Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "also" in Russian

This Russian word is one of the top 1000 words in Russian. The complete list of most common Russian words is available here.

тоже

Meaning: also, as well, too, either

Pronunciation: [TOH-zheh]

Part of speech: adverb

Rank: #97 (see frequency list)

I've also been to Volgograd.
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Example sentences:

Я тóже был в Волгогрáде.
I've also been to Volgograd.
Cтакáны все гря́зные, чáшки тóже.
All the glasses are dirty, so are the cups.
literal All glasses are dirty, cups too.
Я еë не знáю, никогдá не ви́дел. Я тóже.
I don't know her, I've never met her. Me neither.
Он понимáл, что происхóдит, и они́ тóже.
He understood what was happening, so did they.
Начáльник тóже нé был увéрен, что всë полу́чится.
The boss wasn't sure either that everything was going to turn out well.
У тебя́ нет дéнег? У меня́ тóже нет.
Have you got no money? Neither have I.
Бу́дешь морóженое? Нет? Тогдá я тóже не бу́ду.
Do you want some ice cream? You don't? Neither do I.
Тóже мне - жéнщина, за собóй совсéм не следи́т!
What a woman indeed, she doesn't look after herself at all!
literal Too me woman, after herself doesn't look!
Ты тóже хорóш, что ты зли́шься?
You're a fine one too, why are you angry?
literal You're good too, why are you angry?
Нашли́сь тут преподавáтели, тóже!
What teachers, indeed!
literal Teachers turned up here, too!

Idioms and set expressions:

тóже мне = indeed
literal too me
ты тóже хорóш = you're a fine one
literal you're good too
тóже = indeed
literal too

Related words:

тáкже = too, also, as well
и = and

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