Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

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Meaning: it is necessary, one must, need, want, have to, ought to, should

Pronunciation: [NAH-dah]

Part of speech: verb, preposition (used as an unchangeable verb and a preposition)

Rank: #92 (see frequency list)

It's necessary to brush your teeth every day.
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• Мне нáдо уйти́.
• I need to leave.
• Татья́не нáдо поéхать в Москву.
• Tatiana needs to travel to Moscow.
• Нáдо обязáтельно чи́стить зу́бы по утрáм.
• One must brush their teeth every morning.
• Нам срóчно нáдо бы́ло офóрмить ви́зу.
• We had to get the visas urgently.
• Тепéрь мне нáдо бу́дет мнóго занимáться.
• I'll have to study a lot now.
• Тебé нáдо бы покрáситься!
• You should dye your hair!
• Не нáдо трóгать игру́шки рукáми!
• Don't touch the toys!
• Нáдо слу́шаться пáпу.
• You must obey your dad says. (addressing a kid)
• Что тебé нáдо?
• What do you want/need? (informal)
•  literal  What to you needed?

• Так ему́ и нáдо! = It serves him!
• Очень ей нáдо! = A lot she cares!
• Нáдо же! = really, unbelievable
• нáдо ду́мать = it's likely
• что нáдо = the best there is
• как нáдо = the right way
• пáрень что нáдо = a great guy

• нáдобность = necessity, need
• нáдобно = it's necessary (old-fashioned)
• ну́жно = it's necessary, (one) must, need to, want, have to
• необходи́мо = it's necessary, (one) must, need to, want, have to (formal version)

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