусие

горький usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Кофе горчит.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Грейпфрут для меня слишком горький.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Кофе имел горький вкус, который мне не понравился сегодня утром.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Некоторые тёмные шоколадные конфеты имеют горький вкус, который нравится некоторым людям.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Этот кофе очень горький.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Некоторым детям не нравится горький вкус.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Этот кофе слишком горький.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Это лекарство на вкус горькое.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Этот кофе слишком горький.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Было трудно пить горькое лекарство.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Этот чай немного горький.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Горькие таблетки неприятно пить.

Similar words

горький

main bitter taste like coffee, chocolate, medicine

горьковатый

slightly bitter, milder than 'bitter'

терпкий

tart or puckering, often slightly acidic and astringent

острый

sharp, spicy, or intense taste; also indicates high intensity

вяжущий

causes mouth-drying, an astringent aftertaste

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горькийamaro
яблокоmela
сливочное маслоburro
курицаpollo
рубленыйtritato
приготовленныйcotto
замороженныйcongelato

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What's the difference between горький / горьковатый / терпкий / острый / вяжущий

🇷🇺Russian
горький

main bitter taste like coffee, chocolate, medicine

A2Very Often

The coffee was too bitter.

Кофе был слишком горький.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
горьковатый

slightly bitter, milder than 'bitter'

A2Often

The wine tasted a bit bitter.

Вино показалось немного горьковатым.

Т
🇷🇺Russian
терпкий

tart or puckering, often slightly acidic and astringent

A2Often

The apple was tart and juicy.

Яблоко было терпким и сочным.

О
🇷🇺Russian
острый

sharp, spicy, or intense taste; also indicates high intensity

A2Very Often

The soup turned out too spicy.

Суп получился слишком острый.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вяжущий

causes mouth-drying, an astringent aftertaste

A2Rarely

The tea left an astringent aftertaste.

Чай оставлял вяжущее послевкусие.

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How to pronounce горький and what this word means

горький translation: bitter. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce горький

[ˈgorʲkʲij]

горький translation

bitter

горький examples

Der Kaffee schmeckt bitter.

горький transcription

[ˈgorʲkʲij]

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горький meaning: what does it mean?

вкус с резкой горечью, неприятно терпкий

горький pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Der Kaffee schmeckt bitter. Translation: Кофе горчит.

Is горький part of Cooking Descriptions vocabulary?

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

Is горький part of Food vocabulary?

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

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