Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "voice" in Russian

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голос

Meaning: voice, vote, part

Pronunciation: [GOH-luhs]

Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)

Rank: #148 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Я слы́шу же́нский го́лос.
I hear a female voice.
У тебя́ прия́тный го́лос.
You have a nice voice. (informal)
Он отда́л свой го́лос за пе́рвого кандида́та.
He cast his vote for the first candidate.
В па́рке слышны́ голоса́ птиц.
The birds' voices are heard in the park.
У него́ пропа́л го́лос.
He lost his voice.
Гра́ждане Росси́и имею́т пра́во го́лоса.
The citizens of Russia have the right to vote.
Кандида́ту ва́жен ка́ждый го́лос.
Every vote is important for the candidate.
Де́ти повтори́ли за учи́телем в оди́н го́лос.
Children unanimously repeated after the teacher.
Судья́ повы́сил го́лос.
The judge raised his voice.
Они испо́лнили пе́сню для двух голосо́в.
They performed a two-part song.
literal They performed a song for two voices.

Idioms and set expressions:

во весь голос = at the top of one’s voice
literal in all voice
право голоса = the right to vote
повысить голос = to raise one's voice
поднять голос = to raise one's voice
в один голос = unanimously, with one voice
literal in one voice
во весь голос = at the top of one's voice

Proverbs and sayings:

Мал соловей, да голосом велик.
Little pigeons can carry great messages.
literal A nightingale is small, but the voice is great.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	го́лос	голоса́
Genitive	го́лоса	голосо́в
Dative	го́лосу	голоса́м
Accusative	го́лос	голоса́
Instrumental	го́лосом	голоса́ми
Prepositional	го́лосе	голоса́х

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