Russian Word of the Day
квартира
kvar-TI-ra • noun (feminine) — 27th of May, 2026
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Meaning: an apartment; a self-contained housing unit in a building
Examples
- Я живу в небольшой квартире в центре города.
(I live in a small apartment in the city center.) - Нам нужно убрать квартиру перед приездом гостей.
(We need to clean the apartment before the guests arrive.) - Цена на эту квартиру слишком высокая для нашего бюджета.
(The price for this apartment is too high for our budget.)
Synonyms
- апартаменты
- жильё
Use 'квартира' to refer to an apartment (a flat) — a private living unit in a residential building. It is the common everyday word. 'Апартаменты' is more formal or can mean serviced/short-term apartments; 'жильё' means housing in general.
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