Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "money" in Russian

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деньги

Meaning: money

Pronunciation: [DYEHN'-gee]

Part of speech: noun

Rank: #195 (see frequency list)

I have no money!
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Example sentences:

Они богáтые, у них есть дéньги.
They're rich, they have money.
Всë нельзя́ купи́ть за дéньги.
You can't buy everything with money.
Что ты собирáeшься дéлать с таки́ми больши́ми деньгáми?
What are you going to do with this big sum of money?
Он бизнесмéн, он дéлает дéньги.
He's a businessman, he makes money.
У меня́ дéнег нет!
I have no money!
У нас слóжное отношéние к деньгáм.
We have a complicated attitude towards money.
Почему́ вы всë врéмя говори́те о деньгáх?
Why are you always talking about money?
Ты сегóдня при деньгáх?
Have you got any money today?

Idioms and set expressions:

бумáжные дéньги = paper money
нали́чные дéньги = cash
мéлкие дéньги = change
дéлать дéньги = make money
ни за каки́е дéньги = not for anything in the world
при деньгáх = to have money

Related words:

деньжáта = money (colloquial speech)
дéнежки = money (colloquial speech)
деньжи́ща = big money (slang)
банкнóта = bank note
монéта = сoin

Proverbs and sayings:

Дéнег ку́ры не клюю́т.
He's got money to burn.
literal Chickens don't peck his money.
Деньги счёт любят.
One has to be careful with money.
literal Money loves to be counted.
Где дéньги говоря́т, там прáвда молчи́т.
literal Where the money talks, the truth is silent.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(plural only)	де́ньги
Genitive	(plural only)	де́нег
Dative	(plural only)	деньга́м
Accusative	(plural only)	де́ньги
Instrumental	(plural only)	деньга́ми
Prepositional	(plural only)	деньга́х

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