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Напевать - translation, pronunciation and examples

напевать
[nəpʲɪˈvatʲ]

hum

🇷🇺 Russian
[nəpʲɪˈvatʲ]
Meaning of напевать

sing or make a tune with your mouth closed

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Pronunciation[nəpʲɪˈvatʲ]
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How important is this wordoften
hum

When to use напевать

hum a tune

напевать мелодию

hum softly

тихо напевать

hum quietly

тихо напевать

hum along

подпевать

hum a song

напевать песню

напевать usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Малыш начинает тихо напевать.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Она тихо напевает весёлую песню.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Он начал тихо напевать на кухне.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Она напевала мелодию, пока работала.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Моя сестра часто напевает, пока готовит.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Он начал тихо напевать песню.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Мама любит напевать, когда готовит.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Он тихо напевает в комнате.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Он тихо напевал в автобусе.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Ребёнок шёл, напевая песенку.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Она напевает, пока готовит.

🇮🇹Italian🇷🇺Russian

Он счастливо напевает песню.

Similar words

напевать

hum — sing or make a tune with your mouth closed

напевать

To sing softly or hum a tune; the closest match to English hum.

мурлыкать

To hum softly and affectionately; also used for a cat purring.

насвистывать

To whistle a tune; not the same as humming, but similar in meaning.

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напеватьcanticchiare
готовить-
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завязывать-
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убирать-
ощущатьсяsentire

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What's the difference between напевать / мурлыкать / насвистывать

🇷🇺Russian
напевать

hum — sing or make a tune with your mouth closed

A2Often

Das Baby beginnt leise zu summen.

Малыш начинает тихо напевать.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
напевать

To sing softly or hum a tune; the closest match to English hum.

A1Very Often

She was humming a familiar song while making dinner.

Она напевала знакомую песенку, пока готовила ужин.

М
🇷🇺Russian
мурлыкать

To hum softly and affectionately; also used for a cat purring.

A1Often

The girl was softly humming her favorite tune to herself.

Девочка мурлыкала себе под нос любимую мелодию.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
насвистывать

To whistle a tune; not the same as humming, but similar in meaning.

A1Often

He was whistling a song on his way home.

Он насвистывал песенку по дороге домой.

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напевать translation: hum. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce напевать

[nəpʲɪˈvatʲ]

напевать translation

hum

напевать examples

Das Baby beginnt leise zu summen.

напевать transcription

[nəpʲɪˈvatʲ]

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напевать meaning: what does it mean?

напевать мелодию с закрытым ртом

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Das Baby beginnt leise zu summen. Translation: Малыш начинает тихо напевать.

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