рыга́ть
rygátʹimperfective
To burp in Russian is to say рыга́ть (rygátʹ). Wiktionary also lists рыгну́ть (rygnútʹ) and отры́гивать (otrýgivatʹ).
Meaning: to emit a burp (verb)
Ways to say it
| Russian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| рыга́ть | rygátʹ | imperfective |
| рыгну́ть | rygnútʹ | perfective |
| отры́гивать | otrýgivatʹ | imperfective |
| отрыгну́ть | otrygnútʹ | perfective |
| отры́гиваться | otrýgivatʹsja | imperfective |
| отрыгну́ться | otrygnútʹsja | perfective |
The phrase refers to the act of emitting a burp. The noun отры́жка is the most common way to refer to the act of burping itself in a non-vulgar way.
Which one should you use?
The verb рыга́ть is much more crude and blunt than the noun-based forms. In contrast, отры́гивать is more neutral and can also be used in a biological sense to mean regurgitating food.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
рыга́ть and отры́гивать are imperfective, while рыгну́ть and отрыгну́ть are perfective. The reflexive forms отры́гиваться (imperfective) and отрыгну́ться (perfective) describe the action occurring.
How do you pronounce it?
rygátʹ
Did you know?
- The prefix от- in the verb отры́гивать literally encodes the direction of the air, signifying movement 'away' from the body's center.
- In Russian, the verb отры́гивать is often used in a biological or medical context to describe a predator or an animal regurgitating food, whereas in English, the term is more commonly associated with a human burp.
- The reflexive form отры́гиваться focuses on the fact that the burp is happening almost involuntarily, as if the air is escaping the body on its own.
Examples in context
- Извините за отрыжку.Excuse me for burping.
- Я только что отрыгнул.I just burped.
- Он начал часто рыга́ть после еды.On nachal chasto rygat' posle yedy.He started to burp frequently after eating.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “burp” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
