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How to say "to shout" in Russian

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кричать

Meaning: to shout, scream, cry, yell

Pronunciation: [kree-CHAT']

Part of speech: verb (imperfective aspect)

Rank: #447 (see frequency list)

My baby never cries.
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Example sentences:

Мой ребёнок никогда́ не кричи́т.
My baby never cries.
Не кричи́! Сосе́дей разбу́дишь!
Don't shout! You'll wake up the neighbours!
Ча́йки крича́ли за кормо́й.
Gulls were shouting astern.
Мой друг уме́ет крича́ть петухо́м.
My friend can imitate a rooster.
literal My friend can shout as a rooster.
Преподава́телям иногда́ прихо́дится крича́ть.
Teacher have to shout sometimes.
Не кричи́те не меня́, я осозна́л свою́ ошибку!
Don't shout at me, I recognized my mistake!
Они́ постоя́нно крича́т друг на дру́га.
They always shout at each other.
Как, неуже́ли ты не зна́ешь? Об э́том же сейча́с крича́т на всех угла́х!
How is it possible that you don't know about it? Everybody is talking about it!
literal How is it possible that you don't know about it? Everybody is shouting on all the corners about it!
Всё в до́ме крича́ло о дурно́м вку́се хозя́ев.
Everything in the house showed a bad taste of the owners.
Почему́ ты кричи́шь, кого́ зовёшь?
Why are you shouting, who are you calling?

Idioms and set expressions:

си́льно крича́ть = to scream loudly
literal shout strongly
хоть карау́л кричи́ = things get desperate
literal you could just call for help
крича́ть на всех угла́х = speak about smth continually
literal shout on all the corners

Related words:

ора́ть = to shout
вопи́ть = to scream
крик = a сry, shout (noun)

Proverbs and sayings:

Не кричи́: го́сти на полатях.
Don't shout, the guests are sleeping.
literal Don't shout, the guests are in bed.
Да́ром и пе́репел не кричи́т.
Nothing is free of charge.
literal Even a quail doesn't shout for free.
Петуха́ на заре́з несу́т, а он кричи́т кукареку́.
You can't change anything at the last moment.
literal The rooster is going to be killed, but it's still shouting cock-a-doodle-doo.

Verb conjugation:

Present Tense

I	кричу́
you (singular)	кричи́шь
he, she, it	кричи́т
we	кричи́м
you (plural)	кричи́те
they	крича́т

Past Tense

I, you (singular), he	крича́л
she	крича́ла
it	крича́ло
we, you (plural), they	крича́ли

Future Simple Tense

The imperfective verb кричать is not used in the Future Simple Tense. Use the perfective verb крикнуть instead.

Future Compound Tense

I	буду крича́ть
you (singular)	будешь крича́ть
he, she, it	будет крича́ть
we	будем крича́ть
you (plural)	будете крича́ть
they	будут крича́ть

Imperative Mood (Command Form)

you (singular)	кричи́
you (plural)	кричи́те

View full conjugation table for the verb pair кричать/крикнуть

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