Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)
How to say "sky" in Russian
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Meaning:
sky, heaven
Pronunciation:
[NYEH-buh]
Part of speech: noun (neuter noun)
Rank: #322 (see frequency list)
The sky is clear today.
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- Нéбо сегóдня чи́стое.
- The sky is clear today.
- На нéбе былá пóлная лунá.
- There was a full moon in the sky.
- По нéбу бы́стро плы́ли облакá.
- Clouds floated quickly accross the sky.
- Ты смотрéл комéдию "Мéжду нéбом и землëй"?
- Have you seen the comedy "Just like Heaven"?
- literal Have you seen the comedy "Between the heaven and the earth"?
- Зимóй у нас практи́чески не бывáeт голубóго нéба.
- We almost never get blue sky in winter.
- literal In winter we practically don't have blue sky.
- Мы реши́ли организовáть у́жин под откры́тым нéбом.
- We decided to organize a dinner outside.
- literal We decided to organize a dinner under the open sky.
- Во врéмя войны́ в нéбе Ленингрáда вели́сь ожесточëнные бои́.
- There were fierce sky battles over Leningrad during the war.
- Говоря́т, хорóшие лю́ди отправля́ются на небесá.
- They say, good people go to heaven.
- В небесáх витáют áнгелы.
- Angels fly in the sky.
- О небесá! Прошу́, верни́те мне егó.
- Oh Heaven! Please, let him come back to me!
- literal Oh Heaven! Please, return him to me!

- быть на седьмóм нéбе = be in the seventh heaven
- как нéбо и земля́ = like heaven and earth
- о нéбо! = (good) Heavens!
- отпрáвиться на нéбо = go up to Heaven
- превозноси́ть до небéс = praise to the skies
- c нéба свали́ться = come out of the blue
literal fall from the sky - как грóм среди́ я́сного нéба = come out of the blue
literal like a thunder in the blue sky - звéзд с нéба не хватáeт = he won't set the Thames on fire
literal he doesn't catch stars from the sky - спусти́ться с нéба на зéмлю = come down to earth
- под откры́тым нéбом = outdoors, alfresco
literal under the open sky
- небécный = celestial, heavenly
- нëбо = palate
- рай = paradise
- Брáки совершáются на небесáх.
- Marriages are made in heaven.
- Бог – на нéбе, царь – на землé.
- God in heaven, tsar on the earth.
- Лу́чше сини́ца в рукáх, чем журавль в нéбе.
- A bird In the hand is worth two in the bush
- literal It's better a tomtit in the hands that a crane in the sky.
Case |
Singular |
Plural |
Nominative | не́бо | небеса́ |
Genitive | не́ба | небе́с |
Dative | не́бу | небеса́м |
Accusative | не́бо | небеса́ |
Instrumental | не́бом | небеса́ми |
Prepositional | не́бе | небеса́х |
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Word recordings: Copyright(c) 2006 Streit Goulnara, Streit Eric, Vion Nicolas. Copyright(c) 2007 S. Sakhno, N. Vion. Distributed under CC-BY.
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