Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "beer" in Russian

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пиво

Meaning: beer

Pronunciation: [PEE-vah]

Part of speech: noun

Rank: #1282

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Example sentences:

Питчер пива, пожалуйста!
A pitcher of beer, please!
Чехия известна своим пивом.
Czech Republic is known for its beer.
Пи́во откро́йте кто́-нибудь.
Could someone open the beer please?
Антон вы́нул из холоди́льника ба́нку пи́ва и тут же ще́лкнул кры́шечкой.
Anton took a can of beer out of the fridge and opened the cap with a click.
Я люблю пшеничное пиво.
I like wheat beer.
Я су́нул буты́лку пи́ва в карма́н.
I put a bottle of beer into the pocket.
Я сама там была, пиво-мёд пила, по усам текло, да в рот не попало.
I was there myself, drinking beer and honey, having it drip from my mustache but not getting into the mouth. (the ending phrase in Aksakov's fairy-tale "The Red Flower")
Пойдёмте пи́во пить.
Let's go drink beer.
Лучшее пиво варят в Чехии и Германии.
The best beer is brewed in Czech Republic and Germany.
Одно пиво, пожалуйста!
One beer please!

Idioms and set expressions:

светлое пиво = pale ale
тёмное пиво = brown ale, porter
разливное пиво = draft beer; tap beer
свежее пиво = fresh beer
варить пиво = to brew beer
бутылка пива = a bottle of beer
пиво высшего сорта = beer of the first tap
банка пива = a can of beer
пиво из бочки = beer on draft
баночное пиво = canned beer
пивовар = brewer
пивоварение = brewing
домашнее пиво = home brew
импортное пиво = imported beer
имбирное пиво = ginger-beer
лёгкое пиво = lager; light beer
тёмное пиво = dark beer
варить пиво = to brew beer

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	пи́во	not used
Genitive	пи́ва	-
Dative	пи́ву	-
Accusative	пи́во	-
Instrumental	пи́вом	-
Prepositional	пи́ве	-

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