извините

Russian

Russian phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪzvʲɪˈnʲitʲe]

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• (Southern Russia) IPA^(key): [izvʲiˈnʲitʲə] (phonetic respelling: извини́тя)
• (Belarus) IPA^(key): [jizʲvʲiˈnʲit͡sʲe] (phonetic respelling: йизьвини́це)
• (Ukraine) IPA^(key): [iz⁽ʲ⁾ʋʲiˈnʲitʲe]

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Verb

извини́те • (izviníte)

1. second-person plural future indicative perfective of извини́ть (izvinítʹ)
2. second-person plural imperative perfective of извини́ть (izvinítʹ) (plural or formal) - excuse me; sorry

   Извини́те пожа́луйста, где нахо́дится гла́вный вокза́л? ― Izviníte požálujsta, gde naxóditsja glávnyj vokzál? ― Excuse me, where is the main (railway) station?

See also

• извини́ (izviní) (singular informal)