Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "wine" in Russian

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вино

Meaning: wine, liquor

Pronunciation: [vee-NOH]

Part of speech: noun (do not conufse with "вина́" - blame)

Rank: #912 (see frequency list)

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Example sentences:

Бокал красного вина, пожалуйста.
A glass of red wine, please.
Французские вина известны во всём мире.
French wines are known all over the world.
Он открыл бутылку вина.
He opened a bottle of wine.
Вина бывают белые, розовые и красные.
There are white, rose and red wines.
Вино -- это алкогольный напиток.
Wine is an alcoholic beverage.
Не твоя вина́, что ты хочешь вина́, и что он имеет вино́.
It's not your fault that you want wine, and that he has wine. (Word play. Lyrics by Butusov/Kormiltsev)

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	вино́	ви́на
Genitive	вина́	ви́н
Dative	вину́	ви́нам
Accusative	вино́	ви́на
Instrumental	вино́м	ви́нами
Prepositional	вине́	ви́нах

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