Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "flat" in Russian

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квартира

Meaning: flat, apartment, lodgings, houseroom, bed-sitter, tenement, accommodation unit

Pronunciation: [kvahr-TEE-ruh]

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #349 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Э́та кварти́ра сто́ит до́рого. Нам ну́жен вариа́нт подеше́вле.
This apartment costs too much. We need a cheaper option.
Мой муж хо́чет купи́ть кварти́ру на ю́ге Москвы́.
My husband wants to buy a flat in the south of Moscow.
Ты живёшь в общежи́тии и́ли снима́ешь кварти́ру?
Do you live in the dormitory or rent an apartment?
Они́ про́жили в э́той кварти́ре всю жизнь.
They lived their whole lifes in this apartment.
Це́ны на кварти́ры в эли́тных райо́нах Москвы́ о́чень высо́кие.
The housing prices in the élite districts of Moscow are very high.
Де́ти с весёлым кри́ком бе́гали по кварти́ре.
The children were running around the flat and screaming merrily.
Я о́чень дово́лен свое́й но́вой кварти́рой. В ней есть все удо́бства.
I’m very satisfied with my new apartment. It has all conveniences.
Мне надое́ли его́ бесконе́чные разгово́ры о кварти́рах, да́чах, маши́нах!
I’m bored with his endless talks about apartments, dachas, and cars!
Да, у него́ нет трёхко́мнатной кварти́ры в Москве́ и ви́ллы в Ита́лии, но он замеча́тельный челове́к и настоя́щий друг.
No, he doesn’t have a three-room apartment in Moscow and a villa in Italy, but he’s a wonderful person and a true friend.
В э́том до́ме мно́го свобо́дных кварти́р.
In this apartment block there are many vacant apartments.

Idioms and set expressions:

штаб-кварти́ра = headquarters

Related words:

кварти́рный = housing, residential
квартира́нт = lodger, tenant
квартира́нтка = lodger, tenant (female)
квартпла́та = rent
многокварти́рный (adj.) = apartment, multiple-dwelling

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